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Doubts over IVF: study |
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Saturday, March 13th 2010 3:08 PM |
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London, March 13 (AKnews) - While acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine had long been thought to be effective in increasing the chances of conception through IVF, a new study voices doubt about the belief. Previous studies had reported that acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine improve blood flow and subsequently increase the chance of an...
Kidney donation do not increase death risk |
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Saturday, March 13th 2010 3:08 PM |
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London, March 13 (AKnews) - Despite the general belief, a new study finds that donating a kidney is not associated with an increased long-term risk of death. Despite a slightly higher risk of death among kidney donors in the first 90 days after surgery due to its inherent risks, there is no difference in the mortality rate of donors and...
Fourth festival in Erbil for the Mass Uprising anniversary |
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Friday, March 12th 2010 10:01 AM |
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Erbil, March 12 (AKnews)- The fourth festival was organized in 2010 to celebrate the anniversary of the "mass uprising" for the freedom of Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan Region."The people of Kurdistan and the masses in Erbil in particular celebrate the anniversary of the mass uprising that liberated the city of Erbil",...
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A festival to mark "Freedom Day" in Erbil |
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Thursday, March 11th 2010 12:39 PM |
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Erbil, Mr. 11 (AKnews) – A festival to mark "Freedom Day" for Erbil city took place Thursday in Erbil city's Shandar Park, which was attended by top government officials and artists as well.The festival featured two photography exhibitions that showed the history of Erbil city and what is known as the "Freedom Day" on Mar....
Kurdish Festival for short fillms in Sulamaniyah addresses women issues |
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Thursday, March 11th 2010 11:43 AM |
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Sulaimaniyah, Mar. 11 (AKnews) – A Kurdish film festival Tawar Sulaimaniyah city is planning to show 80 short films dealing with women issues in Kurdistan in its 3rd anniversary, a source at the festival organization staff sad Thursday.“We have planned to take into consideration the international standards to screen some of the foreign short...
Beirut Catholic Media Center calls for solidarity day with Iraqi Christians |
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Wednesday, March 10th 2010 5:14 PM |
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Erbil, March 10 (AKnews)- The Catholic media Center in Beirut calledthe Lebanese for a solidarity day with the Christians in Iraq on the 13th of this month, according to the statement of the Center. The statement is entitled "Iraq's cross is bleeding, when the Resurrection will be?" and it says: "the Catholic media...
Another Kurdish poet in the Arab Poets Encyclopaedia |
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Wednesday, March 10th 2010 3:55 PM |
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Nineveh, March 10 (AKnews)- The Kurdish poet and journalist Abdul Karim al-Kilani is now included within the Arab poets encyclopaedia. "My name was added to those of thousand Arabic poets in the Arab poets Encyclopaedia, that includes poets of the period between 1906 and1956 and two Kurdish writers so far", al-Kilani told...
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Kurdish artist open 10th exclusive show in Erbil |
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Wednesday, March 10th 2010 3:32 PM |
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Erbil, Mar. 10 (AKnes) – A Kurdish artist, Mohammed Isma'il, has opened his 10th exclusive painting exhibition under the auspicious of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ministry of Culture in Erbil city's Media Hall.More than 100 paintings are on teh show in the exhibition.Mohammed Isma'il said he had tried to follow his own style in...
Too much sleep enlarges belly |
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Wednesday, March 10th 2010 9:20 AM |
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London, March 10 (AKnews) - Sleeping too little or too much can place young adults at an increased risk of putting on weight along their waistlines, a new study finds. Previous studies had linked insomnia and lack of sleep to weight gain and higher risks of developing diabetes and heart disease in the long run. According to the study published...
Climate change worsens allergies |
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Wednesday, March 10th 2010 9:17 AM |
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London, March 10 (AKnews) - Apart from its various environmental effects, climate change can extend the pollen seasons, making allergy symptoms last longer, a new study finds. "By studying a well-defined geographical region, we observed that the progressive increase of the average temperature has prolonged the duration of the pollen seasons...