Deshmukh died of cardiac failure: Doctor
August 14th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh died of cardiac failure, said renowned doctor Mohammed Rela of Chennai's Global Health City Tuesday even as he drew attention to the ... Read more...
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18 affordable health kiosks set up in Bangalore
August 5th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 5 (IANS) Healthcare solutions provider e-Kshema has set up 18 health kiosks across south Bangalore to provide medical check-ups, including tests, for just Rs.120."At any of our ... Read more...
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‘Rubber band electronics’ will cut hospital visits
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) 'Rubber band electronics' will enable seamless integration of monitoring devices with the human body to track a patient's vital signs and transmit them to doctors, making ... Read more...
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Chinese pregnant woman saves toddler
June 11th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 11 (IANS) A 27-year-old pregnant Chinese woman who can't swim is being hailed as a hero after she jumped into a pond to save a neighbour's toddler.Peng Weiping, ... Read more...
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iPhone app tells you when to water your plants
May 20th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Now your garden plants need not die of neglect, thanks to an iPhone application that tells you when they need watering.
The Koubachi Wi-fi plant sensor ... Read more...
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Bluetooth offers round-the-clock health monitoring
March 11th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, March 11 (IANS) A Bluetooth application hooked-up with your smartphone can monitor your vital signs - temperature, heart rate and blood pressure.The application could also cover sensors for blood ... Read more...
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Doctors overlook vital signs in diagnosing delirium
November 21st, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Clinicians are overlooking vital signs in the blood that could help them more accurately diagnose patients with delirium, a condition tied to shorter lifespans.
"These biomarkers ... Read more...
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Steering sensors to warn you if you’re fainting
November 4th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 4 (IANS) You are driving happily until uneasiness overtakes you. But you can know whether it is a fainting spell or a gas, thanks to a new sensor ... Read more...
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The smart phone as diagnostic tool
October 7th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Inspired by an iPhone application that also monitors heartbeats, a researcher is now tweaking the smart phone to act as a cutting-edge diagnostic tool.Developed by Ki ... Read more...
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Dissatisfied customer murders tailor
September 1st, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 1 (IANS/EFE) A customer dissatisfied with the adjustments made to a pair of pants stabbed a tailor to death in Venezuela, media reports said.Sabato Moschiano, a 43-year-old Italian ... Read more...
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Anna stable but weak
August 27th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Anna Hazare, whose fast for a strong Lokpal bill continued for the 12th day Saturday, is stable but getting weaker and has lost 7.5 ... Read more...
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Mubarak declines food, becomes ‘extremely weak’
July 27th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 27 (IANS/AKI) Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak refuses to eat food and has become "extremely weak", state news agency MENA reported Wednesday.Asim Azzam, a doctor who is looking ... Read more...
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Doctors diagnose stroke with iPhone app
May 11th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Calgary, May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have found a new way to diagnose stroke in people; using an iPhone application. The app was developed by scientists from the University of Calgary.The ... Read more...
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Early warning signal for ecosystem collapse detected by scientists
April 29th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Scientists have been able to detect what they say is an unmistakable warning, a death knell, of the impending collapse of the ecosystem.A team of researchers led by ... Read more...
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Serene Branson didn’t suffer a stroke on air (Video)
February 15th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) CBS has confirmed that its reporter Serene Branson didn’t suffer stroke on air.
Many viewers were left worried and wondering whether Serene had suffered a stroke after ... Read more...
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Former chief of Philippines Armed Forces commits suicide
February 8th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Feb 8 (IANS) The former chief of Philippines' Armed Forces Angelo Reyes shot himself Tuesday in front of his mother's grave at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City.Reyes was pronounced ... Read more...
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This robot will be elderly people’s caregiver
February 7th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Feb 7 (IANS) A company in New Zealand has developed a robot that reminds the aged people about their medication, monitors their vital signs, and will soon be able to ... Read more...
