Meditation does have health benefits
Washington – Researchers have claimed to have gathered evidence of specific molecular changes in the body following a period of mindfulness meditation. The study investigated the effects of a day of intensive mindfulness practice in a group of experienced meditators, compared to a group of... read more »
Smoking ups risk of dying in cancer patients
Washington – Researchers have claimed that men who continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis were at an increased risk of death compared to those who quit smoking after diagnosis. Compared with men who did not smoke after a cancer diagnosis, those who smoked after diagnosis had a 59 percent... read more »
New cancer drug shows promise for treating deadly disease
Washington – A new study has presented very promising results for the treatment of the cancer form multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a life-threatening disease and there is a dire medical need for new therapies, especially for the patients whose tumour cells have become resistant to the... read more »
Gut bacteria linked to colorectal cancer
Washington – Researchers have discovered that colorectal cancer patients had fewer beneficial bacteria and more harmful bacteria than people without the disease. Jiyoung Ahn, PhD, assistant professor of population health, and a member of NYU Cancer Institute, who led the study, said that the... read more »
China to become world’s largest oil importer by 2020
Beijing – China is likely to become the world’s largest oil importer in the 2020s, tripping behind the United States. The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) report... read more »
Dikshit to ‘hangout’ with Delhi citizens on Google
By Alok Singh New Delhi – With some opinion polls showing her trailing behind other contenders, Delhi Chi! ef Minister Sheila Dikshit is set to go interactive on Google Plus Hangout... read more »
Now, a nano pill for better drug delivery
Washington – American scientists have synthesised a novel nanoparticle that can be taken orally by patients as a pill instead of receiving injections. Drugs delivered by nanoparticles... read more »
BJP only ahead in corruption, says Rahul
Banswara (Rajasthan) – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday accused the BJP of ignoring the poor and said the only thing the opposition party is ahead in is indulging in... read more »
Sushma Swaraj insists Congress backing Tejpal
New Delhi – A day after Law Minister Kapil Sibal blamed BJP leader Sushma Swaraj for drawing h! is name into the Tarun Tejpal controversy, the Leader of Opposition in ! the Lok Sabha Thursday... read more »
