May 26, 2015

Sensex loses more ground, down over 40 pts

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell further by over 40 points in early trade on Tuesday, extending its Monday’s slide due to continued selling by participants amid mixed Asian cues.


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Sensex loses more ground, down over 40 pts

Insight: Fight over hot new cholesterol drugs may be won in milligrams

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two powerful and innovative cholesterol drugs likely to be approved this summer both target the same protein and have been shown to sharply lower LDL in high-risk patients. But there is at least one significant difference between the two offerings: the dosages in which they will be sold.


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Insight: Fight over hot new cholesterol drugs may be won in milligrams

Malaysian trafficking camps "abandoned after crackdown"

WANG KELIAN, Malaysia (Reuters) – Malaysian police believe at least two of the jungle camps where they have found nearly 140 graves of suspected human trafficking victims were abandoned in the last two to three weeks, around the time that Thailand launched a crackdown on people smugglers.


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Malaysian trafficking camps "abandoned after crackdown"

Homicide probe to be launched into B.B. King's death - officials

(Reuters) – Nevada officials said on Monday they would conduct a homicide investigation into the death of B.B. King who died this month at age 89, after two of his daughters leveled accusations that the blues great was murdered.


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Homicide probe to be launched into B.B. King's death - officials

55 top India Inc CEOs give Narendra Modi government a 7/10; say corruption down, doing business slightly easier

India Inc captains feel the economy is picking up but a lot remains to be done. Most of them say corruption is down and doing business has become a tad easier.


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55 top India Inc CEOs give Narendra Modi government a 7/10; say corruption down, doing business slightly easier

A year on, PM Narendra Modi commits his next 4 years to upliftment of poor

His biggest successes included fight against corruption, controlling inflation and putting in place programmes that would benefit farmers.


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A year on, PM Narendra Modi commits his next 4 years to upliftment of poor

Homicide probe to be launched into B.B. King's death: officials

(Reuters) – Nevada officials said on Monday they would conduct a homicide investigation into the death of B.B. King who died this month at age 89, after two of his daughters leveled accusations that the blues great was murdered.


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Homicide probe to be launched into B.B. King's death: officials

Make in India: Adani Group may foray into defence manufacturing at Mundra

A clutch of Adani execs has been meeting representatives of large overseas defence cos to explore tieups for manufacturing a range of defence equipment.


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Make in India: Adani Group may foray into defence manufacturing at Mundra

Heatwave: 5 things things you must know

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Heatwave: 5 things things you must know

Surgical skills lab and dissection curricula train neurosurgical residents

A surgical skills laboratory and corresponding dissection curricula were established in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic in the 2011-2012 academic year. The authors describe how this came about and what it has meant for neurosurgical resident training and assessment of residents’ surgical skills. - Source      



Surgical skills lab and dissection curricula train neurosurgical residents

Cannabis use can be prevented, reduced or delayed

Contrary to some popular beliefs, marijuana is harmful to adolescent brains. Researchers have found that targeting at-risk youth through school programmes can limit their use of this drug - Source      



Cannabis use can be prevented, reduced or delayed

Beliefs about complementary and alternative medicine predict use among patients with cancer

A new study has shed light on how cancer patients’ attitudes and beliefs drive the use of complementary and alternative medicine. - Source      



Beliefs about complementary and alternative medicine predict use among patients with cancer

Tornado tears through Mexican city on Texas border, killing 13

CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico (Reuters) – At least 13 people died and dozens more were injured after a freak tornado ripped through the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Acuna on Monday morning, flipping over cars and tearing down homes, the government said.



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Tornado tears through Mexican city on Texas border, killing 13