Blood test can save breast cancer patients' lives: study

Blood test can save breast cancer patients' lives: study


Blood test can save breast cancer patients' lives: study

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:32 AM PDT

A simple blood test can save lives by helping doctors swiftly diagnose whether a patient with early breast cancer faces high risk of death or relapse after treatment, specialists said Wednesday.

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Schools asked to get PTAs, NGOs to help shape student personality

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:31 AM PDT

The Education Ministry has issued guidelines for schools to hold joint programmes with parent-teacher associations and non-governmental organisations in an attempt to add value to the efforts to shape the personality of students, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

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Another round of BR1M?

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:27 AM PDT

Political issues should be handled through political means, instead of economic measures. To seek for the people's support, they should convince them with policy, instead of giving them money.

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Russian protest leaders' homes raided by police on rally eve

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:46 PM PDT

Russian investigators said Monday they were searching the homes of top protest leaders on the eve of a mass rally against President Vladimir Putin's rule.

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Aung San Suu Kyi set for historic European tour

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:45 PM PDT

Aung San Suu Kyi takes the latest stride in her journey from an imprisoned activist to a politician on the world stage when she visits Europe this week to give a Nobel speech two decades in the making.

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Mexican front-runner barely troubled in tepid debate

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:22 PM PDT

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto emerged largely unscathed in a televised debate on Sunday night after his adversaries failed to take advantage of an increase in opposition to his bid.



VIDEO: Auction of rare Napoleon letter

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:49 PM PDT

A rare letter, written in English by Napoleon Bonaparte as he tried to learn the language in 1816, has sold at auction for £264,000.


High Court strikes out RM30-mln defamation suit against Guan Eng

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:09 PM PDT

The High Court today struck out a defamation suit filed by Penang Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman against Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and three others, ruling that Zainal Abidin had no locus standi to commence the suit.

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Constable gets three years jail for hurting police detainee Kugan

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:35 PM PDT

The Sessions Court today sentenced a police constable to three years jail after finding him guilty of causing hurt to a police detainee, V. Kugan, three years ago.

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Nazri explains withdrawal of bill to amend Election Offences Act

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:35 PM PDT

The withdrawal of the Election Offences Act (Amendment) Bill was not done in haste but upon the agreement of the Election Commission (EC), the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

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Taiwan probes 'stealth' boat's missing computer

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Taiwan's military said Monday it is looking into how a top-secret computer from a "stealth" warship went missing, amid concerns it might have fallen into Chinese hands.

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'Long Hair' Leung: Hong Kong's rebel with a cause

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:31 PM PDT

A hero to some and a pest to others, maverick Hong Kong lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung is universally recognised as the most outspoken critic of the city's ruling business elite.

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Health woes persist for young cancer survivors: study

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:26 PM PDT

People who survive cancer when they are teenagers or young adults are more likely than their peers who never had cancer to engage in risky behaviors like smoking later on, a US study said Monday.

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African sleeping sickness shrouded in superstition

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:26 PM PDT

A frail 65-year-old woman sitting under the mango trees in a rural village in Chad suffers from a tropical disease that eats into the brain, and the locals blame on witchcraft.

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Anti-royalist sentiments on the increase in Britain

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:57 PM PDT

LONDON, Jun 11: Anti-royalist protesters in British Midlands have claimed that their supporters have grown by a quarter since the Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee last weekend.


Firepower bristles in South China Sea as rivalries harden

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 07:44 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - In the early years of China's rise to economic and military prowess, the guiding principle for its government was Deng Xiaoping's maxim: "Hide Your Strength, Bide Your Time."



VIDEO: Spain deal boosts stocks and euro

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:14 PM PDT

The euro has made gains against the dollar and the yen as markets react to the eurozone deal aimed at shoring up Spain's troubled banks.


VIDEO: Greek exodus from city to country

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:19 PM PDT

One knock-on effect of the financial crisis in Greece is a growing exodus of people from cities to rural areas, as they search for a new life they can afford.


VIDEO: Singapore in step with Bollywood

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:02 PM PDT

Puneet Singh looks at how Indian films are winning over a new generation of Asian fans in Singapore, after Bollywood's own version of the Oscars.


South Korean paper hit by major cyber attack

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 08:45 PM PDT

A conservative South Korean newspaper said Monday it had been the victim of a major cyber attack, less than a week after North Korea threatened the paper and other Seoul media over their reports.

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