Painless CyberKnife kills cancer

Cruise missile technology will now be used to treat cancer. An artificial intelligence-enabled robot performs the revolutionary CyberKnife treatment, a bloodless and painless surgery. It allows doctors to treat tumours in brain, lungs, liver, prostate and spine without causing any damage to other organs.

The Rs 30-crore CyberKnife arrived in Bangalore from the US last week at the Health Care Global (HCG), a network of cancer care units.HCG is the first Bangalore hospital to procure the CyberKnife. Its computer system not only tells the robot where the tumour is but where it is in relation to the breathing cycle.

CyberKnife uses two cameras and infrared technology with absolutely no human intervention during surgery. The treatment is reduced from 5-6 weeks to a maximum of five days with 45-60 minutes per session.

Govt, RBI in talks on more borrowing

The Government and the Reserve Bank of India are in discussion on additional borrowing programmes and the two together will ensure that they are managed in an efficient and orderly manner

High forex reserves can worsen recession

High reserves promise safety in a storm. But, beyond a point this safety becomes illusory, because rising forex reserves worsen the global imbalances that have precipitated the recession.

YSR seeks votes at pension scheme launch

The government function meant to launch `Abhayahastam' pension scheme for women self help groups (SHG) turned out to be a political propaganda platform with chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and Congress MP U Arun Kumar openly seeking votes for the Congress party.

The contributory pension scheme for the SHG members was launched on Friday at the Agriculture University in Rajendranagar.

Satyam scam to be included in B-schools

The Satyam scam is now going to be a part of most B-school curriculum, including Hyd's Indian School of Business. The life and times of fallen IT czar, B Ramalinga Raju, will figure among the list of case studies on fraudulent business practices.

SEBI sets $8-bn open bidding cap for FIIs in corp debt

In a move aimed at creating more transparency in the allocation process for investments in the corporate debt market,the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday said it would allocate $8 billion debt investment limit to foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in an open bidding platform.

Sebi said that all bidding for the limits would be through the stock exchanges and the window for bidding would remain open for two hours. The minimum amount that an FII can bid is capped at the lower end at Rs 250 crore, with a minimum ticket size of Rs 100 crore. The bid price will be expressed in basis point and a minimum flat fee of Rs 1,000 per successful bid shall be levied for the allocated amount.

Fish oil prevents cholesterol ......Have a ride..thru the topic

Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have found yet another reason why eating fish can be beneficial.

Dr. Richard J. Deckelbaum, Director of the Columbia Institute of Human Nutrition, has found that a diet rich in fish oils can prevent the accumulation of fat in the aorta, the main artery leaving the heart. The researcher says that the beneficial actions of fish oil, which block cholesterol build-up in arteries, are even found at high fat intakes. Fish are generally rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to provide many health benefits, such as helping to prevent mental illness and delaying some of the disabilities associated with aging.


Eating tuna, sardines, salmon and other so-called cold water fish seems to protect people against clogged arteries. Omega-3 fatty acids are also known to lower triglycerides, a type of fat often found in the bloodstream.

The researchers observed that the fatty acids contained in fish oil markedly inhibit the entry of "bad" cholesterol (LDL) into arteries, and, consequently, much less cholesterol collects in these vessels.

Kingfisher cuts its pilots' salaries by Rs 80,000

Private air-carrier, Kingfisher Airlines, has effected a Rs 80,000 cut in the salaries of all its pilots.Earlier, they were paided a salary of Rs 4.30-lakh per month. Now it has been cut to Rs 3.50-lakh.

The salary package is mainly based on the flying hours of about 70-hours.

Light aircraft lands in Australian harbour

A light aircraft made an emergency landing in shallow water in an Australian harbour on Friday and the pilot and five passengers are safe.

There was an engine trouble which made them to land.

KP, Flintoff became the most expensive players

England players Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff became the most expensive players of the Indian Premier League after being sold for a whopping $1.55 million (appr Rs 7.35 crore) in the second edition, getting Rs 1.35 crore more than what Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni got in the first edition.

Pietersen, who was England's captain till recently, was bought by Bangalore Royal Challengers while Flintoff went to Chennai Super Kings at the auction.