Chandhok finishes seventh at Silverstone
August 27th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Silverstone, Aug 27 (IANS) Indian racer Karun Chandhok, in his JRM Racing, finished seventh overall in the 6 Hours of Silverstone in the fourth round of the World Endurance Championship.Just ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
South Korea’s consumer prices rise
July 2nd, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 2 (IANS) South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in June from a year earlier, staying below the midpoint of Bank of Korea (BOK)'s inflation target band of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Facebook plans to go public to raise $87bn
May 4th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Facebook will go public with a stock price of $28 to $35 to set the popular social network's valuation as high as $86.6 billion, according ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
HIV may be risk factor in heart failure
April 26th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Patients with HIV infection without a prior history of coronary heart disease may be at a higher risk of developing heart failure."Heavy alcohol consumption, which is ... Read more...
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Hearing loss linked to development of dementia
February 15th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A new study has revealed that older adults with hearing loss may be more likely to develop dementia, and their risk increases as hearing loss becomes more severe.Frank ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Shocking Elimination On ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Upsets Many
October 28th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The ousting of Audrina Patridge and partner Tony Dovolani came as a shock to not only fans of reality television show ‘Dancing with the Stars’ but ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
DWTS Judges Are Giving Wrong Judgements, Claims Critics
October 27th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The ‘Dancing With The Stars’ has reached its midpoint and the competition is getting more exciting with each passing week. With eliminations round the corner, contestants ... Read more...
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Coming soon: ‘Magic pill’ for men with aggressive prostate cancer (re-sue)
October 13th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): A study from the Institute of Cancer Research based in London and Surrey indicates that a potentially life-prolonging pill for men with aggressive prostate cancer could be available ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Meta-analysis shows folic acid supplements not beneficial for heart
October 12th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): A new meta-analysis has shown that the use of folic acid supplements does not appear to be associated with reduced rates of cardiovascular events, cancer or death over ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Coming soon: ‘Magic pill’ for men with aggressive prostate cancer
October 12th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 12 (ANI): A study from the Institute of Cancer Research based in London and Surrey indicates that a potentially life-prolonging pill for men with aggressive prostate cancer could be available ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Larger waist brings chances of death closer
August 10th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): A larger girth can take you nearer to the deathbed, that's what a research has found.The study has found that individuals with a large waist circumference appear ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Larger waist associated with greater risk of death
August 10th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): A larger girth can take you nearer to the deathbed, that's what a research has found.The study has found that individuals with a large waist circumference appear ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Weight gain after 50 ‘can lead to diabetes’
June 23rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): Gaining weight, especially around the waist, after the age of 50 can lead to diabetes, according to a new study.As part of the research, Mary L. Biggs, of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Higher levels of vitamin B6, common amino acid linked to lower lung cancer risk
June 16th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): People with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the essential amino acid methionine (found in most protein) have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Contacts better than implanted lenses for babies with cataracts
May 11th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Contact lenses are better off than surgical lens replacement therapy in infants who undergo surgery to treat congenital cataract, a new study has revealed.Researchers said that surgical lens ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ginkgo doesn’t seem to slow brain decline
December 30th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) Ginkgo biloba supplements, taken by older adults for several years, did not slow down their cognitive decline, says a new study.
Cognitive decline is a decrease in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Charlie Sheen facing up to 8 years in jail
December 29th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): Actor Charlie Sheen is facing up to eight years in jail if convicted, according to a defence attorney,The 'Two and a Half Man' star was taken into custody ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
PET-CT scans may help predict response to head, neck cancer treatment
November 17th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that use of a combination of PET-CT imaging techniques can help predict patients' response to head and neck cancer treatment.During the past two ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Current global warming unlike any other in the past
October 24th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) Current global warming seems to be unlike any other in the past, which were the outcome of natural processes, says new evidence unearthed by geologists.
Sediments retrieved by ... Read more...
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20th century warming is unlike natural variation seen in last 200,000 years
October 24th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 24 (ANI): A new study says that changes seen in Arctic sediments since the mid-20th century are unprecedented in the last 200,000 years, and is unlike natural variation like others ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists watch evolution unfold in a bottle
October 19th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Scientists now have physical proof of how species evolve and the fittest survive, after a 21-year study in which they documented the evolution of single-celled E. coli bacteria ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Scientists watch evolution unfold in 40,000 generations of bacteria
October 19th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 19 (ANI): A team of scientists is documenting the process of evolution in their analysis of 40,000 generations of bacteria.The analysis is being done by Michigan State University (MSU) professor ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pleasant, sporty neighbourhoods can lower diabetes risk
October 13th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) People living in a sporty neighbourhood, with access to healthy foods, are likely to have a lower type-2 diabetes risk over a five-year period, a new study has ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Giving oxygen to H1N1 patients with respiratory failure improves survival
October 13th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): A new study has revealed that adding oxygen to the blood of H1N1 patients suffering from respiratory failure can significantly improve their survival.The researchers said that patients who ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mediterranean diet can help beat the blues
October 6th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): People who follow Mediterranean diet, an eating regimen which is rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and fish, are less likely to be depressed, says a new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Travel to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh linked to typhoid fever cases in US
August 26th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 26 (ANI): A study has linked typhoid fever cases in the U.S. to international travel, especially to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.The study also shows an increase in certain strains ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
8 risk factors for transformation of eye growths into melanoma unveiled
August 11th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 11 (ANI): A team of Thomas Jefferson University researchers in the U.S. have identified eight risk factors to predict whether a choroidal nevus-a benign, flat, pigmented growth inside the eye ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Men ‘better at distance vision, women close-up’
July 31st, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 31 (ANI): If your hubby blames you for missing the bigger picture, then you might want to tell him this: Men are better at seeing things in the distance due ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why do men and women see things differently?
July 31st, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Differences in how male and female brains process visual information could be a legacy of our hunter-gatherer past, according to a recent study.
In a visual task, carried out ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Diet, exercise slow cancer survivors’ functional decline
May 13th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): Practicing healthy lifestyle behaviours can reduce the rate of functional decline among older, overweight long-term survivors of colorectal, breast and prostate cancer, a study has suggested.A home-based diet ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
725,000 illegal immigrants in Britain: New study
March 9th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 9 (IANS) The number of illegal immigrants in Britain is around 725,000, says a new study commissioned by the Mayor of London who wants their status legalised in order to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
More than two glasses of wine a day can cause heart trouble for women
December 3rd, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Women who have more than two glasses of wine a day are at a risk of developing a potentially fatal heart problem, a new study has found.The ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Office of the future boosts weight loss
August 2nd, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The office of the future is not only fully functional, it also boosts weight loss and maintains health. Endocrinologist James Levin conceived and innovated the office and then ... Read more...
Posted in World |
IT outsourcing deals in Jan-Jun 2008 highest in decade
July 22nd, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Arjun Sen
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The first half of the current calendar year has seen the IT outsourcing industry post its strongest performance in a decade, a leading IT research ... Read more...
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Hospitals involved in clinical trials are better
March 25th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by admin
Toronto, March 25 (IANS) Involving hospitals in clinical trials seem to improve patient-care, as borne out by the lower incidence of heart attacks and death rates, according to a study. Quality of ... Read more...
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