Everything you need to know about St. John's Medical College: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about St. John's Medical College: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declined association with video-related clips that show him smoking cocaine.
London, May 18 (IANS) Actor Daniel Radcliffe says he has finally put his "Harry Potter" image behind him. He is ready to do a gay sex scene in his forthcoming film "Kill Your Darlings".
Washington, May 18 (ANI): In a letter signed by eight members of Congress, the privacy safeguards of Google's high-profile and much hyped wearable computing device, Google Glass, have been questioned.
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) A woman died here of swine flu late Friday, health officials said Saturday.
Moscow, May 18 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the country.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A class 3 student of a primary school in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district died here Friday, days after he was mercilessly thrashed by his teacher who allegedly beat him with a stick before banging his head against a wall.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): Researchers have come a step closer towards limiting arterioscelorosis disease - an illness in which hardening of arteries occurs and the supply of oxygen-rich blood throughout the body is squeezed off.
New York, May 17 (ANI): A 1991 painting depicting actress Bea Arthur - best known for her roles in 70s and 80s shows 'Maude' and 'Golden Girls'- nude from the waist up was sold for nearly 2 million dollars at an auction in Manhattan on Wednesday.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): Reduced IQ may be linked to the risk for developing schizophrenia, a new study suggests.
London, May 17 (ANI): A historian has threatened to lift the veil of secrecy of Coca Cola's recipe this week, as he claims to publish a copy of the original formula in a new book.
London, May 16 (ANI): Amazon's UK subsidiary has paid 2.4 million pounds as corporate tax as it earned sales worth 4.3 billion pounds last year.
London, May 16 (ANI): The planet-hunting space telescope Kepler has been hobbled by a broken wheel, NASA scientists have revealed.
London, May 16 (ANI): Chelsea's leaving interim manager Rafael Benitez has said that he is proud of the team after they won the Europa League 2-0 against Benfica with the help of a match-winning strike by Branislav Ivanovic.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): According to a new study, having too much body fat makes arteries become stiff after middle age.
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Hit "Dostana" "jodi" of John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan, who entertained viewers with their antics in the comedy, team up again for the Hindi remake of Tamil film "Vettai" and this time they will be seen doing action and stunts.
London, May 16 (ANI): Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a new study has claimed.
London, May 16 (ANI): Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a new study has claimed.
Houston, May 16 (IANS) Four US students have developed shoes that extract energy with every step to power portable electronics and, perhaps someday, life-preserving medical devices, US media reported.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Researchers have revealed that regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control.
Amsterdam, May 16 (IANS) A late injury-time goal by Branislav Ivanovic helped Chelsea win the Europa League football title final beating Benfica 2-1 here Wednesday night.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): University of Missouri researchers have found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): When the brain's primary "learning center" is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function.
Bangalore, May 15 (IANS) In all, 22,817 people of varying age and ability will take part in the sixth TCS World 10K Bangalore 2013 run here Sunday, according to promoters Procam International.
Amsterdam, May 15 (IANS) Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has been ruled out of Wednesday night's Europa League final against Benfica, coach Rafael Benitez confirmed during a press conference here.
Beijing, May 14 (Xinhua-ANI): More than 180,000 teenagers are living with HIV in Nigeria, the United Nation Children Education Fund (UNICEF) said here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences S. Jaipal Reddy has congratulated the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Bharat Biotech (BBIL) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) for the successful development of the rotavirus vaccine in India.
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Damascus's participation in an international conference between representatives of both sides in the Syrian conflict depends on "details and developments" and it will not be a party to any act that would harm national sovereignty, Syria's state news agency SANA reported.
The Jharkhand government on Tuesday approved the Medical Protection Act 2013 to protect doctors, nursing homes and hospitals in the state against violent attacks, an official said Tuesday.
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has approved the Medical Protection Act 2013 to protect doctors, nursing homes and hospitals in the state from violent attacks, an official said Tuesday.
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Scientists have developed a biodegradable implant, which in combination with a gel - that increases nerve growth and healing - can help restore the functionality of a torn or damaged nerve.
Johannesburg, May 14 (ANI): The English Football Association (FA) is due to vote on a proposal during their annual general meeting that vouches for the introduction of a minimum of five-match-ban for racial abuse, following recent cases of racism during games.
Melbourne, May 14 (ANI): A house in Canberra north that can rotate 360 degrees at the touch of a button is up for auction and is expected to fetch just over 1 million dollars.
Washington, May 14 (ANI): People with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary artery disease than people who have job stress but lead healthy lifestyles, a new study has found.
