Financial Mail |
ANOTHER WEEK
Financial Mail SA celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, as the former president remains in hospital with a lung infection. ABROAD … 47 primary school children fall ill and 23 die after eating a tainted free school meal in India’s Bihar state. Los Angeles … |
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Residents: clarification on deportation policy required
gulfnews.com “I was shocked as I have never had any medical condition apart from bronchitis. I was denied a fit medical certificate. I tried to get more information, but the medical authorities were all tight lipped and did not even share the reports with me. I … |
India.Com HealthBan on gutka, pan masala, khaini, supari – can we finally say goodbye?India.Com HealthIts usage is strongly associated with precancerous lesions and cancer of mouth that is a leading cancer in India. Studies have shown association betwe…
Times of India |
Butter up your toast, it’s alright!
Times of India While physicians in India wouldn’t go that far, they do agree that saturated fat isn’t the big enemy of the healthy heart that it was once believed to be. Dr Haresh Mehta, interventional cardiologist at P D Hinduja Hospital, says, “While saturated fats … |
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Clean cook stoves save lives, promote health
Asian Tribune Yet the Indian government has not worked adequately to address this problem for years,” said Sean Bartlett, Senior Communications Officer, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Agrees Dr Chen-Yuan Chiang, Director, Department of Lung Health and … |
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Nelson Mandela’s family got legal aid meant for poor South Africans
Los Angeles Times The elder Mandela, who is in hospital with a recurring lung infection, has expressed a wish to be buried next to his children, leading critics to contend that the legal wrangling is about gaining control of future tourist revenue likely to flow from … |
Ten lakh persons die each year due to traditional way of cooking: ReportTimes of IndiaHe added that India accounts for 25% of the global deaths which is quite alarming. Dr Chen-Yuan Chiang, director, Department of Lung Health and Non-Communicable Disea…
10 lakh persons die each year due to traditional way of cooking: ReportTimes of IndiaHe added that India accounts for 25% of the global deaths which is quite alarming. Dr Chen-Yuan Chiang, director, Department of Lung Health and Non-Communicable Diseas…
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Antibiotic resistance: The last resort
Nature.com CREs cause bladder, lung and blood infections that can spiral into life-threatening septic shock. They evade the action of almost all antibiotics — including the carbapenems, which are considered drugs of last resort — and they kill up to half of all … |
Yes, you can prevent cancerThe New Indian ExpressOf those, cancers that most affect women are breast,cervical,oral,ovarian,endometrial, lung and colon cancer. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy type diagnosed in women in developed countries an…