Brit man seriously injured after sleepwalking off balcony
August 6th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 06 (ANI): A British tourist was in a serious condition in hospital in Majorca after he fell from a hotel balcony, possibly while sleepwalking.Aled Davies was admitted to a ... Read more...
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‘Udaan’ - poignant celebration of spirit rebellious (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ****)
July 16th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "Udaan"; Director: Vikramaditya Motwane; Cast: Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Aayan Boradia, Ram Kapoor; Rating: ****In 1959 in France, a teenage boy ran away from a juvenile home. That ... Read more...
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27 fall ill after gas leak at Durgapur Steel Plant
July 15th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) At least 27 people were taken ill after toxic methane and carbon monoxide gases leaked from a blast furnace at the Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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US ex-vice president gets heart device implant
July 15th, 2010 - 8:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (DPA) Former US vice president Dick Cheney, who suffered his first heart attack at age 37, said Wednesday he underwent heart surgery for installation of a pump device ... Read more...
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Pete Doherty hospitalised
July 9th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) British rocker Pete Doherty has been hospitalised in France, says report.
The singer was scheduled to perform Thursday at Theatre de Verdure in Nice when the news ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus says she knew ’strong’ Bret Michaels would survive
June 22nd, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 22 (ANI): Miley Cyrus has said that although Bret Michaels' hospitalisation was scary, she was convinced he would be fine.Michaels suffered a critical brain haemorrhage in April (10), just ... Read more...
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Smoking cessation treatments work for people with severe mental illness
May 21st, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Scientists have found that treatment for smoking dependence is as effective among people with severe mental illnesses as it is for the general population.They also found that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Poisoning by prescription drugs endemic in US
April 6th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) Prescription drugs have become the second leading cause of unintentional deaths in the US.
Researchers found that hospitalisation for poisoning by prescription opioids, sedatives and tranquilisers in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Demand for Basu’s autobiography shoots up
January 20th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Demand for former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu's "Memoirs, A Political Autobiography" has shot up dramatically following the Marxist icon's death, booksellers said Wednesday.
The 397-page ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Berlusconi shops for ‘daring’ nudes, superman Obama
January 7th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 7 (DPA) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - known as a fan of beautiful women - has bought four erotic bronze nudes as well as a print of US President ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
New technology to identify compounds that triggers heart failure
November 27th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 27 (IANS) A breakthrough will help identify compounds implicated in heart failure more rapidly, says a new study.
The technology, developed by University of Minnesota's David Thomas and Razvan Cornea and ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Coffee can give kids ’sleepless nights, breathing problems’
October 9th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Giving coffee to babies won't keep them awake as in case of adults, in fact the hot beverage would have a long-lasting and detrimental effect on little ones' ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Portsmouth owner admitted to hospital
October 2nd, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 2 (DPA) Portsmouth owner Sulaiman al Fahim was admitted to a hospital in Dubai and will undergo a surgery Friday to remove kidney stones.
He arrived at the hospital late Thursday ... Read more...
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Delhi Police issued notice over Ghandy’s hospitalisation plea
September 30th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) A city court Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police and Tihar Jail authorities over arrested Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy's plea, requesting that he be taken to a ... Read more...
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Asin Thottumkal hospitalised
September 23rd, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Actress Asin Thottumkal, who's lately been working round-the-clock, has been admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here following an acute sinus condition.The "Ghajini" fame ... Read more...
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Hasselhoff blames recent hospitalisation on “equilibrium imbalance”
September 22nd, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): 'Baywatch' star David Hasselhoff, who is fighting rumours of alcohol relapse after he was recently hospitalised, has blamed it on an "equilibrium imbalance" caused by new prescription medication.Hasselhoff, ... Read more...
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Slurry Mischa Barton dances solo at G- star after-bash
September 18th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 18 (ANI): Mischa Barton got a little too high at the G- star after-party at the Bowery Hotel, where she was "slurring her words" and even started dancing ... Read more...
