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Another dies of suspected dengue
BHUBANESWAR: Another person died of suspected dengue in Cuttack on Saturday. The government, however, is yet to confirm the death as one caused by the vector-borne disease and maintained the official toll at 23. The deceased was identified as Sangram Sahoo (25) of Angul. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital since the past [...]
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Heart patients ‘denied cheap drugs’
(UKPA) – 1 hour ago Large numbers of heart patients around the world are being denied cheap drug treatments that could save their lives, it has been claimed. Around 60% of individuals with heart disease and up to half of those who have suffered a stroke may not be taking any of four effective drug [...]
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Essential drugs scarce for 80% patients in India
NEW DELHI: An average Indian suffering from heart attack or stroke is seven times less likely to receive the inexpensive aspirin - the most commonly used anti-platelet drug - and 20 times less likely to receive statins than an average Canadian. In a first-of-its-kind large-scale study to quantify use of effective low-cost drug treatments for [...]
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Bombay high court helps fight female foeticide
In a significant victory for the state government in its drive against female foeticide, the Bombay high court on Friday upheld Kolhapur district collector’s decision to make it mandatory for all pathologists using sonography and ultrasound machines to install the ‘silent observer’, a device which records all sonography images, which are then stored in a [...]
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Third gene linked to osteoarthritis identified
Researchers have discovered a new gene associated with osteoarthritis. This is only the third gene to be identified for this painful and debilitating disease that affects more than 40 per cent of people aged more than 70 years. The disease-associated variant, in the gene MCF2L, was discovered when Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute researchers used data [...]
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Third gene linked to osteoarthritis identified
Researchers have discovered a new gene associated with osteoarthritis. This is only the third gene to be identified for this painful and debilitating disease that affects more than 40 per cent of people aged more than 70 years. The disease-associated variant, in the gene MCF2L, was discovered when Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute researchers used data [...]
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Is failure to follow norms affecting fight against malaria?
Malaria, a cyclic disease, is on the rise in the state. Scientists working in the field of malaria research blame private practitioners for the trend in which it has become difficult to control the spread of the disease. They believe that several such practitioners are not following the drug policy prescribed by the government of [...]
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Is failure to follow norms affecting fight against malaria?
Malaria, a cyclic disease, is on the rise in the state. Scientists working in the field of malaria research blame private practitioners for the trend in which it has become difficult to control the spread of the disease. They believe that several such practitioners are not following the drug policy prescribed by the government of [...]
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Starving to stay thin? Be prepared for heart disease
Article source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Starving-to-stay-thin-Be-prepared-for-heart-disease/articleshow/9740487.cms
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Starving to stay thin? Be prepared for heart disease
Article source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Starving-to-stay-thin-Be-prepared-for-heart-disease/articleshow/9740487.cms
