Kashmiri youth survives tumor size of a cricket ball
April 27th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) It was a life-saving miracle for 22-year-old Kashmiri youth Majid Khan, who was operated upon at a hospital here for a tumor the size of ... Read more...
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New angiography technique a boon for many
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) At 55, Ratnesh Shah was suffering from frequent chest pain and was advised a coronary angiography -- which involves opening up blocked vessels. Unfortunately, both his ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Baba’s condition continues to be very critical (Lead)
April 21st, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a very critical condition, doctors attending on him said Thursday evening.According to the doctors at Sathya Sai ... Read more...
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New study explores why some diabetics escape complications
January 22nd, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): A new study from Lund University Diabetes Centre attempts to find out why some diabetics never develop severe or fatal complications.After only ten years with diabetes, 70 per ... Read more...
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Malaria mortality rate underestimated in India
October 21st, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The number of deaths from vector-borne disease malaria in India have been vastly underestimated, a centre for global health research (CGHR) report said Thursday.According to the report, ... Read more...
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Weight loss linked to dementia, cancer
September 9th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 9 (ANI): Researchers from the Kyungpook National University, Daegu, have said that losing weight can be toxic for your health, and even lead to dementia and cancer.Long-term weight loss can ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s security forces get new protective gear
August 14th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug 14 (ANI): Security officials in Jammu and Kashmir from stone-pelting mobs, they have been equipped with new head-to-toe protective gear to protect them against stone pelting mobs.The riot gear shields ... Read more...
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Doctor who did autopsy on Nirupama was a novice (Lead)
May 6th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 6 (IANS) One of the doctors who performed the autopsy on Delhi journalist Nirupama Pathak, who is believed to have been honour killing, Thursday said he did not have the ... Read more...
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Doctor who conducted Nirupama’s autopsy was a novice
May 6th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 6 (IANS) One of the doctors who conducted the autopsy on Delhi journalist Nirupama Pathak, who was found dead at her home in Jharkhand's Koderma district April 29, Thursday said ... Read more...
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Parasite Diet can be very dangerous and deadly too
February 13th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hong Kong, Feb 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest diet craze to sweep Hong Kong is the parasite diet. The health officials are very worried about it, and have warned the public ... Read more...
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Parasite diet may be fatal
February 10th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hong Kong, Feb 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is a new dieting fad sweeping across Hong Kong, and it is none other than the parasite diet. There are numerous websites that proclaim ... Read more...
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Abby And Brittany Hensel Appear On Television
November 16th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Minnesota, Nov. 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Abigail and Brittany Hensel, the famous conjoined twins appeared recently were spotted on a television show. The twins were recently in the news after ... Read more...
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White wine, beer can ruin appetite
October 9th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 9 (IANS) Wine, developed as a substitute for water not fit for drinking, could have an unhealthy effect on your appetite.
"However, alcohol is a drug that is abused and the ... Read more...
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Kidneys could give advance warning of cardiac risks
October 29th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 29 (IANS) Kidneys could give advance warning of cardiac risks and should be factored in the assessment of individual risk, according to a study.'Proteinuria' and 'albuminuria' are the presence of ... Read more...
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What is Rheumatoid arthritis?
June 7th, 2008 - 3:24 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can also cause inflammation of the tissue around the joints, as well as in other organs in ... Read more...
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Probe into 200 unnatural deaths in Goa await test report
June 3rd, 2008 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
By Frederick Noronha
Panaji, June 3 (IANS) Investigations into nearly 200 cases of unnatural death in Goa have been bogged down mainly on account of delays in receiving viscera test results of the ... Read more...
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New test to predict heart disease risk for arthritis patients devised
November 14th, 2007 - 10:16 am ICT by admin
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