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India may have 60 pc of the worlds heart patients by 2010Subscriber Only

January 19, 2009 11:21 IST

Almost 1% of world population carries a genetic mutation causing heart problems,while in India the mutation reaches a frequency of 4%.

Water pollution linked to male fertility problemsSubscriber Only

January 19, 2009 10:57 IST

A collaborative study has lent more force to the suggestion that water pollution is triggering male fertility problems.

UK firm to launch pioneering stem cell trialSubscriber Only

January 19, 2009 10:41 IST

A British biotechnology company is to launch a clinical trial to assess whether stem cell therapy can help patients left disabled by stroke.

Females trying to lose weight should copy males: ExpertSubscriber Only

January 19, 2009 10:10 IST

An exercise expert has advised females trying to lose weight to ape males to build a muscular body that can help to shed weight more effectively.

‘Miracle’ baby born with a foot in the brainSubscriber Only

January 15, 2009 10:45 IST

Doctors operating on a babys tumour were shocked to find a fully developed foot in his brain.

Low blood oxygen on Everest offers treatment hopeSubscriber Only

January 8, 2009 11:09 IST

A team of British doctors conducting experiments in the 'Death Zone' of Mt. Everest has recorded the lowest levels of blood oxygen in humans,far below those of critically ill patients.

Kids of pregnant smokers ‘likely to be aggressive’Subscriber Only

January 7, 2009 10:53 IST

Pregnant women who smoke risk delivering aggressive kids,according to a new Canada-Netherlands study.

Cancer cells ‘can outwit chemotherapy’Subscriber Only

January 5, 2009 14:06 IST

It is believed that chemotherapy uses chemicals to kill all cancer cells but a new study says that some affected cells are capable to deceive the treatment.

Sources in the LJP (RV) said the names of the remaining 15 candidates would also be announced very soon.

Bihar polls: Chirag Paswan’s LJP (Ram Vilas) announces first list of 14 candidates

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Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) announced its first list of 14 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, with its state unit chief Raju Tiwary and leader Hulas Pandey among the nominees. As per the seat-sharing arrangement, LJP (RV) will contest 29 seats, while BJP and JD(U) will contest 101 seats each. The remaining 15 candidates will be announced soon.

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