How to reduce chance of heart strokeTimes of IndiaAdd more greens: If your have a family history of a heart attack or stroke, eating extra-virgin olive oil or nuts regularly can reduce your risk by nearly 30 per cent, says a study. Likewise, people who…
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Toxic waste sites affect mortality
Health24.com Toxic waste sites with elevated levels of lead and chromium cause a high number of “healthy years of life lost” in individuals living near 373 sites located in India, Philippines and Indonesia, according to a study by a Mount Sinai researcher published … |
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Toxic waste sites in India cause ‘healthy years of life lost’
Deccan Chronicle Previous studies have shown that lead can cause neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular damage, while those also exposed to high levels of chromium have a greater chance of developing lung cancer. “Our research shows that chemical pollutants … Toxic waste sites detrimental to health in India: ResearchEconomic Times Mount Sinai Researcher Presents Novel Findings in Environmental Health at the …Newswise (press release) |
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Such great heights
Northern Weekly “I contracted polio as a child in the mid-1950s and spent several months in an iron lung [an airtight metal tank that encased her body from neck to toes and forced her lungs to inhale and exhale through changes in air pressure].” Polio is a virus that … |
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‘Volatile mix’: Kids at risk for suicide can get guns, report finds
NBCNews.com (blog) days. ago. 851 · After Texas fertilizer blast, victims rely on each other. 6. days. ago. 176 · Raw milk sickened scores, even with oversight, report finds. 18. hours. ago. 106 · A ‘wonderful gift’: Lye attack victim reveals new face after transplant … |
Strong Relationship Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Gout ConfirmedPain Medicine NewsPhysicians treating patients with gout should be alert for chronic kidney disease (CKD) as an underlying condition because many urate-lowering medications require re…
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Doctor remembers a family’s sacrifice in donating organs
South China Morning Post Doctors authorised by the government to declare brain death were contacted. Legal experts reviewed the 1995 Transplantation of Human Organs Rules. Two secretaries appeared at 3am to record the events. The atmosphere was palpably tense. The task of … |
First womb-transplant baby set for arrival in January 2014Times of IndiaAccording to him, all the wombs will come from multi-organ donors and the women will have to wait at least a year to ensure their bodies do not reject the new organ before undergoi…
Campath, Calcineurin Inhibitor Reduction and Chronic Allograft Nephropathy …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Methods: The Campath, Calcineurin Inhibitor Reduction and Chronic Allograft Nephropathy (3C) Study is a multicentre, open-label, randomize…
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Documentary on Social Media features Utah Organ Donor
ABC 4 Bergstrom and Maw’s story is being featured in a documentary about organ donation and social media– something that helped them raise $40,000 to cover the surgery. “We started blogging through this Facebook group our experiences and we would have … |