Islamabad, Oct 15 (DPA) The Pakistani Taliban leader has married for a second time a young girl from his tribe, around two weeks after several news channels claimed he had died following a prolonged ailment, media reports said Wednesday.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Steroids often used in treating inflammation caused by bacterial meningitis also speed up recovery from pneumonia, according to a new study.
Washington, Oct 15 (Xinhua) Researchers at the University of Washington in US have developed a compound from common anti-malarial herbal drug artemisinin which is claimed to be a highly selective cancer cell destroyer, opening new possibility of safer chemotherapy.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Red wine compound resveratrol prevents fat accumulation in the liver as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, according to a new study with mice.
London, Oct 15 (IANS) Many Britons don’t wash their hands properly after a visit to the washroom, the latest hygiene survey reveals.
Sydney, Oct 15 (IANS) A group of drugs prescribed for asthma may help reverse muscle wasting and weakness associated with ageing.
Sydney, Oct 15 (IANS) Modifying the approach to genetic screening for cancers could halve deaths caused by a form of bowel cancer that is inherited, according to a new study.
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Childbirth care for mothers and newborns continues to be fraught with problems and 58 million of the 136 million women who will give birth this year will not get medical help during and after their births, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Childbirth care for mothers and newborns continues to be fraught with problems and 58 million of the 136 million women who will give birth this year will not get medical help during and after their births, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday.
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati may have stymied her rally and plans for a coach factory in her constituency, but a combative Congress chief Sonia Gandhi struck back with an emotive note Tuesday and said she would even go to jail, if necessary.