Patients to grow own hip, knee replacements

London, July 29 : Patients with knee or hip problems will be able to ‘grow’ new replacement joints in the future, scientists say.

Researchers have shown it is possible to grow properly working joints inside the body using a patient’s own stem cells, after the damaged bone has been removed.

They say the joints will have a full range…

'As China greys, India set to become world's growth engine'

Toronto, July 29 : If it was India’s USD 35 computer that was splashed in Canadian news last week, now it is the country’s relentless growth story that’s making headlines here.

Writing under the headline “Meet the world’s next growth engine”, the National Post daily Wednesday said that while the rest of the world grapples with the consequences…

I decided to out grow the other padavalanga's

” I decided to out grow the other padavalanga’s “

By:  G. Puthenkurishe

India unveils a 35 dollar Laptop.



Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resource Development Ministry of India unveils a working prototype of a 35 dollar touch screen laptop jointly developed by Indian institute of Technology (Kanpur, Khadakpur, Chennai , Bombay) and the Indian Institute of Sciences , Bangalore.

The device comes with a touch screen, 2GB of Ram, Wireless internet and USB…

Indian Rupee gets unique symbol

Finally, the Rupee will have a symbol like the Dollar ($) or the Euro (€) or the Pound (£). The Cabinet today finalised the design for the Rupee.

IIT post-graduate Uday kumar’s entry has been selected out of five shortlisted designs as the new symbol for the Indian Rupee.

The government had organised a symbol design competition with a…

Oral health- A beacon of your general health

In July 1998, the American Academy of Periodontology , started educating the public about new findings which support what dental professionals had long suspected  “Infections in the mouth can play havoc elsewhere in the body.” For a long time it was thought that bacteria was the factor that linked periodontal disease to…

Know Diabetes to avoid health complications

  – Article written by:Dr. Johny Kannampilly Studies show that majority of diabetic patients in Kerala have widely fluctuating blood sugar levels and are at risk for developing diabetic complications affecting eyes, legs, kidneys and heart.

Neuropathic Pain in legs and Retinopathy are commonly found symptoms among people suffering from wide fluctuation of…

Drinking coffee 'can cut diabetes risk'

 A new study has offered fresh evidence that drinking coffee may help prevent diabetes and that caffeine may be the ingredient largely responsible for this effect.

Previous studies have suggested that regular coffee drinking may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

The disease affects millions in the United States and is on the rise worldwide.

However, little of that…

Peach, plum extracts kill breast cancer cells

Breast cancer cells, even the most aggressive type, died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests.

Texas AgriLife Research (TALR) scientists say the results are deliciously promising. Not only did the cancerous cells keel over, but the normal cells were not harmed in the process.

AgriLife Research scientists say two phenolic compounds are responsible for the…

Beat the smell and Eat the curry!

 This is an extract from my search for ‘what is curry’ on google – Wikipedia – “Curry (IPA: /ˈkʌri/) is a generic description used throughout European and American culture to describe a general variety of spiced dishes, best known in South Asian cuisines, especially Indian cuisine. Curry is a generic term and although there is no one specific attribute that marks…