Health

Nobel Committee tarnished by bribery?

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Stockholm, Dec 18 (IANS) Swedish prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into possible bribery tarnishing the Nobel awards after revelations that members of three Swedish Nobel Committees received free trips to China from the Chinese government.



Delhi High Court upholds divorce of retired IPS officer

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld the divorce granted to an 82-year-old retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer after his wife deserted him some 40 years ago.



Over 10,000 birds culled in West Bengal’s Malda (Lead)

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) Over 10,000 birds were culled in West Bengal’s bird flu hit Malda district where the process is expected to be over by Friday, a minister said Thursday.



Needle in baby’s eye: double vision, infection main threats

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The 18-month-old baby who survived after a crochet needle accidentally pierced her right eye and brain is recovering, but doctors at AIIMS Thursday said preventing double vision and infection will be a tough task.



Advani, senior BJP leaders attend Ved Prakash Goyal’s funeral

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including former deputy prime minister L.K. Advani, Thursday attended the funeral of former union minister Ved Prakash Goyal here.



9,000 birds culled in bird-flu hit Bengal district

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) Over 9,000 poultry birds have been culled in West Bengal’s Malda district after the latest bird flu outbreak there but some villagers are resisting the move, officials said Thursday.



Modified gene targets cancer cells 1,000 times more often

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Researchers have designed a gene that is a thousand times more effective against cancer cells than healthy cells. The findings may help address the prime challenge in anti-cancer therapy: improving treatments’ ability to specifically and effectively target cancer cells.



Cancer-stricken Jade Goody to lose her Bentley convertible

Dec 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

London, Dec 18 (IANS) Jade Goody is in danger of losing her Bentley convertible after a finance firm started repossession proceedings.