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Nanotechnology Promises Huge Medical Benefits

...t of nanostructure incorporated iridescent plastic films that change color when stretched is yet another focus of nanotechnology research. The systematic study, manipulation and modification of these nanometer size particles however require complex instrumentation. Speaking about the potential of photoni...

Kannada Superstar Dr. Rajkumar's Eyes Donated As Per His Wish

...s never interested in politics. His most memorable films include Hannele Chiguridaga, Kasturi Nivasa, Uyyale, Eradu Kanasu, Bhakta Kumbhara, Babruvahana and Bangarada Manushya. Shankar Guru, in which he played an unforgettable triple role, will be remembered for a long, long time to come. Rajkumar had ac...

My Dad Is 100 Years Old; Italian Actress Rossellini in Trouble

... 100th anniversary - we should have celebrated his films and his work. Instead, in film festivals around the world, he is being remembered by this film, which is nothing to do with him.' 'I wish I didn't have to speak out but I do. It trivialises. It is so far from him and his mentality... so I am hurt b...

Movies Represent Coma In A Wrong Way

...n Chicago, IL, reviewed comedy, drama and thriller films made from 1970 to 2004 to identify the 30 movies in the study, which is published in Neurology’s ‘Views & Reviews’ section. They then showed clips of 22 scenes from 17 of the movies to 72 people with no medical training and surveyed them on the accur...

Naomi Watts, adds power to UN Aids Campaign

...e needs of the 40 m HIV patients. Watts, who has films like Mulholland Drive, The Ring and I Heart Huckabees in her repertoire, will be directly involved with the Joint United Nations Program on Aids (UNAIDS). <br...

Health Expert Has Urged Public Sectors To Stop Investing In ITC

...are had earlier imposed a ban on smoking in Indian films and television serials. "These three public sectors have one member each in the director board of ITC. Isn't this hypocrisy?" asked Soman. A few years ago, Soman's organisation had appealed, through schoolchildren, to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar n...

Footwear The Hot Pick Of Summer Fashion In The West

After Indian cuisine, films and fashion, it's now footwear that has caught the fancy of the swish set who are trading in their high-heels and pointy shoes //for comfy open sandals, juttis, kolhapuris and bejewelled slip-ons, all with the 'Made In India' tag! The stores are br...

A sty in Actress Konkona Sharma Disrupts the Shooting of Bi- Lingual movie 'Sunglass'

... us in September. I've grown up watching Jaya-di's films and she's very important to my growth as a director. I think Konkona has a lot of Jaya-di in her personality and they'll make a very convincing mother-daughter duo in 'Sunglass'." Ritu said he had no linguistic problems on the set, despite Madhavan...

Thermal Imaging Shatters Arousal Gender Gap Myth

...female subjects watched separate sexually explicit films procured from the Kinsey Institute and determined to be sexually arousing to specific genders. They watched the images through special video goggles to minimize distractions. As the subjects responded, the Binik team monitored body-temperature chan...

Edible Food Coating Kills Bacteria And Adds Flavor

...hods help to some degree, but our new coatings and films may provide a more concentrated, longer-lasting me...cultural Research Service in Albany, Calif. As the films are made of fruit or vegetable puree, they also provide added health benefits such as vitamins, mine...

Blundering Doctor Destroys Breast X-ray

...an preparing a case for damages they were told the films and the prints had been destroyed. The lawyers say that the GMC states that the failure to keep that record was not in accordance with NHS standards. Such records were usually kept for a period of eight years. They added" Their destruction meant t...

Telemedicine Improves Breast Screenings for Rural Indian Reservations

...arious sites. Using digital mammography instead of films and adding satellite capability, they found the di...y Department. The average time between sending the films and obtaining a report for these women was 50 minutes. In ideal technological and weather conditions...

Puppets Spread Health Awareness in Rural Rajasthan

...ls of health-related schemes through puppet shows, films and cultural programmes, Digambar Singh, Rajasthan's medical and health minister, told IANS. Health camps would also be organised where specialist doctors and free medicines would be available. Complete vaccination of children would also be underta...

Watching With Intent to Repeat Ignites Key Learning Area of Brain

... by imaging the brain, while test subjects watched films of// others building objects with Tinker Toys. As detailed in the Dec. 20 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers, using functional magnetic resonance imaging, found that when a person watches someone else perform a task with the intentio...

Why People are Addicted to Video Games?

...tems emerged—surpass the money made from Hollywood films annually. A range of demographic groups plays video games, and key to understanding their enjoyment is the motivational pull of the games. Four groups of people were asked to play different games, including one group tackling "massively multiplayer ...

YouTube’s Latest Use-Offering Medical Advic

...rtyd Medical Practice has posted a number of short films made by the doctors to offer health advice on current issues so that people can avoid having to travel to see a doctor for minor matters. The effective use of asthma inhalers, smear testing, blood sugar testing , winter flu vaccination and cervical...

South Asian Sisters Bring Mental Illness Out of Closet

...isters believe that "Hiding Divya" is one of those films that have "the power to change the world". With it Rohi hopes "that people seek help for their illness and that the stigma of mental illness is erased". "We also hope that the pressure and isolation of family members whose loved ones suffer from men...

DVD Benefits Autistic Children

A set of cartoon films which had implanted human emotions to a train was helpful to autistic children to recognize human emotions//. A study was conducted by Professor Simon Baron Cohen who is the director of Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University. This study was...

Make Healthcare Accessible, Affordable, Urges Kalam

...taneously, while we consider the saving due to the films (imaging) and other forms, the life time cost will become affordable to the common man," he said. Pointing out that India has less than 6,000 radiologists, he said the introduction of tele-radiology would not only enable efficient utilisation of th...

President’s Address on the ‘Tele-Radiology’ Set Up of Krst

...le we consider the saving due to the consumable in films and other forms the lifetime cost will become affordable to the common man. The radiologists assembled here, consistent with the increased use of tele-radiology in the coming years, may like to plan training of specialists in new-technology, traini...

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