Now, non-food plants can provide nutrients
byLos Angeles, April 17 (IANS) Scientists have shown that a component of plant cells can be transformed into starch which consequently could be a…
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Haemophilia: High treatment costs bleeding patients (April 17 is World Hemophilia Day)
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Amit Ahuja, 32, is at an age when a man is usually at his productive best. But haemophilia, a…
Brazil to resume production of insulin
byRio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Brazil will resume production of insulin on a large scale after 14 years of depending on imports, Health…
New scale developed to assess dementia in tribal populations
byShimla: Finding the internationally used scale for assessment of dementia difficult to apply in elderly tribal populations, doctors of Tanda medical college, Kangra have developed a…
Healthcare at Nahan government hospital in dire straits
byNahan (Himachal Pradesh): Conditions never seem to improve in government hospitals in Himachal Pradesh. Standards of public healthcare in these institutions is only and…
Western diet linked to lower chances of ideal ageing
byParis, April 16 (IANS) Following a Western style diet based on fried, sweet, processed and high-fat food products can reduce a person’s chances of…
Do only women fake orgasm?
byLondon, April 16 (IANS) A research carried out by a Harvard academic has found a surprising number of men feigning ejaculation, just as a…
Mumbai to host pharma convention
byMumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) will host a three-day pharma convention from April 24, an official said…
Bird flu claims 14th victim in China
byBeijing, April 16 (IANS/EFE) Chinese authorities have confirmed the death of another person from the H7N9 bird-flu virus in the eastern province of Jiangsu,…
Russia gears up for China bird flu
byBeijing, April 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is preparing to enhance sanitary control measures in case the bird flu situation in China deteriorates. “The World…