31Aug/13

Nelson Mandela still in hospital: South African government – Times of India

August 31, 2013Lungadmin

Nelson Mandela still in hospital: South African government
Times of India
His lung problems date back to his 27 years in apartheid jail, where he contracted tuberculosis as a political prisoner. Madiba, as he is known by his clan name, has been in and out of hospital since last year, with lung related complications. In …
Nelson Mandela not discharged from hospital: PresidencyDaily News & Analysis
Nelson Mandela still in hospital in critical condition: PresidencyZee News
Mandela remains in hospital, condition unchangedMyFox Phoenix
Newstrack India
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30Aug/13

Gene tweak may boost lifespan – Times of India

August 30, 2013Lungadmin

Times of India

Gene tweak may boost lifespan
Times of India
“While the high extension in lifespan is noteworthy, this study reinforces an important facet of aging; it is not uniform,” said lead researcher Toren Finkel, at NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). “Rather, similar to circadian …

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30Aug/13

Some experts feel India's fresh land reforms may affect the real-estate sector … – BBC News

August 30, 2013Lungadmin

BBC News

Some experts feel India’s fresh land reforms may affect the real-estate sector …
BBC News
The study, co-ordinated by Salim Yusuf, an India-educated professor of medicine at McMaster University in Canada, examined lung functions of 46,000 women and 17,000 men and presented his results at the American Thoracic Society meeting this year.

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30Aug/13

Betel nut pulled out of a man's lung after 28 years! – India.Com Health

August 30, 2013Lungadmin

Betel nut pulled out of a man’s lung after 28 years!
India.Com Health
Seventy-five-year-old Krishna Kant Jha is now a relaxed man. After 28 years of suffering from chronic cough and regular bouts of fits, a piece of betel nut was found to be cause of his problems and was finally extricated from his lungs. Jha, an …

29Aug/13

Adding blood pressure drug to standard antibiotics speeds up TB treatment – Science Daily (press release)

August 29, 2013Lungadmin

Adding blood pressure drug to standard antibiotics speeds up TB treatmentScience Daily (press release)Researchers say that if clinical trials starting later this year in India, a country heavily burdened by the highly contagious lung disease, prove suc…

28Aug/13

28 yrs on, betel nut pulled out of man's lung – MorungExpress

August 28, 2013Lungadmin

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28 yrs on, betel nut pulled out of man’s lung
MorungExpress
Patna, August 28 (IANS): Seventy-five-year-old Krishna Kant Jha is now a relaxed man. After 28 years of suffering from chronic cough and regular bouts of fits, a piece of betel nut was found to be cause of his problems and was finally extricated from …
After 28 years, betel nut pulled out of man’s lungsOman Tribune

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28Aug/13

28 years on, betel nut pulled out of man's lung – Zee News

August 28, 2013Lungadmin

28 years on, betel nut pulled out of man’s lung
Zee News
After 28 years of suffering from chronic cough and regular bouts of fits, a piece of betel nut was found to be cause of his problems and was finally extricated from his lungs. Jha, an advocate in Samastipur district, said he suffered for more than two …

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28Aug/13

28 years on, betel nut pulled out of manand#039;s lung – indiatvnews.com

August 28, 2013Lungadmin

28 years on, betel nut pulled out of manand#039;s lungindiatvnews.comAfter 28 years of suffering from chronic cough and regular bouts of fits, a piece of betel nut was found to be cause of his problems and was finally extricated from his lungs. Jha, an…

27Aug/13

Techies turn activists to save Kothaguda Botanical Garden – Times of India

August 27, 2013Lungadmin

Techies turn activists to save Kothaguda Botanical Garden
Times of India
This determination to save the only lung space available in their area was evident among all the elite ‘activists’ who, much like Krishna, decided to give their jobs a miss for the day and take to the streets instead, to protest against the ‘ecotourism …

27Aug/13

Betel nut remains lodged in man's lung for 28 years – Hindustan Times

August 27, 2013Lungadmin

Betel nut remains lodged in man’s lung for 28 years
Hindustan Times
After being treated for all kinds of ailments for over two-and-a-half decades, 75-year-old Krishna Kant Jha finally realised his cough and bouts of fits were caused by a piece of betel nut lodged in his lungs for the last 28 years! An advocate based in …

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