Isha Sharvani performs malkhamb with broken arm (With Images)
September 21st, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) The show must go, believes actress Isha Sharvani, who went ahead and performed aerial acts for an upcoming episode of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa ... Read more...
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SRK remembers late father (Movie Snippets)
September 19th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan became nostalgic as he remembered his late father on his death anniversary Wednesday."Where shall I find you now, in which garden ... Read more...
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Tummy out after pain killers? Kolkata scientists find a cure
August 29th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Pill popping has become a reflex action to aid quick pain relief, often leading to gastro complications and sometimes even hospitalisation. Now, relief could be at ... Read more...
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Fresh threat to Indian vultures from cattle medicine
August 24th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) The critically endangered Indian vulture, nature's scavenger, faces another potential danger from the mass-produced veterinary painkiller aceclofenac administered to cattle, a new research paper says.The ... Read more...
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Frequent tipple halves rheumatoid arthritis risk
July 11th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 11 (IANS) A pint of beer or a small glass of wine thrice a week halves risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a painful condition of the joints.Researchers from ... Read more...
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‘Ibuprofen promotes bone healing post fracture’
July 4th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 4 (IANS) Ibuprofen, one of the most commonly prescribed pain killers worldwide, also promotes bone healing, after a fracture or bone surgery, a study has said and claimed ... Read more...
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Indian-origin Norway resident found dead in Delhi
April 13th, 2012 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A 21-year-old Norway resident of Indian origin was found dead in a hotel room in Delhi, police said Thursday.Valentilo Raffaello, 21, an Indian origin Norway ... Read more...
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Pain killers retard recovery from heart attack
April 9th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Giving pain killers to heart attack patients may actually retard their recovery. The stabbing ache in the chest, for instance, is felt when it actually stimulates ... Read more...
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Women take longer to deliver babies than 50 years ago
April 1st, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Women take longer to deliver babies today than they did 50 years ago, according to an analysis of nearly 140,000 deliveries, conducted by researchers at ... Read more...
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Anti-depressants ease osteoarthritis pain
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 23 (IANS) Anti-depressants could also be effective in easing debilitating pain caused by osteoarthritis with fewer side-effects than traditional drugs, a study reveals.Leslie Citrome, professor of psychiatry and ... Read more...
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Beware! Pain killers could spike your BP
March 21st, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, March 21 (IANS) Beware of painkillers - they could be spiking your blood pressure (BP) levels even without doctors suspecting the actual cause, a study reveals.Many common over-the-counter ... Read more...
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Nikhil Dwivedi to undergo surgery? (With Image)
March 1st, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Nikhil Dwivedi, who fractured his hand during the shoot of "Hate Story", has to undergo surgery to rectify his wrist bone, according to sources close ... Read more...
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After pain, Big B remains in hospital (Lead)
February 14th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan remained in SevenHills Hospital here for a fourth day Tuesday after two abdominal surgeries, with a source saying he won't be discharged immediately.The ... Read more...
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Big B unlikely to be discharged Tuesday
February 14th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, recuperating in SevenHills Hospital here after undergoing two abdominal surgeries, is likely to remain in hospital for some more time.The 69-year-old actor ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan still in incredible pain
February 14th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he is still suffering from extreme pain after undergoing an abdominal surgery."The morning has been nightmarish. There has ... Read more...
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Venezuelan president has just one year to live
January 24th, 2012 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has between nine and 12 months to live, his doctors said.Doctors have prescribed him a high dose of pain-killers, which ... Read more...
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Bachchans upset with morphed pictures of newborn
November 19th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Pictures of Aishwarya Rai and her newborn baby girl have been doing the rounds on the internet. However, Ash's father-in-law, megastar Amitabh Bachchan and ... Read more...
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Gangjee tied 5th in Singapore Open golf, Jeev shares 9th place
November 10th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 10 (IANS) India's Rahil Gangjee shot a 6-under par 65 to finish at tied fifth after the first round of the Barclays Singapore Open golf here Thursday while ... Read more...
