The government also suspended imports of live chickens from mainland China and the trading of live chickens for 21 days in a bid to prevent any spread of the disease, which is normally found in birds but can jump to humans.
Section: World | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:15 IST
The explosions could expose the population to longer-term radiation, which can raise the risk of cancer including thyroid cancer, bone cancer and leukaemia. Children and foetuses are especially vulnerable
Section: World | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 20:50 IST
Chinese researchers said they tracked for nine years, 1,172 diabetics with a kidney disease in Hong Kong who were free of the disease at the start of the study.
Section: Health | Wednesday, August 25, 2010 17:59 IST
Some of the signs of excessive use of the web include agitation when the teens is not in front of the computer and loss of interest in social interaction.
Section: Lifestyle | Tuesday, August 3, 2010 11:55 IST
Such a test is important as imatinib resistance occurs usually to relapse patients, who tend to deteriorate very rapidly if they are given the wrong treatment.
Section: Sci/Tech | Friday, July 30, 2010 13:35 IST
These tiny tablets which carry concentrated doses of calcium were also associated with higher incidences of stroke and death, but they were not statistically significant.
Section: Sci/Tech | Friday, July 30, 2010 11:41 IST
At the preview of Meera Mahadevia’s customised trousseau line and Dipika Agarwal’s pret line, Dipika was the first to walk in, wearing a pretty red dress from her own line.
Section: Lifestyle | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:56 IST
The Lakme Fashion Week people got together to announce the designers in their kitty.
Section: Lifestyle | Thursday, August 27, 2009 23:59 IST
Standing about 12-feet tall, these hardy creatures inhabited the area close to the South Pole for at least 10 million years during the Cretaceous period, an expert said.
Section: Sci/Tech | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 22:38 IST
