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Hunt for new ways to cure HIV

Hunt for new ways to cure HIVDespite efforts of scientists all over the world there has been no cure for AIDS. The U. S. government is motivating scientists to find a cure against HIV. The need to find a new cure for this deadly disease has been intensified after Merck & Co.'s Ad5 vaccine, the most promising effort to date that flopped in 2007. HIV virus affects 2.7 million new patients each year

Scottish Government allots £8.64bn for each of Health boards

Scottish Government allots £8.64bn for each of Health boardsRecent Scottish Government's 2009/2010 budget has allocated £8.64bn to each health board.

Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said that it means health boards will have the resources they need to progress their plans and offer a first class service to patients across Scotland."

She added: "With nearly £400m for NHS building projects across Scotland, it also shows that this government will do everything within its power to support sectors of our economy, like construction, that are suffering most during the recession."

Apollo Hospital sets up new cyberknife robotic radio surgery system in Chennai

Apollo Hospital sets up new cyberknife robotic radio surgery system in ChennaiApollo Hospitals has established new Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital (ASCH) in Chennai. This new Cancer Hospital (ASCH) has a cyberknife robotic radio surgery system. Experts say that Cyberknife uses real time image guidance technology and computer-controlled robotics to deliver an extremely precise dose of radiation to targets. This saves the surrounding healthy tissue while adjusting for patient and tumour movements during treatment.

Aamir will take a break from films for one year

Aamir KhanIt seems that last year has been very tiring for Aamir Khan. Ghajini's star has finally decided to take a year off from work. He wants to spend this time in traveling, reading scripts and watching films. He also wants to spend some time with his children. The functioning of his production house, Aamir Khan Productions will not be affected.

Source close to the actor revealed that Aamir is finally taking a year off after Raj Kumar Hirani's 3 Idiots is complete. He is currently in Bangalore shooting for the film.

Dev D: Abhay Deol, fantastic as modern Devdas

Dev D: Abhay Deol, fantastic as modern Devdas Anurag Kashyap's Dev D is the modern version of Sarat Chandra's Chattopadhyaya's story about Paro, Devdas and Chandramukhi. Except the basic storyline there is no similarity between the other films based on same concept and Dev D.

Set in rustic North India, Dev D has real life characters living in modern era. Parminder (Mahi Gill) who is our Paro is a messy-haired, clumsy and about-average pretty. This modern day girl sends her nude pic online without any shyness to her childhood sweetheart Dev (Deol), studying in London. The two lovers finally meet.

BHEL pockets various orders worth Rs 7000 Crore

Bharat Heavy Electricals LtdPublic sector equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has notified that it has received four contracts worth Rs 7,000 crore from various producers, to supply and set up electrical equipment for thermal power projects.

The contracts have been awarded to BHEL by India's power utility NTPC, NLC Tamil Nadu Power Ltd (NTPL) and Mahagenco.

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