Swine flu returns, 350 people test positive

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Mumbai: It's the return of swine flu with more than 350 people testing positive, and a 34-year-old in Nashik becoming the 25th casualty this season. Should we be worried? Maharashtra seems to be bearing the brunt of this outbreak of swine flu.

A 34-year-old in Nashik died in the local civil hospital shortly after being admitted, even as two more people were tested positive in the area. It takes the toll due to swine flu in the state to 11, with 24 deaths across the country, in the past week.

Swine flu claims 1 more life; 330 cases reported

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New Delhi: One more swine flu death has been reported from Maharashtra. After getting treatment for more than a year, 35-year-old Nandu Chavan succumbed to swine flu in Nashik on Wednesday.

Earlier, four people including a 70-year-old farmer in Coimbatore died on Tuesday in Coimbatore, two people died in Bhopal and one in Pune.

Yoga tips for weight loss

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Yoga expert Shalini Vadehra brings to you some asanas for weight loss,

Tobacco's the biggest cause of cancers in India

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Mumbai/New Delhi: Tobacco is addictive, causes cancer and is killing nearly 1.2 lakh young Indians. Two major studies were released in the past week. A study in the Lancet, and the World Tobacco Atlas both found that tobacco use is the single biggest cause of cancers in India, resulting in 40 per cent of cancer deaths in Indian men.

Eighty per cent of all oral cancers are tobacco-related, according to the World Tobacco Atlas, released by world lung foundation. The Lancet study highlighted six lakh deaths due to cancer, in 2010.

Highest number of cancer deaths among India's youth

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Mumbai/New Delhi: Tobacco is addictive, causes cancer and is killing nearly 1.2 lakh young Indians. Two major studies were released in the past week. A study in the Lancet, and the World Tobacco Atlas both found that tobacco use is the single biggest cause of cancers in India, resulting in 40 per cent of cancer deaths in Indian men.

Eighty per cent of all oral cancers are tobacco-related, according to the World Tobacco Atlas, released by world lung foundation. The Lancet study highlighted six lakh deaths due to cancer, in 2010.

Breast cancer gene discovered, say scientists

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Washington: Scientists have discovered a gene which they claim can determine more accurately whether a woman has an increased risk of developing breast cancer. An international team, led by University of Melbourne, says its has used new technology to fast track the discovery of the breast cancer risk gene, called XRCC2, which could in turn assist in the discovery of other cancer genes.

Prof Melissa Southey, who led the study, said it was a significant discovery and the first breast cancer risk gene to be discovered using the latest genetic sequencing technology. "The mutations in the newly identified gene XRCC2, although rare, explain another proportion of breast cancers that run in families where there is no known genetic cause and that particularly occur at an early age."

Maruti Suzuki sales up 3 per cent in March

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New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Monday reported highest ever monthly sales in March at 1,25,952 units, 3.28 per cent jump from 1,21,952 units in the same month last year.

For the entire 2011-12 financial year however, the company's sales declined by 10.80 per cent to 11,33,695 units from 12,71,005 units in 2010-11, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.

Car makers post highest monthly sales in March

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New Delhi: Major car makers, including Tata Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra, and Toyota posted record sales for the month of March on the back of customers advancing their purchases fearing price hike after Budget.

About seven vehicle makers announced robust sales in March 2012 over the corresponding period a year ago with Tata Motors crossing one lakh unit sales mark.

Coping with autism, a poorly understood disorder

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Mumbai: It is World Autism Awareness Day on Monday. At least 1 million people in India live with autism, which is a condition that is still very poorly understood. For many parents, one of the biggest challenge is teaching the world to adapt.

From birth, Chitra Iyer knew that something wasn't quite right with her son Shravan. As an infant, he never made eye contact. "We noticed that he was not doing the regular cooing or the babbling that children do, or even reaching out to toys and playing with them," Chitra recalled.

Autism is a misunderstood condition: Salman Khan

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan says that autism is a disorder, not a disease.