Duncan had a natural death
September 5th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 5 (IANS) There's no foul play in actor Michael Clarke Duncan's death, confirms the Coroner's Office. His personal doctor also confirmed he died of natural causes.There's no ... Read more...
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A proposal, a shock and a ballooning story
June 8th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 8 (IANS) He proposed to her during a ride in a hot air balloon, and she accepted. But the couple soon nearly lost their lives when the balloon ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Intense light reduces heart attack risks
April 26th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Intense white light may be the latest way to prevent heart attacks besides other ways like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), aspirin and clot-busters, according to a study."The ... Read more...
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750 Britons get one mn pounds as health compensation
May 31st, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Around 750 patients in Britain have won pay-outs worth one million pounds each because of mistakes made by the National Health Service (NHS) over the past ... Read more...
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American Heart Association spells out new guidelines for CPR
October 18th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 18 (ANI): The American Heart Association has released new guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).The association said the A-B-Cs (Airway-Breathing-Compressions) of CPR should now be changed to C-A-B (Compressions-Airway-Breathing)."For more than ... Read more...
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MJ’s family chef opens up about the night of his death
June 24th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Legendary singer Michael Jackson's family chef Kai Chase has opened up about the night of the singer's untimely death."I had clutched Michael's children to my chest and ... Read more...
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Odds of heart attack depend on where you live
June 1st, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 1 (IANS) The odds of surviving cardiac arrest may depend on which part of town you live and whether anyone in the vicinity attempts to give you cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Early umbilical cord clamping may interrupt ‘nature’s first stem cell transplant’
May 25th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): The practice of clamping the umbilical cord just after birth should be delayed just a few minutes longer, urge researchers at the University of South Florida's Center of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
No fire station in coastal Goa due to high property prices
April 12th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) The state fire and emergency services department has been unable to build a fire station in the tourist-centric coastal belt of Goa, thanks to booming real estate prices, ... Read more...
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Near death experience? It’s trick of the mind
April 9th, 2010 - 5:28 am ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) How many times you have come across survivors who tell describe their "near death experiences"(NDE)? Now scientists believe that they have decoded the secret behind these experiences.
Rather than ... Read more...
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Blame CO2 in blood for ‘near-death experiences’
April 8th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Excess carbon dioxide in the blood could be the cause behind near-death experiences such as seeing "a bright light at the end of a tunnel", according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Telangana mess: Did Sonia Gandhi blunder? (Comment)
December 19th, 2009 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
For someone who has rarely taken a false step since scripting the Congress' success story over the last five years, Sonia Gandhi's slip-up on Telangana was an uncharacteristic blunder.The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Kiss of life can do more harm than good
November 17th, 2009 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 17 (ANI): The kiss of life can actually lower the chances of survival of patients who have suffered cardiac arrest, reveals a new study.The researchers suggest that chest compressions might ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Salman Khan’s 10 Ka Dum gets an extension
July 29th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Salman Khan's 10 Ka Dum has truly turned out to be more popular in its second season. It is a never before achieved feat by any big Bollywood star till date ... Read more...
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Jackson’s sister says he died in doctor’s bed
July 12th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Michael Jackson died not in his own bedroom as first reported, but on the bed in the room of his doctor, Dr Conrad Murray, across the hall, ... Read more...
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New mattress to double the effectiveness of CPR
July 12th, 2009 - 11:12 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 12 (ANI): In a breakthrough innovation, students at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have designed a special mattress that can make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) nearly twice as effective as an ordinary ... Read more...
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Resuscitation at birth ‘raises low IQ risk’
April 21st, 2009 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Newborns who were not breathing at birth and had to be resuscitated are likely to have a low IQ by the age of eight, new research suggests.The study, ... Read more...
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Midwife, who delivered J. K. Rowling’’s kids, facing misconduct charges
March 17th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 17 (ANI): The midwife, who delivered two of J. K. Rowling''s children, has been accused of misconduct for leaving her inexperienced business partner to care for a pregnant mother ... Read more...
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Watching TV can help people learn to apply first aid skills in real life
February 2nd, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): Watching TV helps people to learn and apply first aid skills in real life, according to a new survey.The survey carried out for St John Ambulance, St ... Read more...
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Narayanan suspects ISI’s hands in recent terror attacks
November 14th, 2007 - 2:24 am ICT by admin
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