Sleeping pills harmful in long run
August 10th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 10 (IANS) Sleeping spills are "counter-productive" and offer no real benefit in treating insomnia, says a sleep expert."Most people who take hypnotic (sleep inducing) drugs still have ... Read more...
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Grief grips family of man killed in BMW accident
August 7th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) It has been an ill-fated Ramzan for Mehmunnisha - widow of Mohammed Rafiq who sat wailing outside her east Delhi home here Tuesday. Rafiq, father ... Read more...
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Ten children die of measles in Bihar
March 24th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 24 (IANS) At least 10 children died in a village in Bihar's Madhubani district due to a disease commonly referred as 'khasra' or measles, an official said Saturday."Eight ... Read more...
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Children can suffer brain damage if left in hot car
January 4th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Children can die or suffer serious brain damage if they are left in a hot car for even a short time, reveals a study.Some 1,500 children ... Read more...
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Japanese encephalitis kills 68 kids in Gaya
October 17th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 17 (IANS) With six more deaths, Japanese encephalitis, a brain infection, has killed 68 children in Bihar's Gaya district in the last 50 days, an official said Monday.Six ... Read more...
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Bihar: Suspected brain disease kills 54 children
October 3rd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 3 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis, a brain infection, has killed three more children in Bihar's Gaya district, taking the death toll due to the disease to 54, an official ... Read more...
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Suspected brain disease kills 51 kids in Bihar
October 1st, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 1 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis, a brain fever, has killed 51 children in Bihar's Gaya district in the last seven weeks, with three more kids succumbing to the disease ... Read more...
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Suspected brain disease kills five children
September 20th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 20 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis, a brain infection, killed five more children in Bihar's Gaya district, taking the death toll in the state due to the disease to 30, ... Read more...
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Suspected brain disease kills five in Bihar
September 10th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis, a brain infection, killed five children in Bihar's Gaya district, taking the death toll in the state due to the disease to 16, an ... Read more...
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Tarsem may live with shrapnel and nails
September 10th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Tarsem Singh bitterly looks at his heavily-bandaged thighs when he comes out of long spells of unconsciousness at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. His wife ... Read more...
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Living with shrapnels and nails that may never come out
September 10th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Tarsem Singh bitterly looks at his heavily-bandaged thighs whenever he comes out of long spells of unconsciousness at the capital city's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. ... Read more...
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Suspected brain disease kills nine kids in Bihar
September 6th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 6 (IANS) Nine children have died of suspected encephalitis, an acute brain infection, in Bihar's Gaya district during the last two weeks, a health official said ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Four more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the death toll to 32. A central team examined patients to identify the ailment, ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar
June 21st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Four more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll to 32, officials said Tuesday.The children died after reporting ... Read more...
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Mysterious disease kills 13 children in Bihar
June 18th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Thirteen children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district during the past five days, officials said Saturday. Of these, five children succumbed in ... Read more...
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Mubarak’s health stable after unconsciousness
May 28th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 28 (IANS) The health of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was stable Saturday after he lost consciousness at a hospital Friday, an Egyptian official said.Mubarak suffered from hypertension ... Read more...
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Batcha autopsy doctor to fight Tamil Nadu poll
March 26th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 26 (IANS) The doctor who conducted an autopsy on the body of Sadiq Batcha, a realtor and associate of former communications minister A. Raja, has filed his nomination ... Read more...
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Batcha autopsy: Doctor’s resignation rejected
March 21st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has refused to accept the resignation of V. Dekal, who conducted autopsy on Sadiq Batcha, realtor and associate of former communications minister ... Read more...
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Batcha’s death due to asphyxia, says doctor
March 17th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar 17 (ANI): The doctor, who performed autopsy on the body of Sadiq Batcha, a close associate of former Telecom Minister A Raja, on Thursday said that he died due to ... Read more...
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Batcha’s death due to asphyxia: Doctor
March 17th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 17 (IANS) Sadiq Batcha, realtor and a close business associate of former communications minister A. Raja, died due to asphyxia, a doctor who performed autopsy on the body ... Read more...
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Gang Leader Peter Anthony Cantu Executed 13 Years After Murdering Two Teenagers
August 19th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Huntsville, Aug 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday, Texas state executed a criminal sentenced to death for the rape and murder of two teenage girl thirteen years ago. Peter Anthony Cantu, ... Read more...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor shows signs of recovery at home
August 19th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19 (ANI): Ailing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has amazed medics in Los Angeles after showing signs of recovery from a broken hip and a string of health problems.The 93-year-old ... Read more...
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Dog Saves A Man’s Life In Michigan By Crunching Into The Man’s Contaminated Toe
August 5th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): : 48-year-old Jerry Douthett happens to be a man residing in Rockford in Michigan. He owns a canine named Kiko that is a ... Read more...
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Oz man asked wife how she wanted to be killed
July 2nd, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 2 (ANI): An Australian man, who made his estranged wife choose between being killed from a knife in the stomach or a drug overdose, has been sentenced to one-year jail.Kevin ... Read more...
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Human foetuses do not feel pain before 24 weeks
June 25th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25 (ANI): A new study has found that human foetuses do not feel pain before the age of 24 weeks.The study was commissioned by the Government and carried out by ... Read more...
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Twenty children die of mysterious illness in Bihar
June 11th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Twenty children, including eight in the last forty eight hours, have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, officials said Friday.
"In the last one week ... Read more...
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12 children die of mysterious disease in Bihar
June 9th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 9 (IANS) Twelve children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after they complained of high fever and convulsion, officials said Wednesday.
"A total of 12 children have ... Read more...
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Haryana to vaccinate children against encephalitis
May 17th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 17 (IANS) To save children from falling prey to Japanese encephalitis in five of its districts, the Haryana health department will target nearly 400,000 children for immunization against the fatal ... Read more...
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Former Miami police officer and accomplice took hostage an individual for money extortion
March 20th, 2010 - 3:52 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – A former Miami police officer and an accomplice were charged in connection with a money extortion case, prosecutors said Friday.Richard Anastasi, 47, a former Miami Beach police ... Read more...
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Pierre Cardin released from hospital
December 1st, 2009 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 30 (IANS) French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has been released from hospital after he was admitted for emergency medical treatment.
The veteran style icon fell ill at a Paris airport ... Read more...
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King of Pop may have been King of Junkies
July 9th, 2009 - 3:34 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Dead King of Pop Michael Jackson may end up having died as the king of junkies.American news networks CNN and ABC News today are both claiming the entertainers body was riddled ... Read more...
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Izzie Stevens passes away and so leaves Katherine Heigal
May 15th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by GD
ABC's hard-hitting medical drama Grey's Anatomy ended with a tear-jerker in a 2-hour finale, with two long-standing characters taking the bow.Though theatrically dramatic and a stunner in it's own right, the exit ... Read more...
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Mutant fruit fly gene could explain how volatile anesthetics work
January 25th, 2009 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): While studying fruit flies, researchers from Germany''s University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel have found a genetic mutation that might explain how do volatile anesthetics work.
Volatile anesthetics are ... Read more...
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Music power may send people into deep slumber
June 23rd, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 23 (ANI): Scientists in Japan recently tested the power of music to send people to a sound sleep.The experiment was set out under the supervision of one of Japan's ... Read more...
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Tune-deaf people may recognise a wrong note unconsciously
June 11th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 11 (ANI): A new research has shown that people with tune deafness, an auditory processing disorder in which a person with normal hearing has trouble distinguishing notes in ... Read more...
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