Encephalitis claims 3 kids in Bihar

	Encephalitis claims 3 kids in Bihar A six-month-old baby succumbed to a deadly mosquito-borne disease in Bihar Thursday, taking the toll from the disease to three in 2013, and 16 children have been admitted to hospitals in Muzaffarpur, officials said. Six-month-old Himanshu Kumar died of ...
	Safdarjung resident doctors call off strike Safdarjung resident doctors call off strike New Delhi: Resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital Thursday night called off their indefinite strike demanding better facilities and security after two rounds of talks with Union Health Ministry officials who promised to ...
	What is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOs)? Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a common problem among young women. Cases of PCOs in India have doubled in the last 10 years, and the symptoms can appear in teenage years. According to a study conducted at SVYASA University, Bangalore, the ...
	IISc Bangalore Scientists Designed Drug Delivery Device The scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have designed a pen shaped, needleless drug delivery device, that uses supersonic shock waves for the painless delivery of medicines into the body. This new method has developed based on ...
	Conjoined Twins Survive Black Magic, But Doctors Not Optimistic About Future Mumbai: Call it wonder of nature, tragedy or luck, a 25-year woman naturally delivered conjoined twins at her home in Panvel on Monday. As news of new-born girls joined below the torso spread across Olawa village, a black magic practitioner convinced ...
	Champagne could help improve memory, study finds Compounds found in a glass of bubbly can stimulate signals in the parts of the brain that control memory and learning, the study found. Researchers at the University of Reading say our ability to remember routes or events are known to deplete with age, ...
	Expensive drugs posing challenge to cancer treatment, says study The oncology market in India is estimated to grow to Rs 3,831 crore by 2017 at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.46 per cent. Now growing at 20 per cent year-on-year, biologics and targeted therapy are poised to grow faster than ...
	Soy-tomato combo may help prevent cancer Tomatoes and soy foods, when eaten together, could be more effective in preventing prostate cancer than when either of them is eaten alone, a study has claimed. John Erdman a University of Illinois professor of food science and nutrition, said that for their ...
	Sun's blood pressure benefits 'may outdo cancer risks' The health benefits of exposing skin to sunlight may far outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer, according to scientists. Edinburgh University research suggests sunlight helps reduce blood pressure, cutting heart attack and stroke risks and even ...
	Once-a-day pill blocks allergy symptoms A once-daily tablet containing a high dose of a key ragweed pollen protein can offer relief from the runny noses, sneezes, nasal congestion and itchy eyes experienced by ragweed allergy sufferers, a new study suggests. Tests conducted by an international ...