Science & Health

Kerala Bird Flu Outbreak: How Dangerous is H5N1 Virus? Know Symptoms

The state has been put on a high alert and authorities from the IMA (Indian Medical Association) Kerala have issued a warning over the potential risk posed by the virus.

Nov 28, 2014

End of the World in 7 Years: Theologist Makes Doomsday Prophecy

Theologist Dr F. Kenston Beshore predicts Rapture for seven years after which armegeddon will occur.

Nov 28, 2014

Bird Flu: H5N1 Strain can be Transmitted to Humans

More than 200,000 birds were culled after thousands of dead ducks infected by a highly contagious bird flu virus were found in Kerala

Nov 28, 2014

Delhi Doctors Separate Conjoined Twin Girls Sharing Common Liver

The two-month-old conjoined twins from Srinagar, have surprised the medical team for surviving the complex surgery that lasted for over six hours.

Nov 27, 2014

Cancer Cure: Broccoli, Garlic Compound Highly Promising

Selenium, a trace mineral naturally found in plant foods, facilitated this by repairing the over activated immune system caused by different types of cancers.

Nov 27, 2014

Ebola Deaths: Indian Man, Mohammed Amir, Dies in Liberia

The man was working in a pharmacy in Liberia when he contracted the disease.

Nov 27, 2014

Bird Flu Identified as H5N1: Kerala Burns 1 Lakh Ducks

The govt has put the three affected Kerala districts on red alert. Public not allowed to visit zoos.

Nov 27, 2014

Humans Walking on Mars Footage Hoax or Fact? 'Ex-NASA Employee' Claims Seeing Images from Viking Mars Lander

A woman claiming to be a former NASA employee has said she saw footage of men walking on Mars in 1979.

Nov 27, 2014

Obesity-Related Cancers on Rise: WHO Report

A study conducted by The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialised cancer agency of WHO located at Lyon in France, has amassed solid evidence to label obesity as a major risk factor for cancer as the half a million new cases of the deadly disease (481,000) reported in 2012 was caused by a high body mass index (BMI).

Nov 27, 2014

Bridal Shop Owner Expecting Apology from Former Ebola Patient Amber Vinson is Asked for Refund Instead

Dallas nurse diagnosed with Ebola, Amber Vinson, requests refunds from Ohio bridal shop.

Nov 26, 2014

India to Ban Sale of Loose Cigarettes; Increase Legal Age for Tobacco Purchase to 25

The Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday announced that the health ministry was planning to implement recommendations of an expert panel to ban sale of loose cigarettes and increase the legal age for tobacco purchase from 18 to 25.

Nov 26, 2014

Modern Day Atlantis: Japanese Firm Shows 'Ocean Spiral', Underwater City of the Future

Shimizu Corporation has put forth a template for a modern-day Atlantis, which is a self-sufficient colony that will sit on or just under the surface of the sea.

Nov 26, 2014

Aliens Launched Nuclear Attacks on Mars? Ancient Life in Red Planet was Eradicated by Extraterrestrial Forces, Claims Scientist

Ancient life in Mars was eradicated by aliens who attacked the planet with nuclear bombs, claims Dr, John Brandenburg in a paper.

Nov 26, 2014

Eating Yogurt Keeps Diabetes at Bay

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in US found that eating just 28g of yogurt a day slashed risk of type 2 diabetes by 18%.

Nov 26, 2014

Uterine Sarcoma: FDA cautions against using laparoscopic power morcellators for Uterus, Fibroid Removal

In a statement posted on the official website of the FDA on Monday, 24 November, the agency said that using the laparoscopic power morcellators for surgeries can pose serious health risk if the patient suffers from undiagnosed cancer.

Nov 26, 2014