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Australian gynecologists blacklist ‘designer vaginas’
Gynecologists Down Under have blacklisted cosmetic surgery to “rejuvenate” the vagina, saying that the dangerous procedures are injuring a large number of women.
Top female sexual health specialists say they are seeing an increase in women with scarring, infections and altered sexual sensations after undergoing vaginal surgery.
Most have had labioplasty operations, to change the external appearance [...]
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- Escaped teenager alleges blood-sucking gang operational in Ghaziabad
- Dungeon dad also raped wife’s sister
- IIT alumnus offers way to make ‘nanojewels’ of different colours, optical properties
- Pak Army imposes curfew in Swat valley following clashes
- NDTV announces Quarter 1 results for Financial Year 2008-09
- Taliban kill female ’spy’ near Miranshah
- Pakistan expects same nuclear deal with US as with India: Gilani
- Good governance only possible with independent judiciary: Chaudhry
- Killer pulses help evaluate special substrate surfaces
- Economic agenda priority in SAARC summit: Nepal Finance Minister
- Ruins may be Viking hunting outpost in Greenland
- Russia condemns terror strikes in India
- Schools using computer games to help kids learn Down Under
- Hulk Hogan’s most formidable opponent is - his estranged wife!
- How childhood experiences may influence social skills, ability to handle stress
- Testosterone predominance may be significant predictor of heart disease during menopause
- Scientists discover how antidepressant drugs, cocaine interact with brain cells
- WTO talks collapse disappointing: Industry
- Mountain glaciers in Peru are receding rapidly due to global warming
- 42 million year old Kiwi fossils show a warmer climate with no ice in Antarctica
- Obama supports Pak’s sovereignty and democracy
- Pakistan again violates ceasefire at LoC
- Carla Bruni wants to be the next Jackie Kennedy
- Lesbian couple become moms to ‘first quads born to separate women’
- Rheumatoid arthritis may double heart attack risk
- Martian ice undergoes unprecedented changes, observes NASA’s Phoenix probe
- Having kids with Sarko would be ‘a dream’, says Bruni
- Record tree plantation drive in Chattisgarh
- US pips Australia to emerge ‘Most Popular Holiday Destination’
- After serial blasts, pressure mounts on intelligence agencies to beef up network
- Jammu and Kashmir Government extends date for filing tax return by dealers
- Jammu and Kashmir Governor asks Centre to increase Haj quota
- Government to consider alternative alignment on Sethu project
- Puravankara projects Q1 profits increases 41 per cent
- Government moots National Commission for Ex-servicemen
- Nepal parties approve Koirala attending SAARC Summit
- Change in diet ‘can freeze biological clock’
- US needs Pak help to tackle terrorism in Afghanistan, says Boucher
- Baby boomers outdoing youngsters in binge drinking
- US should ask Pak why terrorists are asserting more strongly after peace deals: SA expert
- New way to achieve high fertilisation rates using frozen mouse sperm
- Ayurvedic herb extract reduces osteoarthritis symptoms
- Smacking kids makes them prone to ‘mental health problems’
- Living in walkable neighbourhoods may help you stay in shape
- Meet the man who ‘cropped’ the question!
