Arsenic exposure linked to diabetes
byLos Angeles, April 8 (IANS) For the first time scientists have established a link between arsenic exposure in youngsters and development of Type 2…
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Exercise can keep blood sugar problems at bay
byWashington, April 8 (IANS) Scientists of the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have shown that growth of white muscle due to…
Delhi Police turn to yoga as stress buster
byNew Delhi: Battling crime day in and day out, Delhi’s policemen are a totally stressed out lot. So now the men in khaki are…
HC notice to centre, states on cancer-causing agents
byChandigarh, April 8 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday issued notice to the union government and authorities in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh…
Bangladesh reports first bird flu death
byDhaka, April 8 (IANS) A two-year-old baby from eastern Bangladesh has died of H5N1 virus, the first bird flu death in the South Asian…
Akhilesh doles out free treatment sop to UP scribes
byLucknow, April 8 (IANS) In a major sop to the media, the Uttar Pradesh government Monday okayed a proposal for free treatment to all…
China starts research on H7N9 vaccine
byBeijing, April 8 (IANS) China has started research for the development of a vaccine for the H7N9 bird flu virus, a health official said…
Quarter of Cubans suffer from hypertension
byHavana, April 8 (IANS) Over 25 percent of Cubans suffer from high blood pressure and the number is increasing, especially among the young, the…
Nearly 300 Chinese schoolkids fall ill
byBeijing, April 8 (IANS) A total of 292 children in Ziyang city, southwest China’s Sichuan province, were taken to hospital after eating contaminated food…
Migratory birds carried avian influenza into China?
byBeijing, April 8 (IANS) Migratory birds may have carried the H7N9 avian influenza virus into China, an expert with the country’s agricultural ministry has…