Study finds how blood clotting and cancer progression are linked
February 5th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Scientists have found how activated blood coagulation is associated with cancer.A human body's stress response is to stock pile blood-clotting factors. This means that stressed cells in ... Read more...
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How stressed cells boost production of key blood clotting factor
February 5th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 04 (ANI): Scientists have found how stressed cells boost the production of the key blood clotting factor, thrombin.The discovery was made by scientists at the Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit (MMPU), ... Read more...
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Boxer Danny Green recovering in Perth hospital after appendix surgery
January 6th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Perth (Australia), Jan 6 (ANI):World IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green was recovering in a hospital in Perth after being rushed there following a near appendix burst.The Daily Telegraph revealed that Green was ... Read more...
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Lily Allen targets columnist over marriage rumors on Twitter
November 29th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 29 (ANI): 'The Smile' singer Lily Allen has taken to Twitter to slam a journalist who reported the star is planning to marry in 2011 to help overcome the loss ... Read more...
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Now, rapid meningitis test that can detect the brain disease within an hour
August 20th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 20 (ANI): A groundbreaking test for meningitis and septicaemia, which can tell if a child has the deadly diseases within an hour, has been developed by researchers.The speed of the ... Read more...
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Faulty genes that raise meningitis risk identified
August 9th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 9 (ANI): A new study of has revealed that genetic differences make some people susceptible to developing meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, and others naturally immune.The research, led by Imperial College ... Read more...
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Convicted Oz-Indian homeopath in dock over ‘threatening to kill’ lawyers, judge
November 3rd, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 3(ANI): A Sydney-based Indian homeopath convicted over the death of his nine-month-old daughter for failing to provide her proper medical treatment, is fighting charges that he threatened lawyers and the ... Read more...
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Indian couple in Australia held guilty of daughter’s death (Lead)
June 6th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, June 6 (IANS) An Indian couple in Australia is in the news, but for the wrong reasons. A Sydney-based homeopath and his wife have been found guilty of causing ... Read more...
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Sydney-based Indian couple held guilty of daughter’s death
June 6th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, June 6 (IANS) A Sydney-based Indian homeopath and his wife have been found guilty of causing the death of their nine-month-old daughter, Gloria Thomas, by failing to provide her ... Read more...
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Kerala nurse cremated in Britain, relatives cry foul
June 3rd, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur, June 3 (IANS) The relatives of Malayali nurse Mini Francis, who died in Britain in March, Wednesday raised doubts about the cause of her death after her husband cremated her there, ... Read more...
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Indian High Commission told to transport Kerala nurse’s body
June 2nd, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, June 2 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday directed the Indian High Commission in Britain to ensure that all arrangements are made to bring back the body of Malayali nurse Mini ... Read more...
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Kerala family wages legal battle to get back kin’s body
May 29th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), May 29 (IANS) The family of a nurse who died in Britain more than two months ago is waging a legal battle to get back her body so she can ... Read more...
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New untreatable hospital infection may be killing hundreds: Expert
November 19th, 2007 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin
London, November 19 (ANI): A leading expert from Imperial College, London has warned that a new untreatable hospital infection has been claiming hundreds of lives each year.Professor Mark Enright, an authority ... Read more...
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New meningitis vaccine for infants shows promise
November 17th, 2007 - 3:02 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 17 (ANI): A new vaccine, Menveo, has shown promise in clinical trials, which might help protect infants against four types of meningitis.A study carried out on the new vaccine, which ... Read more...
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