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Michelle Heaton to undergo heart operation
Times of India “After the Big Reunion gig, I’m going to have an operation, where they’ll put electrical wires into my heart. It doesn’t sound nice and I’ll be awake… They’ll measure my heartbeat and see where the arrhythmia (irregularity) is coming from,” Heaton … |
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Swiss stocks – Factors to watch on Feb 14
Reuters Europe’s largest biotech company Actelion said it would hike its dividend by 25 percent as investors wait for a U.S. regulatory decision on its new heart and lung drug, Opsumit, which it hopes will cut its dependency on current mainstay Tracleer. For … |
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Sea slugs grow new p**** every time they mate
Indian Express These animals are “simultaneous hermaphrodites,” meaning each performs both the “male role” of donating sperm to a mating partner and the “female role” of receiving sperm from the partner simultaneously during copulation. A typical mating episode … |
How smog affects your healthIndia.Com HealthHow does it affect our health? Smog is a serious problem because it is harmful for health especially for children, elderly, and for people with heart and lung conditions like asthma and bronchitis. It can cau…
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Organ donation: Rules you should know
India.Com Health There are namely two types of donations, a live donation (where a patient’s family member or close friend, chooses to donate their organ to a loved one) and cadaveric donations (where a person pledges their organs for harvesting and donation after … |
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Outdoor air pollution – fifth largest killer in India
India.Com Health With regular long-term exposure, it may cause lung cancer. India shows the greatest impacts of outdoor air pollution. ‘This is a shocking and deeply disturbing news. This calls for urgent and aggressive action to protect public health,’ said Sunita … Air pollution emerging as biggest cause of deaths in IndiaHindustan Times Death by breathing: Air pollution killing 620000 Indians, says reportFirstpost India Grapples With Air Pollution ImpactFrench Tribune Daily Pioneer all 13 news articles » |
A molecule that suppress metastasis of liver tumoursIndia.Com HealthA new finding reveals that by altering the micro-environment against cancer cells, growth of liver tumours can be suppressed by a key molecule identified as IQGAP1. The finding offers …
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‘Passive smoking is more injurious’
The New Indian Express When cancer strikes the lung or throat, it can be disastrous,” he said urging all stake holders to focus their attention on making the younger generation stay away from tobacco. Almost 30 crore people use tobacco in one or the other form in India … |
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Machine ticking, heart beating
Daily News & Analysis Mumbai will soon become the first city in the state to offer patients with serious cardiac conditions a ventricular assist device (VAD), ultramodern technology that is commonly called an ‘artificial heart‘. Doctors from Jaslok Hospital in Pedder Road … |
Around Your Town for Feb. 14Sierra Vista HeraldDoors will open at 7:30 a.m. and close promptly at 11 a.m. A donation of $5 for adults and $3 for children is payable at the door or you can purchase advanced tickets from any Tombstone Lion. For any addit…