Working class malady – Bollywood’s on-screen illnesses!

Progeria, paraplegia, anterograde amnesia – Bollywood’s current portrayal of unusual ailments might be drawing applause from the elite, but it is leaving front benchers baffled. If Hrithik Roshan’s recent portrayal of a paraplegic who appeals for euthanasia in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Guzaarish” is any indication, the working class audience is ending up somewhat enlightened but also somewhat afraid

HAITI – Rioters stone UN peacekeepers in protests over cholera

The number of Haitians infected with cholera – a disease unknown to the island until October – is set to “explode,” a UN official said Geneva.

Heavy smoking doubles Alzheimer’s risk

Middle-aged smokers who puff 40 cigarettes a day more than double their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study shows. The study also found that heavy smoking greatly increased chances of another common form of dementia. Scientists in the US followed the progress of more than 21,000 middle-aged men and women for an average of 23 years

US trials confirm one dose of H1N1 vaccine works

US trials of Sanofi-Pasteur SA's and CSL Ltd's H1N1 swine flu vaccines confirm only one dose is needed to protect people, US health officials said on Friday. ''I am very pleased today to be able to tell you that the initial results from the NIH (National Institutes of Health) sponsored trial corroborate and ...

LisaRay Blog and her problem!

Charming Lisa Ray Lisa acted in several films and also modeled for some of the top companies. Her ad for Bombay dyeing gave her fame and name along with many opportunities. Lisa Ray recently has been diagnosed that she is suffering with cancer. The cancer is incurable known as Multiple Myloma. Lisa wrote in her blog ...

India’s poverty in Oscar spotlight- “Slumdog Millionaire”

New Delhi: "Slumdog Millionaire", "The Final Inch", "Smile Pinki"... in a first, three India themed films up for the Oscars, and all three dealing with poverty and disease! India's poverty is under the global spotlight as never before with the blockbuster "Slumdog Millionaire", tracing the rags to riches story of a slum boy, and the ...