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Sars-like virus claims its first victim in UK
Times of India “The new coronavirus that has emerged in the Middle East is well-adapted to infecting humans but could potentially be treated with immunotherapy. The study indicates that the virus HCoV-EMC can penetrate the lining of the passageways in the lung and … |
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Getting smokers to have a change of heart
NorthFulton.com … would want to smoke something that contains more than 4,000 noxious chemicals. When I practiced medicine in India, the patients who continued to smoke despite all sorts of cessation approaches frustrated me. I felt I wasn’t doing something right … |
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How My iPad Saved a Life: A Personal Story About the Power of Technology
Huffington Post (blog) … are high rates of chronic illnesses such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, depression, obesity and Alzheimer’s disease in North America and Western Europe, while there are relatively low rates in places like China, Japan, Bhutan … |
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Maja’s picks for family entertainment February 22 and beyond
Pioneer Press (blog) You’ll see world champion fancy dancer Yazzie perform contemp orary pan-Indian dances popular on the pow-wow circuit. There will also be … A donation of bird seed or suet is welcome. … Playwright Christina Ham imagines Ruby’s first year, inspired … |
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Study of Nearly 1000 Children Found Excess Weight Affects Lung Function In …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — NEW YORK (February 19, 2013) – Even small amounts of excess weight can adversely affect lung function in Hispanic and African-American children who have a higher prevalence of asthma compared to their Caucasian counterparts, according to a … |
The limits of growthStandardNetLast year, the American Lung Association declared that the air quality in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Uintah, Utah and Weber counties was unacceptable. If you ventured outside in December, January, or February you…
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Doctors left mop in patient’s belly
Times of India He consulted doctors in Ahmedabad, who diagnosed him with various problems related to kidney, liver, intestine and gallbladder. On November 21, 2008, Dr Pipalia and Dr Patel operated upon him, but forget to remove a cloth mop from inside patient’s … |
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Mindy McCready And The ‘Celebrity Rehab’ Curse
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 … |
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The Air That Kills in India
Indo American News ”It’s not just breathing bad air,” said Aaron Cohen, the principal epidemiologist at the institute. A host of diseases is related to air pollution, like cardiovascular diseases that lead to heart attacks and strokes, respiratory infections and lung … Outdoor air pollution is India ‘s fifth largest killerFirstpost |
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‘Celebrity Rehab’ Deaths: Mindy McCready Becomes Fifth Cast Member To Die …
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 … |