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Honorary Hopkins degree for Amartya Sen, Suu Kyi

Nobel Laureate and eminent Indian-American economist Amartya Sen will receive an honorary degree from the prestigious Johns Hopkins University.Apart from Sen, five other persons including......

Indian Americans named to digital task force

G Sayeed Choudhury, associate dean of libraries at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, and Dr Vijay Gurbaxani, senior associate dean, the Paul Merage School of Business, University of......

Madhavi Gavini named a top Davidson Fellow

Madhavi Gavini, 17, a freshman at Johns Hopkins University, was one of the top five winners of the 2007 Davidson Fellowships, established by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.The......

NRI doctors elected to US Institute of Medicine

Professor Dr Aravinda Chakravarti of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who is president-elect of the American Society of Human Genetics, and Professor Dr K Ranga Rama Krishnan of the Duke......

Khurana, Malik, 'outstanding young Americans'

Dr Rahul Khurana, a surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Captain Marisha Malik, of Potomac, Maryland, were among the Ten Outstanding Young......

Yash Gupta is Johns Hopkins B-school dean

Yash P Gupta, an innovative educator who has led three prominent business schools, has been appointed the first dean of the prestigious Johns Hopkins University's new Carey Business School. Gupta,......

Fuel subsidy only benefitting the rich: IMF official

The massive amount of fuel subsidy, which is taking a toll on government expenditure, is mainly benefiting the rich and not the poor, an IMF official said on Tuesday.It will take 1/10th of the......

'India should cut barriers to boost global trade'

India ranks below 100 (out of 180 countries) when it comes to doing business easily, says Pravin Krishna, Chung Ju Yung Professor of International Economics, School of Advanced International......

Ex-CTO of US may run for governorship

It is widely believed that Aneesh Chopra, who resigned last week as the first White House Chief Technology Officer, is mulling a run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and is likely to make an......

Extend Afghanistan- Pakistan trade agreement to India: US

The Obama Administration on Wednesday stressed on the need to extend an Afghanistan- Pakistan transit trade agreement to India, asserting this will transform the economic dynamics of the......

'Aamir thought Peepli Live! was a big joke'

Anusha Rizvi is a former NDTV producer. In her first feature film Peepli Live -- produced by Aamir Khan, two poor, broken down farmers and brothers (Budhia and Natha) are about to lose their family......

Pix: Bollywood ushers in IPL-3

Bollywood was on hand to usher in the third season of the cricket extravaganza known as the Indian Premier League at a pre-IPL launch party in Mumbai on Thursday. The third season kicks of today.......

Farhan and Hrithik's birthday bash

It was a birthday unlike others. Close friends Farhan Akhtar and Hrithik Roshan decided to celebrate their 36th birthday together at a posh lounge in Mumbai's Juhu suburb.......

Images: India vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 2, Nagpur

Hashim Amla's (253 not out) double ton put South Africa in a commanding position as the Proteas declared on 558 for six on Day 2 of the first Test in Nagpur on Sunday. Resuming the day with an......

Thousands honour Germany's Enke

Tens of thousands of fans joined family, friends and team-mates of Robert Enke to pay their last respects to the Germany goalkeeper on Sunday, five days after his suicide shocked the country and......

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Q. what do you know about Mr. Shriram Abhyankar ... ????
Manoj Joshi: A. more

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Q. Uncircumcised men are eight times aslikely to become infected with HIV than circumcisedmen, according to a study of nearly 2,300 men in Indiareleased on Thursday.A researcher at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine suggested that the inner surface ofthe foreskin does not have the same protective layeras the outside, and is potentially more vulnerable toHIV.?
Z: A. Abhyankar was born in a Maharashtrian Konkanastha Brahmin family. He earned his B.Sc. from Royal Institute of Science in 1951, his A.M. at Harvard...... more

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Q. why Jews and Muslims are circumcised , is there any medical benefits ?
ABDULLAH: A. well, the very well known fact is, either you have cut the foreskin or Not, if you get in to sexual contact with infected person, you are sure to...... more

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Q. What is the history behind the establishment of Stanford University?
ABDULLAH: A. In 1876, former California Governor Leland Stanford purchased 650 acres of Rancho San Francisquito for a country home and began the development of...... more

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Postpartum Depression Predictors Uncovered

A new novel method can help detect epigenetic modifications in the blood of pregnant women, thereby helping foretell post-partum depression and... ...

http://www.medindia.net/news/postpartum-depression-predictors-uncovered-119411-1.htm

Zebrafish May Aid Research Into Motor Neuron Disease

A new discovery made in fishes could aid the research into motor neuron disease. Scientists have found that a key hormone allows young zebrafish to... ...

http://www.medindia.net/news/zebrafish-may-aid-research-into-motor-neuron-disease-119409-1.htm

Dr. Carlo Honrado, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Expert, Launches Redesigned Website

Carlo Honrado, MD, a Beverly Hills facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon specializing in rhinoplasty and otoplasty, just launched his new and... ...

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Johns Hopkins Releases New Guidelines for Blood Ordered for Surgeries

For the first time in more than 35 years, researchers at Johns Hopkins have come out with new guidelines that will govern the amount of blood... ...

http://www.medindia.net/news/johns-hopkins-releases-new-guidelines-for-blood-ordered-for-surgeries-119398-1.htm

SoFi Tackles Medical School Debt with Refinancing Options for Doctors

SoFi is extending refinancing options to doctors who have completed residency and graduated from one of the 82 schools in the company's footprint.... ...

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