Argentine president to undergo surgery for thyroid cancer
December 28th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Dec 28 (IANS) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez will undergo surgery for thyroid cancer, her spokesman said.Fernandez, 58, who two weeks ago began her second term after winning ... Read more...
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Research identifies how cancer cells cheat death
June 9th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 9 (IANS) Cancer cells survive easily and researchers have now identified how biochemical pathways rewired by cancer cells help them cheat death."This work focused on understanding how cancer ... Read more...
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Stress can reduce women’s chances of conceiving
August 13th, 2010 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) A new study has revealed that high stress levels can reduce a woman's chances of getting pregnant.
Researchers at Oxford University and the US National Institutes of Health found ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Gulf oil dispersants don’t seem to disrupt marine life, say scientists
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that eight of the most commonly used oil dispersants used to fight oil spills appear unlikely to act as endocrine disruptors - hormone-like substances that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nicotine increases memory function
May 8th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): It is already known that nicotine enhances our ability to think, perform and take tests. Now, according to scientists, it increases our memory function, too.Up to now, results ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
National Institutes Of Health Declares Swine Flu Vaccine Safe
October 26th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct.26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The chief of the National Institutes of Health has declared that the H1N1 virus that is responsible for causing swine flu is completely safe. The institute has ... Read more...
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Medical imaging may help identify severe cases of H1N1
October 14th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Imaging can now be used as a tool for identifying severe cases of H1N1 and may play an essential role in understanding the pathogenesis of the virus, possibly ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Protein ‘key’ may guide efforts to develop treatments for nicotine addiction
October 3rd, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 3 (ANI): American researchers at Grinnell College in Iowa may be very close to developing effective treatments for nicotine addiction, for they have uncovered a "key" that may "unlock" certain ... Read more...
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President Obama to make “major” recovery act announcement
September 29th, 2009 - 10:56 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Obama will visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Maryland on Wednesday morning to make a major announcement regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment ... Read more...
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2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines well tolerated, induce strong immune response in adults
September 12th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 12 (ANI): Early results from various clinical trials of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines in healthy adults seem to be quite encouraging, say U.S. health experts.The National Institute of Allergy ... Read more...
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Scientists find potential way to stop cancers seed in brain
June 10th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): British scientists may have found a way to stop cancers spreading to the brain.The research team discovered that cancer cells hijack the brain's blood vessels to get all ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |