Health News

Washington, July 22 (IANS) A promising discovery by MIT researchers has possibly shown the way to non invasive treatment of debilitating spinal cord injuries.

Washington, July 22 (IANS) Air pollution, known for its damaging impact on health, is also fast degrading major ecosystems, according to a report.

London, July 22 (IANS) Social taboos that indirectly encourage homosexuality in Pakistan are also compounding the problem of controlling a raging HIV epidemic in the country, says a new report.

Washington, July 22 (IANS) When a second strain of wily HIV virus infects someone after the first, they swap genetic information, creating a third, recombinant strain, successfully outwitting the immune system.

Washington, July 22 (IANS) A chromosomal protein that binds to damaged DNA and speeds up its repair becomes instrumental in preventing cancer, according to Texas University researchers.

Washington, July 22 (IANS) Worried about your facial wrinkles that seems to have aged you by 10 years and want to get rid of them for good? Try carbon dioxide laser resurfacing.

Washington, July 22 (IANS) A minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins that causes male infertility, can improve a couple's chances of pregnancy, according to a new study.

Washington, July 22 (IANS) An epilepsy drug taken alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may aggravate birth-defect risks, according to a new study.

Toronto, July 22 (IANS) Canadian researchers claim to have successfully used an electrical surgical technique to relieve severe mental depression in chronic cases.

Kasangadu (Tamil Nadu), July 21 (IANS) This picturesque Tamil Nadu village on the banks of the Cauvery river entered its 60th year of total abstention from tobacco and alcohol Monday.

Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government-run MGR Medical University announced Monday that from August its medium of instruction would be Tamil.

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss will join the Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) Tuesday to campaign against tobacco and push for a smoke free campus.

Sydney, July 21 (IANS) Indian American surgeon "Dr Death" Jayant Patel, who arrived in Brisbane Monday after being extradited from the US to face charges for 13 offences, including manslaughter, grievous bodily harm and fraud, was granted conditional bail by a Brisbane magistrate.

London, July 21 (IANS) An identical mutation that explains why some horses are white can be traced back to a common ancestor living thousands of years ago.

Ranchi, July 21 (IANS) The Jharkhand government will launch a central sponsored national health insurance scheme from October to help people living below the poverty line (BPL) seek free medical treatment, an official spokesman said Monday.

Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) Six-year-old Niranjan Sahu has spent the last four years tied up in an Orissa village. He was mentally challenged and his widowed mother had no money for his treatment. Help has finally come after district authorities stepped in and agreed to meet his medical expenses.

Sydney, July 21 (IANS) The families of former patients of 'Dr Death' Jayant Patel heaved a sigh of relief as the India-born American citizen arrived in Brisbane Monday after being extradited from the US to face charges for 13 offences, including manslaughter and fraud.

Chennai, July 20 (IANS) A hospital in this Tamil Nadu capital city Sunday inaugurated a centre that will conduct complex kidney transplants using Japanese technology where the donor and the recipient need not have the same blood groups.

Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) In what seems to be a sub-continental malaise, illegal trade in kidneys is thriving in Pakistan, like it does in parts of neighbouring India.

London, July 20 (IANS) Male lust is blind to beauty, a new research says.
Human testosterone triggers an automatic reaction which has evolved in man when faced with a woman, to look for mating opportunities, and it does not matter if the woman is not attractive, the research reveals.