Daily News & AnalysisLarry Hagman: The immortal TV showman packs upDaily News & AnalysisDecades of alcohol abuse, followed by liver and then throat cancer, had taken a terrible toll. Yet in that one brief scene, it was clear that in the old man's r…
Ditching nuclear power increases need for fossil fuels – Cyprus Mail
Ditching nuclear power increases need for fossil fuelsCyprus MailOver two-thirds of them are being built in the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China), where economies are growing fast and governments are increasingly concerned about both pollution an…
Honorable Mention: Whitney Ringler has passion to fight childhood cancer – Charleston Post Courier (subscription)
Honorable Mention: Whitney Ringler has passion to fight childhood cancerCharleston Post Courier (subscription)During this season of thanks, I am most grateful for having been introduced to Mrs. Whitney Ringler this past summer. My husband had just been…
Former PM IK Gujral stable but critical after lung infection – Daily News & Analysis
FirstpostFormer PM IK Gujral stable but critical after lung infectionDaily News & AnalysisThe condition of former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who is admitted to the Medicity Medanta Hospital here with a lung infection, is "stable but critic…
Smoking a cause of 100 million deaths in 100 years: Study – Business Standard
Smoking a cause of 100 million deaths in 100 years: StudyBusiness Standard… and Prakash C Gupta said in a study published in Current Science. While Lal and Wilson are associated with the South-east Asia office of the International Union Against Tuber…
Diabetes is a public health disaster – South Asia Mail
Diabetes is a public health disasterSouth Asia MailDeveloping countries like China and India that are undergoing economic transition and are also high diabetes burden countries are likely to face the danger of getting their economic development of the …
Brazilian Olympic medallist Nelson Prudencio dies – Newstrack India
Brazilian Olympic medallist Nelson Prudencio diesNewstrack IndiaRio de Janeiro, Nov 25 (IANS/EFE) Nelson Prudencio, who won two Olympic medals for Brazil in the triple jump, has died of complications from lung cancer, his doctors said. He was 68. Prude…
Former PM, IK Gujral admitted to Gurgaon hospital for lung infection – Firstpost
FirstpostFormer PM, IK Gujral admitted to Gurgaon hospital for lung infectionFirstpostBorn on 4 December 1919 in Jhelum (in pre-partition Punjab), Gujral was India's 12th Prime Minister from April 1997 to March 1998 and also only the second Prime M…
No prescription, just pain-killing addiction: UAE residents on 'happy pills' – Emirates 24/7
No prescription, just pain-killing addiction: UAE residents on 'happy pills'Emirates 24/7Even though it is tough to get the tablets here in Dubai, without a medical prescription, Katherine manages to stock up during her visits to India. “Out …
China mulls policies to spur organ donations – Global Times
China mulls policies to spur organ donationsGlobal TimesHuang was speaking in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, after performing an organ transplant surgery with his own hands in a bid to raise public awareness on org…