Geckos inspire adhesives that stick even when wet
August 12th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Scientists already know that the tiny hairs on geckos' toe pads enable them to cling to vertical surfaces.Now, University of Akron researchers are unfolding clues to ... Read more...
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SC pushes for surgical separation of conjoined sisters (Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday directed the union health ministry to set up a panel of doctors to examine the possibility of surgically separating 16-year-old conjoined ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Raigad woman delivers baby boy, despite huge tumours
July 12th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) A team of medicos from the civic-run Sion Hospital saved the life and first pregnancy of a 22-year-old woman who suffered from massive fibroids since the ... Read more...
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North Carolina’s zoo elephant to get contact lenses on order
June 20th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
North Carolina, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS)
An elephant is all get contact lenses as his eye-sight is weak. After C'sar the elephant suffered his second cataract operation, the veterinarian team at N.C. Zoo, ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Kokilaben hospital in Mumbai gets robotic arm for surgeries
June 10th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Advanced medical techniques took a great leap forward in India with the arrival of a robotic arm for assisting in surgeries at the prestigious Kokilaben Dhirubhai ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Now Pakistani men face revenge acid attacks from women
May 12th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) Using acid as a weapon to disfigure women has become a worrying trend in Pakistan. But now the tables seem to have been turned on them ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Joan Rivers had over 700 surgical operations
February 6th, 2012 - 4:07 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 6 (IANS) American comedian Joan Rivers claims she has had a total of 739 surgical procedures.According to showbizspy.com, the 78-year-old TV personality has gone under the knife ... Read more...
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Adele undergoes vocal chord surgery
November 10th, 2011 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 10 (IANS) Singer Adele has undergone a surgery of her vocal chords in the US, and her doctor is expecting her to recover fully.Adele, 23, was forced ... Read more...
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Formula One Polish racer Kubica released from hospital
April 25th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Rome (Italy), Apr. 25 (ANI): Poland's Formula One racer Robert Kubica has been released from a hospital in Italy to continue his rehabilitation from serious injuries sustained in a rallying accident in ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Some patients with cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones: Study
March 10th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 10 (ANI): Most children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones, Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers have discovered.The newly identified misalignment can affect how surgeries of the pelvis, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Oz reality show pits brides against each other for plastic surgery makeover
January 19th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 19 (ANI): A new reality TV show has come up in Australia that pits brides against each other in a series of wedding-themed challenges for the chance to win extensive ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Health experts call for law against ‘extreme piercing’ in kids as young as 11
January 2nd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 2 (ANI): Health experts in Queensland have knocked the legislation calling for urgent changes in the law to check the growing demand of extreme piercing in children.Children as young as ... Read more...
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Stem cells can ease lower back pain without surgery
November 29th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Stem cells can replace surgical procedures for treating lower back pain, researchers say.The condition is common among older people and may be caused by degeneration of the discs ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Canada anaesthetist accused of sexually assaulting 29 patients
October 1st, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1 (ANI): A Toronto anaesthetist is said to have sexually assaulted 29 women under his care.Dr George Doodnaught, 61, an anaesthetist since 1981, was sacked from the hospital in February ... Read more...
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Bariatric ops reduce chances of gestational diabetes
September 8th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 8 (ANI): A new study has suggested that obese women who have undergone bariatric surgical procedures before pregnancy are three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes (GDM) than women ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Malaysian woman wins invasion of privacy case against doctor
September 3rd, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 3 (IANS) A Malaysian woman writer has won a legal battle against her doctors who photographed intimate parts of her body prior to a surgery.
Surgeons must obtain the consent ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Surgery ‘ups Alzheimer’s risk’
August 29th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 29 (ANI): A new study, conducted at Imperial College London, has revealed that patients who undergo major hospital operations could be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.Experiments conducted on ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Over 2 billion people cut off from surgical services
July 5th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (IANS) More than two billion people worldwide don't have adequate access to surgical treatment, says a Harvard study.
