New drug shows promise for `triple-negative` breast cancer patients
Washington – Researchers have found that adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin or the angiogenesis inhibitor Avastin to standard chemotherapy drugs resulted in a sharp decline in women suffering from “triple-negative” breast cancer. Study’s senior author, Eric Winer, MD, chief of the... read more »
Zebrafish key to understanding link between calcium deficiency and colon ca...
Washington – Researchers studying zebrafish embryo skin have decoded cell messages underlying abnormal colonic cell growth of the kind that could lead to tumors and colon cancer in people suffering from calcium deficiency. The researchers also tested this new mechanism in human colon cancer... read more »
Retired` Gaggioli reveals Armstrong bribed his team with 100k dollars to th...
Johannesburg – Retired Italian rider Roberto Gaggioli has revealed that Lance Armstrong paid him 100,000 dollars in 1993 in order to win the Million Dollar Race in the United States, according to reports. According to Sport24, Gaggioli said that it was a young American colleague who offered... read more »
China set to land robot rover on moon
Washington – China is ready to land a robotic rover on moon’s surface on Saturday, a major step in the country’s ambitious space exploration programme. On Saturday afternoon (GMT), a landing module is going to undergo a powered descent, using thrusters to perform the first soft landing on... read more »
Tejpal sent to judicial custody for 12 days
Panaji – Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal was Wednesday remanded in 12 days in judicial custody by a court here. Tejpal was presented before the court Wednesday after his extended... read more »
“I am not getting married or engaged to anyone soon: Katrina Kaif
Mumbai – Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif has squashed rumors of her getting married to her rumoured beau Ranbir Kapoor. “I am not getting married or engaged to anyone soon. You... read more »
No compromise on fiscal consolidation, says Chidambaram
New Delhi – Brushing aside apprehensions expressed by a rating agency, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government will stick to the path of fiscal consolidation... read more »
Miranda Kerr poses topless for new photoshoot
New York – Miranda Kerr has posed topless for a photo shoot shot by the infamous fashion photographer Terry Richardson. The photos feature a barely-clad Kerr against a stark white... read more »
Brandi Glanville apologizes for ‘definitely inappropriate&#...
Washington – Brandi Glanville has apologized for the definitely inappropriate comments that she made to fellow Housewife Joyce Giraud on the show ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly... read more »
