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  • NDTV is reporting that military commandos are searching room by room at the Taj Mahal hotel. No terrorists detected yet.
  • The Italian government has confirmed moments ago, that an Italian citizen is among the fatalities in Mumbai -- France-Presse (Corrected)
  • The spanish EFE newswire, quoting local tv NDTV, is reporting at this hour that all the hostages at the Taj Mahal Hotel are now free.
  • The Italian goverment has confirmed moments ago, that an Italian citizen is among the fatalities in Mumbai, France-Presse is reporting.
  • There are at least 100 people trapped inside the hotel, officials said, with a smaller number believed to have been taken hostage - Reuters
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Vitamin K lowers insulin resistance in older men

November 27th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): Vitamin K supplementation can significantly reduce insulin resistance in elderly men, say researchers. A pre-cursor to diabetes, insulin resistance occurs when the body cannot use insulin properly, causing ...

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Women with history of dieting likely to gain more weight during pregnancy

October 2nd, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Women who diet prior to becoming pregnant tend to gain more weight during pregnancy, according to a new study from University of North Carolina. The study involving ...

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Women with history of dieting likely to gain more weight during pregnancy

September 28th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 28 (ANI): Women who diet prior to becoming pregnant tend to gain more weight during pregnancy, according to a new study from University of North Carolina. The study involving ...

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Fatal flaws in drug testing may up side effects risk

August 4th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): Fatal flaws in the way new drugs are tested and marketed may expose people to unacceptable side effects of prescription drugs in the future, says an American ...

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Scholarships for meritorious Malaysian Indian students

July 14th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 (IANS) Meritorious Malaysian Indian students who score 9As and above in the higher secondary schools will be given scholarships from this year to pursue their studies in state ...

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Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy have overweight kids

June 10th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that children of women who gain more than the recommended ...

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Indian American honoured for cancer research

May 22nd, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by admin -
New York, May 22 (IANS) A well-known Indian American cancer specialist has received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research (AAISCR). Inder Verma, American Cancer ...

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Vitamin D deficiency linked to cancer, heart problems

May 12th, 2008 - 9:20 am ICT by admin -
Toronto, May 12 (IANS) With recent studies claiming that vitamin D deficiency is leading to chronic health problems such as cancer and heart ailments, Health Canada has decided to review how much ...

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Unborn babies at risk from fat moms

May 9th, 2008 - 10:34 am ICT by admin -
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Pregnant women who become overweight during pregnancy are likely to put themselves and their unborn children at risk, according to a new report. The report warned that there ...

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Too much or too little weight gain puts pregnant mothers, babies at risk

May 8th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , May 8 (ANI): While pregnancy and weight gain go hand in hand, a report by an Indian-origin researcher has cautioned that too much or too less than the recommended ...

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Obese pregnant women need to control calorie intake, maintain active lifestyle

March 12th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): Overweight pregnant women need to control their calorie intake and maintain a physically active lifestyle in order to fight hypertension and diabetes, says an expert. Dr Raul Artal, an ...

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Government has given large grants to Malaysian Indians: Vellu

March 3rd, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (IANS) Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu said the government had given large grants for the benefit of the ethnic Indian community, countering allegations by the opposition ...

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Vitamin E may boost TB risk in male smokers with high vitamin C intake

February 22nd, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has revealed that Vitamin E might increase tuberculosis risk in male smokers with high vitamin C ...

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