Health

Children spread awareness about diabetes in Delhi

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Awareness is the key to check diabetes, was the message given by over 400 children, some who were themselves suffering from the disease, who participated in a peace march in the capital Friday to mark the World Diabetes Day.



Cigarette smoke can disfigure your heart

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Exposure to prolonged puffing can perk up levels of a stress hormone in the heart that can potentially reshape the left ventricle, according to new research.



Higher phosphate levels linked to early atherosclerosis

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Higher levels of phosphate in the blood are linked with increased calcium levels in coronary arteries - a key indicator of atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular risk.



Higher phosphate levels linked to early atherosclerosis

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Higher levels of phosphate in the blood are linked with increased calcium levels in coronary arteries - a key indicator of atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular risk.



How does chlorine bleach kill bugs?

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, World

London, Nov 14 (IANS) Chlorine bleach is among the most widely used household disinfectants, yet scientists don’t know exactly how it kills bacteria.



Did the dinosaur mother abandon her eggs?

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, World

Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Seventy-seven million years ago, did a dinosaur mother sat on a nest of a dozen eggs on a sandy river bank, brooding whether to abandon the unhatched offspring to vagaries of nature and scramble to safety?



Former union minister Ajit Panja is dead (Lead)

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Former union minister and veteran Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Panja died here Thursday after a long battle with oral cancer. He was 72.



Ajit Panja is dead

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Veteran Trinamool Congress leader and former union minister Ajit Panja died at a private city hospital Friday after a long battle with oral cancer. He was 72.