Health

Smoking Buddha making Kolkata lose international aid

Sep 15th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Shocking as it may sound, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s smoking habits are making state capital Kolkata lose out on “millions of dollars” in international funds to fight the tobacco menace.



Smoking Buddha making Kolkata lose international aid

Sep 15th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Shocking as it may sound, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s smoking habits are making state capital Kolkata lose out on “millions of dollars” in international funds to fight the tobacco menace.



British Asian hair doctor guilty of sexual assault on clients

Sep 15th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

London, Sep 15 (IANS) Praminder Mankoo, a leading British hair consultant of Asian origin, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting his clients. He called women with scalp problems for “stress relieving massages” but groped their private parts instead.



Gene causing colon cancer identified

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

Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Sophisticated new tools have helped identify an unsuspected gene behind colon cancer, according to a study. As these tools are refined, more such cancer genes are expected to identified, providing new avenues for therapy, the authors suggested.



Taiwan bans Chinese dairy products after health scare

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

Taipei, Sep 14 (DPA) Taiwan will tighten safety controls on Chinese dairy products following a contaminated milk powder health scare, a government official said Sunday.



Taiwan bans Chinese diary products after health scar

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

Taipei, Sep 14 (DPA) Taiwan will tighten safety controls on Chinese dairy products following a contaminated milk powder health scare, a government official said Sunday.



Goody’s cancer reached ’stage three’

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

New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Doctors have found cancer cells affecting British television star Jade Goody’s body outside her womb.



UAE launches education component of anti-blindness campaign

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

Dubai, Sep 14 (IANS) Noor Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) new global blindness eradication programme, has launched the second of its three components which will form the core basis of the campaign.