‘Kidney for an iPad’ trial begins in China
August 11th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Five people are facing trial in China after a student sold his kidney to buy an iPad and iPhone, the Daily Mail reported.The 17-year-old nearly died ... Read more...
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Babysitter killer jailed for life
July 25th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) A 19-year-old Briton has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing to death a teenager as she babysat her sister's two children. The judge ... Read more...
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Alleged rapist survives deadly attack in Moscow
July 12th, 2012 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Unidentified people including a woman shot at an alleged rapist in Moscow, but the man miraculously survived the attack as the bullets did not damage ... Read more...
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Russian exorcist stabs wife to death
June 29th, 2012 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man in Russia's St. Petersburg city has been placed in a psychiatric ward after he attempted to exorcise the devil from his wife by ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray puts cash rewards to save tigers
June 1st, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, June 1 (IANS) The endangered tiger in the state has found a new saviour in Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray.He announced a reward of Rs.500,000 Friday ... Read more...
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Kashmiri youth survives tumor size of a cricket ball
April 27th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) It was a life-saving miracle for 22-year-old Kashmiri youth Majid Khan, who was operated upon at a hospital here for a tumor the size of ... Read more...
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E. Ahamed’s relative stabbed
March 15th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A 42-year-old relative of Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed was stabbed here by unidentified motorcyle-borne mobile phone snatchers, police said Thursday.Ajmal Edappagath, ... Read more...
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Odisha assault victim’s kin seek CBI probe
March 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) The brother of a woman assaulted in Odisha Sunday dismissed a police report that ruled out rape and demanded a CBI probe.Reacting to the chargesheet filed ... Read more...
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Injured Malayalam comedian’s health improves
March 11th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala) March 11 (IANS) The condition of Malayalam film comedian Jagathy Sreekumar, grievously injured in a road accident Saturday, has shown slight improvement though he continues to be on ... Read more...
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First vaccine against kala azar ready for trial
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 22 (IANS) The first ever vaccine to prevent kala azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the world's second largest parasitic killer after malaria, is entering dual clinical trials in ... Read more...
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Baby Falak taken off ventilator, improvement in health (Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Two-year-old Falak, who has been battling for life after being cruelly beaten and bitten by a teenage girl, has been taken off the ventilator and ... Read more...
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Baby Falak’s chances of survival bleak: Doctor
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The chances of two-year-old Falak surviving are bleak, a doctor closely monitoring the condition of the battered baby at the All India Institute of Medical ... Read more...
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Baby Falak critical, battles for life (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Battling for survival at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), two-year-old baby Falak continued to be critical Wednesday, with doctors diagnosing blood infection ... Read more...
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‘Lack of organ donors affecting liver transplants’
January 19th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The crunch in organ donations is affecting the number of transplants in India, a doctor said Wednesday, adding that nearly 25,000 patients need liver transplants ... Read more...
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Two held for killing tigress
November 19th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 19 (IANS) Two people were arrested Saturday on charges of killing a tigress at a sanctuary in Chhattisgarh early this week, officials said.The arrests were made in the ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh sets up panel to probe tigress killing
November 18th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 18 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has set up a committee to probe the killing of a tigress in a sanctuary earlier this week, a forest official said Friday.The ... Read more...
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‘Drunkorexia’ combines worst of eating, drinking
October 19th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) 'Drunkorexia,' a combination of disordered eating and heavy alcohol intake rife among college students, may wreck their health over the long term, US researchers says.
'Drunkorexiacs' ... Read more...
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Slain man’s family approaches court for higher compensation
October 14th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments and the Delhi Police chief on the plea of the family of ... Read more...
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Youth who helped nab killer cop dies
September 27th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) A 24-year-old man who was shot and critically injured while helping police chase a rogue constable who had gunned down a businessman here has succumbed ... Read more...
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Venezuelan president says he needs more chemotherapy
September 14th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 14 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday that he will probably have to undergo a fourth cycle of chemotherapy for cancer, but insisted that he will campaign ... Read more...
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Jail authorities submit Amar Singh’s medical record
September 9th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Tihar jail authorities Friday submitted a medical record of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh before a Delhi court, saying he is stable and ... Read more...
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Anna is a tough man, say amazed doctors
August 27th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Doctors attending on Anna Hazare term the 74-year-old a "rare man" and are flummoxed at how the social activist has been subsisting on plain ... Read more...
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Will power keeping fasting Hazare in form: Doctors
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) He has not had food for a week, but Anna Hazare is apparently going strong despite weakening health. The 74-year-old anti-corruption campaigner seems to have ... Read more...
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Fasting Ramdev rushed to hospital; health stable (Roundup)
June 10th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar/Dehradun, June 10 (IANS) With his health worsening, fasting yoga guru Baba Ramdev was Friday rushed to a Dehradun hospital's intensive care unit even as his close aides maintained ... Read more...
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Ramdev taken to Dehradun hospital; fast continues, say aides (Third Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, June 10 (IANS) Fasting yoga guru Baba Ramdev was rushed to a Dehradun hospital after his health deteriorated but his close aides insisted their leader has not ... Read more...
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Study reveals that 1 in 7 strokes take place during sleep
May 10th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cincinnati, May 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study has identified that about 1 in 7 strokes happen during sleep. The find is significant because getting to the hospital early helps to save ... Read more...
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MIM leader attack: Seven accused sent to judicial custody
May 4th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 4 (IANS) A city court Wednesday sent seven accused in the case relating to an assassination attempt on Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi to 14 days of ... Read more...
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Low Vitamin D in kids linked to anaemia
May 2nd, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Paediatricians have discovered a link between low levels of Vitamin D and anaemia in children.Researchers from Johns Hopkins Children's Center looked at data from the blood ... Read more...
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Kids with low vitamin D levels more susceptible to anemia
May 2nd, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A new study has suggested that low vitamin D levels in kids may cause anemia, a severe condition of which leads to damage of vital organs by depriving ... Read more...
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MIM leader Akbar Owaisi stable
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) The condition of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi is stable, doctors said Monday, two days after he was stabbed and shot at by rivals.According to ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Baba very critical, more forces for Puttaparthi (Lead)
April 23rd, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 23 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba's condition Saturday continued to be very critical and the authorities are rushing more forces to this small pilgrim town ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Baba very critical, Puttaparthi preparing for worst (Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 22 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba's condition continued to be very critical Friday and, fearing the worst, the authorities began preparations in this pilgrim town, ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Baba’s condition still very critical
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 22 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba's condition continues to be very critical, doctors said Friday.According to the medical bulletin issued by the Sathya Sai Super ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Baba’s condition continues to be very critical (Lead)
April 21st, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a very critical condition, doctors attending on him said Thursday evening.According to the doctors at Sathya Sai ... Read more...
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New ‘Nanobody’ agents help identify patients who will benefit from breast cancer drugs
April 12th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): A study has suggested that new "Nanobody" agents can help physicians identify patients most likely to benefit from breast cancer drug therapies.If the compound, called "Nanobody", proves effective ... Read more...
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