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One egg a day can help you lose weight
Mumbai Mirror
| A new study claims eating one egg daily can help fight obesity. | The British study, which analysed 71 research papers on the nutritional composition of eggs and their role in diet, found that eggs are packed with vitamin D, vitamin B12, selenium and choline that could also play a significant role...
President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform, Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
(photo: AP / Ron Edmonds)
Obama Tells Haitian Leader That U.S. Aid Will Continue
The New York Times
| WASHINGTON — Even as the United States military withdraws the forces it sent urgently to Haiti after its devastating earthquake in January, President Obama on Wednesday pledged a lasting commitment to aid and assistance. Win McNamee/Getty Images | President Barack Obama with President Rene P...
With Rs20 crore, JJ Hospital buys itself best gadgets
DNA India
| Mumbai: The state-run JJ Hospital on Wednesday inaugurated high-end medical equipment and renovated intensive care units and a new cath laboratory. | A cath or catheterisation laboratory is an examination room in a hospital with diagnostic imaging ...
Women can win battle of the bulge in a bar: Study
DNA India
| Mumbai: Women who drink alcohol need not worry about their calorie count any more since a new study claims that normal-weight women who drink light to moderate amount of alcohol tend to gain less weight, and have a lower risk of becoming obese than...
Jurassic Park redux: Jumbo bird may return from dead
The Times Of India
LONDON: Scientists have claimed that they can resurrect the giant elephant bird of Madagascar, the biggest bird that ever lived on the earth, using a new technique to extract its DNA. | According to the researchers from Murdoch University in Australi...
Learn parenting with baby robots
The Times Of India
TSUKUBA: It giggles and wiggles its feet when you shake its rattle, but will get cranky and cry from too much tickling: Meet Yotaro, a Japanese robot programmed to be as fickle as a real baby. | The cuddly baby-bot looks unearthly with a pair of lumi...
Obama Tells Haitian Leader That U.S. Aid Will Continue
The New York Times
| WASHINGTON — Even as the United States military withdraws the forces it sent urgently to Haiti after its devastating earthquake in January, President Obama on Wednesday pledged a lasting commitment to aid and assistance. Win McNamee/Getty Ima...

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Papaya leaf extract used to treat certain cancers
The Examiner
| A brewed pot of papaya leaf extract tea may be just what the doctor may order AP Photo/US Consumer Product Safety Commission If you like this ... African American women twice as ...
Coffee Drink
WN / Yolanda Leyba
Scientists say 11am is perfect time for coffee break
Indian Express
| If you are among those who desperately need a midmorning coffee break, then go for it at 11 a.m., as scientists claim a formula they have devised proves that 'elevenses' is the b...
HIV patients wait to receive their anti-retroviral medicine at the Deborah Retief hospital in Moshundi, Botswana
AP / Jerome Delay
Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men
Zeenews
New York: Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual m...
Physicians Click Their Way To Better Prescriptions
redOrbit
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:34 CST | New study shows seven-fold decrease in medication errors thanks to e-prescribing | Is it time for all community-based doctors to turn to e-prescribing to cut down on the number of medication errors? Ac...
Breast Cancer Drug More Effective In The Presence Of CK8 And CK18
redOrbit
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:01 CST | Women's responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this...
Research Findings Expected To Ease Treatment Of Low Neutrophil Counts In Cancer Patients
redOrbit
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:13 CST | Multicenter trial led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators may change neutropenia treatment for all childhood cancer patients | For patients like 10-year-old Sabrina Jo Spence, new re...
Temporary Hearing Deprivation Can Lead To 'Lazy Ear'
redOrbit
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:50 CST | Scientists have gained new insight into why a relatively short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits, long after hearing is restored to normal. The research,...
Easy-to-use cellphones designed for the elderly
The Times Of India
IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate. | As growth in developed markets such as Europe, Japan and US has stalled, the wireless industry is looking es...



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