Can marijuana cause heart disease and stroke?India.Com HealthCannabis use may also double the stroke risk in young adults, besides being linked with heart attack and emphysema, a progressive lung disease causing shortness of breath, says a new study. B…
UT neurologist to study how antibodies attack – Knoxville News Sentinel
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UT neurologist to study how antibodies attack
Knoxville News Sentinel Dr. Michael Levin will use the $650,000 in funding to study how an MS patient’s own antibodies attack nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Traditionally, the immune response was thought only to destroy the protective coating of nerve cells, known … |
Genes linked to heart disease found – Times of India
Times of IndiaGenes linked to heart disease foundTimes of IndiaResearchers have successfully identified genes that are linked to heart disease, which could improve its prediction and diagnosis, says a study. Studies screening the genome of hundreds of …
Exploring Malaysia – Successful Meetings
Successful MeetingsExploring MalaysiaSuccessful MeetingsLast year, it hosted two major international events – the 25th World Gas Conference in June, and the 43rd Union World Conference on Lung Health in November – in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. M…
Committee to examine opt-out system of organ donation – Cork News
Committee to examine opt-out system of organ donationCork NewsThe Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children is to hold a series of meetings to consider proposals to adopt to a soft opt-out system of organ donation. The Committee has agreed to hold me…
Arts and Entertainment this weekend and looking ahead, updated March 1 – TCPalm
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Arts and Entertainment this weekend and looking ahead, updated March 1
TCPalm Gallery 14, 1911 14th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-562-5525; gallery14@comcast.net. “Painting Her Way-Six Treasure Coast Artists Together”: Through March 24. Court House Cultural Center, 80 E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart. Donation. 772-287-6676; martinarts.org … |
Caracas officials disprove claims that Chavez is cut off life support – The Voice of Russia
Novinite.comCaracas officials disprove claims that Chavez is cut off life supportThe Voice of RussiaOn Wednesday, former Ambassador of Panama to the Organization of American States, Guillermo Koches said he had confidential information that President H…
'Educate J'cans about organ donation' – Jamaica Gleaner
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‘Educate J’cans about organ donation‘
Jamaica Gleaner Added Soyibo: “If people are sensitised and they sport a wristband that says, ‘I am an organ donor,’ if they are involved in an unfortunate event such as a motor vehicle accident or gunshot wound and that person is deemed to be brain dead, it makes it … |
Religion news – Charlotte Observer
Religion newsCharlotte ObserverThe Lincoln County Christian Ministry and Second Harvest Food Bank of Charlotte donated the food. Eight children and 24 adult volunteers from Daniels helped box the food. Holy Cross Lutheran of Lincolnton sent a team of s…
S-League player Adrian Dhanaraj ready to fight Hodgkin's lymphoma – Straits Times
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S-League player Adrian Dhanaraj ready to fight Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Straits Times “It’s time to look at other alternatives.” Dhanaraj, who earned two caps for Singapore in 2010 against Vietnam and North Korea, will, starting today, undergo five sessions of high-dose chemotherapy over five days before receiving a stem cell transplant. |