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Increase in BMI ups heart risk in women
Times of India They found that on average, one in eleven lean, middle aged women with an average BMI of 21 are going to be hospitalised or die of heart related disease between the ages of 55 and 74, the Telegraph reported. The study also found that as women’s BMI … 5 points increase in BMI could increase heart risk by 23 pc in womenNewstrack India |
Times of IndiaEating fish cuts death risk in elderlyTimes of IndiaPrevious studies have found that fish, which is rich in protein and heart-healthy fatty acids, reduces the risk of dying from heart disease. But the effect on other causes of death or on…
Times of IndiaCancer: 12 foods to battle cancerTimes of IndiaRich in Vitamin E, peanuts reduces the risk of colon, lung, liver, and other cancers. Have a spoon of peanut butter on a … Again, a food rich in anti-cancer substances including allicin, on…
Raw StoryWhy the rejection of Novartis patent plea is a huge victory for IndiaFirstpostAfter the granting of compulsory license by the government of India in March last to an Indian company (Natco Pharma) to locally produce Nexavar, a liver-kidney canc…
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Their heart beats for the drought-hit back home
Daily News & Analysis Despite staying abroad, their hearts still beat for India. Moved by the plight of the drought-affected people in Maharashtra and responding to an appeal made by an organisation working for them, four Indians from the US, Japan and the Netherlands have … |
Pope Francis still has most of his right lungNew York Daily NewsErroneous reports that his entire lung was removed have appeared in numerous media, including Argentine newspapers and The Associated Press, since as early as 2005, when Bergoglio was cons…
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Nelson Mandela spends ‘restful’ Easter in hospital
Daily News & Analysis Earlier Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj said in the statement, “Doctors advise that due to the lung infection former President Mandela had developed a pleural effusion which was tapped. This has resulted in him now being able to breathe without … Former South African prez Mandela still in hospitalZee News |
Indian ExpressUSFDA approves safer diabetes drug which acts on kidneysIndian ExpressA novel anti-diabetic drug that lowers blood glucose levels by acting on the kidneys, instead of the liver or the pancreas, has been approved by the USFDA. The drug, In…
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Himalaya, India’s Booming Herbal Healthcare Company
Sudan Vision “It’s high time people took us very seriously and did not view us as an alternative form of medicine,” says Philipe Haydon, the India chief executive of the Himalaya group from his office in tech and healthcare hub Bangalore. “This is not a feel-good … Not alternative medicine: Himalaya drug firm booms with herbal remediesChina Post |
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Nanda Kerkar Leads Children’s Hospital-LA’s Liver Unit
India West “Kerkar’s expertise and vision will further establish Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as a national leader in pediatric hepatology and liver transplant,” Brent D. Polk, chair of the pediatrics department and vice president of academic affairs at … |