- Brain’s ‘reward system’ may spur obesity
- Just the sight, smell or taste of alcohol can trigger boozing
- Rehman Malik says some heads will roll over recent ISI drama
- Varanasi Muslim lady makes idols of Hindu gods
- ‘Taleem’, a Muslim martial art practised by Hindus in Kerala
- Pak PM says US being impatient in calling for unilateral strikes in FATA
- Musharraf, Army ISI coup aimed at humiliating Pak PM: US analyst
- Long-term allergies may offer surprise benefit
- Marinating meat before grilling reduces cancer-forming compounds
- Isthmus of Panama formed as result of plate tectonics
- Scientists take a step forward in cystic fibrosis treatment
- Poultry business thriving in Kashmir Valley
- Benazir’s will fake, Zardari hoodwinked PPP, claims Khar
- Karadzic arrives in Netherlands for trial
- Australia may offer military advisers to Pakistan, says its Defence Minister
- Security stepped up on the Indo-Nepal border
- Algeria, Belarus, Cyprus agree to support India at IAEA, NSG
- Jammu remains paralysed
- Tibetan exiles protest in Delhi
- 3 people injured by wild bear in J-K
- Nepal president asks Maoists to form govt. within seven days
- Congress lashes out at BJP for accusing UPA govt. of organizing recent blasts
- Music of Bollywood film ‘Chamku’ released in Mumbai
- Gujarat police defuse more bombs in Surat
- IT major’s solution ensures real time data for Microsoft
- C.I.A. believes Pakistan has links with militants
- Kolte-Patil developers top line surges by 37 % in Q1
- Modi announces Rs. 51 lakhs reward for information on terror network
- Sikh teenager wins bangle discrimination fight
- Centre to amend Consumer Protection Act
- A glass of camel milk a day can keep impotency away
- Terrorism hits schoolchildren in Ahmedabad
- South Asia not on track to meet MDG sanitation goals: UNICEF- WHO report
- Finger-pointing no solution for Kabul, Islamabad and New Delhi: Experts
- ABC’s S. Asia correspondent arrested on drug charges
- China prepares to greet Olymipics’ visitors with a warm "Hello"
- Astral Polytechnik posts 81 percent jump in topline for Q-1
- When a drunk passenger tried to open aircraft’s door at 35,000ft!
- European Airlines fly planes with known defects: Survey
- Indebted shop owner hires bodyguards for protection from 60 angry brides
- Leggy lasses in short skirts driving male motorists to distraction!
- Now, a painless ‘microneedle’ that mimics a mosquito’s bite
- Oz Catholics disappointed as popemobile goes by ‘too fast’
- New MRI technique may help make tiny computers
- Cops grill 12yr-old girl for trying on nail paint!
- The ‘Ten Commandments’ of race and genetics released
- The Amazon tribe that speaks language without numbers
- 55-year-old granny fights off thieves with a broom!
- Porn star offers sex tips to priests
- Woman sues Spitzer call girl over identity theft
- Woman sues surgeon for unwanted tattoo below her panty line!
- Neighbours criticised for being ‘too white’
- Rise in research journals online causing researchers to cite fewer, newer papers
- New findings offer hope for treating ‘lazy eye’
- ‘Threatening’ foreign entertainers banned in China
- Researchers find more objective way of OCD diagnosis
- Key to tackle knife crime lies with doctors: Expert
- Even 60 milliseconds exposure to brand names can affect your shopping
- For Indian wrestlers, the Olympics means practicing for an alien turf
- Computational model shows how HIV escapes immune response
- Scientists unveil partially shared genetic profile between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
- Breast cancer researchers urged to consider subjects’ ethnicity
- Gush of ‘trust hormone’ builds the bond between baby and mum
- World’s highest cricket ground in Himachal awaits official matches
- Two new medications may help alcoholics kick the bottle
- Security beefed up in Haridwar ahead of monsoon festival
- Foreign wives in Taiwan suffer from low mental and physical health
- Russian drug improves Alzheimer’s symptoms
- The computer mouse could be extinct in 3 to 5 years
- Now, jewellery made from mother’s milk!
