Health Minister Jillian Skinner today launched a flagship website to improve the quality of life of people living with chronic pain in NSW. Mrs Skinner was joined at the State Library of NSW by leading pain healthcare professionals, peak consumer groups and families whose children live with chronic pain as she launched the NSW Government’s […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Singer David Brockie, who formed the heavy metal band Gwar, was found dead at his residence in Richmond, Virginia. He was 50. His body was found in his house on Sunday. Police did not suspect foul play on immediate investigation, but an autopsy will determine the cause of death, reports aceshowbiz.com. “At […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Two people were killed in a shooting incident at the Naval Station Norfolk in the US state of Virginia Monday night, media reported Tuesday. One Navy sailor and one civilian were killed in the incident, which occurred at about 11.20 p.m. Monday, Xinhua reported citing Virginian broadcaster WAVY News. It added that […]
Canberra, March 25 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Tuesday said the search operation for the missing Malaysian airliner has now moved to the recovery and investigative phase. The Malaysian authorities had announced Monday that the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean with no chance of any survivors. “I have today been in further contact […]
London, March 25 (IANS) In a breakthrough, researchers at University College London (UCL) have developed a new antibacterial material which has potential for cutting hospital-acquired infections. The combination of two simple dyes with nanoscopic particles of gold is deadly to bacteria when activated by light – even under modest indoor lighting. In a first for this […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) A Michigan State University researcher has claimed to plug the hole in famous theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking’s black hole theory. “In 1975, Hawking discovered that black holes are not all black. They actually radiate a featureless glow, now called ‘Hawking radiation’,” professor Chris Adami from Michigan State University said. In […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved immediate disbursement of SDR 360 million (about $555.6 million) to Pakistan after the second review of its economic performance. The IMF executive board Monday completed the review under a three-year programme supported by an arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), according to a media […]
London, March 25 (IANS) Do you smoke or have quit recently? Chances are that you may not taste and appreciate the bitter taste of caffeine in your cup of coffee. According to research, smokers and those who have quit cannot fully appreciate the full flavour of a cup of coffee because many cannot taste the bitterness […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) In a significant news for patients who are on pacemakers, a new small, wireless pacemaker appears safe and feasible, a study by an Indian-American researcher shows. This wireless pacemaker is self-contained, lies within the heart and is smaller than a triple-A battery. Although traditional pacemakers pose minimal risk, patients are still vulnerable […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) An Indian-American businessman and two Chicago based organisations will pay $15 million to settle charges of raising $158 million dollars from close to 300 investors as part of an immigration scam. The US Securities and Exchange Commission had charged Anshoo R. Sethi, A Chicago Convention Centre, LLC (ACCC) and Intercontinental Regional Centre […]