Tamil Nadu to have special polio drive for migrants’ children
December 10th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) With the children of migrants exposed to the risk of contracting polio, the Tamil Nadu government Friday announced it would conduct special polio campaign for this ... Read more...
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Kashmir lawyers boycott courts, seek AFSPA revocation
December 1st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 1 (IANS) Lawyers in Kashmir Thursday boycotted courts for the day protesting the proposed amendment to the Ranbir Penal Code, special to Jammu and Kashmir, to provide ... Read more...
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Biden pays surprise visit to Iraq
November 30th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 29 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden paid a surprise visit to Iraq Tuesday, the national al-Iraqiya TV channel reported.An Iraqi foreign ministry official told Xinhua that Biden ... Read more...
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Omar’s olive branch to army on AFSPA
November 24th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 24 (IANS) Extending a hand of cooperation toward the Indian Army to get the Armed Forces Special Powers Act lifted from some parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief ... Read more...
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Obese adolescents benefit from high-dose vitamin D
November 2nd, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Providing obese adolescents with a high daily dose of vitamin D3 can be a safe and effective way of improving their vitamin D status.Vitamin D3 deficiency ... Read more...
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Complex heart surgery on 26-week premature baby
October 18th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Oct 18 (IANS) A 26-week premature baby girl suffering from congenital heart disorder was successfully treated in this satellite town of the national capital, a doctor said Tuesday.
An ... Read more...
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Gut bugs have vital bearing on health, immunity
October 11th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Gut microbes have a vital bearing on our health by producing vitamins, priming our immune system and developing resistance to pathogens.For example, studies have shown that ... Read more...
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US officials redraw Iraqi troops training plan
October 9th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US officials are redrawing a 2012 military training plan for Iraqi troops after Iraq's leaders announced they would not grant immunity to troops who ... Read more...
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Thought it was a joke, says scientist who won Nobel
October 6th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Oct 6 (IANS) Jules Hoffmann, one of the three scientists who shared the 2011 Nobel Prize for medicine, initially "thought it was a joke, just a mistake" when he ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP wrangle over Bhatt’s arrest
October 1st, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Congress Saturday defended the arrested Indian Police Service Gujarat officer Sanjiv Bhatt saying he is being "victimized" while the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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This is it - women’s immunity gene!
September 28th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Women can thank a single gene for enjoying better immunity and health than their male counterparts, new research says.The research, led by Claude Libert from Ghent ... Read more...
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Big B to witness Ganesh visarjan from rooftop (Movie Snippets)
September 11th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is excited about the last day of Ganeshutsav and awaiting for the celebratory mood to take over the streets in front ... Read more...
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Friendly bugs can now be delivered safely to guts
September 6th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Shuttling friendly bugs to intestines is a challenging task as most of them perish under heavy acidic conditions of the stomach but a new technology can ... Read more...
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Nursing mothers more aggressive in defending babies
September 1st, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Breast-feeding moms seem to protect their infants and themselves far more aggressively than women who bottle feed babies.Breast feeding gives women the extra courage they need ... Read more...
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Breast feeding cuts infant mortality by 10 percent: AIIMS
August 5th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Breast feeding can help bring down infant mortality rate in the country by nearly 10 percent, experts at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ... Read more...
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Omega-3 eases anxiety among young
July 14th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 14 (IANS) Consuming more fish oil seems to significantly ease anxiety and inflammation among healthy young people.Inflammation is the way the body reacts to infection, irritation or other ... Read more...
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Sociable wasps better at beating diseases
July 12th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 12 (IANS) Social species of wasps are better able to beat disease than solitary species, says a new study.The research found that superior immunity in wasps is strongly ... Read more...
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Syria imposes travel ban on President’s cousin
June 14th, 2011 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 14 (IANS) The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's cousin has been banned from travelling by the recently formed judicial committee that probes the nationwide deadly events, Xinhua reported.The committee ... Read more...
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Tonsils, appendix removal linked to premature heart risk
June 1st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS) Surgical removal of tonsils and the appendix before the age of 20 is likely to elevate the risk of a premature heart attack.Tonsillectomy (removal of tonsils) ... Read more...
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Gaddafi sets terms for relinquishing power
May 30th, 2011 - 2:58 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ready to relinquish power on the condition that he and his family would not be prosecuted, Arab newspaper Al Sharq ... Read more...
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Polio cases in Pakistan worry global agencies
May 15th, 2011 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 15 (IANS) With 37 polio cases reported so far this year in Pakistan, Unicef and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are a worried lot. The two institutions have ... Read more...
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Families with low salaries have malnourished children: CRY
April 28th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Malnourishment and poverty are two inter-related phenomenon hampering India's growth and a majority of families with malnourished children do not earn basic minimum wages, according ... Read more...
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Yemen President says he ‘won’t give in to a coup’
April 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Apr 25 (ANI): Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said he will not give in to a "coup", a day after reportedly agreeing to leave office within a month."I will not ... Read more...
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Yemen witnesses anti-Saleh protests, people seek his immediate departure
April 25th, 2011 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 25 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Yemen Sunday against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, with the biggest demonstrations staged in the capital Sana'a.Protesters ... Read more...
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Measles outbreak in Europe: WHO
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 22 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has observed measles outbreaks in many European countries and has asked health authorities to scale up immunisation measures.According to the WHO, ... Read more...
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PMO nod to question Hasan-linked Puducherry governor
April 19th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has okayed the questioning by the Enforcement Directorate of Puducherry Lt. Governor Iqbal Singh for his alleged links ... Read more...
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‘Koussa knows nothing about Lockerbie bombing’: Gaddafi’s son
April 6th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr (ANI): Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Seif Gaddafi has said that Libya's former foreign minister Moussa Koussa knows nothing about the Lockerbie bomb.He also described Koussa as "sick and old," ... Read more...
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Britain not to give immunity to Musa Kusa
April 4th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague has declined to give immunity to Libyan ex-foreign minister Musa Kusa from prosecution in Britain.However, he has not ruled out granting ... Read more...
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No deal of immunity struck between UK and Libya defector Mousa Koussa: William Hague
April 4th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 4 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that his government has not struck any deal with former Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, who had defected to the UK ... Read more...
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‘Britain using soft approach with Gaddafi defector Koussa’
April 3rd, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 3 (ANI): Former Libya Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa might have been named as one of the key men behind the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, but British officials have adopted a "softly-softly" ... Read more...
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Sexual harassment affects men, women differently: US study
March 31st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): A study has found that women and men deal differently with sexual harassment, with the fairer sex having built up enough resistance to only find it "bothersome".The new ... Read more...
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Complete peace must for AFSPA repeal: Officials
March 24th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will stay in Jammu and Kashmir until the return of complete peace in the state, officials said Thursday.Despite a ... Read more...
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Stress levels can lower immunity through bacteria
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Stress levels can make you more vulnerable to illness by altering the composition of bugs living in your gut."These bacteria affect immune function, and may help ... Read more...
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Lahore HC CJ refuses to hear petition against Davis’ release
March 18th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 18 (ANI): The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC), Justice Ijaz Chaudhry, has refused to hear a petition challenging the release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis today.Justice ... Read more...
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Pak Govt likely to seek more time from court to decide on Davis’ immunity status
March 13th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 13(ANI): The Pakistan Government is likely to stick to its time-buying tactics during the hearing of the Raymond Davis case by the Lahore High Court on Monday, according to sources.The ... Read more...
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