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Molecule from shark cartilage fights joint pain
September 18th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Chondroitin, a molecule sourced from shark cartilage and pig ears, has emerged as a wonder remedy for joint pains, says a study.
Small studies have found ... Read more...
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Injured man resembling Delhi blast suspect arrested in Howrah
September 15th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) A man in his late thirties with injuries similar to that caused in an explosion and resembling the sketch of one of the suspects in the ... Read more...
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Study says that Laughter may be the best medicine
September 14th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers from University of Oxford have identified that laughter is the best pain killer. The study identified that laughter helped the body to release chemicals which acts ... Read more...
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Dentist retrieves tooth from bin, fixes it back
September 11th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) A lady in Britain was shocked after her dentist first mistakenly pulled out the wrong tooth, then replanted it by allegedly retrieving it from a medical ... Read more...
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Heat sensors help bats home in on blood sources
August 4th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) A sensitive, heat-detecting molecule covering nerve endings on their noses is the reason how vampire bats know which part of the victim's skin to home on ... Read more...
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Core Gestra bags pharma excellence award
May 26th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Delhi-based pharmaceutical firm Core Gestra Pvt Ltd has bagged the Arch of Excellence in Pharma award 2011, the company said in a statement here Thursday.The ... Read more...
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PETA re-launches campaign against snake shows
April 21st, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has re-launched its advertisement featuring dancer Sandip Soparrkar and his supermodel wife Jesse Randhawa calling for people ... Read more...
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‘Narnia’ producer commits suicide
February 19th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Perry Moore, an executive producer of the fantasy movie series "The Chronicles of Narnia", committed suicide in his New York City apartment. He was 39.His death was from ... Read more...
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Global fake sex pills racket busted in New Zealand
January 27th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 27 (IANS) New Zealand authorities have busted an international ring dealing in counterfeit sexual stimulants, heart medications, pain killers, and other medications, believed to be sourced from China. ... Read more...
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Stem cell therapy used to save man’s leg
January 18th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Fifty five-year-old Bhadwan Dass from Haryana, a diabetic, was close to losing his leg due to gangrene. But a hospital on Delhi's outskirts has used stem cell ... Read more...
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Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom ’struggling to pick baby name’
January 14th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 14 (ANI): Model Miranda Kerr and husband Orlando Bloom have spent nearly a week with their newborn baby boy but they are yet to come up with a name.Bloom's ... Read more...
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Injured Gill faces tough task in K-1000 Rally
December 2nd, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 2 (IANS) Team MRF and Red Rooster Racing face off yet again in the Karnataka-1000 Rally, the fourth round of the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship to be held at Sidlaghatta, ... Read more...
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A sleepless night for Big B
November 8th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan says he couldn't sleep a night after Diwali because of the pain in his right rib cage."After having spent a horrible night, ... Read more...
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Pfizer to Buy King Pharmaceuticals for $3.6 Billion
October 13th, 2010 - 1:53 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday, Pfizer made the announcement that they will be purchasing King Pharmaceuticals in a 3.6 billion dollar deal which will only add to the portfolio of the ... Read more...
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Adam Jasinski Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges and Tax Evasion
October 6th, 2010 - 1:33 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
The winner of CBS reality television show Big Borther in 2008, Adam Jasinski has pleaded guilty to a drug charge and to not paying taxes for the year in which he won ... Read more...
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Doctor-Wife, Accused Of Conspiracy, Indicted By Court
June 25th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A doctor from Kansas along with his wife was convicted by the Federal court on Thursday. The charges brought against them were that of ... Read more...
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Painkillers Can Make The Cancer Cells Kill Themselves
June 21st, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent research in the US claims that pain killers may help in triggering the process of cancer cells killing themselves. The researches found a link ... Read more...
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