"Our findings suggest that high-income regions have more than 10 times the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Stress, anxiety can delay healing of wounds
June 11th, 2010 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
London, June 11 (IANS) Stress and anxiety can make it harder for wounds to heal, a new study have found.
The study was conducted by making wounds on healthy volunteers whose levels of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Anti-Virus ‘McAfee’ Transforms Into Virus
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): McAfee, the anti-virus software, was unsuccessful in an incredible way on Wednesday. This had a consequential impact on an unidentified amount of Windows XP computers ... Read more...
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Heidi Montag’s Back Scoop
April 7th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): American reality television celebrity, Heidi Montag, has divulged her Back Scoop Procedure, which happens to be a fat diminishment surgery. Back scoop procedure ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Separated conjoined twins recuperating in Delhi
April 7th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Sita and Geeta, conjoined twins separated after a 14-hour long rare and difficult surgery, were recuperating in a Delhi hospital where the procedure was conducted, doctors said ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Heidi Montag got tricked
April 5th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Video recording artist and the celebrity of reality television, Heidi Montag, is recognized for her emergences on the MTV reality series The Hills. ... Read more...
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Michael Jackson’s Dad Desires To Execute A Criminal Bereavement Lawsuit
March 31st, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 31, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A legal representative for Michael Jackson's Dad, Joe Jackson, has vocalized that he aims to launch an unlawful demise court case against ... Read more...
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Now, Al Qaeda develops ‘boob-job bombs’ which are impossible to detect
March 24th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 24 (ANI): Al Qaeda is laying deadly "booby traps" by equipping its female suicide bombers with explosive breast implants that are impossible to be detected at airport security checkpoints, British ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Non-invasive MRI effective for diagnosing testicular cancer
February 23rd, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A new study has shown that non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an effective diagnostic tool for the evaluation and staging of testicular cancer and may improve patient ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heidi Montag to strip for Playboy again
February 16th, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ‘plastic surgery obsessed’ star Heidi Montag is in discussion with the Playboy magazine again. She had posed for the magazine last year too, but ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Man boob’ reduction ops on the rise in UK
January 31st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 31 (ANI): Britain has witnessed an 80 per cent rise in breast reduction operations carried out on men.British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons' (BAAPS) annual audit found its members carried ... Read more...
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Italian medico’s R-Day gift - 10 low-cost heart surgeries (With Images)
January 27th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 27 (IANS) A world-renowned Italian medico gave a Republic Day gift to 10 Indian heart patients by performing low-cost angioplasty surgeries on them at a private hospital here.
The surgeries ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heidi Montag is obsessed with plastic surgery
January 14th, 2010 - 2:04 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ‘The Hills’ star Heidi Montag is simply obsessed with plastic surgery. She is in her early twenties but has already gone under the knife multiple times. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Abdominal surgery ‘risky for older patients’
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): Older adults have a higher risk of complications and death after commonly performed abdominal surgical procedures, according to a new study.Nader N. Massarweh, and colleagues at University of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cellular phones ‘lead to bone weakening’
October 24th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 24 (ANI): Do you wear your cell phone on your belt? Well, here's some news for you-the electromagnetic rays from mobiles lead to decreased bone density in an area of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Simple ways to quiet ordinary snoring
September 17th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Snoring often leads to embarrassment and wrecks a good night sleep of your partner. Now, experts from Mayo Clinic have offered some simple ways to silence the disturbing ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Swine flu causes panic buying of masks in Delhi
August 11th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) With swine flu spreading panic, face masks are flying off the shelf at pharmacy shops in the capital. Chemists say they are not getting fresh supplies as ... Read more...
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I understand why Hollywood stars go under the knife, says Uma Thurman
July 28th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Uma Thurman says she can understand why many stars in Hollywood go under the knife to look younger.The 'Kill Bill' star turns 40 next year (09) and has ... Read more...
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