Sonia goes abroad for ‘routine check-up’, to return in 4-5 days (Second Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has gone abroad for a "routine check-up", nearly six months after surgery in the US, and is expected to return ... Read more...
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Sonia goes abroad for ‘routine check-up’, to return in 4-5 days (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has gone abroad for a "routine checkup" and is expected to return in four-five days, a senior party leader said ... Read more...
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Copper surfaces reduce hospital infections: Experts
February 9th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) can be reduced by more than 70 percent by using copper alloys on surfaces which come frequently in contact with microbes, ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi recuperating, visitors banned
September 12th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Amid intense speculation about Sonia Gandhi's health, the Congress party says its president is recuperating after a surgery in the US but no visitors ... Read more...
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Secrecy continues to shroud Sonia’s illness
August 8th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A veil of secrecy continues to shroud the illness of Congress president Sonia Gandhi with even Indian missions in the US not being kept ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi supporters pray outside New York hospital
August 8th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 8 (IANS) A small group of Sonia Gandhi's supporters gathered outside the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York believing that the Congress president had undergone ... Read more...
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Sonia recovering after surgery, makes some party appointments
August 6th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A day after Sonia Gandhi formed a four-member group to manage party affairs in her absence, the Congress Friday announced two new spokespersons even ... Read more...
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Sonia in US for treatment, Rahul Congress in charge
August 5th, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi is in the US for an undisclosed medical treatment, the party said Thursday amid intense speculation that she had cancer. ... Read more...
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Is Sheryl Crow dating Doyle Bramhall II?
May 9th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lance Armstrong’s former fiancée Sheryl Crow is reportedly going out with Doyle Bramhall II. Sheryl struggled with breast cancer in her life but that did little ... Read more...
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Change in PSA level poor predictor of prostate cancer
February 25th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Change in PSA levels over time, known as PSA velocity, is a poor predictor of prostate cancer and may lead to many unnecessary biopsies, according to researchers at ... Read more...
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Michael Douglas - Has Nerves Of Steel
December 1st, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Douglas will play the lead in Steven Soderbergh's 'Liberace'. The shooting will commence in the month of May or June next year. The role requires special training in music for which ... Read more...
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Tumours capable of making their own blood vessels: Study
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A new study has revealed that tumours don't rely on their host's blood vessels for nourishment because they can make their own blood vessels.The findings offer an explanation ... Read more...
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Silicone implants ‘more satisfactory’ than saline implants: Study
November 8th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): A study has revealed that breast cancer patients who undergo silicone implantation are a lot more satisfied than those who get saline implants.Women suffering from breast cancer often ... Read more...
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Genetic variants may affect breast cancer risk in women with BRCA2 mutations
October 29th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): A new study has identified genetic variants in women with BRCA2 mutations that may increase or decrease their risk of developing breast cancer.The study, led by researchers at ... Read more...
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How genetic changes make some brain cancers more aggressive
October 2nd, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 02 (ANI): A study has provided new insight into genetic changes that make some forms of glioblastoma, the most common type of primary brain cancer, more aggressive than others and ... Read more...
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Sunscreens containing vitamin A do not cause skin cancer: Study
August 11th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): There is no evidence that the inclusion of retinyl palmitate (vitamin A) in sunscreens can cause cancer in humans, according to a new study."Earlier this year, the Environmental ... Read more...
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Long-term lung cancer survivors’ breathlessness woes
August 3rd, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
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the lung cancer survivors suffer from dyspnea or shortness of breath.Study author Marc B. Feinstein described the prevalence ... Read more...
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Genomic analysis of prostate cancer unveiled
June 26th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Scientists have assembled the most comprehensive genomic analysis of prostate cancer to date.The hope is that the database will result in new drug targets and the development ... Read more...
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Cysts to reveal pancreatic cancer risk
June 4th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 4 (ANI): American researchers have come up with a method that could be used to predict whether pancreatic cysts are benign or precursors to invasive cancer.The study, conducted by ... Read more...
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Indoor Tanning Addiction Associated With Apprehension
April 21st, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 21, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): There is nothing like a golden glow to bestow the feeling of hale and hearty strength. However, fresh investigation has illustrated that some individuals, who ... Read more...
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Indoor tanning ‘can be addictive’
April 20th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 20 (ANI): Indoor tanning may be an addictive behaviour, and people who are hooked on tanning beds may also be prone to anxiety and substance abuse problems, says a new ... Read more...
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Experimental drug for advanced prostate cancer shows promise
April 15th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 15 (ANI): A new study suggests that an experimental drug could be a weapon for doctors in the battle against an aggressive form of advanced prostate cancer.The research, led by ... Read more...
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Obesity raises kidney cancer risk
January 13th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): People who are obese may be at an increased risk of developing the most common type of kidney cancer, according to a new study.The most common type is ... Read more...
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Kim Girardi Spreads Cancer Awareness
September 12th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Kim Girardi, wife of Yankees manager Joe Girardi, is organizing an event in the stadium on Saturday to spread awareness on Stomach Cancer. Girardi will host the program from 11 ... Read more...
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Swine flu may kill up to 90,000 in US: Post
August 25th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) As much as half the American population could be infected with swine flu and it could kill up to 90,000 people, The Washington Post quoted a presidential panel ... Read more...
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“60 Minutes”’s Don Hewitt Passes Away
August 20th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by GD
Don Hewitt, the former executive producer and the reckoning force behind the making of the immensely popular and high rated series called "60 Minutes" on CBS, has passed away on Wednesday at ... Read more...
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Genetic key to breast cancer’s ability to survive and spread identified
July 7th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): Scientists have found a genetic function behind breast cancer cells' ability to survive and spread to the bone years after treatment has been administered.Led by investigators at Memorial ... Read more...
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Surgery not necessary for most metastatic colorectal cancer patients
May 31st, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 31 (ANI): Most patients with metastatic colorectal cancer don't require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumour in the colon, says a study."For this population with metastatic disease that cannot ... Read more...
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Genes behind breast cancer’s spread to the brain identified
May 7th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 7 (ANI): A group of scientists have identified three genes that specifically mediate the metastasis, or spread, of breast cancer to the brain and how.Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ... Read more...
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The six factors that affect a woman’s happiness after breast surgery
May 1st, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): A new study has discovered six major factors that can affect a woman's happiness with the outcome of her breast surgery.The research led by Andrea Pusic, from Memorial ... Read more...
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President Obama Announces Members of Science and Technology Advisory Council
April 28th, 2009 - 1:29 am ICT by admin
WASHINGTON – Today, during remarks at the National Academy of Sciences, President Barack Obama announced the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The full membership of PCAST is ... Read more...
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Novel minimally invasive surgery to treat patients with stomach cancer
April 16th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): A minimally invasive surgical approach has been found to have certain advantages that makes it a preferable treatment for some stomach cancer patients.Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ... Read more...
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Novel drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer
April 8th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): An experimental drug for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials by reducing signs of the disease in patients with drug-resistant cancer.Of 30 men ... Read more...
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Scientists identify genetic abnormality that can increase blood disorders risk
March 16th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 16 (ANI): For the first time, scientists have identified a common genetic sequence abnormality that can increase the risk of certain blood disorders.Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) ... Read more...
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Novel microscopic imaging particles may revolutionise tumour targeting
December 23rd, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 23 (ANI): Scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and Cornell University say that they have developed a new generation of microscopic particles for molecular imaging, which may be ... Read more...
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