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Male Hair Loss Solutions and Its Causes

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:54:02 IST

Male hair loss is the most common type of hair loss. It is caused by increased sensitivity to male sex hormones (androgens) in certain parts.

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Unlikely Tutor Giving Military Afghan Advice - NYTimes.com

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:21:06 IST

Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal found an ally in Greg Mortenson, the author of "Three Cups of Tea," whose work had led to the construction of schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Sonia inaugurates elite health institute in Shillong

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:33:04 IST

United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday inaugurated the first postgraduate medical institute in northeast India here and stressed on the need for an urban health programme like the government's flagship rural health sch

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New method kills prostate cancer cells

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:18:49 IST

Australian biomedical scientists report they have identified a new way to treat prostate cancer.

Researchers at the Monash University in Melbourne used a drug compound to selectively activate the prostate's beta estrogen receptor cells. Study co-

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Mosi Tatupu Dies Out of the blue in Hospital

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:25:49 IST

Mosi Tatupu, a single on the most popular players in New England Patriots history has died.

Tatupu, acknowledged for his inspired unique teams perform, died Tuesday at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, hospital spokeswoman Ashley O'Brien

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AAAS: Study on dolphin ability to switch on and off diabetes could lead to human cure - Telegraph

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:56:12 IST

Dolphins have the unique ability to turn off and on diabetes, scientists have
discovered, in a breakthrough that could lead to a treatment and cure for
the disease in humans.

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‘A chocolate a day keeps strokes at bay’

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:51:35 IST

Eating chocolate every day might protect you against strokes, says a
Cupcake new study.

According to an analysis of available research that will be released today and presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toront

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When to Worry if a Child Has Too Few Words

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:35:04 IST

There is nothing simple about speech, and there is nothing simple about speech delay - starting with the challenge of diagnosing it.
Every pediatrician knows the frustration of trying to quantify the speech and language skills of a screaming toddle

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Act now to protect kids from swine flu

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:49:57 IST

Now is the ideal time to vaccinate young children against influenza, the NSW government says, ahead of a possible epidemic this winter.

The second wave of H1N1, otherwise known as swine flu, is expected to break out in the next few months, and wi

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All set for pulse polio programme today

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:32:07 IST

As part of the National Immunisation Programme, as many as 6,01,358 children below five years will be administered polio drops here during the second phase of pulse polio programme to be held tomorrow.

Governor's wife Vimala Narasimhan will admin

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H1N1 generally mild, but can be severe

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:21:37 IST

H1N1 influenza causes a generally mild respiratory illness, but results in severe disease or death in vulnerable individuals, researchers in Hong Kong say.

Drs. Michael C.W. Chan and Joseph S.Malik Peiris at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong compa

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Helicopter Moms: Changing mother's milk

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:42:15 IST

The thing about changing the formula of the mother's milk is knowing what to change and what to keep, and the one thing that was handed down through the Miller milk I'd never change is knowing the jokes.

My mom, when she wasn't holding court as t

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Quitting smoking improves cardiac health

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:27:17 IST

The research found that quitting smoking after a heart attack has about the same positive effect as other major interventions such as lipid-lowering agents like statins or more invasive procedures. "It's really the most broad and eye-opening study o

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World Cancer Day today !

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:15:51 IST

World Cancer Day today! The world is observing World Cancer Day today. World Health Organisation(WHO) each year on 4 February supports International Union Against Cancer (UICC) to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer.

Cancer is the le

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India swaps yoga expertise with Sweden for diagnostics

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:52:25 IST

On the eve of Indo-Swedish health week, being observed from Feb. 1-5, India and Sweden joined hands to exchange expertise in the areas of public healthcare.

India has offered its expertise in Yoga and Ayurveda as well as high quality and cheap ge

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Vaccine to prevent TB in HIV patients

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:49:52 IST

The DarDar Health Study, named for Dartmouth and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, found that MV immunization reduced the rate of definite tuberculosis by 39 percent among 2,000 HIV-infected patients in Tanzania. "Since development of a new vaccine against t

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