Eye operation helps blind Briton to see
May 4th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
London, May 3 (IANS) A 54-year-old Briton, who has been blind for 20 years, was able to see a sudden pulsating light in his left eye after doctors implanted a ... Read more...
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Texas woman gives birth to six babies
April 24th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- A Texas woman gave birth to six babies at a hospital in Houston on Monday morning, the hospital and the parents announced on Tuesday. The sextuplets are ... Read more...
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Robin Gibb reveals how he almost died from a blocked intestine
December 21st, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb has revealed how he almost lost his life due to a blocked intestine, the same condition that killed his twin brother Maurice in ... Read more...
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An aspirin a day ‘cuts cancer death rate by 50pc’
December 7th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 7 (ANI): Popping an aspirin every day is likely to decrease the risk of dying from a number of common cancers, say Brit researchers.British researchers have discovered the first definitive ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aspirin may cut bowel cancer risk
October 22nd, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 22 (IANS) Taking Aspirin regularly may cut chances of getting bowel cancer by a quarter.The amount required is only 75 mg, the dose taken by millions of heart attack survivors ... Read more...
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Robin Gibb ‘recovering from emergency stomach surgery’
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 3 (ANI): Singer Robin Gibb is said to be recovering from his recent emergency stomach surgery.The Bee Gees star had undergone emergency surgery after suffering excruciating intestinal pains.According to the ... Read more...
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Makeshift plastic bag incubator saves premature baby
August 8th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) A paramedic in Britain saved the life of a baby girl born 14 weeks ahead of schedule by building a makeshift incubator out of a plastic bag.
Sophie Thomlinson ... Read more...
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Babies born in April face ‘higher multiple sclerosis risk’
January 4th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 04 (ANI): Babies born in April have greater chances of suffering from neurological disease, multiple sclerosis, later in life, according to experts.The researchers, based at Glasgow University and the city's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, DNA detectives to track spread of hospital superbugs
January 4th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Just like detectives use DNA to place suspects at crime scenes, scientists are creating a DNA database of pathogens to help them track spread of hospital superbugs.The project ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
World’s first ‘artificial heart-stem cells’ combo op saves a life
September 25th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 25 (ANI): A British surgeon has for the first time used a combination of an artificial heart and stem cells to save the life of a dying man.Professor Stephen ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Drunken Brit carpenter cuts off his own penis during DIY
July 6th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 6 (ANI): A Brit carpenter, who tried doing a DIY job while drunk, is said to have cut off his own penis in the process.Stuart Keen, 54, suffered horrific injuries ... Read more...
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British doctors deliver baby two days after mother’s death
January 13th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 13 (DPA) British doctors have delivered a baby girl two days after the mother collapsed and died from a brain haemorrhage, a hospital in Oxford confirmed Tuesday.Jayne Soliman's heart was ... Read more...
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UK ice skater gives birth to a baby girl two days after death
January 13th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 13 (ANI): A professional ice skater in England gave birth to a baby girl two days after she collapsed and died from a brain haemorrhage.
Despite declaring Jayne Soliman ... Read more...
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Frozen embryos may address long-term IVF health issues
January 3rd, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 3 (ANI): Women opting for IVF treatment would soon get rid of the traumatic drug therapy, for the researchers from Oxford Fertility Unit have found that freezing the embryos ... Read more...
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Brit girl makes miraculous recovery after having third of heart removed
December 31st, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): In what can be called as a miraculous case of survival, a girl who had almost one third of her heart removed in a life-saving operation has ... Read more...
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Potent sex chip could make Viagra redundant
December 24th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 24 (IANS) Sex and lust will never be the same again, thanks to a wondrous 'sex chip,' which could produce a pleasure as intense and thrilling as a "delicious pastry."Scientists ... Read more...
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Coming soon: a bionic sex chip to turn you on!
December 21st, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): Viagra may soon be history, for scientists at Oxford University are working on an electronic sex chip that can stimulate pleasure centers in the brain.While the current ... Read more...
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Thinking about sex can make people sneeze
December 20th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 20 (ANI): A bout of sneezing can give a lot more away than the fact that youve got a cold, says a researcher, who claims that going atishoo can ... Read more...
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