 | 4 test HIV positive after blood transfusion in AssamFour persons tested positive for HIV after receiving blood at a state-run hospital in Assam's Darrang district. They had received blood from the hospital's blood bank over the past few months, triggering protests on World Blood Donor Day on Friday. While the ... |
 | Scientist discovers new structure inside human bodyAccording to Huffington Post The newfound body part, dubbed Dua's layer, is a skinny but tough structure measuring just 15 microns thick, where one micron is one-millionth of a meter and more than 25,000 microns equal an inch. It sits at the back of the ... |
 | Ordinary running shoes may not increase risk of injuriesIf you are healthy and plan to start running for the first time, it is perfectly all right to put on a pair of completely ordinary 'neutral' running shoes without any special support, according to new research from Aarhus University. Ordinary running shoes function ... |
 | Scientists use math to kill cancer cellsResearchers are using advanced mathematical models to engineer viruses that can infect and destroy cancer cells without affecting healthy tissue. The technique predicts how different treatments and genetic modifications might allow cancer-killing, oncolytic ... |
 | More than just weight lossMost people want the easy way out when it comes to losing weight; perhaps with a couple of sessions in an expensive spa that promises miraculous results. If it were that easy, we would not be at the edge of an obesity epidemic. There would be innumerable ... |
 | Kidney racket case: CB-CID probe likelyInvestigation into the inter-district illegal kidney trade busted by the Dharmapuri police early this week is likely to be transferred to the Crime Branch CID (CB-CID) in the coming days. Informed sources said that since the racket involves doctors, hospitals, ... |
 | Walk, cycle if you want to keep diabetes and obesity away!London, June 13 (IANS): A study found that Indians who cycle or walk are less likely to be obese or overweight and suffer from conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure. These findings suggest that encouraging more people to use physically active ... |