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Turkey’s nargileh culture under threat
Hurriyet Daily News Popular in much of the Middle East and parts of Asia, the water pipe goes by a number of names including hookah in India and Pakistan and shisha in Egypt, derived from hashish, for which the pipe was originally used. Essentially a male past-time, the … |
Church activities: Feb. 23, 2013 – Charleston Gazette
Church activities: Feb. 23, 2013Charleston GazetteDr. Ramanathan Sampath: a native of India, will present an in-depth study of the Hindu concepts of Karma and Reincarnation/Samsara at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Lay Academy of Religion class in the activities…
Fish oil may help protect brain after stroke – Pakistan Observer
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Fish oil may help protect brain after stroke
Pakistan Observer Omega-3 fatty acids, in contrast, are very bioactive molecules that target multiple mechanisms involved in brain death after stroke,” Dr. Deckelbaum said. The study revealed that an emulsion containing only DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), but not EPA … An injection of fish oil to reduce brain damage of stroke victimsExpress.co.uk |
How Hospital Administrators Hide the Umbrella – Daily Beast
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How Hospital Administrators Hide the Umbrella
Daily Beast Recchi was charged $13,702 for “1 RITUXIMAB INJ 660 MG.” That’s an injection of 660 mg of a cancer wonder drug called Rituxan. The average price paid by all hospitals for this dose is about $4,000, but MD Anderson probably gets a volume discount that … |
Gene therapy may activate stem cells in heart failure patients – Medical Xpress
Gene therapy may activate stem cells in heart failure patientsMedical XpressDelivery of an SDF-1 encoding plasmid acts a homing signal for stem cells and improves clinical status in patients with symptomatic heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy…
Heart transplant patients are living longer, better, thanks to advancements – MiamiHerald.com
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Heart transplant patients are living longer, better, thanks to advancements
MiamiHerald.com That is the holy grail of transplantation and is something we have been working on for years, including myself in the research area, and we see the end of the tunnel now,” said Dr. Si Pham, chief of the Division of Heart and Lung Transplantation at the … |
Beijing's blinding pollution – Columbia Journalism Review (blog)
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Beijing’s blinding pollution
Columbia Journalism Review (blog) The EPA’s Air Quality Index works on a 500-point scale whereby a score above 150 is ‘unhealthy’ and anything above 300 is ‘hazardous,’ meaning, “Serious aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in persons with cardiopulmonary … |
Organ donation drive gaining momentum – Khaleej Times
Organ donation drive gaining momentumKhaleej TimesCherukulathur became a complete voluntary organ donor village after 1700 villagers inked the consent letter at a function in the village recently. Organ donation is not a new thing for the people in Che…
Heart Failure Drugs Seen as Cost-Effective – MedPage Today
MedPage TodayHeart Failure Drugs Seen as Cost-EffectiveMedPage TodayGuidelines recommend combinations of agents for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction that typically involve ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, and aldosterone antagonists….
'Town planning should not make grocery distant for public' – Deccan Herald
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‘Town planning should not make grocery distant for public’
Deccan Herald Delivering a talk on the topic ‘Towns and cities- Our heritage and the present scenario’ at The Institution of Engineers (India), Mysore chapter, Iyer said ‘a visionary and effective town planning encapsulated in the ‘Sector Principle’ ensures that a … |