Moscow, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet on the sidelines of the two-day Arctic Council meeting due to begin in Sweden Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) In a big relief to aspiring medical students, the Supreme Court Monday paved the way for government and private medical colleges to admit students to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental courses for the 2013 session.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) It was a sigh of relief for thousands of students as the Supreme Court Monday cleared the decks for admissions to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental courses for 2013 in state government and private colleges.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): A physician specializing in bioidentical hormone therapy has offered some tips to deal with dyspareunia, the technical term for pain during sexual intercourse, which can be related to mental or physical causes.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): A new study has found a link between exposure to Agent Orange and US veterans' having lethal forms of prostate cancer.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday cleared the decks for admissions to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental courses for 2013 in state government and private institutions as it lifted its stay on the declaration of the results of the entrance tests conducted by them.
London, May 13 (ANI): John Lennon's childhood pal Joe Flannery has revealed that the late singer was looking forward to returning to Britain before he was murdered in December 1980.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): The best workout partner may be one who understands that silence is golden, a Kansas State University researcher in the College of Human Ecology has stated.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that patients coping with chronic pain should also be evaluated for anxiety disorders.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): A Florida Atlantic University researcher has published a review for clinicians on the optimal utilization of aspirin to treat and prevent heart attacks as well as commentary on the cholesterol lowering drugs to prevent colorectal and other cancers.
Sochi, May 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An international conference between representatives of both sides in the Syrian conflict is unlikely to take place before May end as earlier stated, as there are still too many differences of opinion over the event's format.
Washington, May 11 (IANS) Scientists have tapped into the restrictive action potential of a leukemia drug to hinder accumulation of deadly proteins linked to Parkinson's, a new study says.
London, May 11 (ANI): Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told US media he has evidence that Syria used chemical weapons against opposition forces.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): A novel anti-cocaine vaccine developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College has been successfully tested in primates, bringing them closer to launching human clinical trials.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): There's now sufficient research data to provide specific guidance on how to prescribe exercise for people with major depressive disorder (MDD), according to researchers including an Indian origin.
Sochi, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Britain have common interest in preserving Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday after talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Film: "Star Trek Into Darkness"; Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Peter Weller, Anton Yelchin, and Leonard Nimoy; Director: JJ Abrams; Rating: *** 1/2
Boston, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Wearing a bright orange prison jumpsuit, Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spends 23 hours a day alone inside a small cell in a high-security housing unit at a federal medical detention centre in Devens, Massachusetts, a prison spokesman said.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A majority of chemists located near major Delhi hospitals Friday decided to opt out of the nation-wide, one-day strike against the new drug policy and its impact on traders.
New York, May 10 (ANI): Chrissy Teigen has taken to Twitter to respond to an exclusive report by the New York Post that her fiance John Legend cheated on her by smooching a mystery woman on Friday night.
London, May 10 (ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would have no role in a political settlement to Syria's conflict, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.
Lagos, May 10 (IANS) Former Nigeria national football coach Joseph Ladipo passed away in the southwest city of Ibadan. He was 72.
Washington, May 10 (ANI): The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Mars has selected a second target rock for drilling and sampling, it has been revealed.
Yangon, May 10 (IANS) Myanmar is drafting a five-year sustainable plan to develop the country's dairy cattle breeding sector to which New Zealand government offered to render assistance, official media reported Friday.
Damascus, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria's foreign ministry Thursday welcomed rapprochement between the US and Russia over resolving the crisis in the war-torn country, state news agency SANA reported.
Washington, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) While an internationally brokered resolution of the Syrian conflict may not yet be within sight, Russia is in a position to play a crucial role in pushing the Syrian elites to accept a transition process, an American expert has said.
London, May 9 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would have no role in a political settlement to Syria's conflict, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday.
New York, May 9 (ANI): John Legend cheated on his Sports Illustrated swimsuit model fiancee, Chrissy Teigen, by smooching a young woman at a Manhattan hotspot, it has been revealed.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Steel-making, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.
London, May 9 (ANI): Scientists, academics and medics gathered this week in a London hotel to discuss a topic that has been virtually unmentionable in academic circles for decades - did humans descend from "aquatic apes" that spent more time swimming than dragging their knuckles on the ground?
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Tomatoes and soy foods, when eaten together, could be more effective in preventing prostate cancer than when either of them is eaten alone, a study has claimed.
Brussels, May 9 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has expressed satisfaction with the US and Russia's joint call for an international conference on Syria to end the escalating crisis in that country.
Shimla, May 8 (IANS) Shimla-based public welfare trust Umang Foundation Wednesday asked the state government to include thalassemics in the category of disabled so that they could avail facilities being provided to the physically challenged.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): John Abraham gifted a Yamaha V Max bike to his special friend and director of 'Shootout at Wadala', Sanjay Gupta, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Sydney, May 8 (ANI): Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic's father John Tomic has been barred from being accredited to upcoming ATP events following an ongoing investigation in his alleged assault of Bernard's training partner Thomas Drouet, ahead of this week's Madrid Open.
