Vienna - A court in Austria has thrown out a suit brought on behalf of a baby born with a deformed spine aimed at acknowledging his dignity of life, local media reported Thursday.

The lawsuit against the Austrian state was brought in the name of baby Emil Karg, who was born last August with an incompletely-formed spinal chord.

Washington, April 9 : Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that stem cells collected from human corneas restore transparency and don''t trigger a rejection response when injected into eyes that are scarred and hazy, raising hopes that cell-based therapies to treat human corneal blindness and vision impairment may soon be available.

London, Apr 9: Difficult co-workers and awful working atmosphere leads to poor team spirit, which, in turn, increases the risk of developing depression by more than half, according to a Finnish study.

The study revealed that employees working in such atmosphere were 60 per cent more likely to be depressed, and
50 per cent more likely to use antidepressants.

Dr Marjo Sinokki, of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, said that such "psycho-social" factors as "team climate" could be used to predict mental health.

Washington, April 9 : Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with agalsidase alfa may slow deterioration of kidney function in men with Fabry disease, provided the treatment is started early, suggests a new study.

"The results provide further evidence that ERT with agalsidase alfa may slow the progression of kidney disease, provided that ERT is initiated early in the disease process," said Michael L. West, MD (Dalhousie University, Canada).

Washington, April 9: Taking Chinese slimming capsules as herbal food supplements comes with health risks, says a new study.

According to pharmacologist Dieter Müller and his coauthors, poison emergency centers in the German cities of Freiburg and Göttingen have, since 2005, seen 17 patients suffering health problems after taking the pills.

Experts viewed an advertisement, which claimed the pill contained herbal substances and subsequently dubbed it as a food supplement.

Washington, Apr 9 : Researchers from University of Michigan have revealed that giving high doses of radiation along with chemotherapy can significantly improve survival in patients with stage III lung cancer.

The standard treatment for this stage of lung cancer - when the tumour is likely too large to be removed through surgery - involves a combination of radiation therapy with chemotherapy.