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KC Pant is dead; PM, Antony, Gadkari offer condolences (Fourth Lead) – Newstrack India
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Heart Failure Less Likely for Active Seniors – MedPage Today
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607 Miles Later, Hiker without Human Heart Receives Heart Transplant
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Drug Could Cut Steroid Use in UveitisMedPage TodayUsing an immunosuppressive in this condition may help cut the need for ocular or systemic corticosteroids, which could have problematic effects if used long-term, Ahmed said. So he and colleagues evalua…
'Mumbai doesn't fear Thackeray; it loves him' – Rediff
The Hindu'Mumbai doesn't fear Thackeray; it loves him'RediffIn a conversation with rediff.com's Priyanka, the senior BJP leader spoke rather fondly of his long association with Thackeray and emphasised that "magnanimity of heart, l…