- A person’s heartbeat can reveal his stress levels
- Zorbing ball attracting tourists in Himachal Pradesh
- Uttrakhand woman has 50 stray dogs in her house
- Bengal farmers protest against falling prices of potatoes
- Body fluid may make ‘natural’ contact lens moisturizer
- Body fluid may make ‘natural’ contact lens moisturizer
- What the earliest forms of life on Earth may have looked like
- Socially aloof couples more likely to have autistic children
- Researchers identify techniques to detect Alzheimer’s earlier
- Now, Cardiomobile to keep a tab on heart attack rehab patients
- Brown accused of betraying Britain
- KFC accused of cruelty to chickens in Chandigarh
- Natural ‘Nano Gold’ found in salty groundwaters of Western Australia
- Invasive plant species predate humans’ arrival on Galapagos Islands
- Indian-origin researcher unveils ‘Sleepless’ gene
- New touch-based illusion may help gain fresh insights into perception
- Malaysian Government to consider fresh permits for temple, gurdwara workers
- Beijing airspace will remain closed during Olympics opening ceremony
- Knife thugs strike once every four minutes in Britain
- Natural selection may not always produce the best organisms
- Novel instrument can make sharpest measurement of ice crystals in clouds
- Gene variant that ups triglyceride levels in Asian-Americans identified
- Invasion of predatory lionfish is threatening tropical fish populations and coral reefs
- Arthritis wonder drugs may hold key for many more diseases
- Scientists shed light on how genes affect ants’ social behaviour
- Artist constructs cardboard DIY Gandhi to recreate the Dandi march
- Scientists to drill into a crack in the edge of the world
- US warrant surrendering Dr. Death to Oz Police imminent
- Icebergs scouring ocean seabed could have severe effects on marine creatures
- Too much sleep ups ischemic risk in postmenopausal women
- Humming fish gives clues to the origins of vocalization
- Scientists offer ray of hope to infertile couples
- "Assisted migration of species" necessary for saving wildlife from global warming
- "Daring attack on US base could be harbinger of deadly phase of war in Afghanistan"
- Moss wants to ditch ‘brain-damaging’ modelling career
- Antarctica and North America may once have been connected
- Pak security under serious threat from millions of unidentified mobile SIM card users
- US agrees to supply 5 lakh tons of wheat to food-crisis-hit Pak
- RComm-MTN tie-up under threat after RIL starts arbitration proceedings
- Anwar Ibrahim says ‘no’ to foreign forensic expert fearing fabrication
- Indian-origin researchers find way to create heat pumps, energy converters from ‘nanosculpture’
- Earth’s snapshot from space to help search for alien worlds
- Josef Fritzl’s incest kids refuse to testify against him
- Elisabeth Fritzl accuses dungeon dad for ‘murdering her baby’
- Lack of sanitation killing 5,000 children every day from diarrhoea: UN
- Pak supporting US’ war on terror for self-interest, says Gilani
- ESA spacecraft to rendezvous with Martian moon Phobos
- Fall prevention programs cut elderly falls by 11 pct
- Manchester City bosses turn to Feng Shui to win trophies!
- Indian pilgrims’ caught in immigration scam in New Zealand devastated
- CT scans offer cheaper diagnosis of low-risk chest pain
- Spacecraft to zoom onto Venus to observe unexplored regions
- PCB violated WADA code by announcing in advance about dope test this weekend
- Pak Taliban flouting peace pact by still recruiting militants in NWFP
- Benazir’s will nominating Zardari as successor was fake, says PPP leader
- AUAE writes off four billion dollar in Iraqi debts
- Varanasi silk industry trying to regain foreign markets
- Birds can smell as well as they can hear and see
- Tobacco industry ‘manipulating cigarette menthol to attract young smokers’
- Cancer survival varies widely between countries
- The Holy Grail of Hollywood memorabilia up for grabs
- Pak waiting in hope over Champs Trophy’s venue outcome
- DRDO develops marine gas turbine engine for Indian Navy
- McCain admits Obama `is an impressive fellow in many ways’!
- PLAYSPAN acquires PayByCash
- Natalie Cole diagnosed with Hepatitis C
- Archaeologists find buildings dating back to 5,000 BC in Syria
- Pak govt announces Rs 50,000 per month aid for ailing Mehdi Hassan
- Rahul Gandhi to begin Vidarbha tour from tomorrow
- Indians, Pakistanis show flexibility on Kashmir
- Indian pilgrims to reveal how immigration scam to New Zealand was arranged
- Volkswagen launches its Jetta sedan in India
- Will plaster casts soon be a thing of the past?
