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Put in more money to tackle tuberculosis: Dr Mario Raviglione, the director of …
Daily News & Analysis In conversation with Maitri Porecha at the 44th Union World Conference of Lung Health in Paris, France, Dr Raviglione talks about challenges India faces in tackling the dreaded Tuberculosis scourge. 1.) India has recorded the highest number of … |
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A look at the life of Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf
WGCL Atlanta Thanks to the air inside your lungs, they can live for a while after you die.More >. By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The … 11, 1943: Pervez Musharraf born in New Delhi, which is now in India. – Oct. 7, 1998: Musharraf becomes chief of the army. |
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Nelson Mandela unable to speak, former wife says
Times of India Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said the 95-year-old was not on life support but he was no longer talking “because of all the tubes that are in his mouth to clear (fluid from) the lungs“. “He can’t actually articulate anything” as a result, she told The … Nelson Mandela remains quite ill, says ex-wife Winnie MandelaDaily News & Analysis |
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India tops in preterm baby boom
Daily News & Analysis Babies weighing less than 1.5kg during birth and having a gestation period of less than 28 weeks suffer from life-threatening complications of the lungs, brain and heart. “These kids experience breathlessness due to stunted lung growth, develop … |
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The love for conspiracy theories
Livemint Many in the BJP believe that Syama Prasad Mookerji, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, precursor of the BJP, was poisoned in a Kashmir jail, after he defied the government’s dispensation that no Indian citizen could enter the state without a special … |
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Shocking: Diarrhoea and pneumonia kills four lakh children under five in India
India.Com Health India continues to lose more than 400,000 children before their fifth birthday due to two easily preventable diseases – pneumonia and diarrhoea – according to a new report released on Tuesday. Many Indian children do not have access to life saving … |
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20% lung cancer caused by air pollution
Times of India “Rising pollution is related to rising incidence of lung cancer. After Delhi, Hyderabad has reached a stage, where harmful substances in the air are recorded much above normal levels at most of the junctions,” said Dr P N S Reddy, a top pulmonologist … Smoke, smoke everywhere, not a puff to breatheAsian Tribune |
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Now, screening drive for lung diseases
The Asian Age Bengaluru: To reduce mortality rate due to chronic lung disease and also to ensure early diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of affected patients, the government-run Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD) is introducing a ‘lung health … |
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Myths around smoking misconceptions debunked
Daily News & Analysis “Still, lung cancer remains the number one cancer killer and the leading preventable cause of death in the United States,” he said. With the approaching 50th anniversary of the Surgeon General’s Report, Foxhall and other MD Anderson experts urge the … |
BHD and other cystic lung diseases: compare and contrastScienceBlog.com (blog)There are several diseases with similar and overlapping features to BHD, and in the past year, a number of papers have been published reviewing the characteristics of the lun…