Science/Health

Bird flu: 7,000 fowls culled in Bhubaneswar

Submitted by admin4 on 5 February 2012 - 9:16pm

By IANS,

Bhubaneswar : About 7,000 fowls were culled Sunday in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case was detected in a government-run institution, an official said.

Global Health Workforce - Pathways to Health

Submitted by admin4 on 4 February 2012 - 4:54pm

Science/Health

By Citizen News Service,

Deathly friendship of bacteria and virus: TB-HIV co-infection

Submitted by admin4 on 4 February 2012 - 4:51pm

Science/Health

By Shobha Shukla, CNS,

UAE woman dies after weight-loss surgery

Submitted by admin4 on 29 January 2012 - 12:13pm

By IANS,

Sharjah: A 27-year-old woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has died after a weight-loss surgery at a hospital in Sharjah.

Drinking tea cuts blood pressure

Submitted by admin4 on 28 January 2012 - 8:22pm

By IANS,

London: Drinking up to eight cups of tea a day lowers blood pressure and could prevent heart disease, Australian scientists have found.

Alcohol kills 9,000 Britons every year

Submitted by admin4 on 27 January 2012 - 9:23pm

By IANS,

London: Excessive consumption of alcohol kills nearly 9,000 Britons every year, says a government report.

Alarming rise in cancer cases in India: Expert

Submitted by admin4 on 27 January 2012 - 3:31pm

By Sujeet Kumar, IANS,

Raipur: India is not yet prepared to fight cancer despite the nation adding about a million new patients annually, warns a top healthcare expert.

Electric shock improves academic performance

Submitted by admin4 on 26 January 2012 - 5:38pm

By IANS,

London: Passing small electric currents through the brain can lead to increased academic performance and boost people's learning, a study has said.

Smoking, hypertension the biggest killers in Japan

Submitted by admin4 on 25 January 2012 - 2:23pm

By IANS,

Tokyo: Even though the Japanese have the world's highest life expectancy, smoking and high blood pressure (BP) still remain the biggest health hazards, reveals a study.

PFCs weaken immune response to vaccine shots in childhood

Submitted by admin4 on 25 January 2012 - 1:44pm

By IANS,

Washington: Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), widely used in non-stick cookware, waterproof clothing and fast-food packaging, seem to lower immune response to vaccination in children.

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