Woman gets a new lease of lifeTimes of IndiaThe tumour had compressed the wind pipe and pushed the left lung, causing her cough and breathlessness, said doctors. On Monday, a … As the tumour grew in size it would compressed the lung and the wind pipe…
Arts and entertainment calendar, week of Feb. 27Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderThe Power of Story, March 10 at the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock at 3 p.m. Award-winning novelist and journalist Suzanne Fisher Staples, who has lived and worked in Pa…
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In India, Fighting TB with Fingerprints
Voice of America NEW DELHI, INDIA — Health specialists in India are using fingerprint technology to make sure tuberculosis sufferers receive proper treatment for the deadly lung infection. New Delhi resident Vishnu Maya has already noticed a difference in her health … |
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Doc suspended for death of inventor is practising in Oman
Bangalore Mirror PE is the sudden blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches which results because of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot in the veins of the legs or pelvis. “Even after she suspected PE, my son was not treated and sent back … |
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Dan Toler Dead: Former Allman Brothers Guitarist Dies At Age 65 After Battle …
Huffington Post The manager for Hemsley says the late star of the television sitcom “”The Jeffersons”” refused treatment for lung cancer in the weeks before he died of what a coroner says were complications from the disease on July 24, 2012. (AP photo/Nick Ut, File … |
India panel proposes to regulate prices of patented medicinesReutersThe proposal, posted late on Monday on the ministry website, cites as an example the lung-cancer drug erlotinib HCL, sold by Roche Holding AG as Tarceva. In India, it costs 35,450 rupe…
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Volunteer for a cause to keep your heart healthy
Daily News & Analysis Volunteering can help develop a healthier cardiovascular system and stave off cardiac disease in as little as 10 weeks, says a US study. The research bolsters the evidence that devoting time and energy to a cause not only makes people feel good, it … Volunteer adolescents have healthier hearts, finds researchNewstrack India |
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Lack of sleep ups heart disease risk
Times of India Although a week’s normal sleep was enough to restore the affected genes to their normal pattern, researchers said that prolonged periods of sleeplessness could lead to serious health problems including obesity and heart disease. Studies have also shown … |
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Mediterranean diet cuts heart attack risk
Times of India The truth about energy drinks. A diet rich in olive oil, nuts and other Mediterranean foods reduces the risk of heart attack, stroke or death from heart disease by up to 30 per cent, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Mediterranean diet can ward off heart disease: studyReuters India Mediterranean diet ‘as good as statins’ at reducing heart attack riskNewstrack India |
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Liver stem cells grown in dish for first time
Zee News “This study raises the hope that the human equivalent of these mouse liver stem cells can be grown in a similar way and efficiently converted into functional liver cells,” said Markus Grompe, M.D., study co-author, director of the Pape Family Pediatric … |