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<title>Potential cure for male infertility discovered</title>
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London, July 11 (IANS) Scientists have for the first time succeeded in using artificially grown sperm to fertilise mouse eggs, a discovery that could lead to a cure for some types of infertility.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dolls may help Alzheimer's patients</title>
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London, July 9 (IANS) Dolls and teddy bears can help Alzheimer's patients interact and communicate with others, finds a new study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 02:04:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Painkiller ingredient may lower ovarian cancer risk</title>
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London, July 9 (IANS) Regular intake of acetaminophen, found in several painkillers, may cut ovarian cancer risk in women, but scientists add that the findings need to be confirmed.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 02:04:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Honey may reduce inflammation in cancer patients</title>
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London, July 8 (IANS) A special type of indigenous honey available in New Zealand has special anti-infection properties that may help reduce inflammation in cancer patients, say scientists.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 03:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Eat less to live long, healthy life</title>
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Toronto, July 8 (IANS) Eating less may help in living a long and healthy life, indicates a Canadian study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 02:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pesticide exposure could affect unborn children</title>
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New York, July 6 (IANS) Exposure to the pesticide DDT may cause harm to the child while still in the womb, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Common infections may cause diabetes</title>
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London, July 5 (IANS) Common infections may cause diabetes in children and young adults, say scientists who analysed 25 years of data on more than 4,000 young people with type 1 diabetes in Britain's Yorkshire county.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:09:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Want to quit smoking? Try a new drug</title>
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New York, July 5 (IANS) A new drug that aids in kicking the smoking habit has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 02:53:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Obesity may lead to psychiatric disorders</title>
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New York, July 4 (IANS) Obesity may lead to mood and anxiety disorders, reveals a new study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 05:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Eat mushrooms for variety of antioxidants</title>
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New York, June 28 (IANS) Eating varieties of mushrooms along with a variety of other vegetables could give you varieties of antioxidants - which prevent cellular damage, the common pathway for cancer, ageing and several diseases.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 03:05:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chest X-rays could raise breast cancer risk</title>
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London, June 27 (IANS) Chest X-rays of women with high-risk genes could increase their chances of breast cancer, a study says.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 03:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rheumatoid arthritis may affect sex lives</title>
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London, June 25 (IANS) Rheumatoid arthritis may adversely affect the sex lives of people suffering from the disease, say researchers.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:49:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cuba registers antibody for Hepatitis B vaccine</title>
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Havana, June 25 (Prensa Latina) A genetic engineering institute in Cuba has registered an antibody that can be used in the production of an anti-hepatitis B vaccine.
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<author>Prensa Latina</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Good sleep habits could cut intensity of migraines</title>
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New York, June 24 (IANS) Good sleep habits can help lessen the intensity of migraines, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 02:46:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cherry juice good for muscle damage pain</title>
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Washington, June 23 (IANS) Cherry juice could help reduce muscle damage pain and also be used to treat arthritis and gout, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 02:53:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Condoms could help reduce cervical cancer risk</title>
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New York, June 22 (IANS) Use of condoms during sex not only stops transmission of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and prevents pregnancy but also could protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer, a study finds.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 03:17:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>An egg a day could protect against heart disease, cancer</title>
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London, June 22 (IANS) Eggs could protect against heart disease, cancer and eye problems, says a new study disapproving the assumption that eggs were bad for cholesterol levels.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 02:53:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mental health problems in children rises</title>
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London, June 21 (IANS) Mental health problems of children and adolescents are on the rise and experts have warned that available services are ill equipped to cope with the crisis.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:25:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stress could make women infertile</title>
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New York, June 21 (IANS) Stress can make women infertile, but simple 'talking therapies' can reverse the effect and boost chances of pregnancy, say scientists.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:25:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Common asthma inhalers may cause death</title>
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New York, June 20 (IANS) Three common asthma inhalers containing the drugs salmeterol or formoterol may cause up to 80 percent of asthma-related deaths, say researchers urging that they be taken off the market.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:12:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cannabis may help lower blood pressure</title>
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New York, June 20 (IANS) A chemical compound found in cannabis, also known as hashish or marijuana, may help lower blood pressure, say scientists after testing it on rats.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:06:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Long exposure to artificial light could be cancerous</title>
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New York, June 19 (IANS) Long exposure to artificial light could be cancerous, says a study though scientists say it has yet to be confirmed.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 05:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vegetables may prevent heart disease: study</title>
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New York, June 18 (IANS) Eating vegetables and fruits may reduce cholesterol, prevent build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries and can provide protection against heart disease, according to a study on mice.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 18 June 2006 05:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Delayed cord clamping may boosts iron in infants</title>
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New York, June 18 (IANS) A delay of only two minutes in clamping the umbilical cord may boost an infant's iron reserves and could be a low-cost way to intervene at birth without harming the infant or the mother, says a new study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 18 June 2006 05:22:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pesticide use may raise Parkinson's disease</title>
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New York, June 17 (IANS) Use of pesticides, particularly to kill bugs or weeds at work or at home, may raise the risk of Parkinson's disease in men, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 04:10:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Salt substitute could cut heart disease risk</title>