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Chennai International Film Festival Gets Underway
December 21st, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The eighth edition of the Chennai International Film Festival which started in the capital city on the 15th of December promises to bring before the audience the best of world ... Read more...
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How salvia kicks off intense, short-lasting high
December 16th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Hallucinogen kicks off an unusually intense and short-lasting high, with no obvious ill effects, a new study of salvia has found.While the study is small and can't vouch ... Read more...
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Doc opens up about murdered John Lennon’s final moments
December 3rd, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3 (ANI): A doctor who struggled to revive John Lennon after he was shot has revealed in a documentary how he held the ex-Beatle's heart in his hand as he ... Read more...
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Now, listen to your heartbeat through your iPhone
October 26th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): Monitoring your heartbeat might soon be as easy as listening to music on your iPhone.Swiss technology-transfer company CSEM created the final prototype for their Pulsear device - a ... Read more...
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World’s first anesthesia given via videoconferencing across continents
September 11th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 11 (ANI): In a world first, doctors at McGill's Department of Anesthesia treated patients undergoing thyroid gland surgery in Italy remotely via videoconferencing from Montreal on August 30 (10).Dr. Thomas ... Read more...
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The situation in Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu focus
September 6th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 6 (ANI): Given the turbulent situation in the Kashmir Valley, it is hardly surprising that Jammu or Ladakh for that matter (till the recent disaster there), doesn't find ... Read more...
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Widow of ‘Bernie Mac’ Sues Doctor for Wrongful Death
August 9th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The widow of the late comedian known to the world as ‘Bernie Mac’ has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the long time doctor her ... Read more...
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Bernie Mac’s widow sues his physician
August 9th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wife of the late Bernie Mac has filed a lawsuit against the comedian’s physician for failing to properly diagnose and treat the comedian. It ... Read more...
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Widow Of Bernie Mac Sues His Long Time Doctor
August 9th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Bernie Mac's widow has reportedly sued her late husband’s doctor for failing to recognize the seriousness of his disease. The widow sues Rene ... Read more...
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Bernie Mac’s Widow Sues Doctor For Husband’s Death
August 9th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rhonda McCullough, the wife of late comedian Bernie Mac has reportedly sued his longtime doctor accusing the doctor of failure to recognize the seriousness of symptoms ... Read more...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor’s Condition Remains Doubtful As Contradictory Versions Emerge
July 24th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Los Angeles, July 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is fighting for her life after she suffered a cardiac arrest while undergoing a hip replacement surgery, according to latest ... Read more...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor in critical condition, says husband
July 24th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband has revealed that the legendary actress is in a critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital after an operation.Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Gabor's 9th ... Read more...
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Baby Josie Duggar From ‘19 Kids & Counting’ Finally Goes Home!
June 30th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It has been a long and winding journey for little Josie Duggar’s family in her first few months of life. The stars of “The Learning Channel’s” ... Read more...
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Silk chip can open up novel ways of monitoring health
June 11th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 11 (IANS) Silk could provide a sophisticated new way of monitoring health, according to a new study.
Peter Domachuk, physicist from the University of Sydney, and his colleagues have created ... Read more...
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Baby Number 19, Josie Duggar Back In Hospital
April 13th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Just a few days after she had been released from the hospital to go home for the first time, tiny baby Josie Duggar has been re-admitted on ... Read more...
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Duggar Baby Rushed To Hospital After Vital Signs Fluctuates
April 13th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Apr 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 19th child of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, Josie Duggar was again admitted to a medical facility in Arkansas after her vital signs became unstable, ... Read more...
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Miracle Baby Elephant progressing fine
March 12th, 2010 - 2:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Mar 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This is really a miracle baby elephant, as it was believed to have died during an agonizing 9-day labor. However it is progressing along fine ... Read more...
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“Dead” baby elephant calf comes to life at Sydney zoo!
March 10th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 10 (ANI): A baby elephant has left experts astounded after it was born alive, contradictory to death predictions.Staff at the Taronga Zoo, Sydney, believed the calf had died in the ... Read more...
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