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Asbestos in rocks won’t stop northern Wisconsin mine, GTac maintains
Capital Times The 2003 Minnesota study being cited by mining opponents concluded that exposure to asbestos was the most likely cause of 14 of 17 cases of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer. The study also found that mesothelioma occurs at twice the expected … |
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Low-cost healthcare: US can take cue from India
Hindustan Times Innovations: Beating-heart procedure, which is less expensive than heart-lung machines was pioneered in India, for instance. Cheaper manual incision for cataract treatment at Aravinda. • Doctors: Let doctors do what they do best. Forcing them to take … |
The Hindu |
TB: how many young children are wrongly diagnosed as disease-free?
The Hindu India’s Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) estimates that children comprise about 12 per cent of the total TB caseload in the country. But in all probability, 12 per cent may be an underestimation of the actual contribution. A July 2011 … |
Indian Express |
Anthony Hopkins writes fan letter to ‘Breaking Bad’s Cranston
Indian Express Anthony Hopkins writes fan letter to ‘Breaking Bad’s Cranston. Press Trust Of India : Los Angeles , Wed Oct 16 2013, 10:29 hrs Small Large Print. Anthony-bryan The letter first surfaced … The series aired its final episode just two weeks ago and … |
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Uganda Fights Stigma and Poverty to Take on Breast Cancer
New York Times Two years ago, the United Nations began a global campaign against noncommunicable diseases — cancer, diabetes, heart and lung disease — noting that they hit the poor especially hard. Worldwide, at least 7.6 million people a year die from …. In … |
Times of India |
Breaking through cancer’s shield
Times of India So far, the drugs have been tested and found to help patients with melanoma, kidney and lung cancer. In preliminary studies, they also appear to be effective in breast cancer, ovarian cancer and cancers of the colon, stomach, head and neck, but not the … |
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Whales Don’t Spray Water Out of Their Blowholes
Gizmodo India Part of their ability to stay underwater so long comes down to the size of their lungs which are, as you can imagine, pretty large (to give you an idea, a blue whale’s lung capacity is 5000 litres, or 1320 gallons). However, it also has to do with the … |
Cancer symptoms: Identifying cancer signsTimes of IndiaBlood in the sputum may be a sign of lung cancer. Blood in the stool could be a sign of colon or rectal cancer. Cancer of the cervix or the endometrium (lining of the uterus) can cause abnormal vag…
Bangalore needs a scrubTimes of IndiaDare to use city underpasses only if you have a strong lung capacity! You would like to hold your breath and cross these smelly and filthy tubes. Smitten with spit marks – fresh and dried, stinking puddles, uncovere…
NDTVFormer president of Table Tennis Federation of India TD Rangaramanujan …NDTVHe was suffering from lung related problems and was recently treated at a private hospital, his son Ramdas Ramanujan informed. Rangaramanujan was associated with table te…