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Heart defects, real but treatable
Nigerian Tribune Of course, many people had donated to Kazeem’s cause and to support his cardiopulmonary bypass surgery carried out by the trio of Dr Paul Davis, Dr Mudasiru Salami and Professor Victor Adegboye. … This requires a heart and lung machine to take over … |
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Asbestos in rocks won’t stop northern Wisconsin mine, GTac maintains
Capital Times The 2003 Minnesota study being cited by mining opponents concluded that exposure to asbestos was the most likely cause of 14 of 17 cases of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer. The study also found that mesothelioma occurs at twice the expected … |
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Roundabout — What’s Happening
Salisbury Post Accompanied by string ensemble, piano, organ, French horn. Featured soloists include Christina Pier, Dr. Barry Sang, Jacob Hahn and … Each participant receives real seed necklace, picks Indian Princess name, makes Native American paper doll, makes … |
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Low-cost healthcare: US can take cue from India
Hindustan Times Innovations: Beating-heart procedure, which is less expensive than heart-lung machines was pioneered in India, for instance. Cheaper manual incision for cataract treatment at Aravinda. • Doctors: Let doctors do what they do best. Forcing them to take … |
Get rid of all that fluxTimes of IndiaLemon juice, especially, aids the liver in its cleansing process. To increase detoxification, start each day with a glass of lukewarm water with a squeeze of lemon in it. Vitamin C is one of the best detoxing agent…
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TB: how many young children are wrongly diagnosed as disease-free?
The Hindu India’s Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) estimates that children comprise about 12 per cent of the total TB caseload in the country. But in all probability, 12 per cent may be an underestimation of the actual contribution. A July 2011 … |
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Golden Rice creator wants to live to see it save lives
New Scientist This is now completed in the Philippines, Indonesia, India, China, Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia. Is it always golden, and what does it taste like? It always has a beautiful yellow colour, and it tastes just the same as usual. Because it’s an integral … |
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Young hearts at risk says study
Times of India NEW DELHI: Better education and socioeconomic status have had little impact on the health profile of Delhi’s young, the results of a year-long survey conducted on young adults by city cardiologists to assess risk factors for heart disease vis-a-vis … |
ummid.comEid al-Adha celebrated with gaiety across Indiaummid.comMumbai/New Delh: Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, was celebrated across India Wednesday with gaiety and religious fervour by tens of thousands of Muslims. The festival also … The…
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Plastic surgeon wants to set up skin bank
Newstrack India The surgeon feels that the need of the hour is an awareness drive, to educate people that skin also can be removed from a cadaver, like other organs of the human body. “All the skin from below the neck can be removed using an instrument similar to a … |