P Venugopal and 5 AIIMS professors in plagiarism charge

From Hindustan Times
Six professors as well as the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, P Venugopal, have been accused of fraudulently publishing the same research material in two different medical journals.
The article — Use of stem cells in congenital anomalies — appeared in the October-December issue of Indian Journal of Pediatric Surgeons [...]

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Tamil Nadu removed from list of HIV high prevalence States

From http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/25/stories/2007102553970600.htm
The key findings

Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births has dropped from 68 during the first NFHS to 31
90 per cent of all deliveries in the State are conducted in institutions
According to NFHS-3, the overall coverage of children between 12 and 23 months (those who have received all recommended vaccines), has dropped from [...]

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Sachin back in form – reason attributed !!!!

In one of the comments in Rediff (http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/oct/15ranks.htm) a reader has said

Sachin among top 10by ayesha desai on Oct 16, 2007 09:55 AM |
I notice remarkable improvement in Sachin’s game specially batting since beginning of May 2007 . Since then in evry match he has been among the top three scorers. He [...]

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Why Blogspot Hosting is NOT permanent

Recently there was some discussion regarding the best option to host the blogs….. Some people preferred to host it in their own domains, while other preferred the blogspot….
One of the arguments put forward for hosting that on blogspot was eternity… (blog will live even if it is not renewed)… But it seems that the eternal [...]

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Want to tell anything about Sex ?? You are welcome !!!

As per Government of India (http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=31591), The Parliamentary Committee wants your opinion on sex
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE INVITES SUGGESTIONS ON INTRODUCTION OF SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS 17:5 IST Monday, October 01, 2007
The Parliamentary Committee on petitions has invited public suggestions on introduction of sex education in CBSE affiliated schools. These [...]

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Should Horoscopes need to be written again when GMT is changed

Answers to Questions asked by Babu Manohar with reference to my Answers to Frequently asked questions on Astrology
எனக்கு இன்னும் புரியவில்லை…Time of sun rise ஐ எப்ப‌டி க‌ணிக்கிறார்க‌ள்? GMT அல்ல‌து local standard time ஐ வைத்துதானே? குழந்தை பிறக்கும் நேரத்தையும் நாம் இந்த முறையில்தான் குறிக்கிறோம்.திடிரென்று இதில் அரைமணி,ஒருமணி மாற்றிவைத்தால்,பழைய சூரிய உதய நேரத்தின்படி ஏற்கனவே எழுதிவைக்கப்பட்ட ஜாதகங்கள் அனைத்தும் மறுபடியும் மாற்றி எழுதப்படுமா என்பதுதான் நான் [...]

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FAQ on Astrology

With reference to Chella’s post, let me try to answer these questions
1. சிலர் ஜோதிடமும் அறிவியல் பூர்வமானது என்றெல்லாம் சொல்கிறார்களே.. வானவியலுக்கும் சோதிடத்திற்கும் எவ்வளவு பகை இருக்கின்றன என்று தாங்கள் சொல்ல இயலுமா? ( உதாரணம் புவியைச் சுற்றி சூரியன்)
A lot… For example,

Astronony is heliocentric Astrology is Geo Centric,
As per Astronomy, the shortest day is Dec 23. As per Astrology the shortest [...]

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Problems are

P urposeful R oadblocks Offering B eneficial L essons to E nhance M ental S trength

You are reading a Blog Post from “Reflections” Thoughts about Medicine, Community, India, Tamil Nadu, Exams, Computers by Dr.Bruno

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