Eighth cadaveric donor of year saves three livesTimes of IndiaBrain death is a condition in which the brain is irreversibly damaged, but the heart continues to beat; many solid organs such as the liver and the kidneys continue to function optimally for…
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Giant killer fights Mr Strong in holy heart of India
The Sunday Times HOME to many of India’s holiest temples, Varanasi, on the left bank of the sacred River Ganges, has long been a place of pilgrimage for devout Hindus. This week it will become the backdrop for a showdown between a controversial prime-minister-in … |
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Rima pledges her organs
Times of India Last year, instead of opting for an extravagant wedding, she held a register marriage and donated `10 lakh towards the welfare of cancer patients in society. Now … Lekha is a hero and her noble act inspired me to pledge my organs too.” Rima and … |
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India beats the odds, beats polio
WKMG Orlando She was a sickly child, in and out of hospital with liver infections and diarrhea. They thought it safer not to subject her to more medication. It wasn’t until little Rukhsar’s right foot swelled and twisted in early 2011 that her parents took her to a … |
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India beats the odds, beats polio
WSBT-TV She was a sickly child, in and out of hospital with liver infections and diarrhea. They thought it safer not to subject her to more medication. It wasn’t until little Rukhsar’s right foot swelled and twisted in early 2011 that her parents took her to a … |
Asbestos Is Still Killing PeopleThe New RepublicAsbestosis, 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 the firs…
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Parish pump Hailsham – March 21, 2014
Sussex Express The KS&S AAS is a registered charity, relying solely on donations and legacy’s to fund their operation, which costs many millions of pounds a year to keep flying. The Air Ambulance Service is in constant demand, …. JUMBLE SALE in support of the … |
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On the Subjects’ Side: Photographer and Author Builder Levy
Truth-Out Trips to Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, India, Mongolia and Tanzania have given him ample fodder for his work as a social documentarian, work that he says was inspired by photographers such as Ansel Adams, Eugene Atget, Roy DeCarava, Lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange … |
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Parole over, Sanjay Dutt back to jail
Yahoo India News Prior to the three paroles, Dutt was granted a fortnight’s furlough, which was extended by another fortnight in October on grounds of his own illness. The actor’s 37-year-old wife Maanyata was hospitalised in January after she complained of lung … Sanjay Dutt’s parole ends, leaves home for Yerwada JailIndia.com |
Times of IndiaTry the magic of peppermint for healthTimes of IndiaIn animal studies, this phytonutrient has been shown to stop the growth of pancreatic, mammary, and liver tumors. It has also been shown to protect against cancer formation in the colon,…