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Man who invented Lorenzo’s Oil dies at 80
Times of India ROME: Augusto Odone, a former World Bank economist, defied skeptical scientists to invent a treatment to try to save the life of his little boy, wasting away from a neurological disease, and to give hope to other children afflicted with the same … |
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Sparklers deadlier than Diwali bombs
Times of India “It wreaks havoc with the lungs and liver.” Sudipto Bhattacharjee cautioned that these toxic metals enter the body not only through breathing, but from a mere touch. While using sparklers, people, particularly children, absorb metals through the skin … |
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Events on Long Island
New York Times Free to $15. goldcoastfilmfestival.org. HUNTINGTON “Pandora’s Box,” a screening of this 1929 German silent melodrama with live organ accompaniment by Ben Model. …. (631) 632-1093; universitycafe.org. WESTBURY India Arie, neo soul and R&B. Nov. |
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World obesity day: Watch out! Do not pamper your child with that burger!
Daily News & Analysis Weighing 33 kg, he would get breathless quickly and was unable to play, was pre-diabetic with uncontrollable hunger and hepatomegaly (inflammation of liver). His worried parents brought him to an obesity surgeon who … In very rare cases, there is a … |
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Pioneer Press (blog) Body Worlds: Cycle of Life: through May 5: The Body Worlds exhibit displays human muscle, sinew, fat, arteries, eyeballs and organs all perfectly preserved as plastic. This newest exhibit …. You’ll see world champion fancy dancer Yazzie perform … |
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‘State needs to change laws to ensure smoother transplants‘
Bangalore Mirror The state government needs to change its laws pertaining to the organ transplant process to facilitate a smoother organ transplant system, felt participants at a panel discussion on the cadaver organ donation awareness campaign, ‘Look at Life Afresh as … |
Hepatitis C: The silent epidemicNDTVLast year, she donated blood at a mobile blood camp, but was not told anything was wrong. She learnt she had Hepatitis C only this year when she donated blood at the AIIMS Trauma Centre because the centre followed a …
HIV drugs may get new role in fighting cancerReuters IndiaCiti said it expected vicriviroc to re-enter clinical testing in combination with cancer immunotherapy as Merck explores its potential across multiple tumor types, including melanoma, colorectal…
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No plans for the weekend? Here are some options
Elmira Star-Gazette The re-installation of the Clemens Center’s Marr and Colton theater organ will be celebrated Sunday with a vintage silent movie accompanied by organ virtuoso David Peckham. The 1925 classic ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ starring Lon Chaney will begin at 4 … |
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Is Israel an Apartheid State?
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