ISLAMABAD - There is no convincing evidence that taking high doses of selenium – a popular dietary supplement - can prevent cancer, according to a new review. Selenium is a mineral that is essential for humans, and is also present in soil and rocks. While daily selenium recommendations from ...

LONDON (AFP) - British researchers said Wednesday they have developed train carriages that can reduce deaths and injuries in terror attacks by using plastic-coated windows and measures to prevent flying debris. The New Rail research centre at Newcastle University analysed the carriages hit in ...

US Ambassador Cameron Munter has said that his country would try to prevent Salala like attacks on Pakistan in future. Talking to media in Sukkur during his trip to archeological site of Mohenjodaro on Tuesday, he said that the raid on Pakistani outposts was not intentional. He said that the ...

Three UN human rights bodies on Wednesday called on Pakistan to ensure that women, minorities and the disabled were spared further victimisation during the recovery from devastating floods. The floods have disproportionately affected them, they said in a joint statement. Members of minority ...

Scientists have found yet another reason why turmeric should be part of our daily diet. Lab experiments in the past have shown that curcumin - the yellowish component of the Indian curry spice turmeric - is able to fight skin, breast and other tumour cells. It is also known to lower the chances of ...

For those of you who are still taking high doses of vitamin C in the belief that it will help you prevent or shorten a cold, there is news for you. This is an Australian study that looked at what would happen if large doses of vitamin C were taken at the onset of a cold. Four hundred healthy ...

The cow could play a role in boosting the anti-cancer properties of the natural trace element, selenium, according to a new study. A team led by Graeme Young of Flinders University is testing the beneficial impact that selenium delivered through cow's milk has in preventing bowel cancer compared ...

Having high levels of vitamin E or beta-carotene (and compounds like it) is no guarantee that you won't have a heart attack, new research shows. In fact, high levels of one type of vitamin E -- known as gamma-tocopherol -- may actually increase the risk. Because these chemicals are antioxidants, ...

Preliminary research suggests that increasing intake of low-energy foods like mushrooms can treat or prevent obesity. This is good news for the more than one-third of US adults aged 20 and older who are obese, according to the Centre for Disease Control. Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular ...

A little more than a glass of milk a day can reduce the risk of cancer of the colon and rectum, according to the most comprehensive study ever done on the subject. It is actually a study of studies, with researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston ...

India unveiled the biggest overhaul of its security services in decades yesterday, with plans to recruit 400,000 more police officers and to create a national counter-terrorism centre to prevent another Mumbai-style attack. Palaniappan Chidambaram, the Home Minister, proposed a raft of reforms ...

The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed 'The Prevention of Domestic Violence Bill, 2008 to provide protection to the women, children and families vulnerable to domestic violence. Pakistan People Party MNA Yasmeen Rehman moved the bill as reported by the concerned standing committee to ...

Israel on Tuesday set a key condition for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, saying it would not agree to a truce unless it included provisions to prevent Hamas from rearming. "Preventing a Hamas arms buildup is the necessary foundation of any new calm arrangement. That is the make-or-break issue," ...

Authorities in Indian Kashmir Friday deployed thousands of troops to prevent a rally by Muslim separatists opposed to New Delhi's rule over a part of the Himalayan region, officials said. The deployment came as Indian-ruled Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar and other parts of Muslim-majority ...

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Secretary General, Syed Munawar Hassan has said that present rulers are not eligible to prevent US attacks inside Pakistan's territory. Talking to media persons in Okara on Wednesday, he said ceasefire is necessary for establishing peace in tribal areas. Hassan said despite ...

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has stated that Pakistan intends to play its due role to prevent the climate change that has become a real critical challenge for the world. "In the present age, environmental changes have affected our lives adversely.  "Our very existence on this earth ...