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India tops H1N1 mortality rate
September 1st, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) With 100 deaths in 3,987 laboratory confirmed positive H1N1 cases, India has registered a mortality rate of 2.3 per cent — much above the 0.9 per cent ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Once upon a time…Storytelling for children in hospitals
August 23rd, 2009 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
By Mayank Aggarwal
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Being cooped up in a ward, surrounded by doctors, medicines and anxious family members can be nerve-racking for hospitalised children - but not if they ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Goa said to have registered its first swine flu death
August 22nd, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
Panaji (Goa), Aug.22 (ANI): The coastal state of Goa on Saturday is said to have registered its first swine flu death when a 67-year-old man died at a private hospital here.State health ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Media causing undue public anxiety about swine flu (Comment)
August 14th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Girish Bhaskar
What started as an epidemic of swine flu in Mexico in March 2009 has now spread to 100 countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been alerting countries for ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Don’t panic, 55 percent H1N1 cases already cured: experts
August 12th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Don't panic, be careful. That's the advice from health experts who point out that the H1N1 influenza is milder than the seasonal flu and that 55 percent ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Negligence more scary than swine flu: A parent relives her agony (First Person)
August 4th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
By a concerned parent
Our daughter confirmed positive for swine flu and was treated at New Delhi's Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital in Malviya Nagar. She has been discharged but our concerns are ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘I ran out of gas’, Sarkozy says about recent illness
July 29th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 29 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that his recent collapse while jogging was just a matter of running out of gas.
"I ran out of gas, the way everyone ... Read more...
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Mischa Barton makes first public appearance after hospital stay
July 29th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Troubled actress Mischa Barton looked happy and healthy as she made her first public appearance since she was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold at a Los ... Read more...
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More than hundred hospitalised after gas leak in Thane district
July 24th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Khadipar (Maharashtra), July 24(ANI): Over a hundred people were hospitalised late last night in the Khadipar town of Maharashtra's Thane District following when a poisonous gas leak from an aging chemical factory. ... Read more...
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Liz Taylor denies Jackson death sent her to hospital
July 16th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor denies reports that grief over her friend Michael Jackson's death was the reason for her hospitalisation.
Contactmusic.com reports that the 77-year-old has been having ... Read more...
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Taylor denies emotional breakdown after MJ’s death led to her hospitalisation
July 16th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Elizabeth Taylor has denied that getting emotionally drained following the death of her close pal, late King of Pop Michael Jackson, was the reason why she was ... Read more...
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Looks, lies and a president’s dwindling credibility
July 10th, 2009 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
By John Grafilo
Manila, July 10 (DPA) A failed effort by a spokesman to cover up the real reasons behind last week's hospitalisation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has further eroded her ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Four pints of beer a week may mean higher hospitalisation risk
July 4th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 4 (ANI): Men who drink four pints of beer a week are likely to spend more time in the hospital during their lifetime, says a new study.The research involving ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heidi, Spencer Pratt torture allegations ‘untrue’, says jungle show source
June 8th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jun 8 (ANI): After allegations that Heidi and Spencer Pratt were "tortured" on the set of NBC's 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" emerged, a source close to the ... Read more...
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Support hotline may help heart patients
June 4th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 4 (IANS) A support hotline for heart patients is of great benefit, a new study has found.
Patients inhabiting Australia's hinterlands with access to the "Chronic Heart failure Assistance by Telephone" ... Read more...
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Depeche Mode’s O2 gig derailed due to tumour scare
May 29th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 29 (ANI): British electronic music pioneers, Depeche Mode, have cancelled their homecoming gig at the O2 after announcing that its lead singer, Dave Gahan, was recovering from an emergency cancer ... Read more...
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Common heartburn drugs may reduce anti-clotting medications’ benefits
May 7th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): Scientists have found that the medicines used for the treatment of heartburn and ulcers can reduce the anti-clotting action of the medication clopidogrel, thereby resulting in about 50 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Delirium hastens memory decline in Alzheimer’s patients
May 5th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): An episode of delirium rapidly accelerates cognitive decline and memory loss in Alzheimer's patients, according to a study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |