Blood pressure control in infants of smoking mothers is abnormal compared to that of infants from non-smoking parents, a new study has found.
Swedish researchers reported in Hypertension, Journal of the American Heart Association that newborns of women who smoked during pregnancy show signs of circulatory dysfunction in the first few weeks of life that get [...]
From a position of relative strength to utter disarray in the space of half an hour – that was Bangladesh’s story on the final day of the series in Mirpur. From 290 for 3, they lost six wickets for 14, and only a couple of hefty blows from Mushfiqur Rahim ensured that the innings defeat [...]
Mumbai: Despite poor reviews, Salman Khan’s Veer has grossed Rs41 crore worldwide at the box office in its opening weekend, Eros International, the distributor of the film, has said.
Veer took Rs32 crore in its first weekend in India with Rs9 crore overseas, an Eros spokesman said.
Directed by Anil Sharma, Veer, starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, [...]
Water on moon has the Indian space scientists dreaming of colonies, which were until now found only in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novels. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking at the possibility of setting up a base on the moon. It is also planning further forays into space, beginning with Mars.
“There are [...]
New York- Toyota announced Wednesday night that it is adding another 1.1 million vehicles to an an earlier 4.2 million vehicle recall originally announced in November.
The vehicles are being recalled to fix a problem in which the gas pedal can become caught on the edge of the removable floormat, causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably.
The [...]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named job creation as his top priority in 2010, seeking to revive America’s belief in hiscrusade for change after a first year in office haunted by economic decay.
In his debut State of the Union Address, Obama admitted his White House had suffered political setbacks — some deserved — [...]
The Himachal Pradesh State Planning Board approved an annual plan size of Rs 3,000 crore for the year 2010-11, proposing a hike of Rs 300 crore from the current plan.
The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Wednesday.
A final decision on the plan, however, will be taken at a meeting of the [...]
New Delhi The Congress today signalled distancing itself from the government on the issue of awarding the Padma Bhushan to US-based NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal. Maintaining that such awards should not be given to “those with a taint”, the ruling party said it was for the government to explain the reasons for the award [...]
New Delhi, January 25 — The severity of the disease related to the H1N1 virus in India shows no signs of receding with ten more people reported having succumbed to the influenza Monday.
With the new fatalities, the death toll in the country touched 1194, just six short of the 1,200 mark.
Official sources reported seven swine [...]
Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh struck in quick succession to check Bangladesh’s progress on day four of the second and final Test at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Wednesday.
Nightwatchman Shahadat Hossain frustrated the Indians as he made 40 from 74 deliveries, with four boundaries and a six, before he was caught [...]
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