London, May 8 (ANI): Russia and the United States have pledged to convene an international conference aimed at ending the civil war in Syria.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) A seventh-standard student, Vishnu won the hearts of many as he willingly donated his mother's heart valves after she passed away in a road accident.
London, May 8 (IANS) The father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was banned while ATP investigated an alleged assault of Tomic's training partner.
Washington, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Thousands of documents and photographs that belonged to Ernest Hemingway and have been stored until now in the house where he lived in Cuba will now become available to the public thanks to a US foundation that has just put them into digital format.
Chandigarh, May 7 (ANI): Family members of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who was battered inside a Jammu jail last week, met him at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Tuesday and appealed to the Indian Government to let him go back to his country.
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Actor John Abraham is overjoyed with the kind of response he has received for his portrayal of gangster Manya Surve in "Shootout at Wadala". He gives credit to Sanjay Gupta saying the director has "given me my life".
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) After the success of "Shootout At Wadala", director Sanjay Gupta will work with John Abraham again in an action-revenge saga, which he says will be totally new for the Indian screens.
Amritsar, May 7 (ANI): Two members of the family of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who got critically injured in a scuffle with another inmate in a Jammu jail, arrived in Amritsar via the Wagah-Attari border.
Two family members of injured Pak prisoner Sanaullah Ranjey, whose medical condition is still very critical, are reaching today at Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh as India has granted Visa to them, Pakistani official informed to media........................
London, May 7 (ANI): English professional snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fifth World Championship crown and compiled a new record of six centuries in a Crucible final following a 18-12 victory over fellow Englishman Barry Hawkins.
Chandigarh, May 7 (ANI): Indian High Commission in Islamabad has granted visa to two relatives of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay who got critically injured in a scuffle with another inmate in a Jammu jail.
Sydney, May 7 (ANI): A young French tennis player, who has accused Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic's father John Tomic of assaulting him, has demanded that the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ban Tomic from the world circuit.
Chandigarh, May 6 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner Salman Bashir, who visited compatose Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Monday, sought an impartial probe into the attack on him.
New Delhi/Chandigarh, May 6 (ANI): With Islamabad seeking the evacuation of Sanaullah, who was attacked in a Jammu jail by fellow inmates last week, India on Monday said the Pakistani prisoner's medical condition is such that it does not permit any movement.
New York, May 6 (ANI): John McEnroe finds it hard to understand how Venus and Serena Williams get along so well, despite being competitors.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad inaugurated a three level underground parking facility of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here today.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): One in six high school students (16.2 percent) reported being electronically bullied within the past 12 months, according to a new study.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and adult disability, but quickly recognizing the signs of it and seeking immediate medical care from specialists can minimize the effects of the disease or even save a life, say an expert at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Mothers exposed to flame retardants during pregnancy may put their offspring at high risk for learning problems and hyperactivity in their early childhood, a new study has warned.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): You might not need to throw out your tooth brush after recovering from a sore throat after all, according to a new study.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) In a discovery that is paving the way for the diagnosis and treatment of a rare genetic disorder related to the brain's functioning, a team of researchers has identified the causative gene behind the disease, which delays development of motor activities in children.
New York, May 5 (ANI): Amanda Seyfried has stepped into the fashion world, as she has been named the new face of Givenchy fragrances.
Chandigarh, May 5 (ANI): Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah, who was injured in a scuffle with another inmate in a Jammu jail, on Sunday remained critical at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here.
Bangalore, May 5 (IANS) Infosys co-founder and emeritus chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy waited half an hour to cast his vote Sunday morning, as polling booth staff were still setting up the electronic voting machines when he arrived.
Abu Dhabi, May 5 (IANS/WAM) In a landmark surgery in the UAE, a hospital carried out a kidney transfer and transplant from a deceased donor from Saudi Arabia to a 23-year-old woman patient from Abu Dhabi.
Sharjah, May 5 (IANS/WAM) Renowned British storyteller John Row mesmerized children and adults alike at his storytelling session at the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival.
Canberra, May 4 (IANS) The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has introduced new rules forcing athletes and officials to "truthfully answer" questions from the country's doping authority.
Chandigarh, May 4 (ANI): Doctors treating injured Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Saturday said that his condition remains critical.
Srinagar, May 4 (ANI): Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday condemned the attack on Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah inside the Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu, and said that this is an established act of revenge.
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Actor Mahaakshay Chakraborty is not a part of the sequel of Vikram Bhatt's ?Haunted 3D?, but he isn't complaining.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Men now have a one-stop shop on the latest fashion trends, leisure, technology, gadgets and automobiles through a fashion e-magazine launched by a leading luxury menswear brand.
Islamabad, May 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State John Kerry has named veteran diplomat James Dobbins as the new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