- Indian navy inducts two new indigenous warships
- Five Asiatic black bears released in Pakke Tiger Reserve of Arunachal Pradesh
- Magnetic Nanoparticles flush cancer cells out of mice’s bodies
- People with sexy voices are sexy in real life too
- Bardhan tries to persuade ‘indecisive’ Ajit Singh over July 22 trust vote
- Zardari wants to take Nawaz along to US to convince it to remove Musharraf
- Women more optimistic, happier than men as they age
- Nepal’s presidential candidate still undecided
- Indian envoy calls on Koirala
- Dr. Death’s extradition to Australia still in doubt
- Malaysia’s former Deputy Prime Minister released on police bail
- Pak to get 4 more refurbished F-16s from US on July 28
- Undersea volcanic activity 93 mln yrs ago triggered a mass extinction of marine life
- Most teen smokers struggle to quit smoking
- Spotted hyenas hunt alone to up survival rates
- NATO forces retaliate, attack targets inside Pak
- Ancient Mars hosted wet environments that may have supported life
- US House of Reps demand calling back of students enrolled in Pak madrassas
- Hunt on for Maoists after yesterday’s attack on Orissa police party
- Karnataka Budget Session begins today
- India, Bangladesh foreign secretary-level talks today
- Indian tractor industry expands at a spectacular pace
- Sonia to launch ‘Rajiv Arogya Sri’ in Andhra Pradesh
- The fall of Miss USA Crystle Stewart
- Nurturing educated minds in Naxal affected Gaya
- India, Bhutan decides to expand and diversify relations
- 111 awardees honoured for excellence in agricultural research
- Election office set to hold Nepal’s presidential election
- Panipat elevated highway inaugurated by Baalu
- India’s first Ginger Rail Yatri Niwas inaugurated by K.C.Jena
- Paswan urges steel industry to support government in managing inflation
- Congress condemns politicization of Speaker’s office
- 5 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance of PSU employees
- Kanti Singh visits National Archives of India
- Rediffmail integrates news feeds from Orkut and Facebook into the mailbox
- Reebok reveals the athlete within Lewis Hamilton
- Livelihood concerns will be primary issue at Doha: Kamal Nath
- Custom authorities seize Anil Ambani’s jet
- Militancy has reached a saturation point in north-east, says Patricia Mukhim
- Patna High Court permits jailed MPs to take part in trust vote
- US needs to help Pak reorient its strategic perceptions: Expert
- US documents reveal Pakistan militarily supported Taliban
- NC to nominate own presidential candidate
- Dahal urges Nepal to search "inclusive personality" for president
- Antony orders inquiry into harassment of woman Army captain
- Backseat lovers cheat death as their car plunges 46m down cliff!
