New Delhi: As India makes advances in the field of science and technology, from successfully launching nuclear missiles to inventing robots that treat cancer, one should not forget the people behind these innovations. On the May 11, 1998, India exploded a nuclear device in the face of international sanctions. Since then, the country has felicitated engineers and scientists this day, people who have developed indigenous technology for the national good....
09:42 AM, May 12, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In yet another visit to the Secretariat by a City Corporation team to bring about a decision in the Vilappilsala issue, one more letter was given to Urban Affairs Minister Manjalamkuzhy Ali by Mayor K Chandrika. This time, urging him to visit the Vilappilsala waste treatment plant before taking a decision, instead of sitting inside the comfy office and be directed by others. The Mayor and the Deputy Mayor,...
11:31 AM, May 09, 2012
Mumbai: After the Indian government recently lifted a patent license, Indian pharma major, Cipla, has announced a massive reduction of up to 76 per cent in its cancer drug prices. Following the move, the price of Cipla's generic kidney cancer drug, Sorafenib, will be available at Rs 6,840 a month from the earlier Rs 27,950. The lung cancer drug Gestinib price has been cut down by 60 per cent to...
07:51 AM, May 05, 2012
A landmark new study has found that breast cancer is not one but 10 different diseases, a discovery that could eventually revolutionise treatment. ...
09:24 AM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: Two days after police officials were caught touching convicted minister Bibi Jagir Kaur in jail, Punjab Jail Minister SS Phillaur denied any such treatment being meted out to Kaur. "I haven't seen the video of policemen touching Jagir Kaur's feet. How can I comment on it," said Phillaur. Uniformed officers were seen bowing down to touch Kaur's feet and transporting her in an air-conditioned car to Kapurthala Jail...
11:59 AM, Apr 03, 2012
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,...
12:07 PM, Apr 02, 2012
Mumbai: Sheeba Ameer, who has been through the pain of watching her 13-year-old battle cancer, has now set up an organisation that provides financial aid to parents who cannot afford treatment for their terminally ill children. It was a moment that altered her life forever, when Sheeba found out that her 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer. "I can't explain the pain we felt everyday, not knowing whether our child...
09:57 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday went abroad for a follow up on her treatment for an undisclosed illness. The Congress has emphasised that this is just a routine check up. According to Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, the party president will return in four to five days. Sonia had earlier undergone treatment the first leg of the treatment in August 2011. She had returned from the US...
02:54 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Chicago: A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics. It's an issue that raises ethical questions, and some experts urge caution in treating children with puberty-blocking drugs and hormones. An 8-year-old second-grader in Los Angeles is a typical...
11:18 AM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: An activist of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) holds a baby as she walks on road wearing a coat festooned with the limbs of baby dolls protesting against the sale of leather goods at International Leather Goods Fair in Kolkata, Friday, February 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) ...
12:38 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: Doctors at AIIMS on Thursday said two-year-old Falak continues to remain in a critical state but was responding well to treatment. Admitted in a battered state at the AIIMS Trauma Centre here 23 days ago, her infection levels have receded, neurosurgeon Deepak Agarwal said. "The culture test of the blood and the chest sample showed no infection but the same was not in case of the brain. This...
10:02 PM, Feb 09, 2012
The malignant tumor is in the space between Yuvraj Singh's lungs, which is known as the mediastinum. ...
06:32 PM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Sunday reached Delhi for further treatment in a super-speciality hospital as he was suffering from persisting cough and back-pain. 74-year-old Anna Hazare flew from Pune and reached the Delhi airport at around 1:30 am. He was taken to Medanta Hospital in adjoining Gurgaon. Hazare will undergo a 'detailed medical check-up' as he was suffering from persisting cough and back-pain, his close aides said....
03:04 PM, Jan 29, 2012
New Delhi: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is heading to Delhi from his village Ralegan Siddhi for medical treatment. Anna is expected to undergo a medical check-up in the national capital. He is likely to then take a call on whether to stay on in the city or to shift to Baba Ramdev's Centre in Haridwar for further treatment. The two anti-corruption activists have reportedly buried the hatchet after Ramdev offered...
11:00 AM, Jan 29, 2012
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