Health

Jade Goody might die in her 30s

Sep 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New York, Sep 4 (IANS) The 27-year-old British reality show star Jade Goody has been warned by doctors that if her cervical cancer spreads she could be dead in her 30s.



Death of EU-India relations expert mourned

Sep 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Brussels, Sep 4 (IANS) The European Commission (EC), the executive agency of the European Union, Thursday mourned the death of Malcolm Subhan, a renowned journalist and expert on EU-India relations.



Debt-ridden builder kills wife, daughter; attempts suicide

Sep 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A builder unable to repay huge debts Thursday strangled his wife and daughter to death before attempting suicide by slashing his wrist with a blade in his home in south Delhi, the police said.



Obese asthmatics 5 times more likely to be hospitalised

Sep 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Obese people who are asthmatics are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalised than their non-obese counterparts, according to a study.



Bone marrow transplants for cancerous canines too

Sep 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Dogs suffering from lymphoma will be able to receive canine bone marrow transplants in a clinical setting, thanks to North Carolina State University.



Scientists uncover chink in Ebola cell-invasion strategy

Sep 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Researchers discovered a key biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells - a critical step to finding a way to treat the deadly disease produced by the virus.



New device detects signal from immune system cell

Sep 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Scientists have detected for the first time chemical signals that single cells in the immune system use to communicate with one another over short distances.



New device detects signal from immune system cell

Sep 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Scientists have detected for the first time chemical signals that single cells in the immune system use to communicate with one another over short distances.