- Military honours for World War II hero
- US Congress waiting for India to move on nuke deal, says senior Democrat
- Forensic patients with tattoos might suffer from antisocial personality disorder
- Further evidence of genetic link to autism found
- Marital woes? Log on to eHarmony.com
- Even pacemakers can be hacked
- Jammu shuts down over Amarnath land transfer issue
- If the UPA govt falls on July 22, let it fall, says Rahul Gandhi
- Fidelity Fund Management, Bajaj Allianz Financial Distributors enter into a distribution tie up
- Keep agriculture at centre of development agenda: President Patil
- Khadi industry set to be come more competitive
- Bhutan PM calls for greater cooperation with India
- Rebel Kuldeep Bishnoi to vote against UPA
- New dirt-repelling tube offers cheaper water purifier
- Kidney transplants carried out at night are less successful
- Turning on hormone tap may help fight osteoporosis
- Black carbon aerosols cause reduced monsoon rainfall over India
- Aussies more likely to target Muslims when in a good mood
- Soon, a simple fluorescence test to check for urinary tract infections
- Spain named Brits’ ‘Worst Holiday Destination for Food Poisoning’
- Corporations can profit from being environmentally friendly
- Mohammad Asif solely responsible for ruining own career, says Rameez Raza
- Tunguska meteorite theory strengthened by acid rain evidence
- Women exposed to pollutants in domestic products less likely to have boys
- Bath therapy successful in de-addicting at Varanasi
- New discovery may open the door for energy-efficient lighting
- Oxygen therapy might relieve migraines, cluster headaches
- Scientists describe ‘dragon’ protein that could be key to bird flu cure
- Bullies more at risk of health problems than their victims
- Breast self-exams ‘may be doing more harm than good’
- First ever Department of Sericulture at Sher-e-Kashmir Agri-university
- Marsupials and humans shared same genetic imprinting 150 million years ago
- Birds’ ability to see UV wavelengths helps them spot ‘cuckoo in the nest’
- Earth’s hum can help predict how destructive an earthquake will be
- Osama’s former driver claims he was groped by female Gitmo guard
- A seminar on Classical status for Kannada and Telugu Languages
- China’s return to ivory trade poses threat to future of wild elephants in Africa and Asia
- Welfare body chief says Malay Indians must fill 10 pct of places in varsities’
- Fritzl’s dungeon family moved to ’secret location’ for recovery
- Militants can capture any part of Pakistan: Fazlur Rehman
- To curb Taliban attacks, US needs to focus on Afghanistan: Qureshi
- Americans racially divided over Obama, status of race relations
- China will artificially change its weather if rain interrupts Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony
- Giving 6-month-old-babies zinc supplements could keep diarrhoea at bay
- Obama leads McCain by eight points In Washington Post-ABC poll
- Miandad wants entire PCB sacked
- Islamabad HC urges AQ Khan to settle matters with authorities
- Chelsea coach Scolari seeks to be club’s dart champ
- China may reach Moon by 2020
- Now, buy fags a mile high, courtesy Qantas
- US scientists developing giant laser to achieve fusion
- UK data watchdog blasts snoop list
- US military aid to Pak may be linked to war on terror success
- Christian Trinity offensive to Muslims: Archbishop of Canterbury
- X-rays may up prostate cancer risk
- European Cro-Magnons shunned sex with Neanderthals
- Kids’ physical activity drops off between 9-15
- Female monkeys rule the roost in groups with more males
- White House buries climate change deaths report
- Diabetes could be ‘hidden condition’ for heart disease patients
- US concerned over Pak border security controls
- IPI gas pipeline meeting in Tehran in end July
- Nereida upset over being dumped by Ronaldo
- Missing pilgrims conned Indian church leaders to enter New Zealand
- Pak underground water suffering from uranium contamination: US expert
- Scientists close to finding the source of X-rays in lightning
- Eating nuts during pregnancy may make babies more prone to asthma
- 40-minute daily walk cuts disability risk in older adults
- NATO troops building up on Pak-Afghan border
- How vitamin A promotes cancer growth
- Gene variants that may help predict sickle cell disease severity identified
- Shopping is dictated more by touch than taste
- One militant, one policeman killed in Sopore encounter
- Rahul Gandhi praises UPA Government for its pro-poor policies
- Bumblebees go ‘off-color’ when ill
- Grenade attack in Doda claims one life, injures two
