Biomarkers: Technologies and Global MarketsMarketWatchA look at how market growth is expected in emerging geographies, driven by the growing middle class in emerging countries such as India, China, Brazil, and Russia. …. Information to prepare this r…
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Delhi is the most polluted city: WHO study
Financial Express “According to global burden of disease estimates, air pollution is the fifth largest killer in India. Tiny particles (PM10 and PM2.5) go deep inside our lungs and trigger respiratory and cardiac problems as well as lung cancer,” she told PTI. WHO said … Delhi beats Beijing, is the world’s most polluted city : WHO studyDeccan Chronicle |
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The scourge of polio
Prince George Citizen For those who don’t die, their bodies are defeated so completely that they need the infamous iron lung, a pressure chamber that lets polio sufferers breathe when even their lungs are paralyzed. Just two months after the 1955 Mother’s March On Polio in … |
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Chinese scientists claim H7N9 treatment breakthrough
Oneindia It is closely linked to acute lung injury. H7N9 patients with higher levels of angiotensin II carry more viral load, said Li Lanjuan, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a specialist in H7N9 prevention. “It is particularly obvious in … |
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Lung disease linked to diabetes under-diagnosed in India
Authint Mail KOLKATTA — An infectious lung disease melioidosis which is linked to diabetics is grossly under-diagnosed in India, according to a British expert. The disease is caused by a bacterium called Burkholderia pseudomallei, commonly found in stagnant water, … |
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Teenagers Live Extraordinary Lives to Make a Difference
Voice of America Another panelist was Jack Andraka, who invented an inexpensive sensor for pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancers when he was 15. “Without Google, Wikipedia, I would have never been able to learn all this … “I hope to see them employed in developing … |
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Smoke, dust, perfumes may trigger asthma attacks, say experts
Indian Express A chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs, Professor Behera said an asthma attack was more likely to happen during the night and morning as lung functions are at their lowest at these times. “Common environment factors which cause allergy include … |
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India: Cancer Incidence Increasing, Mortality High
Medscape “The need for political commitment and action is at the heart of the solution to India’s growing cancer burden,” said Mohandas Mallath, MBBS, MD, lead author of 1 in a series of 3 papers on the cancer burden in India published in The Lancet. “The … |
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AstraZeneca fights Pfizer bid by predicting sales surge
Zee News Now it is forecasting “strong and consistent” growth from 2017 to 2023, driven by new treatments for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and lung disorders. It also flagged up a possible therapy for Alzheimer`s disease, a notoriously high-risk area for … |
The Big Sleep: How Hibernation Could Overcome Life-Threatening InjuryGizmodo IndiaEventually, your heart stops beating, your lungs no longer draw breath. Your frigid body remains there, balanced on the knife-edge of life and death, neither fully one no…