18Feb/14

Dolphins 'suffering miscarriage, lung disease, losing teeth after BP oil spill … – Times of India


Times of India

Dolphins ‘suffering miscarriage, lung disease, losing teeth after BP oil spill
Times of India
These dolphins had significantly lower levels of adrenal hormones, which are critical to an animal’s stress response, while moderate to severe lung disease was five times more common in Louisianan dolphins. “I’ve never seen such a high prevalence of

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17Feb/14

Apple's new device may predict heart attacks: Report – Times of India


Times of India

Apple’s new device may predict heart attacks: Report
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Tech giant Apple is reportedly working on smart devices that could predict heart attacks by listening to the sound of blood. Apple CEO Tim Cook had recently expressed that the company would be expanding into new product categories, 
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17Feb/14

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City completes 100 kidney transplants since inception – Zawya (registration)

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City completes 100 kidney transplants since inception
Zawya (registration)
He added “All the kidney transplants which have been completed so far have been due to donations from parents and relatives, so work is underway to pass a law regulating organ donation for deceased people, which will increase the number of kidney

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16Feb/14

I saw organ donations save others – then a transplant eventually saved my life – Bedford Today


Bedford Today

I saw organ donations save others – then a transplant eventually saved my life
Bedford Today
For the next four years he decided to control his condition through medication, until he fell seriously ill on a family holiday to India in 2010 and was unable to fly home. When he eventually returned he was put onto the transplant list, but it wasn’t

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