Science & Health

Not Cross, Not Garlic; Polish Vampires Died of Cholera, Claims Study

Bodies buried with sickles across their neck at the Drawsko cemetery were that of first cholera patients.

Nov 28, 2014

Beam Me to Mars: Star Trek's George Takei Sends Message to Mars Along With 90,000 Others

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Earth's first robotic probe to visit Mars, Radio telescopes will beam 88,798 hellos.

Nov 28, 2014

US Inches Closer to Ebola Vaccine Breakthrough

A team of researchers from NIAID announced on Wednesday that their experimental Ebola vaccine had succeeded in producing promising results in humans.

Nov 28, 2014

Kerala Bird Flu Outbreak: How Dangerous is H5N1 Virus? Know Symptoms

The state has been put on a high alert and authorities from the IMA (Indian Medical Association) Kerala have issued a warning over the potential risk posed by the virus.

Nov 28, 2014

End of the World in 7 Years: Theologist Makes Doomsday Prophecy

Theologist Dr F. Kenston Beshore predicts Rapture for seven years after which armegeddon will occur.

Nov 28, 2014

Bird Flu: H5N1 Strain can be Transmitted to Humans

More than 200,000 birds were culled after thousands of dead ducks infected by a highly contagious bird flu virus were found in Kerala

Nov 28, 2014

Delhi Doctors Separate Conjoined Twin Girls Sharing Common Liver

The two-month-old conjoined twins from Srinagar, have surprised the medical team for surviving the complex surgery that lasted for over six hours.

Nov 27, 2014

Cancer Cure: Broccoli, Garlic Compound Highly Promising

Selenium, a trace mineral naturally found in plant foods, facilitated this by repairing the over activated immune system caused by different types of cancers.

Nov 27, 2014

Ebola Deaths: Indian Man, Mohammed Amir, Dies in Liberia

The man was working in a pharmacy in Liberia when he contracted the disease.

Nov 27, 2014

Bird Flu Identified as H5N1: Kerala Burns 1 Lakh Ducks

The govt has put the three affected Kerala districts on red alert. Public not allowed to visit zoos.

Nov 27, 2014

Humans Walking on Mars Footage Hoax or Fact? 'Ex-NASA Employee' Claims Seeing Images from Viking Mars Lander

A woman claiming to be a former NASA employee has said she saw footage of men walking on Mars in 1979.

Nov 27, 2014

Obesity-Related Cancers on Rise: WHO Report

A study conducted by The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialised cancer agency of WHO located at Lyon in France, has amassed solid evidence to label obesity as a major risk factor for cancer as the half a million new cases of the deadly disease (481,000) reported in 2012 was caused by a high body mass index (BMI).

Nov 27, 2014

Bridal Shop Owner Expecting Apology from Former Ebola Patient Amber Vinson is Asked for Refund Instead

Dallas nurse diagnosed with Ebola, Amber Vinson, requests refunds from Ohio bridal shop.

Nov 26, 2014

India to Ban Sale of Loose Cigarettes; Increase Legal Age for Tobacco Purchase to 25

The Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday announced that the health ministry was planning to implement recommendations of an expert panel to ban sale of loose cigarettes and increase the legal age for tobacco purchase from 18 to 25.

Nov 26, 2014

Modern Day Atlantis: Japanese Firm Shows 'Ocean Spiral', Underwater City of the Future

Shimizu Corporation has put forth a template for a modern-day Atlantis, which is a self-sufficient colony that will sit on or just under the surface of the sea.

Nov 26, 2014