Health

The ’steel’ behind Bhiwani boxers!

Aug 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, Olympics

Bhiwani (Haryana), Aug 18 (IANS) The steely grit being shown by three Indian boxers who hail from this dusty Haryana town, at the Beijing Olympics has something to do with the world’s biggest steel tycoon and billionaire Lakshmi Narayan Mittal.



Promise of metalled road yet to come true

Aug 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) Dashrath Manjhi single-handedly carved out a road by cutting through a hill in Bihar for 21 long years. A year after his death, his dream of a metalled road for villagers remains just that - a dream.



Synthetic molecules to spice up fight against cancer

Aug 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Scientists using a spice-based compound developed synthetic molecules that, in lab settings, are able to kill cancer cells and stop them from spreading.



Better hair care products in the offing

Aug 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) The first detailed microscopic analysis of the changes in individual strands of hair when they interact with one another, will be the key to developing improved shampoos, conditioners, and other products for repairing damaged hair, according to researchers.



Better hair care products in the offing

Aug 18th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) The first detailed microscopic analysis of the changes in individual strands of hair when they interact with one another, will be the key to developing improved shampoos, conditioners, and other products for repairing damaged hair, according to researchers.



Indian boxers on the threshold of history

Aug 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, Olympics

Beijing, Aug 17(IANS) Few Indian sportspersons exuded the kind of confidence the Bhiwani boxers exhibited before the Olympics. The exuberant Akhil Kumar, Vijender Kumar, and Jitender Kumar continue to psyche themselves before and after every bout in Beijing with their brave talk, the refrain is they want gold, nothing less. All three of them are a bout away from a medal, unprecedented in Indian sport.



49 babies died during clinical trials at AIIMS in last 30 months

Aug 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) As many as 49 babies have died during clinical trials at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) during the last two-and-a-half years, the reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed.



When astrology plays stork for expectant mothers

Aug 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, India

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Ashika Mehul Dhokai gave birth to a girl at exactly 8 a.m. on Aug 8 - the time translating into 8/8/8/8 - a configuration many considered auspicious.