14Jul/13

Mandela could soon be discharged, says Mbeki – Zee News

July 14, 2013Lungadmin

Mandela could soon be discharged, says Mbeki
Zee News
Mandela has been hospitalised for more than five weeks for a recurring lung infection, sparking an outpouring of support in South Africa and internationally. Friends who have visited him say he is on life support in the form of mechanical ventilation …
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14Jul/13

Fred Lee's Social Network: July 14 – The Province

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The Province

Fred Lee’s Social Network: July 14
The Province
LIFE SAVERS: New Westminster’s Eva Markvoort spent her life with cystic fibrosis, a genetic lung disease affecting young Canadians. The artist and writer made it her life’s work to raise awareness and find a cure. Her efforts spurred a … The evening …

14Jul/13

City in Russia unable to kick asbestos habit – Boston Globe

July 14, 2013Lungadmin

City in Russia unable to kick asbestos habit
Boston Globe
Demand is still strong for asbestos in China and India. Valentin K. Zemskov, 82, worked at the mine for 40 years and developed asbestosis, a respiratory illness caused by breathing in asbestos fibers, which scar lung tissue. “There was so much dust you …

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13Jul/13

What links Japan and Jadugoda – Times of India

July 13, 2013Lungadmin

What links Japan and JadugodaTimes of IndiaHis father, a worker in the local uranium mines, had died of lung cancer in 1984. A few years … The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), which runs the local mines, has steadfastly denied water conta…

13Jul/13

City in Russia Unable to Kick Asbestos Habit – New York Times (blog)

July 13, 2013Lungadmin

New York Times (blog)

City in Russia Unable to Kick Asbestos Habit
New York Times (blog)
Because of the large number of people exposed in the city, the researchers are using the location to determine whether the asbestos causes ailments other than lung cancer, including ovarian cancer. “All forms of asbestos are carcinogenic to humans …

13Jul/13

Drugmakers face the heat in emerging markets – Business Standard

July 13, 2013Lungadmin

Business Standard

Drugmakers face the heat in emerging markets
Business Standard
India’s relations with Western drug firms have deteriorated sharply after it rejected patents on several medicines and this year introduced a new policy of pegging many prices to the average for each drug type. Brazil is stepping up its own price …

13Jul/13

Digest of international news for week – Business Standard

July 13, 2013Lungadmin

Business StandardDigest of international news for weekBusiness StandardBeijing: Calling for closer military ties between India and China, Defence Minister A K Antony says that it would be easy to maintain peace along the borders if both the forces have…

12Jul/13

Mandela responding well to treatment: Wife – India.Com Health

July 12, 2013Lungadmin

Daily News & Analysis

Mandela responding well to treatment: Wife
India.Com Health
Mandela has spent over a month at the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria after being rushed there with a serious recurring lung infection June 8. Mandela suffered from tuberculosis while in prison for 27 years before the apartheid ended in 1994. On …
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12Jul/13

Six Makkah hospitals ready for Umrah pilgrims – Arab News

July 12, 2013Lungadmin

Six Makkah hospitals ready for Umrah pilgrims
Arab News
Reports indicate that most people treated at these facilities are from Egypt, India and Pakistan and mostly over 55 years of age, with chronic problems such as high blood pressure and lung diseases. tags: Saudi Arabia. | نسخة PDF · Send to Friend …

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12Jul/13

Former PM Marich Man diagnosed with lung cancer – Himalayan Times

July 12, 2013Lungadmin

Former PM Marich Man diagnosed with lung cancer
Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The family of Panchayat era prime minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha has sought government’s help for Shrestha’s cancer treatment. The former prime minister is undergoing treatment for lung cancer at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, India.

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