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Being Lonely is gene regulated

...t of being lonely is genetically programmed and it runs in to families making it a genetic character. Researchers also have found that lonely people should join a group which has more social character people in it.// Researchers conducted survey in 8,000 pairs of twins and found that 50 percent shared s...

British Scientists Doubt Delhi Doctor’s Stem Cell Claim

...e in the womb without taking a scan. Shroff, who runs a genetic research facility and hospital in south Delhi, now claims to have treated over 100 terminally ill patients with stem cell therapy. Shroff told the newspaper: 'My patients often have no other choice. I am their last chance.' The report quot...

Supercomputer Grid Enlists PCs To Combat AIDS

...tes volunteers to download Rosetta software, which runs during idle time. The virtual supercomputer solves scientific problems and creates public databases for scientific research. The virtual supercomputer grid, created by IBM, will test thousands of HIV mutations against tens of thousands of chemica...

Indian Healthcare Facilities Come In For Praise

...e in India. She flew out a few weeks later. Parry runs a garage with her husband in Glan Conwy in North Wales. She said that after her successful operation in Bangalore, she was given VIP treatment. She said: 'It is absolutely fantastic, I just cannot get used to not being in pain anymore.' Parry's back...

Higher Rates Of Diabetes Found Among The Poor

The indigenous population runs a risk that is four times higher than other Australians with regard to diabetes-related deaths, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).// Diabetes also contributes towards kidney disease, stroke, and heart attack. Between ...

Social Bonds And Good Sleep Help The Elderly

... of cancer. The protein Interleukin-6 (IL-6) which runs in the blood stream rises as one ages. Researchers found that levels of the damaging protein sank in women who managed to sleep soundly and maintain positive contact with other people and their environments in general. The study of 135 women between...

Both Kidneys Robbed From A Poor Rickshaw Driver In Bihar

... A police complaint was lodged against Gupta, who runs a private clinic in Mahnar in Vaishali district. Although he holds an MBBS degree, his clinic is unregistered like hundreds of such clinics across rural and urban Bihar. Surendra's father said that the son had never suffered from any kidney ailment....

Valley's Winters - Time For Nostalgia And Salt Tea

...n their culture and heritage,' says Ravi Bhan, who runs a music studio here. Winter also reminds Kashmiris of famous poet Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazki's words: 'Wanda, sheena, hamama, kunga, Harisha te toot nun chiyi dama Ali Sheikha, Hassan Sofiya, Shameema, Rasul Mirun te Mehjoorun kalama.' (Oh times, whit...

Snippy haircuts, snappier AIDS lessons from barbers

...ndoms to their clients every day. Ram Kumar, 25, runs a typical Indian open-air salon - a makeshift shop with little more than a mirror and chair as infrastructure - by a bus stand. "I have been distributing condoms and pamphlets to my customers for the last one year. Those who know about this scheme a...

Snoring To Be Reduced By New Device Called 'True Sleep'

...sleep is the best way to stop snoring. The device runs for eight hours continuously through the night before automatically switching off - after a solid sleep for everyone, it said. "It's much less unsightly than a great big mask or plaster strip stuck to your partner's face as you snuggle up," said Ro...

Georgia: Indian doctor's license cancelled

...dge or the state Supreme Court. Shanthaveerappa runs the Integrated Medical Specialist clinic and its website says its goal is to use a combination of conventional and alternative therapies to cure cancer whenever possible, by combining the latest in conventional and alternative modalities for an unsur...

New warning signs for child meningitis

...ondition is initially misdiagnosed. These number runs into thousands worldwide. Dr Matthew Thomson, from Oxford University, who led the research, said, "This disease develops so quickly in children - from the child becoming ill to being dead within 24 hours," he said. "The sooner a child can be spotte...

Exclusive Health Care Packages To Be Launched By Ayurveda Hospital

...s and pain and occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist. To tackle CTS, the hospital will use special medicated oils (dhara). --Edited IANS...

Use Of Viagra May Affect Eyesight

... such drugs, many buy them online. The optic nerve runs a tenfold chance of sustaining damage as a result of consuming such drugs in the case of men who had already suffered heart attacks. Those who had suffered strokes also run a similar risk. This condition which is known as non-arteritic anterior ischa...

Heart Is Better Off For Watching Comedy Films

...phases of laughter or sadness. The brachial artery runs from the shoulder to the elbow, and is a good indicator of blood flow around the body. Brachial artery blood flow was reduced in 14 of the 20 participants after watching movie clips that caused distress. But it was increased in 19 of the 20 partic...

Ofcom To Assess The Bedside Call Charges

.... Derek Lewis who is the former prison director runs Patientline. He has his phones incorporated in about two thirds of the hospitals in England and rival premier. It was very happy news for him otherwise he has to close down his company. But because of the news his shares rose to 34p/minute, which is ...

Kellogg Warned Against Its Marketing Strategies

...re contemplating suing the company and Viacom that runs Nickelodeon channel as well. //According to the group, letters had been sent to Kellogg and Viacom saying it would settle for a commitment from the companies within 30 days rather than sue. Still, the Center added, if its demands were not met, a la...

Male Contraceptive Pill Being Developed By Berlin Pharmaceutical

... woman, Professor Ursula-Friederike Habenicht, who runs the global Gynaecology and Andrology Research sect... to cutting the vas deferens", the sperm duct that runs from the testicle to urethra. She notes that around 60 million men around the globe have been steri...

Computer Game To Fight Obesity

...t to become more active. Prof Linda Carson, who runs a project to study the health benefits of playing DDR at West Virginia University's School of Physical Education, said children aged 10 to 14 were being targeted because it was during those years that lifelong attitudes to exercise were formed. Ed...

Delhi Sees Sharp Decline In Chicken Prices

...s time I am only taking 40," he said. Imran, who runs a shop in Shahadra, northeast Delhi, echoed Singh. "I am only taking 26 birds because I had taken orders from some of the people in advance. We have stopped selling chicken in our shop for the past few days, there is no point taking the stock when pe...

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