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    CBI swoops on cancer hospital to probe drugs misappropriation

    Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday raided the renowned Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital (TMCH) following complaints of misappropriation of expensive drugs by some employees, a senior official said.

    The CBI was also investigating the role of six hospital employees, CBI Joint Director (Western Region) Rishi Raj Singh told mediapersons here.


    O’Neal sometimes wishes Fawcett would never wake up

    New York, May 15 (ANI): American actor Ryan O’Neal has revealed that he sometimes wishes actress Farrah Fawcett, who is suffering from cancer, would not wake up from her sleep.

Stem cell transplant in embryo protects mice from cardiac injury in adulthood

May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCat

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Stem cells, when transplanted into mouse embryos, have been found to halt or reverse cardiac injury after heart attack in adulthood, according to a new study.
The researchers involved in the study delivered embryonic stem cells to mouse embryos in the earliest stages of development, and found that the resulting mice demonstrated a capacity to recover from cardiac injury in adulthood.
The study provides the first evidence that preventive regenerative medicine can successfully be used to treat myocardial infarction through prophylactic intervention.



Robin Williams was given just weeks to live by doctors

May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCat

London, May 15 (ANI): American comedian Robin Williams has revealed that he had been given just weeks to live by his doctors, before he underwent life-saving heart surgery in March this year.



Ryan O’Neal desperate to wed long-time lover Farrah Fawcett

May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCat

London, May 15 (ANI): American actor Ryan O’Neal has revealed that he is eager to get married to his long-time lover actress Farrah Fawcett, who is at the moment battling cancer.



Stem cells transplanted into mice embryo protect heart

May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCat

Washington, May 15 (IANS) Stem cells help rejuvenate heart muscles by drawing on cells that develop into heart muscle, according to a new research conducted on mice.

In the past, stem cells have been successfully used to halt or reverse cardiac injury following heart attack but not to prevent injury before it occurs.



Kim Kardashian will ‘definitely’ have plastic surgery one day

May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCat

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Reality TV star Kim Kardashian, whose step father Bruce Jenner recently had his second facelift, has revealed that one day she will definitely go under the knife.
“I am down for it,” Us magazine quoted her as saying at Maxim’s 10th Annual Hot 100 bash in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday.
“One day I will definitely get it,” she added.
Recently, Kim’s Complex magazine photos had to be retouched because she had “a little cellulite”.



Scientists reveal secrets of graphene’s extraordinary properties

May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCat

Washington, May 15 (ANI): In a new analysis, scientists have directly measured the unusual energy spectrum of graphene, which adds new detail to help explain the extraordinary properties of the material.



Ginger can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 pct

May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCat

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have suggested that people with cancer can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 percent by using ginger supplements, along with standard anti-vomiting drugs, before undergoing treatment.



Common virus may cause high blood pressure

May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCat

Washington, May 15 (ANI): A common virus affecting 60 to 99 percent of adults worldwide can be a major cause of high blood pressure, finds a new study.