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‘Village of widows’: Why the stigma hurts Maqboolpura more than drugs
Firstpost Amritsar: For Harmeet Kaur (name changed), a frail widow in her early fifties, the hope of a good life came to an end the day her husband died of cirrhosis of the liver due to heavy drinking. A few years later, she lost her eldest son at 19, who became … |
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Fremont man recalls days of transporting dignitaries
Fremont Tribune Some were inside the large iron lung breathing machines. “Sometimes, they … The Youngs then went to Florida and as a flight engineer, he flew embassy runs, delivering mail and packages to Europe, Saudi Arabia, India and other places. Next, Young was … |
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Pop those pills at your own peril
Daily News & Analysis Popping seemingly harmless pills may lead to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a patient’s body. The World Health Organization reported 85 lakh cases of ADRs in the world last year and India contributes to close to one percent of all the cases reported. |
The Catholic KeySt. Pius students join Franciscan sister to save lives round the worldThe Catholic KeyEvery year since 2004, the students have donated every dime they took in from the table to the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist in Indepen…
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Saturday is Free Comic Book Day
The Week Magazine In a country that strictly prohibits gay sex, the United Nations hopes its new Bollywood-themed campaign diminishes some of India’s rampant homophobia. The organization’s Human Rights Office today unveiled a … Based on the American Lung Association’s … |
Why Is Asbestos Still Killing People?Pacific StandardAsbestosis, an inflammatory condition affecting the lungs that causes shortness of breath, coughing, and other lung damage, was described in medical literature in the 1920s. By the mid-1950s, when th…
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The FBI reportedly told a Muslim American he ‘might get hit by a car’
The Week Magazine In a country that strictly prohibits gay sex, the United Nations hopes its new Bollywood-themed campaign diminishes some of India’s rampant homophobia. … Tan skin, blonde hair, and black lungs: your new mental picture of the typical Los Angeles resident. |
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Endocyte’s ovarian cancer drug fails trial, shares sink
Reuters India Apart from vintafolide, which is also being tested in lung and breast cancers, Endocyte is developing two more cancer drugs based on the same technology. Endocyte and Merck signed a $1 billion partnership for the drug, also called Vynfinit, in April 2012. |
Palace Theatre: Gone digital, not darkThe Adirondack Daily EnterpriseFeaturing the stage and original Robert Morton organ, it has been the main showcase for the theater since it opened as a 925-seat movie palace on May 29, 1926. In 1983, the … The ot…
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Astronaut will deliver college commencement speech from space
The Week Magazine In a country that strictly prohibits gay sex, the United Nations hopes its new Bollywood-themed campaign diminishes some of India’s rampant homophobia. The organization’s Human Rights Office today unveiled a … Based on the American Lung Association’s … |