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London, June 17 (IANS) Use of potassium-enriched salt in place of regular salt in everyday diet could cut the risk of several diseases, including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, a study has found.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 03:20:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Doctors separate 10-month-old conjoined twins</title>
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Los Angeles, June 15 (DPA) Surgeons successfully separated 10-month-old conjoined twins, who have two legs each but share many vital organs, after a mammoth operation at Los Angeles' Children's Hospital, news reports said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 07:57:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New anti-diabetic drugs raise hope</title>
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New York, June 14 (IANS) Two new anti-diabetic drugs are expected to hit the US market within a year, raising hope for the 21 million Americans suffering from the disease, a report says.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 04:10:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Smokers with wrinkles at higher risk of lung cancer</title>
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London, June 14 (IANS) Smokers with wrinkles have a higher risk of getting lung cancer than those without wrinkles, a study says.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 03:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vitamin E supplements may be harmful in pregnancy</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110788_Vitamin-E-supplements-may-be-harmful-in-pregnancy.html</link>
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London, June 13 (IANS) Taking vitamin E supplements during pregnancy may lead to various health complications in newborns, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 06:21:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Heart disease? Try transcendental meditation</title>
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New York, June 13 (IANS) Performing transcendental meditation, a relaxation technique derived from the ancient Vedic tradition in India, may improve cardiac risk factor in people with coronary heart disease, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 06:21:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AIDS to bring huge economic losses to China</title>
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Beijing, June 7 (Xinhua) Economic losses brought by AIDS to China in the coming five years are estimated to exceed 300 billion yuan ($42.25 billion), said a renowned AIDS expert here Wednesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 7 June 2006 09:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tea protects Asian smokers from cardiovascular diseases</title>
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New York, June 7 (IANS) High consumption of tea protects Asians from cardiovascular diseases and cancer, usually caused by smoking, even though people tend to smoke more heavily here than in other countries, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 7 June 2006 09:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Too much PC gaming makes children lonely and sick</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110692_Too-much-PC-gaming-makes-children-lonely-and-sick.html</link>
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Koblenz (Germany), June 6 (DPA) No interest in hobbies, no time for buddies, no appetite for real food - concerned parents may discover that the culprit behind these symptoms in their children is computer games, not drugs.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:17:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Breathing exercises could help fight mild asthma</title>
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London, June 5 (IANS) Breathing exercises could significantly reduce inhaler use by patients suffering from mild asthma, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No sex please, we are British</title>
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London, June 4 (IANS) British men have the worst sex lives while Canadians have the best, a new research published by the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy says.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Four points to live up to 100</title>
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London, June 4 (IANS) The secret of a long life seems to boil down to four factors: diet, exercise, psycho-spiritual and social.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Green leafy vegetables decrease skin cancer risk</title>
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New York, June 4 (IANS) Eating plenty of green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach and collard greens could decrease skin cancer risk says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Europeans are world's heaviest drinkers, says EU study</title>
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Brussels, June 3 (DPA) Europeans are the world's heaviest drinkers, with alcohol killing 115,000 people and costing billions of euros in social and health expenditure, according to an EU-funded study.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 09:26:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Reverse AIDS spread by 2010, triple money: UN summit</title>
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New York, June 3 (DPA) After days of intense talks, government envoys at a UNAIDS summit agreed to try to reverse the pandemic by 2010, with a near tripling of current funds and the inclusion of high risk drug users, homosexuals and sex workers for preve]]></description>
<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 09:26:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Painkillers could affect your heart</title>
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London, June 3 (IANS) Certain painkiller drugs, if used on a long-term basis, could affect your heart, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 07:34:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Obese teenagers may face heart disease risk</title>
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New York, June 3 (IANS) Obese and overweight teenagers may face higher heart disease risk than people with normal weight, finds a new study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 07:34:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fish oil capsules could boost brainpower</title>
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London, June 2 (IANS) Regular doses of Omega-3 fish oil capsules could boost the brainpower of youngsters and improve their concentration levels, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 12:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Painkillers 'increase' heart attack risk</title>
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<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 06:18:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gaining weight? You may suffer from heartburn</title>
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New York, June 1 (IANS) A slight weight gain could raise the risk of developing heartburn in women, said a study, although researchers say they are not sure whether the results also apply to men.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 04:05:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Experts say bird flu to remain threat for years</title>
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Rome, May 31 (DPA) UN experts said Wednesday they still have 'a long way to go' before fully understanding how bird flu spreads, but warned that the virus will remain a concern 'for years to come'.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 10:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Singapore imports new treatment for children with leukaemia</title>
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Singapore, May 31 (DPA) A US hospital is aiming to use Singapore as a platform to reach developing Southeast Asian countries with a new treatment for children with leukaemia, experts said Wednesday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 03:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Regular exercise could keep your arteries healthy</title>
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New York, May 31 (IANS) Regular exercise could keep your arteries healthy and can prevent heart attack and stroke, says a report.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 02:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WHO blasts tobacco firms' deception to lure smokers</title>
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Manila, May 30 (DPA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Tuesday lambasted the tobacco industry's continued deception to lure millions of people, especially children, to take up the deadly habit of smoking.
