HIV spreading among Tibetans, says government-in-exile
byDharamsala : HIV is increasingly becoming one of the most dangerous diseases spreading within the Tibetan community, the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Thursday. The…
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Red Ribbon Club Kangra starts blood donor directory
byDharamsala: Red Ribbon Club of Kangra has set out to have a ready blood donor directory that could be readily accessed by the…
Alcoholism could be in your genes!
byLondon: Scientists have found that people may be genetically inclined to becoming alcoholics at birth. Researchers studying the brainwaves of problem drinkers have discovered…
Lonely, suffering world out there in leper colony
bySrinagar: A lone women sitting on the two stone, verandah is just off from sweeping her unmarked lawn outside her dingy room in Leper…
Dracula therapy: Fighting ageing with your own blood
byNew Delhi : For ages, blood sucking has been the preserve of vampires, but medical science has now put ‘dracula therapy’ to good use…
World Diabetes Day at Mumbai
byMumbai: A walkathon, street play and several other events were held in the city Sunday on the eve of World Diabetes Day, with experts…
China has 49,000 centenarians
byBeijing : China has around 49,000 people over 100 years of age, says a new survey. The survey by the China Gerontological Society said…
Chinese police seize $ 30 million worth of fake medicines
byBeijing: Fake medicines worth 190 million yuan (around $29.9 million) have been seized in a Chinese province, police said. The seizure was made in…
Punjab among the worst drug abuse affected states in the country – Wasnik
byChandigarh: Punjab, Maharashtra and Manipur are among the worst drug abuse affected states in the country, Mukul Wasnik, union minister for social justice and…
$ 90 million fresh funding for eradicating polio: Bill Gates to fund $40 million
byPerth: Significant fresh funding has been announced to help eradicate polio, a disease that afflicts people in four countries — three of them in…