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Swine flu: 83 deaths, 942 cases in past one week

NEW DELHI - The number of swine flu cases in the country is rising with 942 people testing positive for the influenza A (H1N1) and 83 deaths reported during the last week, the highest for the current year.

Allergy shots beneficial for some asthmatics, risky for others

WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that allergy shots that reduce symptoms of asthma, use of inhaled medications and allergy-related asthma attacks may have side effects.

Gene breakthrough leads to hope of meningitis vaccine soon

LONDON - Genetic factors which make people more vulnerable to meningitis have been identified - raising hopes of developing a vaccine for the deadliest form of the disease.

Bodyguard faces cross-examination in second day on witness stand

Bodyguard back on witness stand

LOS ANGELES. — In his second day on the witness stand, Anna Nicole Smith’s bodyguard is facing defense efforts to show he changed his story about the role that the celebrity model’s lawyer boyfriend played in supplying her with prescription drugs.

Fat employees take more time off work

WASHINGTON - Obese employees take more leaves from work for illness than their slimmer counterparts, a new UK study has revealed.

Six weeks old kids practicing yoga Down Under

MELBOURNE - Yoga is fast becoming a big trend in Australia as it is being practiced by children of 6 weeks to 5-7 year olds.

Six AIIMS-like institutions to be registered as societies

NEW DELHI - The union cabinet Monday approved the proposal for formation of societies for each of the six All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institutions being set up at a cost of over Rs.5,040 crore ($1 billion).

Chinese blame milk powder as baby girls develop breasts

BEIJING - Three baby girls fed on the same batch of infant formula have begun to develop breasts in China’s Hubei province, reports said.

Why is obesity so prevalent?

WASHINGTON - Despite fad diets and ‘fat-free’ healthy foods, why is the world in the grip of an obesity epidemic?

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Nepalese lepers to climb Mt. Everest

KATHMANDU - To reduce social stigma and discrimination that leprosy patients in the society, Nepalese lepers are all set to climb Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world.

Faulty genes that raise meningitis risk identified

LONDON - A new study of has revealed that genetic differences make some people susceptible to developing meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, and others naturally immune.

Asthma inhalers ‘up prostate cancer risk’

LONDON - A new study has found that drugs used by thousands of men to treat asthma may increase the risk of prostate cancer.

Western lifestyle ‘behind soaring breast cancer rates’

LONDON - Western lifestyle that encourages women to over-eat, drink too much and exercise too little is responsible for high number of breast cancer cases, say new figures.

Missing out on breakfast won’t make you thin

LONDON - Missing out on breakfast is unlikely to help you shed those extra pounds, says a new study.

Rude words ‘can trigger arthritis’

LONDON - Rude and mean behaviour not only upsets people, it can also increase their risk of getting arthritis, says a new study.

Parents who smoke around kids are ‘child abusers,’ says Brit doc

LONDON - Parents who smoke around their children are putting them at early death risk, says a British doctor.

Thousands of kids misdiagnosed with food allergies

LONDON - Hundreds of thousands of children are being misdiagnosed with food allergies because of unreliable tests sold online.

Famous Oriya singer Sikandar Alam is dead

BHUBANESWAR - Popular Oriya singer Mohammad Sikandar Alam, who was known for his devotional songs to the Hindu god Jagannath, has died of a heart attack, a family member said Monday. He was 71.

Asthmatics on steroids face higher prostate cancer risk

LONDON - Men who take steroid tablets or injections for treating severe asthma could face 70 percent higher risk of prostate cancer.