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One card to bridge metro, BMTC

Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
A single card that commuters can use on both buses and the metro is in the offing ... For integration with metro card readers, it will take some amount of technical modification, as the systems used by the two operators are different ... At present, BMRCL already has a few types of smart cards ... Sale of smart cards was ......

Seriously clowning around

Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
The play’s lack of a hero, and its eponymous anti-hero’s ability to win the readers’ sympathy, inspired theatre writer, director and actor Rupesh Tillu to write a comedic version of it. Tillu’s devised play, Madbeth, will be performed this evening as part of the 18th Hive Community Festival ... Tillu essays several roles, primarily juggling that of Macbeth, and a schizophrenic Beth....

KSRTC wakes up to the times, gears up for makeover drive

Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
Kerala’s public transport sector is waking up to the times, with Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) planning to roll out a slew of measures in the second half of the year to reach out to commuters ... It will provide details like location of a bus, expected time and arrival, number of vacant seats, etc ... It will also have a trigger option to alert passengers of the bus of their choice through a specific route....

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute at 40

Edit Canada Dot Com 08 May 2016
Robert Roberts, recognized internationally for his work in deciphering the genetic predisposition to heart disease, was at the helm for a decade until he stepped down in 2014 ... We need to train the next generation of cardiologists to understand the specifics of heart disease in women," he says ... There will be many breakthroughs yet to come in the genetics — half of the risk for coronary disease is genetic, he says....

New and exciting approaches to ward off Alzheimer's disease

Edit The Examiner 08 May 2016
It's exciting when Maria Shriver and a team of scientists and researchers on The Dr ... Some of the newest approaches and directions toward prevention of Alzheimer's disease discussed were regarding BDNF, Green Tea, and Tumeric ... Can we prevent America’s most feared disease?" is a "documentary that explores the impact of our diets and lifestyles on brain health" and according to Max Luxgrave ... 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon....

Scientists warn of ‘global sleep crisis’

Edit Arabnews 08 May 2016
Sleep is driven by an internal “circadian” clock, a cluster of 20,000 nerve cells the size of a grain of rice located behind the eyes, and adjusted according to the amount of light captured, especially natural light ... A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found one in three American adults is not sleeping the recommended minimum of seven hours....

57 gangs active in state, new STF to counter them: DGP

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
Expressing concern over the recent gangwars that have rocked Punjab and neighbouring places, state police chief Suresh Arora on Saturday disclosed that 57 such groups of criminals were active in the state and a new Special Task Force (STF), under the intelligence wing, has been created to counter and apprehend them. It is the first time that such a wing has been created in the state, on the pattern of Uttar Pradesh....

Our health and wealth would benefit from staying in the EU

Edit The Observer 08 May 2016
The life sciences sector makes an important contribution to the health and wealth of the UK ... This would help the UK to continue to attract investment for the R&D activities that would help to discover and develop the next generation of treatments for cancer, respiratory disease, and Alzheimer’s, and to continue pioneering work in new vaccines and antibiotics....

Starfish babies return in droves following massive die-off

Edit Springfield News-Sun 08 May 2016
Droves of baby starfish are returning to Oregon and Northern California's shores after a wasting disease decimated whole populations of the creatures over the past two years along the West Coast ... The cause of the massive outbreak remains unclear ... Experts say that while it's encouraging to see the abundance of baby starfish, the disease, competition and environmental factors make their survival difficult....

2,000 pigs die of respiratory syndrome in Aizawl

Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
Pudaite claimed the district veterinary officials acted fast, but there were some constraints and waste of time in determination of the disease as samples of the dead pigs were sent to laboratories and the results routed through the Directorate of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary ... burial grounds for the dead pigs to prevent spread of the disease....

Here’s how gut microbes train your immune system to dodge disease

Edit Ars Technica 08 May 2016
... report that sensing and befriending helpful bacteria in our intestines may be critical for avoiding inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis....

Report Calls for Sustained Funding for Global Health Emergencies

Edit Voa News 08 May 2016
The United States remains by far the most important source of funds for medical research and development for scores of diseases well-known to the developing world ... investment has helped develop a pipeline of 500 tools that could be effective in treating neglected diseases ... of HIV/AIDS, and a new class of antibiotics for drug-resistant diseases....

Drink cherry juice to reduce high blood pressure

Edit Indian Express 08 May 2016
Raised BP is the leading cause of deaths from heart diseases ... High blood pressure if left untreated, increases risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease, stroke or dementia ... Raised blood pressure is the leading cause of deaths from heart diseases, yet relatively small reductions in blood pressure can have a large impact on mortality rates, Keane added in the paper published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition....
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