Controlling BP crucial for diabetics
January 9th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) Middle-aged adults recently diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension have some time to effect lifestyle changes to control their high blood pressure (BP).If they make such changes ... Read more...
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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...
Posted in Politics |
US limits use of chimpanzees in medical research
December 16th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS/EFE) The US announced Thursday that it will sharply restrict the use of chimpanzees in future publicly funded invasive medical research and plans to review current projects ... Read more...
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‘Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana revolutionised biotechnology’
November 12th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana, the Punjab-born Indian American scientist who died in the US, "revolutionised biotechnology" and his work "continues to propel new scientific discoveries", ... Read more...
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3 young Indian American scientists honoured by Obama
October 4th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) Three Indian Americans, Dr Kartik A Srinivasan, Sumita Pennathur and Hari Shroff, are among 94 researchers honoured by President Barack Obama with Presidential Early ... Read more...
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New compound destroys deadly flu virus
September 26th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) A new compound destroys several viruses, including the one that triggered the deadly Spanish flu, wiping out 30 million people worldwide in the 1918 pandemic.The compound, ... Read more...
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Fat around heart promotes cardiac disease
August 16th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) Scientists have unearthed more evidence to show that fatty deposits around the heart, more than the warped body mass index (BMI), promote thickening of arteries.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
US Hindus to donate blood on 9/11 anniversary
July 9th, 2011 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 9 (IANS) Hindus in the US plan to donate blood to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 this year.The Hindu Mandirs Executive Conference (HMEC), an apex body of ... Read more...
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India showcases its biotech strength in US
June 30th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS) India is showcasing its biotechnology strength to attract global players for partnership, investments and business development at the annual BIO International Convention, the world's largest such ... Read more...
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India’s Bharat Biotech to sell $1 diarrhoea vaccine
June 6th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 6 (IANS) Leading bio-pharma company Bharat Biotech Monday announced that ROTAVAC®, India's first indigenously developed rotavirus diarrohea vaccine, will be sold to global public markets, UN procurement agencies ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
New anti-wrinkle biomaterial mimics human tissue
May 30th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 30 (IANS) In a breakthrough in tissue engineering, scientists have developed a new biomaterial designed for repairing damaged human tissue, which doesn't wrinkle up when it is stretched ... Read more...
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How second-hand smoke may increase vulnerability to nicotine addiction
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke has a direct, measurable impact on the brain, and that the effect is similar to what happens in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Beware, being skinny could hasten one’s death
April 29th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) People who gobble up mounds of cakes and chocolates without piling on the pounds, beware. You may be hastening your own death, compared to those who ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Hindus laud White House for including Yoga in Easter Egg Roll activities
April 25th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), April 25 (ANI): Hindus have applauded White House for including yoga in "133rd White House Easter Egg Roll" held in the South Lawn of White House in Washington DC on ... Read more...
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Oral sex, HPV puts non-smoking US men at highest risk for oral cancer
April 19th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 19 (ANI): A study has found that oral sex and HPV, a nasty bug with strains that causes genital warts and cervical cancer in women, is the leading cause ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Compound that effectively suppresses multiple sclerosis developed
April 19th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Scientists have developed the first of a new class of highly selective compounds that effectively suppresses the severity of multiple sclerosis in animal models.Scientists from the Florida ... Read more...
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Scientists complete whole-exome sequencing of skin cancer
April 16th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): A team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health has become the first to systematically survey the landscape of the melanoma genome, the DNA code of the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Stress triggers Catherine Zeta-Jones’s bipolar disorder
April 16th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Recent announcement by Catherine Zeta-Jones that she suffered bipolar II disorder after coming under stress have got many people wondering if stress could cause the disorder.Scientists ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment, Health |
Nearly 4 percent of America’s population is made up of gays
April 9th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): A survey has revealed that an estimated 9 million Americans or nearly 4 percent of the total population identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.The new report ... Read more...
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Arthritis drug shows promise in treating common recurrent fever in kids
April 9th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): A team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health has identified a promising new treatment for common recurrent fever in children.The syndrome is called periodic fever associated ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Robot system to test 10,000 chemicals for toxicity
March 21st, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 21 (IANS) A new high-speed robot screening system can test 10,000 different chemicals for potential toxicity.These chemicals include compounds found in industrial and consumer products, food additives and ... Read more...
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Male mosquitoes’ proteins may affect females’ behaviour, physiology
March 16th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): A new study has found proteins that can affect behaviour and physiology of female mosquitoes.Researchers have identified 93 seminal fluid proteins and 52 sperm male-derived proteins that include ... Read more...
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Finding of long-sought drug target structure may accelerate drug discovery
March 16th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Researchers from the National Institutes of Health, collaborating with labs at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego, have solved the three-dimensional structure of ... Read more...
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Here’s how E. coli bacterium causes illness
March 15th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 15 (ANI): A new study has explained how the O157:H7 strain of Escherichia coli causes infection and thrives by manipulating the host immune response.Scientists at the National Institute of ... Read more...
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6-month drug regimen ‘reduces HIV risk for breastfeeding infants’
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): In a new study, scientists found that giving breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers a daily dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for six months halved the risk of ... Read more...
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NSAID use linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that men who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 3 times a day for more than three months are 2.4 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pump that bacteria use to resist drugs described
February 27th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Scientists have identified and described two parts of the three-part system that pumps toxins from bacteria and allows them to resist antibiotics.The paper, led by Edward Yu of ... Read more...
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Cell phone use does affect brain but health consequences unknown
February 23rd, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A new study has found that increasing use of cell phones is linked to rise in brain glucose metabolism, a marker of brain activity, in the area closest ... Read more...
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Cola food colouring could cause cancer
February 17th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) Some chemically enhanced caramel food colourings used in popular cola drinks could be cancer causing and should be banned, a US consumer advocacy group has claimed.
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Study finds two pesticides linked to Parkinson’s disease
February 15th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A new study has found that the use of two pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, is associated with Parkinson's disease.People who used either pesticide developed Parkinson's disease approximately ... Read more...
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Fiber intake linked to reduced risk of death
February 15th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A new study has found that dietary fiber may be associated with a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular, infectious and respiratory diseases, as well as a reduced ... Read more...
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Fibre intake lowers death risk
February 15th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Dietary fibre tends to lower death risk from cardiovascular, infectious and respiratory diseases, a study conducted over a nine-year period says. Fibre from edible plants is known to ... Read more...
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Scientists find trigger behind spread of cancer
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Scientists have cracked one of the secrets behind the spread of cancer -- a protein that helps the disease thrive and spread through the body, besides aiding ... Read more...
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Dr. Vladimir Mironov wants to grow meat in labs
February 1st, 2011 - 2:42 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Jan 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A scientist is determined to come up with something that most US agencies are running away from.Dr. Vladimir Mironov aims to grow meat in the lab. ... Read more...
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Why we should let daughters play outside, even if they get a little dirty
January 27th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study has proposed how parents may be making their daughters prone to more diseases just because they don't want them to get dirty when they are ... Read more...
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