Indian Youth Perceive Smoking as Fashionable Trend: SurveySiliconindia.comOn an average, a smoker puffs five cigarettes per day, although a majority are aware that it is one of the prime causes of lung cancer. Awareness notwithstanding, half of the sub…
Disease, disability and deathThe Friday TimesIndia on the other hand fared slightly worse than Pakistan, with a ranking of 10 and life expectancy of 65 years. However, its … Heart disease, lung cancer and stroke are responsible for the greatest numbe…
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Obama visit seen as sign of SA’s stature
Mail & Guardian Online The US government’s official external broadcaster, the Voice of America, reported on Wednesday that Obama is also likely to visit former president Nelson Mandela, who is in hospital fighting a recurring lung infection. US embassy spokesperson John … |
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photosKnoxville News SentinelAP10ThingsToSee – An Indian buffalo herder holding a traditional handmade umbrella stands in a field to keep watch of his buffaloes, unseen, as monsoon clouds hover above in Bhubaneswar, I…
Business Wire India (press release)Cancer Patient Seeks a Second Opinion, Overcomes Cancer and Celebrates …Business Wire India (press release)The tumor was present in the upper part of his left lung and it was about 3.8 cms in size. He underwent 3 …..
Natural Gas: The new emerging efficient fuelTimes of IndiaThe haze that can be perceived in larger cities mostly during summers is known to trigger huge respiratory issues that range from temporary discomfort to long-lasting, permanent lung damage. The…
Investors Chronicle (blog)Adapting to world energy marketsInvestors Chronicle (blog)Predictably, China and India accounted for nearly 90 per cent of the gains, although the outlook for emerging economies is now far from bullish. As a result, resource s…
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Dangerous Smog, Haze Smothers Singapore
AccuWeather.com The National Environment Agency warned the elderly, children, pregnant women and those with heart and lung conditions to remain indoors and wear N95 masks if they must go outdoors. Thick smog and haze also caused Singapore’s Changi Airport to … With … |
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Mandela International Day launched
Times of India CAPE TOWN: The UN and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) on Wednesday launched the Mandela International Day, even as the anti-apartheid icon spent his 12th day in hospital for a recurring lung problem. Wednesday’s event marked the … Shelter, literacy and food security focus for Mandela Day 2013South African Broadcasting Corporation Nelson Mandela spends 12th day in hospitalZee News |
Jamaica GleanerOur beautiful elderlyJamaica GleanerEven the United States has revealed to us in Monroe, North Carolina, lonely old folks living in modest homes or one-room apartments and even in tents, without food, without medicines, without friends -…