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Seasonal Change Brings Health Woes, Sends More Smokers to Hospitals
The New Indian Express Pollution levels increase during temperature fluctuations and become a huge irritant to COPD patients, said Dr George D’Souza, Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, St John’s Medical College Hospital. “Smokers must cut down on smoking as temperature … |
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Beijing’s bad air would be step up for smoggy Delhi
Business Standard A recent study showed that Indians have the world’s weakest lungs, with far less capacity than Chinese lungs. Researchers are beginning to suspect that India’s unusual mix of polluted air, poor sanitation and contaminated water may make the country … Beijing’s air would be step up for smoggy DelhiNDTV |
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Beijing’s Bad Air Would Be Step Up for Smoggy Delhi
New York Times A recent study showed that Indians have the world’s weakest lungs, with far less capacity than Chinese lungs. Researchers are beginning to suspect that India’s unusual mix of polluted air, poor sanitation and contaminated water may make the country … Beijing’s air would be step up for smoggy DelhiNDTV |
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Beijing’s Air Would Be Step Up for Smoggy Delhi
New York Times Researchers are beginning to suspect that India’s unusual mix of polluted air, poor sanitation and contaminated water may make the country among the most dangerous in the world for lungs. India has the world’s highest death rate because of chronic … |
The GuardianAre the days of the stethoscope over?Times of IndiaIts possible replacement, ultrasound , is probably most familiar as a technology for scanning pregnant woman, but is also used across the medical spectrum, to look at hearts, lungs and othe…
FirstpostLeander Paes, Gopichand to get Padma Bhushan, Yuvraj to get Padma ShriFirstpostGopi, as he is fondly called in the badminton circle, is only the second shuttler from India after Prakash Padukone to have won the prestigious All England Badminto…
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Hand-held device to replace stethoscope: Indian-origin doctor
ummid.com Slick hand-held ultrasound devices that look like smartphones are set to replace the 200-year-old stethoscopes very soon, an Indian-origin doctor has said. These pocket-sized ultrasound machines can diagnose heart, lung and other problems more … The stethoscope is on its way outDaily News & Analysis New ultrasound devices may soon make good old stethoscope historyNewstrack India |
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Blow to GMCH as surgeon resigns
Times of India “Infrastructures like full-time perfusionists, professionals who operate heart and lung machines during surgical procedures, and resident doctors are very necessary, which is lacking in the GMCH,” Soni said. Refuting the allegations of internal … |
IMS-BHU docs perform rare lung surgeryTimes of IndiaVARANASI: The doctors at the department of cardiology, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), recently performed a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) lung biopsy for the diagnosis of suspected…
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The stethoscope is on its way out
Daily News & Analysis It claims that a new generation of hand-held ultrasound devices, modelled on smartphones, are able to diagnose heart, lung and other conditions quicker and with more accuracy than the 200-year-old stethoscope. The editorial article, in Global Heart … |