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First robotic surgery to remove tumour
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| 18 May 2008, 1114 hrs IST |
| Canadian doctors have created history by performing the world's first robotic surgery to remove brain tumour. |
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Steroids can adversely affect fertility 18 May 2008, 1057 hrs IST |
| Experts warn that various steroid-based supplements, could cause physical and psychological side-effects such as impotency, shrunken testis, cardiovascular and liver disorders. |
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AIDS vaccine still out of reach 18 May 2008, 1108 hrs IST |
| A vaccine against the deadly disease AIDS remains frustratingly out of reach despite a well-funded global effort to find a cure. |
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Vitamin D may curb breast cancer 18 May 2008, 0105 hrs IST |
| Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumour spread.
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Treating patients, virtually 18 May 2008, 0058 hrs IST |
| The seated patient wears a headset with a visor in which they see the virtual world. Built-in headphones deliver sounds and block out ambient noise.
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Species on the brink of extinction 18 May 2008, 0052 hrs IST |
| Threats to each species vary widely. In the case of Abbot's booby, the introduction of yellow crazy ants to Easter Island has severely altered their nesting habitat.
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In US, water flows from toilet to tap 18 May 2008, 0045 hrs IST |
| Los Angeles mayor announced a proposal to begin using heavily cleansed sewage water to increase drinking water supplies.
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AC that can turn into a spy as well 18 May 2008, 0042 hrs IST |
| A device that transforms an air-conditioning unit into a surveillance system has been developed by an Indian-origin researcher.
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A home remedy for migraine attacks 17 May 2008, 1823 hrs IST |
| A team of British researchers has developed a "brain stimulation" method that can be used at home to short-circuit migraines before they become disabling.
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'Smart Bandages' to test cholesterol 17 May 2008, 1604 hrs IST |
| 'Smart bandages' may completely do away with the need to use needles for testing cholesterol, insulin and blood chemistry. |
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