Bathroom is the most hygienic place to eat in most hotel rooms!
byLondon: The next time you spend a holiday at a hotel, do not order food in bed. A new study says a bathroom is actually…
Health
Depressed stroke survivors face triple death risk
byWashington: Stroke victims who are depressed are likely to face a triple risk of early death than people who have not experienced a stroke or…
Indian scientists devise 16 disaster management drugs
byNew Delhi (IANS) Preparing to deal with any future chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents, Indian scientists have devised 16 drugs that can be…
Amid border tensions, Indian doctors aid Pakistani patients
byNew Delhi (IANS) When Pakistani raiders were beheading Indian soldiers, a group of Indian doctors were helping their Pakistani counterparts to do complex liver transplants…
Over 100 dead as flu epidemic grips US
byWashington (IANS): The United States is in the grip of a flu epidemic. Over 100 deaths have been attributed to the disease with 24 states…
Costa Rica footballers raise $550,000 for cancer victims
bySan Jose (IANS) A Costa Rican four-team football tournament succeeded in raising $550,000 for the Association to Fight Childhood Cancer. Popular Costa Rican football teams…
New heart cells keep forming in kids too
byWashington (IANS) After nearly a century of debate on whether heart muscle cells are generated after birth or they simply grow larger, researchers now say…
India, Pakistan cricket teams on one pitch to ‘bowl out polio’
byNew Delhi: In an innovative move towards polio eradication, the Indian and Pakistan cricket teams, though fierce rivals on the field, will be united in…
Oily fish is best brain nutrition
byHyderabad: In an age of technological advancements, the reading habit has taken a backseat among many children of school-going age leading often to poor academic…
Supreme Court continued its judicial activism (2012 in Retrospect)
byNew Delhi: From ruling that sleep was a fundamental right to urging the government to phase out the Haj subsidy in 10 years, to nixing…