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E-cigarettes boost quitting success among smokers, study finds
Daily News & Analysis As well as causing lung cancer and other chronic respiratory diseases, tobacco smoking is also a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases, the world’s number one killer. “E-cigarettes could substantially improve public health because of their … |
Despite challenges, GMA host Robin Roberts perseveres – Columbus Dispatch
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Despite challenges, GMA host Robin Roberts perseveres
Columbus Dispatch In 2012, just as GMA broke the Today show’s 16-year ratings run, Roberts was found to have a rare blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, for which she received 10 days of high-intensity chemotherapy and a stem-cell transplant. The process was … Robin Roberts, ABC host and author, still sees bright side in new memoirThe New Orleans Advocate |
Untreated gum problems may lead to organ failure, cancer – Odisha Sun Times
Untreated gum problems may lead to organ failure, cancerOdisha Sun TimesDo your parents nag you to brush your teeth before going to bed and after meals? If yes, then pay heed to their words as it can save you from the terrible consequences six-year-old…
Heart failure risk doubles in COPD – OnMedica
Heart failure risk doubles in COPDOnMedicaPeople with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have more than double the risk of heart failure than people without COPD, say US researchers who have presented their study* at the American Thoracic Society 20…
Action needed to tackle co-infection with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis in India – aidsmap
Action needed to tackle co-infection with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis in IndiaaidsmapThe infection is associated with frequent bouts of high fever, weight loss, anaemia and swelling of the liver and spleen. If untreated, the mortality rate in develo…
Teen recovering from heart transplant – Pilot Tribune
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Teen recovering from heart transplant
Pilot Tribune Some of her first words coming out of heart transplant surgery reflected a mix of emotions. “She said how thankful she was to receive a donor heart, and how sad she was that someone else had to go through a tragedy for this to be possible,” said the … |
Experts call for mass awareness on hepatitis C – Times of India
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Experts call for mass awareness on hepatitis C
Times of India Activists, speaking at the launch of the state chapter of the National Liver Foundation, here on Monday, said the disease’s dormant nature and symptoms pose as a serious threat to patients. In 2013, Assam registered 419 viral hepatitis cases, though … |
Africa: 'No Excuse' for Newborn Death Rate – Premium Times
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Africa: ‘No Excuse’ for Newborn Death Rate
Premium Times The studies also show that Nigeria is one of three countries in the world – with India and Pakistan – which, with the highest number of births, also have the highest overall numbers of newborn deaths, and which have made slowest progress in reducing … |
Implantable device treats heart failure patients with central sleep apnea – Medical News Today
Daily MailImplantable device treats heart failure patients with central sleep apneaMedical News TodayAccording to research presented at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology in Athens, Greece, heart f…
Nintedanib, Pirfenidone cancer drugs give hope to patients battling idiopathic … – Tech Times
Tech TimesNintedanib, Pirfenidone cancer drugs give hope to patients battling idiopathic …Tech TimesThe two experimental drugs did not cure the patients but the worsening of their lung function was slowed down. Both nintedanib and pirfenidone appear …