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AstraZeneca drug shows promise as lung cancer treatment
Reuters India (Reuters) – Britain’s AstraZeneca Plc, the target of a $106 billion takeover effort by Pfizer Inc, released promising data on Wednesday for a new lung cancer treatment targeting a genetic mutation that helps tumors evade current treatments. The drug … |
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6 Reasons Why You Should Go Green While Drinking
LifeHacker India Green juices also help clean up the digestive system, lungs, and the liver. If these organs slow down, it will lead to waste retention and weight gain. Green juices are especially recommended for those who can’t live without their drinks and smoke. A … |
High Court notice to govt on illegal kidney trade in CuttackBusiness Standard… but was duped by a middlemen and the recipient and paid only Rs 50,000. Padmini also alleged that all relevant documents, including the income and residence certificates o…
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Home News Jury hears melee that led to fatal stabbing was…
Mississauga Martins alleges the fatal stab wound that sliced through the victim’s lung and punctured his heart was delivered by Lesniak. “For the defendant, defeat was not an option,” she told jurors. Lesniak then fled the scene with his group of … rattle… a … |
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Sept 11 Museum displays heart-wrenching artifacts
Times of India NEW YORK: New York’s new Sept 11 museum is a monument to how the terror attacks that day shaped history, from its heart-wrenching artifacts to the underground space that houses them amid the remnants of the fallen twin towers’ foundations. |
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Early menopause puts heart at risk
Times of India In a first, researchers have found that women who go through menopause early – at ages 40 to 45 – have a higher rate of heart failure because of the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Smoking raises the risk even more … |
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Cape has ‘third worst pollution in country’
Independent Online The report, released in Geneva last week, suggests that outdoor air pollution caused 3.7 million premature deaths worldwide in 2012, mainly from heart disease, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and respiratory infections … |
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Treatable middle-class plague polio is making a comeback
Cowichan Valley Citizen It’s a homely, homemade (of plywood and improvised fittings) iron lung. At first glance, this ungainly respirator draws to mind the Iron Maiden, a torture device from the Middle Ages. And make no mistake, for any person unfortunate enough to have been … |
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Ex-Man Utd midfielder Park Ji-Sung retires
Zee News Park left Old Trafford, where he was known on the terraces as “Three-Lung Park” because of his high work rate, in 2012 after 203 appearances and 27 goals. But the move to a rebuilding QPR proved ill-fated and the London club were relegated from the … |
No cause for alarm over swine flu: DoctorsTimes of IndiaAdults and children who have chronic lung, heart, liver, blood, nervous system, neuromuscular, or metabolic problems. Adults and children who have suppressed immune systems (including those who ta…