Throat injury may prevent Boston bomber from talking
byWashington, April 21 (IANS) As US authorities prepared to question the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings to find out the motive for…
Health
Bird flu virus strain from mainland arrives in Taiwan
byTaipei, April 21 (IANS) Samples of the human H7N9 virus strain, provided by the mainland China, arrived in Taipei Saturday and have been sent…
Collaborate to achieve holistic health, Walia to doctors
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Delhi Health and Family Minister A.K. Walia Saturday called upon medical professionals to work in close association with one…
Rape victim stable, needs reconstructive surgery: Doctors
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The five-year-old girl undergoing treatment here after she was brutally raped for two days is in stable condition, doctors…
Health ministry promoting special courses on family medicine
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) In an effort to bridge the gap between the need and availability of doctors, the health ministry is promoting…
Rape offenders weak, frustrated, say psychiatrists
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) As the nation is gripped with anger following the rape of a five-year-old girl here, psychiatrists believe the offenders…
China bird flu: 95 cases, toll rises to 18
byBeijing, April 20 (IANS) The nationwide death toll due to the H7N9 avian influenza in China rose to 18 Saturday. A total of 95…
Four kids die of measles in Pakistan
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) Four children in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region have died while 20 others have fallen ill due to a measles epidemic,…
Spike in brain activity may deter Alzheimer’s
byTel Aviv, April 20 (IANS) Short bursts of brain activity may help protect from Alzheimer’s, says a study conducted by researchers in Israel. Evidence…
Shutdown against alleged drug racket affects life in Valley
bySrinagar: Life across summer capital Srinagar and other towns of the Valley was affected Saturday by a separatist shutdown call against the alleged sale…