In pandemic, word definitions shift and new lexicon emerges PHILADELPHIA: Newscasts bring word of "hot zones" and "lockdowns." Conversations are littered with talk of "quarantines" and "isolation." Leaders urge "social distancing" and "sheltering in place" and "flattening the curve." In an instant, our... Women 20 Mar, 2020
Siddhababa�s remand extended by three days Biratnagar, December 13 District Court Sunsari today extended remand of rape-accused Krishna Bahadur Giri, popularly known as Siddhababa, by three more days for the third time. District Police Office Sunsari had sought Siddhababa’s extension... Travel 14 Dec, 2019
Avoid proton beam therapy for treatment of cancer, says doctor Kathmandu, March 17 A senior radiation oncologist from the United States has stood against the proton beam therapy treatment, saying such radiation therapy could add more complications for cancer patients. During an interaction with practicing... Horoscopes 18 Mar, 2019
300 mourn victims outside tourism boat business BRANSON, MO: The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local): 9:35 p.m. About 300 people gathered in a parking lot outside a tourism business to remember the 17 people killed when one of its duck boats capsized... Women 21 Jul, 2018
Dalai Lama cancels Botswana visit because of 'exhaustion' JOHANNESBURG: The Dalai Lama says he is canceling his planned visit to Botswana "due to exhaustion." A statement on the website of the Tibetan spiritual leader says he has written to the president of the southern African nation expressing "profound... Women 12 Aug, 2017
Griezmann avoids serious injury, could play in Madrid Derby MADRID: Atletico Madrid says doctors have ruled out a serious injury to Antoine Griezmann's left foot, potentially allowing the France forward to play in the derby against Real Madrid on Saturday. Griezmann hurt the foot in France's World Cup... 14 Nov, 2016
New tool will compare costs and benefits of cancer treatments LOS ANGELES: As options for cancer patients become increasingly complicated, and expensive, the most influential source for US oncology treatment guidelines will for the first time offer a tool to assess the costs versus benefits of available... Environment 22 Aug, 2015
Ex-President George HW Bush 'in good spirits' after fall PORTLAND: A spokesman for George H.W. Bush says doctors are pleased with the progress the former president is making since he fractured a bone in his neck during a fall last week. Jim McGrath said Sunday that Bush is doing better and his spirits... Women 19 Jul, 2015
Bista needs operation, says doctor KATHMANDU: Taekwondo ace Deepak Bista, who became the first player to win four consecutive gold medals in the South Asian Games history, has been adviced to undergo his left knee operation if he wanted to carry on with the competitive sports. Doctors... 17 Feb, 2010
WHO on swine flu GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) says doctors shouldn’t wait for lab confirmation before giving anti-viral drugs to pregnant women and other at-risk groups with suspected swine flu. WHO medical officer Dr Nikki Shindo says... Women 13 Nov, 2009
Sole Unani hospital lying on death bed Renu KshetryLalitpur, February 4:A filthy room, three chairs, a table and a signboard covered with dust. Hard it may be to believe, but this is the condition of the only Unani hospital in Nepal, which was founded seven decades ago. The hospital is... Travel 05 Feb, 2005
