 | The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Medical Council of India and the Directorate General of Health Services on the central government's petition seeking approval for providing 22.5 percent reservation for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe... More |
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 | A baby boy weighing seven kilograms and 130 grams in the northern city of Szczecin in Poland is believed to have set a Polish weight record for newborns, media reports said Friday.
Kacper Skuski, who is 66 cm long, came into the world via... More |
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 | Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal Friday unveiled two test kits that can diagnose dengue and Hepatitis-C diseases in just an hour.
The kits, developed by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) here,... More |
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 | Men who have gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection, could face the risk of developing bladder cancer, say researchers.
Gonorrhoea often affects 15 to 25-year-olds, causing local inflammation and symptoms such as incomplete emptying of the... More |
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 | People who jog more than 60 km per week are at greater risk of developing osteoarthritis in their hips, says a new study.
According to research conducted by the University of Heidelberg, the osteoarthritis that can develop is characterised by... More |
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 | A simple blood test that measures blood levels of a particular protein may help doctors identify people who are at risk of heart disease, say researchers.
Patients with the highest levels of amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide... More |
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 | Alcohol is not always harmful for the heart. Sometimes it can add life to dying souls as well.
Doctors in Rajasthan used a few drops of alcohol to save the life of a 35-year-old man who was suffering from a heart disorder that makes the chamber... More |
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 | Living near toxic waste may make you diabetic, says a study that tracked hospitalisation rates of patients in New York between 1993 and 2000.
Type-two diabetes has seen a two-fold increase - from 5.8 million to 13.3 million Americans from 1980... More |
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 | A compound derived from the bark of a tree could help prevent malaria at the early stage of its infection, says a new study.
The new molecule tazopsine was isolated by scientists from bark collected in Madagascar's eastern rain forest, reported... More |
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 | Tea is known to have many health benefits - but only if its drunk without milk, says a study.
Tea relaxes the aorta - the largest artery in the human body - by producing nitric oxide, which promotes the dilation of blood vessels but the effect... More |
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