Johannesburg, Nov 22 (Xinhua) Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan and former US president Jimmy Carter have cancelled their planned visit to Zimbabwe on a humanitarian mission after they were denied entry visas.
London, Nov 21 (IANS) Two British schoolboys with an alleged “nasty attitude†toward Asians have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the unprovoked killing of an Asian man in the town of Bolton.
New York, Nov 21 (IANS) Anti-smoking ads that highlight tobacco health threats using images that scare or disgust are the most effective, says a new study. But using both fear and disgust together appears to be counter-productive.
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech titled “Can India lead the way in the next century” at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here Friday:
Toronto, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian-origin Sonia Anand has been appointed as head of a new research chair on heart diseases at Canada’s top McMaster University at Hamilton near here.
Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has claimed that dairy milk is bad for human health and has asked the Jharkhand government to stop giving cow milk to school children.
Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has claimed that dairy milk is bad for human health and has asked the Jharkhand government to stop giving cow milk to school children.
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with less toxic effects than existing drugs, according to a new study.
More than 90% of the diagnosed TB patients are successfully completing treatment in Nepal today. Nepal’s anti-TB programme has received appreciation in the south-east Asian region which is the result of ongoing government commitment, community support, forging wide range of partnerships, and the use of innovative ways of ensuring access to Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse (DOTS) - especially in remote areas, says Dr Dirgh Singh Bam, Secretary, Ministry of Health, Nepal, who is also the former Vice-President of Nepal’s Anti-Tuberculosis Association (NATA).
London, Nov 19 (IANS) British scientists were hailed Wednesday after the first tissue-engineered windpipe, built from the patient’s own stem cells, was successfully transplanted into a young woman with a failing airway.