Questionnaire for parents to detect autism in infants
April 30th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
London, April 29 (IANS) A five-minute questionnaire for parents is accurate enough to diagnose autism in children as young as one in 75 percent of the cases.Researchers said the checklist, ... Read more...
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US organ recipient contracts HIV from donor after post-screening
March 18th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 18 (ANI): An organ recipient in America has contracted HIV from a kidney donor, who had unprotected sex after post-screening.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the donor ... Read more...
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MRI recommended for women with personal history of breast cancer
November 29th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 29 (ANI): A new study has suggested that women with a personal history of breast cancer should consider annual screening with MRI in addition to mammography.The American Cancer Society (ACS) ... Read more...
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Heavy drinkers cut intake over time, but still drink more than average adult
October 31st, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): A new study has suggested that heavy drinkers may reduce the amount of alcohol they consume over a period of years but are not likely to go down ... Read more...
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“127 Hours is Intense”- James Franco
September 17th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hollywood superstar James Franco is going to appear in his next film 127 Hours as climber Aron Ralston, who was trapped under a rock for 127 ... Read more...
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Lamhaa For Kashmir
May 20th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The volatile situation in Kashmir has created a strange and difficult problem for Lamhaa. The film based on the problem of Kashmiri militancy is all ... Read more...
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‘Lamhaa’ screening problematic in Kashmir
May 20th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) The makers of "Lamhaa", a film based on Kashmiri militancy, are facing problems in showcasing it to a Kashmiri audience for the simple reason ... Read more...
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Vitamin-D supplements benefit diabetic Indian women
December 2nd, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 2 (IANS) Women from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with insulin resistance showed marked improvement after taking vitamin D supplements, says a study.
Von Hurst, nutrition lecturer at the Institute of ... Read more...
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One more tests positive for swine flu in Hyderabad
June 25th, 2009 - 11:24 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, June 26 (ANI): A foreign national was tested positive for swine flu on Thursday in Hyderabad taking the number of swine flu cases to 17 in Andhra Pradesh.The fifteen-year-old girl who ... Read more...
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Swine Flu affects 16 in Hyderabad
June 24th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, June 24 (ANI): With medical authorities confirming another case of swine flu in Hyderabad, the total number of the affected people in the city turned 16 on Wednesday.A 30-year-old woman, ... Read more...
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Soy may cut colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal women
February 4th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 04 (ANI): Soy food consumption can lower the risk of colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a new study.Researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine have found ... Read more...
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Court stays appointment of temple priests in Sabarimala
October 16th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Thursday stayed the selection of priests to the Sabarimala and Malaikapuram temples after one of the observers of the selection panel complained that a ... Read more...
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Ugandan monkeys are carriers of unknown poxvirus
April 23rd, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered that red colobus monkeys in a park in western Uganda harbor evidence of infection with unknown poxvirus.The study, led ... Read more...
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Kids with chronic insomnia suffer more
March 23rd, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by admin
New York, March 23 (IANS) Children with chronic insomnia lose a lot more than their sleep as they tend to have more personal problems, says a new research. Persistent insomnia has been ... Read more...
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Gurgaon business school students to advise PepsiCo’s Nooyi
February 22nd, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Students from a Gurgaon-based business management school would now advise PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi after winning a contest. The students - Supreet Kaur, Anand Trivedi and Anand ... Read more...
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