Health

    Lockerbie bomber has cancer, appeals for bail

    London, Oct 31 (IANS) A former Libyan intelligence official now in a Scottish jail for masterminding the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie in Scotland has appealed for interim bail as he is suffering from advanced prostate cancer.


    Love your steak rare? Beware deadly bacteria

    Sydney, Oct 31 (IANS) Red meat eaters beware. You could be targeted by a potentially deadly bacteria like the E. coli unless the meat is well cooked.

Designer backs yoga project at US hospital cancer ward (Repeating for all needing)

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New York, Oct 30 (IANS) Famed fashion designer Donna Karan has sponsored a major project at a premier hospital here to clinically prove that yoga, meditation and aromatherapy can enhance regimens of chemotherapy and radiation in treating cancer.



Designer backs yoga project at US hospital cancer ward

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New York, Oct 30 (IANS) Famed fashion designer Donna Karan has sponsored a major project at a premier hospital here to clinically prove that yoga, meditation and aromatherapy can enhance regimens of chemotherapy and radiation in treating cancer.



Lungs made to ‘breathe’ outside body in unique transplant

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

London, Oct 30 (IANS) In a path-breaking process, a team of British doctors has performed the country’s first lung transplant by using a machine to allow the lung to ‘breathe’ outside the donor’s body prior to the operation.



Medical tests to be as simple as swiping a card

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) Scientists have designed a sensitive prototype to test dozens of diseases simultaneously by scanning a card loaded with microscopic blood, saliva or urine samples.



Regular exercise best remedy against fatty liver disease

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) If you have been going to the gym regularly, then it is advisable to maintain the tempo, or be prepared to reckon with a host of negative effects.



Play in youth, pay in old age, healthwise

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

London, Oct 30 (IANS) Playing tennis or badminton might be an excellent way of keeping fit, but if you’re not careful, you may end up paying in old age, healthwise.



Scientists grow disease resistant banana plant

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Sydney, Oct 30 (IANS) Scientists have grown a disease resistant banana plant with the help of a gene at Queensland University of Technology.



Coffee can keep you alert for hours

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Sydney, Oct 30 (IANS) Does coffee keep drowsiness at bay and help one stay alert for hours? The answer is yes, according to tests carried out by a new optical instrument by a team of Swimburne University of Techology (SUT).