Ear, Nose, Throat

New York, October 6 -- The upcoming promotional gigs of the Backstreet Boys band stand canceled as one of the members, Brian Littrell, has been diagnosed with contagious swine flu, known as H1N1.

New Delhi, October 6 -- Swine flu, the lethal disease that has killed 351 people in the last two months, may claim many more, going by the increasing trend of the pandemic in the country.

Washington, October 5 -- The first round of swine flu vaccines, to be administered to health care workers in Indiana and Tennessee, will be released on Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed.

Sydney, Australia, September 18 -- A team led by Paul Thomas at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, has devised a tweaked form of commercially available e-nose that can detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath of a person who had smoked a cigarette.

Washington, August 18: People who ever suffered from severe sleep apnea in their lives, were almost 50 percent more likely to die compared to those with normal respiration, according to a large, government-funded study.

Chieti, Italy, June 27: The next time you want a favor from anyone, say it in their right ear, suggest Italian scientists.

Washington, June 3: A new study has found that just the ring of a cell phone may be equally distracting as talking on one, especially when it occurs in a classroom setting or includes a familiar song as a ringtone.

Berkshire May 29: The famous BBC sports presenter, Clare Balding, 38, is battling with thyroid cancer and has already undergone two operations.

Chennai, May 19: The ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) surgery performed on the 19-year-old Anjali Devi not only helped her breathe and speak with ease, it also saved her marriage.