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| The
steth — fading out |
| The stethoscope
is on its way out — and it’s being replaced by the
hand-held doppler machine, reports Subhra Priyadarshini |
| If
you just bought a doctor’s kit for your child, you
will probably need to buy the same toy again very soon.
The new set will come without its best-known instrument
— the stethoscope. That’s because a slew of new-age
diagnostic equipment is endangering the future of the
stethoscope. ... | Read.. |
| The
planet hunter |
| A
star-struck Oriya lad is going great guns at America’s
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa).
Born in 1955 in tribal-dominated G ... |
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| Kaleidoscope |
| Power
in your pocket |
If Indians and the Chinese buy more cell phones
than anyone else in the world, that also makes them
among the world’s largest consumers of rechargeable
batteries. As more desktop computers are replaced
by laptops, there is increasing need for su ... |
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| Driving ahead |
| The
next generation of safety devices will be automated, with vehicle-to-vehicle
communication providing the possibility of a crash-free future... |
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Reality bites |
| You
Gain 5 to 10 Pounds During the Holidays... | Read.. |
| Recommended:
Let’s
talk about morality |
| The
Science Of Good and Evil Michael Shermer Owl Books (NY); $16.00... |
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Our DNA need not necessarily decide our destiny. Geneticists
are now putting together concrete evidence to show that
the environment we live in influences our heredity as
much as it does our health. The air we breathe, the water
we drink and the food ... | 
