Ignoring emails could be good for your heart

London, May 24: Ignoring email messages altogether could have a positive effect on your heart as it will help reduce stress, a study suggests. Scientists who attached heart rate monitors to office workers found they remained in a state of "high alert" throughout the day if they had constant More

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AIIMS PATNA TO START THIS YEAR: AZAD

Patna, May 24: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday announced that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - Patna would start this year itself. "I have directed the concerned officials to complete the remaining work of the medical college in the next two to three months More

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Babies born by caesarean more likely to be obese

London, May 24: Babies born by caesarean section are more likely to become obese children than those delivered naturally, according to a media report Thursday. Researchers said the obesity epidemic could be driven in part by rising rates of surgical deliveries. The rate of caesareans in England More

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Organ seekers on social networks more successful

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London, May 24: Transplant patients are increasingly turning to social networks in their search for organs - and appear to be getting results, Daily Mail reported. Researchers examined nearly 100 Facebook pages set up to find living kidney donors for patients aged from two to 69. The team More

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No TB test for visitor visa: Britain

Chandigarh, May 24: Indians visiting Britain for less than six months do not need to undergo tuberculosis (TB) test, it was clarified. An announcement by the British government that visa applicants from India and some other countries will be required to undergo TB test had led to some alarm More

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Emergency plan to eradicate polio launched

Geneva, May 24: Polio has been declared a ‘global emergency’ by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease. It has launched a plan to boost vaccination in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the only countries where the disease More

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