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NRI's doctor's book makes waves in US

Stanford University medical professor Abraham Verghese is getting ready for another bout of book tours, this time for his bestselling novel Cutting for Stone's paperback edition. The novel, set in......

Heart disease higher in poor neighbourhoods: Study

According to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, the incidence of heart disease and associated fatalities are higher for people who live in poor neighbourhoods rather than......

Robert Lefkowitz, Brian Kobilka win chemistry Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012 was awarded jointly to Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka"for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors" The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciencesawarded the Nobel......

2 key Indian American physicians quit Obama's team

Two key Indian American physicians from the Obama administration, who worked on implementing healthcare reforms, are stepping down from their posts to return to clinical practice. Dr Sachin H Jain,......

2 Indian Americans in Class of White House Fellows

Two Indian Americans, Pat Basu of Naperville, Illinois, and Sunny Ramchandani of Rowland Heights, California, were among the 2010-2011 Class of White House Fellows, announced by the White House on......

The 10 hardest jobs to fill in America

For the second year in a row, engineer is the hardest job to fill in America. Why are engineers so hard to find? "We have whole generations of people loving liberal arts, not going into science and......

India, Stanford to collaborate

Stanford University in California has launched a partnership with the Indian government to establish a new training programme. \nThe Stanford-India Biodesign will help create the next generation of......

Are you an Internet addict?

By his own admission, James Pacenza was spending too much time in Internet chat rooms, in some of them discussing sex.He goes so far as to call his interest in inappropriate Web sites a form of......

Chidambaram's Budget speech

Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance PART A Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2005-06. 2. Last year, while presenting the Budget, I had suggested that the vote in......

Anil Agarwal donates $1 bn for varsity

Anil Agarwal, chairman, Vedanta Resources Plc, is keen to establish a world class, multi-disciplinary university in India, with a vision to developing India's education and research......

Mira Nair, Abraham Verghese in conversation

Over a decade ago, Mira Nair turned Dr Abraham Verghese's best-selling memoir My Own Country into a well-received telly film starring Naveen Andrews. On Wednesday, Nair and Verghese met at Asia......

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Q. Why is it said that men are from Mars and women are from Venus
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Biogen Idec Appoints Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas Chief Scientific Officer

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Vical Appoints Richard M. Beleson and Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D., to Board of Directors

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Five Transplants in 24 Hours Sets Packard Children's Record

* First time hospital has transplanted five patients in such a short period of time * Today (22), at one-month anniversary, doctors announce all... ...

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Merck's insomnia drug moves a step closer to U.S. approval

By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of... ...

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Epilepsy Foundation Announces $100,000 "Shark Tank" Prize Winner For Most Innovative Idea For People With Seizures

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