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Beat multiple heart diseases – now with one pill!
Zee News For the first time ever, doctors and researchers have come up with a single pill for all cardiovascular diseases including high blood pressure and vulnerability to stroke. Christened the polypill, the clinical trials have proved successful according to … |
Times of India |
Indian lungs are weaker, rescue them!
Times of India “Such poor lung strength makes us susceptible to chronic lung diseases such as asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Caused by air pollution or smoking, COPD happens to be the leading cause of death in Maharashtra, and in India, … |
Heart of India? MP district is finishing off the girl childHindustan TimesKharauwa, a tiny hamlet 35 km northwest of Bhind district headquarters, looks like any other village in the country from the outside. But look deeper and the difference is appare…
The New Indian Express |
What the posh eat
The New Indian Express Pronounced ‘Fwa-Gra’, Foie Gras means ‘fat liver‘ in French and that is literally what it is. Ducks and geese are force-fed with a feeding … Used in India to flavour sweets and rice, saffron is also used for prayers and rituals. Indigenous to Greece … |
Castanet.net |
Afghan militants kill Indian female author
Castanet.net Schuller’s oncologists said the tumour was either at or near stage 4 — the most serious cancer classification — but it has yet to reach his vital organs and he has been strong enough for treatment. Milner said her father “doesn’t have a lot of energy … |
PGI organises public forum on organ donationIndian ExpressA month after its first heart transplant, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research organised a public forum on organ donation on Thursday. On August 4, a 55-year-old business…
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Slip of the lung
Mumbai Mirror Indian lungs are 30% weaker than those in the West, and Mumbai’s pollution doesn’t help. Here’s how you can rescue them. Before the show at the multiplex begins, the sight of two hands wringing liquid tar out of a sponge makes you queasy. You are told … |
Plant hope for lung cancer patientsCalcutta TelegraphJorhat, Sept. 5: The North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) here has found a plant extract which promises to offer a novel treatment for lung cancer. The institute is planning to star…
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Over 350 pledge their organs at Shivaji College
Times of India She said The Times of India’s campaign to create awareness about organ donation was the inspiration behind their initiative which included a walk and a seminar addressed by experts like Dr Ravi Mohanaka, liver transplant surgeon, and Dr Muneet Kaur … |
Incense smoke can choke asthma patientsTimes of IndiaThough the components of incense sticks in the UAE and India are completely different, there are cases where agarbatti smoke has infected the lungs of many patients with underlying asthmatic and othe…