Montreal Gazette |
Air pollution: India faces a grim predicament
Hindustan Times The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced, for the first time, that air pollution causes lung cancer. It also said that poisoned air’s major component, particulate matter — smoke, dust and other dirty byproducts of road traffic … Choke on neglect smokeCalcutta Telegraph |
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What’s the Deal With Creatine?
Gizmodo India Creatine is made by our kidneys and livers, but approximately 95 percent of it is stored in our muscle tissue. That makes sense, since that’s where it’s used. It was first discovered in 1832, but it didn’t rise to prominence in the sports world until … |
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This week’s one-off screenings
Philadelphia City Paper Blood Brother (2013, U.S., 92 min.): A winner at Sundance this year, this doc follows a graphic designer who quit his job to help Indian orphans living with H.I.V. Q&A with director Steve Hoover post-screening via Skype. Tue., Oct. 29, 7 p.m., $10.50. |
Firstpost |
Rahul bares his heart in Churu
Times Now.tv Rahul Gandhi baring his heart out at a rally in Churu, going down memory lane sharing the intimate details of his childhood. Rahul recounting the days before his grandmother’s tragic death, revealing a conversation he had with the bodyguards who pulled … Rahul spoke from heart, to have resonance across country: CongressZee News I too may be killed like my father, grandmother: RahulHindustan Times What happened in Muzaffarnagar is my own story: Rahul Gandhi in Alwar …Daily News & Analysis India Today –The Hindu –Outlook all 195 news articles » |
CBC.caTB progress threatened by rising drug resistanceCBC.caThe number of people infected with tuberculosis (TB) or dying from it fell in 2012, but global progress on controlling the contagious lung disease is at risk from growing drug resistance. In i…
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Stem cell-seeded windpipe patient healthy
Zee News “Moreover, regular testing of lung function, immunological response to the transplant, and other key indicators reveal that the recipient has retained good lung function and has not experienced any immunological complications.” Castillo had suffered … |
India Education DiaryIndo-French Technology Summit Witnesses 11 MoUs in the field of Science …India Education DiaryReport by India Education bureau, New Delhi: The India-France Technology Summit, organized by Department of Science and Technology, Con…
Times of IndiaDrinking coffee a day reduces liver cancer riskTimes of IndiaLa Vecchia said that it remains unclear whether coffee drinking has an additional role in liver cancer prevention, but, in any case, such a role would be limited as compared to …
India.Com Health |
Beware! Renal cysts can stay hidden till it’s late
India.Com Health Dr Vivekanand Jha, secretary of the Indian Society of Nephrology, said, ‘This is a common problem and people should be aware about this condition. Those with a family history of kidney problems should go for a regular check-up as this ailment is passed … |
Washington PostLondon uses van with X-ray machine to find TBWaterloo Cedar Falls CourierIn response, health officials are taking to the streets in an effort to stop the spread of the infectious lung disease. A high-tech … Britain as a whole however s…