- Cutting salt consumption may not help control asthma
- Over-expression of an enzyme cuts Alzheimer’s-like plaques in fly brain
- Maoist-UML to continue their discussion
- Nepal’s presidential election process begins
- Sonia holds discussions with Congress leaders on trust vote dynamics
- Now, a method to produce hydrogen without the carbon footprint
- Ronaldinho quits Barcelona, joins AC Milan
- Snowmelt caused by global warming may threaten ecosystems and water reserves in western US
- MPs fear riots in Britain due to rampant immigration
- Dr Death in good spirits ahead of his extradition to Australia
- Bush unhappy with Taliban’s movement from Pak to Afghanistan
- Sharif says ‘only god knows’ govt’s fate if final word with Zardari fails
- Pakistan greats blame Asif, PCB for doping scandal
- Hekmatyar’s group blames Northern Alliance for Indian Embassy suicide attack
- Pak rejects Karzai’s "baseless" allegations
- Indian-origin scientist claims to uncovering Achilles Heel of HIV
- Mechanism behind mind-body connection identified
- Milky Way’s ‘brightest star title’ maybe in jeopardy
- New approach to make computer clicking faster, easier
- Editor & Publisher Magazine to offer its first electronic edition
- NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander enlarges trench in search of ice
- Bhutan PM to hold talks with Manmohan Singh
- Over 100,000 people protest against militancy in Manipur
- Nagaland prays for peace
- ULFA cadres vouch for peace, but leaders indulge in violence
- Home Secretary to convene anti-Naxal meeting today
- Kingfisher introduces the Bohemia experience
- Valuable group acquires Disney founded MovieBeam
- Sterlite and Unions Rech agreement on terms of collective bargaining for Asarco LLC
- Max New York Life enters into a tie-up with Indian Oil Corporation
- Rubber thread industry uplifts prospects for rubber planters
- ONGC joins national action plan on climate change
- Infosys Q1 net rises 21%, raises FY09 forecast
- Firms ‘failing’ to tap social networking sites’ success
- Historical coins gather dust at Nizam’s museum in Hyderabad
- Bush may bomb 24 Iran nuke sites before quitting office: Web site
- BJP lampoons Manmohan Singh on proposed IAEA India-specific safeguards
- For the first time, a serving IAS officer convicted in fodder scam
- Mukesh Ambani meets Prime Minister over windfall tax
- 32 Indian Catholic pilgrims go missing in New Zealand
- Protest in J-K over unmarked graves
- India ranks 41 in industrial competitiveness
- Kumble confident of winning Sri Lanka Test-Series
- Bardhan accuses UPA of horse-trading
- India may increase strength of ITBP personnel in Kabul
- US supports Pakistan’s policy on terrorism: Gilani
- PM meets President, UPA to seek vote of trust
- Envoys present credentials to President Patil
- PM visits ITBP personnel injured in Kabul terror attack
- PM, Prachanda discuss govt formation, statute amendment
- US may conduct raids against terrorists operating from Pak tribal areas
- Brit woman in the dock for breaking ”no unmarried sex” law in Dubai
- ‘Oz police terrorism charges against Haneef were politically motivated’
- Bruni is desperate for Sarkozy’s baby
- Josef Fritzl may get just 10 years of jail for dungeon deeds
- Cherie Blair told Carla Bruni to ‘keep on singing’
- Obama’s daughters get the giggles over his ‘fashion pin-up’ status!
- Foreign terrorists making beeline for Pak in droves
- US sending more air power to Afghanistan
- Jesse Jackson apologises for crude Obama castration remarks
- Nawaz Sharif not likely to return to Pak anytime soon
- India’s first priority is spurring economic growth: Manmohan
- Manmohan to meet President Patil today after Left support withdrawal
- Prime Minister returns home after G-8 Summit
- Government of India unveils text of IAEA safeguards pact
- Saudi SABIC, Chinese Sinopec plan to expand their cooperation
- Another hike in rates may hit banks: IBA
- Plans to increase Azadegan’s giant Iranian oilfield production to 170,000 b/d
- ‘Catch them Young’ and promote environment education in the school network
- S. Africa’s MTN could quit telecom deal talks with Reliance following brothers’ spat
- Kotak Bank chief warns Indian firms not to be too exuberant over foreign acquisitions
- Okhai – nationwide first retail outlet inaugurated in Ahmedabad
- Tata Communications featured among the top five in the national long distance market
- Tata Indicom presents online welcome tunes
- Tata Communications launches Telepresence services worldwide
- Tata Motors’ total vehicle sales in June 2008 grow 7 per cent to 7,245 vehicles