Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Infants fed from plastic bottles are found to have the highest estimated levels of Bisphenol A (BPA), with exposures falling with rising age, according to a study. The findings are important because BPA is thought to impact human development and is classified as an endocrine disrupting chemical, potentially putting developing infants at risk, as well as fetuses if pregnant mothers are exposed. (Continue reading)
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Inspired by the larvae of caddisflies that tape things together underwater, scientists are hoping to make synthetic glue that can be used to tape wet tissues together in operating rooms. (Continue reading)
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Japanese scientists have found that it is possible to eradicate Helicobacter pylori infections by using antibiotics. (Continue reading)
London, Mar 13 (ANI): The primary mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs in developing embryos has been discovered by scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology. (Continue reading)
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): People who undergo cancer surgery are more likely to complain of sexual dysfunction, a study has found. (Continue reading)
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are developing what they call a magic ‘golden’ bullet for cancer, which could kill the tumours by using gold nanoparticles. (Continue reading)
Indian Wells (California), March 13 (DPA) Justine Henin's return to tennis stalled Friday with a second-round loss at the Indian Wells Masters as Argentine Gisela Dulko carved out a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 upset.
Karachi, Mar.13 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-man squad sans the name of the skipper for the forthcoming ICC T20 World Championship in the Caribbean. (Continue reading)
Gurgaon, March 12 (IANS) Thieves broke into the sealed house of kidney racket kingpin Amit Kumar here in Haryana for the fourth time and fled with a few abandoned items while one of them was caught by locals, police said Friday.
"Four thieves managed to break into the doctor's Sector-23 house after midnight Thursday. Locals caught them but they stabbed one of the residents and managed to flee. However, one of them identified as Ahim was caught and handed over to the police," Palam Vihar police station in-charge Ved Prakash said. (Continue reading)
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Despite a ban on sale of cigarettes without pictorial warnings in the country, the Supreme Court Friday allowed their sale to outgoing passengers by the duty-free outlets at departure lounges of Indian airports.
Approving the sale, a bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice T.S. Thakur ordered the release of international brand cigarettes worth Rs.75 lakh, seized by custom authorities from outlets at departure lounges of Mumbai international airport, for not carrying the pictorial warning. (Continue reading)