There is some good news and bad news for smokers. A new study published in the New England Medical Journal has found that if you smoke, you are likely to lose 10 years of life. But if you quit smoking at 40, you are likely to gain those years back. ...
09:47 AM, Jan 28, 2013
London: A schoolgirl in Scotland has a rare condition following which she has been asked not to comb her hair too vigorously as it could lead to her brain shutting down. Megan Stewart, 13, has a rare condition - Hair Brushing Syndrome - which means she must avoid wearing polyester or touching balloons. Any contact with electrical charges could confuse her brain into switching itself off or sending signals to...
12:06 PM, Aug 19, 2011
London: Air pollution may have triggered the premature yearly deaths of at least 29,000 people in Britain alone. But the figure could be as high as 200,000 deaths a year because of long-term exposure to an unhealthy environment. It adds to mounting evidence of the health dangers of pollution, which is already known to play a part in asthma attacks, heart attacks and strokes the Daily Mail reports. Microscopic particles...
05:45 PM, Dec 21, 2010
He had been hospitalised due extreme pain in his chest and was coughing blood. ...
10:19 PM, Apr 15, 2009
Scientists find a 5-cm-long spruce plant growing inside man's body in Russia. ...
03:22 PM, Apr 15, 2009
New Delhi: Indian Premier League franchise Deccan Chargers is in danger of losing its place in the cash-rich league's set-up, throwing up the possibility of an eight-team IPL6 in 2013, sources told CNN-IBN on Monday. Deccan, the 2009 IPL champions, might lose their franchise as the owners are unable to sort out financial issues after they mortgaged the team to banks to raise funds without BCCI's consent, added sources. It...
10:43 AM, Jun 23, 2008
Lahore: The PCB has approached its Bangladeshi counterpart following the arrest of a Pakistani national over suspicion of spot-fixing during the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Yes, we are in contact with the Bangladesh board officials as we are concerned about our players participating in the tournament. We want to keep a track of the situation, a PCB official said. The Mirpur police questioned Sajid Khan, a Karachi resident, after...
11:23 AM, Apr 29, 2008
A shocking study says that your lungs could be permanently damaged due to smoking. ...
06:02 PM, Sep 06, 2007