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 10:17:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Genetic disorder could cause strokes</title>
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London, May 30 (IANS) A rare genetic disorder may be responsible for causing strokes in young people, though the condition's progress can be slowed using enzyme replacement treatment, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 04:37:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Singapore, Kerala to study oral and throat cancers</title>
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Singapore, May 30 (DPA) Cancer centres in Singapore and in India's southern state of Kerala plan to expand joint research into oral and throat cancers, the city-state's leading cancer centre said Tuesday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 03:59:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>British-Indian doctors challenge new rules</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110293_British-Indian-doctors-challenge-new-rules.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[London, May 30 (IANS) Doctors of Indian origin have initiated legal action against Britain's health authorities for the recent changes in employment rules that has threatened the future of thousands of doctors from the Indian sub-continent and elsewhere.]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 03:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Heat kills 30 in Pakistan, gastroenteritis outbreak feared</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110268_Heat-kills-30-in-Pakistan-gastroenteritis-outbreak-feared.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 29 (Xinhua) At least 30 people have died of heat and hundreds of people suffering from gastroenteritis have been admitted in hospitals in Pakistan's central Punjab province, Daily Times newspaper reported Monday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 11:31:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UN warns global war against AIDS may fail target</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110242_UN-warns-global-war-against-AIDS-may-fail-target.html</link>
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New York, May 29 (DPA) The AIDS epidemic has outpaced global mobilisation against the disease in the last five years, frustrating efforts to halt the spread of the virus, the UN says in advance of a review conference.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Study: Stressed pregnant women may give birth to smaller babies</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110227_Study-Stressed-pregnant-women-may-give-birth-to-smaller-babies.html</link>
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London, May 29 (IANS) Pregnant women who work more than 32 hours each week in stressful jobs may produce babies lighter than the average birth weight, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Certain indigenous groups face extinction threat</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110163_Certain-indigenous-groups-face-extinction-threat.html</link>
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New York, May 27 (IANS) Poor access to health services and higher rates of infectious diseases, diabetes and heart disease may lead to the extinction of certain indigenous groups, policy analysts say.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 09:14:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Want to stay slim? Sleep more</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110123_Want-to-stay-slim-Sleep-more.html</link>
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New York, May 25 (IANS) Women who get good night sleep are likely to become slim, according to a latest study that brings more evidences about the positive effect of fine night rest on health.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Poverty increases adolescent risk of overweight</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110121_Poverty-increases-adolescent-risk-of-overweight.html</link>
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New York, May 25 (IANS) Adolescents aged 15-17 who live in poverty are more likely to be overweight than those not living in poverty, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Artificial genital spells hope for erectile dysfunction</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110111_Artificial-genital-spells-hope-for-erectile-dysfunction.html</link>
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New York, May 26 (IANS) Scientists in the US have created an artificial penis that has helped rabbits with damaged genital mate normally and may one day help treat men with severe erectile dysfunction.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:18:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Moderate drinking could cut heart attack risk</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110104_Moderate-drinking-could-cut-heart-attack-risk.html</link>
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London, May 26 (IANS) Moderate intake of alcohol could reduce the risk of heart attacks in men, says a study, but researchers warn that this in no way justifies potentially harmful drinking behaviour.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:13:34 GMT</pubDate>
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