Sunday, 14 April 2013

HC upholds ban on advertisement of height-enhancing drug

HC upholds ban on advertisement of height-enhancing drug

HC upholds ban on advertisement of height-enhancing drug

Mumbai, Apr 14 (PTI) The Bombay High Court has rejected a petition challenging Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) order to TV channels prohibiting advertisements of a drug which promises to increase a person's "stature". 'STEPUP Body Growth ...
Ahmedabad cops tense but situation under control

Ahmedabad cops tense but situation under control

AHMEDABAD: Cops have managed to remain healthy - it is what the latest report by the Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA) says on the basis of the results of a health check-up project encompassing 7,195 men in khaki out of 10,000-odd policemen ...
Azad

Azad's pat for NRHM schemes

The country has witnessed the longest polio-free period during the last four years of the UPA government ever since eradication efforts were launched, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said. Delivering the keynote address at the first convocation ...
Aerobic exercise can curb hunger: Study

Aerobic exercise can curb hunger: Study

Aerobic exercise can curb hunger: Study New York: Aerobic exercise that involves vertical movements of the body such as rope-skipping can curb feelings of hunger and fatty food cravings, a new study has found. In the study published in the journal Appetite, ...
Indian girl with swollen head needs

Indian girl with swollen head needs 'miracle': parents

JIRANIA KHOLA, India — A desperate Indian father whose young child suffers from a condition that caused her head to swell up to an enormous size said Saturday he is praying for a "miracle" to save her life. Eighteen-month-old Roona Begum was ...
Psychiatric ailment last hope for KLF terrorist

Psychiatric ailment last hope for KLF terrorist

For last two years Khalistani Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist Devender Pal Bhullar is lodged at the state Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS) for treatment of a psychiatric ailment. “Bhullar, who is suffering from psychological ailments and ...
New protein target for controlling diabetes

New protein target for controlling diabetes

New protein target for controlling diabetes identified Washington: A previously unknown biological mechanism involved in the regulation of pancreatic islet beta cells, whose role is to produce and release insulin, has been identified by researchers at the ...
Stem cell jab could help cure heart disease

Stem cell jab could help cure heart disease

For the first time, scientists have successfully tested a revolutionary new treatment in heart patients, paving way for a stem cell jab to treat heart diseases. The heart failure breakthrough involves injecting patients with their own stem cells. In a quick and easy ...
Lab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patients

Lab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patients

By Sharon Begley. NEW YORK | Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:02pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered yet another way to make a kidney - at least for a rat - that does everything a natural one does, researchers reported on Sunday, a step toward ...