Hagman wins battle against cancer
September 5th, 2012 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 5 (IANS) Actor Larry Hagman says he has won his battle against throat cancer.The 80-year-old was diagnosed with the illness just before his shooting schedule of the ... Read more...
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Indonesia cuts sentence of over 50,000 prisoners
August 18th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 18 (IANS) More than 50,000 convicts, including those sentenced for graft, murder and drug running, have been granted sentence reductions as the country celebrated Independence Day Friday, media ... Read more...
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Dad died of kidney failure: Robin Gibb’s son
May 27th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) Robin Gibb's son Robin John has clarified that his father died of kidney failure and not of cancer as has been reported in media.Gibb passed away ... Read more...
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Robin Gibb in coma
April 14th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who has been battling cancer for the past few years, has gone into coma, following a bout of pneumonia.The singer's family, ... Read more...
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Robin Gibb battles pneumonia
April 9th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Singer Robin Gibb is reportedly battling pneumonia, less than a month after achieving remission from colon and liver cancer.The 62-year-old star is being treated in a ... Read more...
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Zardari remits sentences of prisoners
February 4th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has remitted the sentences of prisoners as a goodwill gesture on the occasion of Eid.Zardari consulted with Prime Minister Yousuf ... Read more...
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Paraguayan president cleared of cancer
January 28th, 2012 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Jan 28 (IANS) Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo who was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 2010 has overcome the disease, his doctors said."Medical examinations confirm the complete remission of ... Read more...
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Plea on jailed Kerala ex-minister’s early release declined (Lead)
December 13th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to entertain former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's plea challenging the release of former state minister R. Balakrishna Pillai on ... Read more...
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Plea against Kerala politician’s early release declined
December 13th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to entertain former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's plea challenging the release of former state minister R. Balakrishna Pillai on ... Read more...
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Court upholds life term for nurse’s rapist (Lead)
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday upheld the life sentence awarded to a man who gouged out an eye of a nurse working with him at ... Read more...
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Hearing Dec 9 on plea against Kerala politician’s early release
November 11th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Dec 9 a petition by former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan challenging the release of former minister R. Balakrishna ... Read more...
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Power of positive thinking: Girl saves mother with love letters
November 5th, 2011 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 5 (IANS) A little girl in Britain saved her cancer-afflicted mother's life through her affectionate letters after doctors declared there was hardly anything which could be done to ... Read more...
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Pillai’s remission within rules: Chandy
November 2nd, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2 (IANS) Even as the CPI-M's V.S. Achuthanandan has approached the Supreme Court demanding the cancellation of amnesty given to former Kerala minister R. Balakrishna Pillai, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Albert Finney onboard for the new James Bond movie
November 1st, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hollywood, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The director of the 23rd James Bond movie has drafted Albert Finney into the project. The name of the movie has not been officially given but reports ... Read more...
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Monday Night football: New England Patriots to fight with the Dolphins
September 12th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At the Monday Night Football, four teams will open their account of the new season. The New England Patriots will travel to Miami where they will ... Read more...
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Jailed Pakistani’s plea for release to be heard soon
September 6th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday informed the Delhi High Court that the petition of a Pakistani national, who pleaded for his release after being lodged in ... Read more...
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Rainwater tanks among I-Day sops in Himachal
August 15th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, in a list of incentives announced on Independence Day Monday, said every household in the state would be provided ... Read more...
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Raja, Kalmadi, Kanimozhi at Tihar I-Day event
August 15th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi, DMK MP Kanimozhi and former communications minister A. Raja were among the thousands who celebrated Independence Day at the ... Read more...
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Exercise helps cancer survivors keep ailment at bay
August 8th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Exercise may work as effectively as a "wonder drug" for cancer survivors by keeping the disease at bay.
Such activity could also help cancer victims undergoing ... Read more...
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Low-energy diet can improve sleep disorder
June 2nd, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) Sufferers of obstructive sleep apnoea - a the sleep disorder - could benefit from following a low energy diet to lose weight.Sufferers rarely feel refreshed after ... Read more...
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Court seeks government response on Pak national’s release
May 31st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi government over a petition seeking deportation filed by a Pakistani national jailed in Tihar for over ... Read more...
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‘Axonal damage is reversible’ in multiple sclerosis
March 28th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 28 (ANI): Researchers have indicated that 'axonal damage is spontaneously reversible' in early stages of multiple sclerosis thus paving way for new treatment for the disease.MS is a serious condition ... Read more...
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Gilani to brief cabinet on India visit
March 28th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will brief the cabinet on his visit to India where he will meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, a ... Read more...
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Pakistani president pardons Indian jailed for 27 years
March 27th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) In yet another sign of warming sub-continental ties, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday remitted the remaining jail term of an Indian languishing in a ... Read more...
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Damon, Douglas excited to lock lips
March 24th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) Actor Matt Damon has revealed he is looking forward to lock lips with Michael Douglas for their new movie.Damon will play Douglas' lover in a movie ... Read more...
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Intestinal stem cells offer clues to colon cancer origin and relapse
March 18th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine have discovered that colorectal cancer cells trigger a set of genes similar to those found in intestinal stem cells.They proposed ... Read more...
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Kids, youth with inflammatory bowel disease less fit than their peers
March 17th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 17 (ANI): Children and youth growing up with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are less fit than their peers, according to a new study.Researchers at McMaster University and the McMaster ... Read more...
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New study offers hope to those with multiple sclerosis
February 24th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers at Wayne State University's School of Medicine has offered hope to people with multiple sclerosis.Harley Tse, associate professor of immunology and microbiology ... Read more...
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Tumour-free Michael Douglas ‘at risk for recurrence’
January 12th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Hollywood star Michael Douglas' tumour may have gone after months of radiation and chemotherapy for late-stage throat cancer, but he's still at risk for recurrence.Not a trace of ... Read more...
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Elizabeth Edwards’ Will Has Nothing For John Edwards
January 7th, 2011 - 1:46 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The final will of Elizabeth Edwards nowhere has any mention of her estranged husband John Edwards. In a recent development on the the will of the ... Read more...
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Psychotic-like symptoms linked to poor outcomes in depression patients
December 7th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): The presence of many aspects of illness in patients with depression does not appear to be associated with treatment resistance-evidence against the common hypothesis that some cases of ... Read more...
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Dexter star Michael C. Hall opens up about his cancer diagnosis
September 21st, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Michael C. Hall celebrated his 39th birthday last February, marking a very important milestone in his life.The "Dexter" star was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in ... Read more...
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Michael C. Hall Conquers Cancer
September 21st, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 21, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Michael C. Hall was diagnosed with the deadly Hodgkin's lymphoma last year when he was 38. The ‘Dexter’ star claims that he thought ... Read more...
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Spot fixing case: Clarke unhappy about it, but says cricket will survive it
September 5th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep.5 (ANI): Australian cricket team vice-captain Michael Clarke says he doesn't like what he sees affecting the game he loves so much."I think the game of cricket will survive what ... Read more...
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Biological agents could prevent Crohn’s disease recurrence
August 6th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 06 (ANI): Two new studies have found that biological agents may play an important role in maintaining remission in Crohn's disease.Doctors performed a prospective cohort study in 12 consecutive patients ... Read more...
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