Bus accident kills 14, injures 45 in southwestern Uganda
September 19th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by BNO News
KYAZANGA, UGANDA (BNO NEWS) -- At least fourteen people were killed Tuesday when a speeding passenger bus went off a road in southwestern Uganda and overturned several times before bursting into flames, ... Read more...
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At least 30 feared dead after bridge collapses in northeastern India
October 30th, 2011 - 1:52 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- At least 30 people, most of them children, are feared to have been killed after a suspension footbridge collapsed in northeastern India on Saturday, local media reported.The ... Read more...
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Brosnan receives honour for charity works
October 18th, 2011 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan received an honour from St. John's Health Center Foundation in recognition of his charity work.Trustees of the foundation handed Caritas Award to ... Read more...
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“Pink Panther” Director Blake Edwards Passes Away At 88
December 17th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Blake Edwards, a Hollywood master of rude comedies and screwball farces, was probably best known for "Pink Panther" movies. He passed away on Wednesday in Santa ... Read more...
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Beaver Island: Where Technology Has Made Small Inroads
November 9th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is quite hard to imagine a province of the united states where residents are living happily without technology that has otherwise become a part and ... Read more...
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Six die at Japanese hospital from suspected Hong Kong flu
November 7th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by BNO News
AKITA, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) -- Six elderly people have died and dozens more are ill from a suspected outbreak of Hong Kong flu at a hospital in northwestern Japan, according to a ... Read more...
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Perception of diseases determines its impact on patients
October 22nd, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Granada have stated that, "the idea that patients have of their disease affects their own coping and adaptation to it".They have developed ... Read more...
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Delayed school start time linked to improved adolescent behaviours
July 6th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 6 (ANI): A slight delay in school start time is likely to be associated with significant improvements in adolescent alertness, mood and health, according to a new study."Beginning at the ... Read more...
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US Federal Prosecutor Accuses Kansas Doctor Of Having Overlooked Deadly Practices That Led To 68 Deaths
June 16th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 16, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): On Tuesday, an American federal prosecutor lambasted the owners of a Kansas health center, associated with 68 demises, as ‘Burger King for pain pill ... Read more...
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Female circumcision affects American girls too
May 27th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 27 (ANI): Besides being not uncommon in some areas of Asia, Africa and the Middle East, female genital cutting is traditional in some Muslim and African immigrant families in ... Read more...
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Connecticut to fund major improvements at State Veterans Home
March 11th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by BNO News
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – Nearly $2.5 million in state bonding will be approved on March 16, in order to cover the state’s share of a $9.2 million upgrade to the living ... Read more...
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Five-step plan for Obama to help give up smoking
March 3rd, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): Experts have come up with a five-step plan to help smokers around the world, including US President Barack Obama, quit smoking.Susan Rausch, health educator at the Pat ... Read more...
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White House releases Recovery Act statistical overview
February 18th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act celebrates its first anniversary and the White House issued a brief statistical overview of its operations on Wednesday.Employment has increased with ... Read more...
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People exposed to World Trade Center dust, fumes may still have headaches
February 11th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): A study has found that people who were exposed to dust, fumes during the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 still frequently report having ... Read more...
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Manipal University in collaboration talks with University of Kentucky
February 1st, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Reports indicate that the Vice Chancellor of Manipal University recently visited the University of Kentucky to discuss opportunities for comprehensive collaboration between the two universities."Internationalization is a critical ... Read more...
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Joe Rollino Is Dead At 104
January 12th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Los Angeles, Jan 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Joe Rollino the legend, famous for lifting 475 pounds with his teeth is dead at 104. Often referred to as the world's strongest man ... Read more...
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Sesame Street actress Alaina Reed Hall dies at 63
December 22nd, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Santa Monica, Dec 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Alaina Reed Hall who starred in ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘227’ has died, after losing her battle with breast cancer. She was 63.Alaina Reed Hall ... Read more...
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Alaina Reed Amini Dies At 63
December 22nd, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri,
Dec.22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A day after the world lost Brittany Murphy, comes the news of the death of Alaina Reed Amini of the 'Sesame Street'. The 63-year-old Broadway star succumbed ... Read more...
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Ali visit to Hatton’s health center took him by surprise
August 27th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.27 (ANI): Boxing legend Ricky Hatton admitted his "jaw hit the floor" when he met his all-time hero Muhammad Ali.Ali, who is fighting Parkinson's disease, visited Hatton's health centre in Manchester ... Read more...
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China opens counselling hotlines for riot-hit Urumqis
July 26th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Urumqi (China), July 26 (Xinhua) China has opened six hotlines to provide counselling service to the families of the victims of the July 5 ethnic riots in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, ... Read more...
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Statins ‘don’t cut’ pneumonia risk in elderly
June 17th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): Popular cholesterol lowering drugs such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) fail to lower the risk of pneumonia in older adults, finds a new study."Prior research based on automated claims data ... Read more...
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Bridget Moynahan’s son enough for Tom Brady
May 30th, 2009 - 2:07 am ICT by GD
Just when Gisele Bundchen's rumors of pregnancy were doing the rounds, her husband, Patriots QB Tom Brady, squashed the reports that he was happy being the father of one child and that ... Read more...
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‘Pain relievers don’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease’
April 23rd, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen, do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, a new study has shown.In fact, ... Read more...
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Tobacco smoke can trigger behavioural problems in asthmatic boys
December 5th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 5 (ANI): Researchers at Cincinnati Children''s Hospital Medical Center say that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke can increase the degrees of hyperactivity, aggression, depression and other behavioural problems among ... Read more...
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Flu vaccine may not protect elderly
August 1st, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 1 (ANI): The flu vaccine might not protect seniors as much as previously thought, according to a Group Health study.
The study of more than 3,500 patients over age 65 ... Read more...
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Lead exposure may be greater hazard at age 6
May 5th, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by admin
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center have found that children are more susceptible to the dangerous effects of lead exposure at the age of 6 ... Read more...
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Osteoporosis drug Fosamax doubles risk of chronically irregular heartbeat
April 29th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Using the Osteoporosis drug Fosamax can double the risk of developing the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat, warns a new study.The study, appearing in the ... Read more...
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Tom Cruises bizarre bathroom habits
March 2nd, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by admin
New York, Mar 2 (ANI): Celebrities are known to be ushered by their bodyguards wherever they go, but Tom Cruise went a little too far after he was spotted entering into a ... Read more...
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