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Andhra Pradesh SSC 2008 Results

Rededication Day marks Congress Government's fourth year in office

Second phase of polling in Karnataka ends

PM visits Bhutan to strengthen ties between the two countries

Bollywood film Aashayein all set for release

Outsource Partners International inaugurates newest shared service center in Bangalore

Manchester bans big screens for Champion League Final fearing violence

Body clock cog finding could end jet lag

Bird flu spreads in Darjeeling

Health News for March 20, 2008

Hyperactive girls face serious problems in adulthood: Study
Young hyperactive girls are more likely to get hooked on to smoking, under-perform in school or jobs and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults, says a new study. ANI

Low dietary folate intake linked to genetic abnormalities in sperm
A new study has found that healthy men who have low levels of the nutrient folate in their diets are more likely to have higher rates of chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm. ANI

Novel Techniques may strengthen search for new marine medicines
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say that they have identified novel techniques which can add some strength to scientific efforts for locating potent natural compounds in the sea that may be used as medicines to treat diseases like cancer. ANI

Even minor plaque build-up in artery quadruples stroke, heart attack risk
A new study has revealed that Hispanics who have even a small amount of plaque build-up in the neck artery that supplies blood to the brain are up to four times more likely to suffer or die from a stroke or heart attack than Hispanics who do not have plaque. ANI

Single jab may protect against dangerous tick diseases
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, have developed an injection that protects against two severe diseases transmitted by tick bites: Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis. ANI

Women with the blues have much more sex
Women who are depressed tend to have ore sex than their happier counterparts, even if they arent in relationship. ANI

Transfusion of two-week-old blood could prove fatal for heart patients
Using blood that has been stored for more han a period of two weeks may prove fatal for heart surgery atients, finds a new major study. ANI

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