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FDA cracks whip on manufacturers of `magic` drugs

The Food and Drugs Administration of Maharashtra`s Konkan division has issued notices to more than 8...

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Phone app helps British teens find free condoms

Though there are no restrictions on who can download it, but to get free condoms, users have to be a...

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Stephen Hawking misses birthday event

Defying the odds of medicine, Stephen Hawking, widely regarded as one of the most brilliant theoreti...

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Women are a mystery to Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking has revealed that for him women are the only enduring mystery of the universe he has...

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21 die of mite disease in Himachal

At least 21 people have died of scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite, in H...

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Suspected brain disease kills 51 kids in Bihar

Suspected encephalitis, a brain infection, has killed 51 children in Bihar`s Gaya district in the la...

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Top 10 foods for your heart

Unhealthy eating habits increase the risk of heart diseases in multiples.

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Hope for the heart!

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women.

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`Ischemic heart disease is multifactorial`

In an interview with Salome, Dr Santhosh K discusses various heart ailments.

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H1N1 menace continues

Despite being declared as pandemic, the H1N1 virus continues to take its toll in India.

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Dengue toll rises to 19 in Orissa

Of the 19 dengue victims, 15 alone belonged to the coal belt in Angul, while the rest four hailed fr...

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`Won’t declare dengue as epidemic in Orissa`

Orissa government has claimed dengue had been detected in 465 districts spread over 20 states in Ind...

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Vietnam on alert as common virus kills 81 children

Since 2008, about 10,000 to 15,000 cases were reported per year.

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New test detects kidney disorder early

The risk of cardiac disorders due to kidney diseases can now be reduced by an X-ray that makes early...

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Sleep apnea can raise heart attack risk

Sleep apnea is a condition in which people stop breathing momentarily while sleeping.

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US AIDS cases stable at 50,000 per year

The number of new AIDS cases in the US remained stable at about 50,000 per year between 2006 and 200...

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Increase immunisation coverage, urges WHO

WHO has declared 2012 as the Year of Intensification for Routine Immunisation in the South East Asia...

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Nicotine protects brain from Parkinson’s disease

A new research has found that nicotine prevents us from developing Parkinson’s disease by protecting...

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Sleep disorder could lead to Parkinson`s disease

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder, which involves abnormal behaviour when one experi...

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Simple urine test to detect kidney disease

A simple screening test for urine protein could be used to identify individuals at highest risk of r...

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Obesity ups risk of liver disease

An NIH-funded multicenter study has suggested that obesity accelerates cirrhosis progression.

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Sex hormone cuts disease risk in men

: It was long known that men suffer more rarely from inflammatory diseases than women, but now a new...

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Hand, foot, mouth disease kills 70 in Vietnam

A surging outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed 70 people so far this year in Vietnam ...

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Coffee helps fight Alzheimer`s disease

A new Alzheimer`s study has found that a yet unidentified component of coffee helps fight off the A...

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Lung damage lingers even after quitting fags

COPD is projected to be the third-leading cause of death worldwide by 2020.

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Too much television can give you diabetes

Prolonged TV viewing is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and premature death.

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A woman`s guide to age-proofing health

Relax more. Curb stress by doing breathing exercises and other relaxation-type activities.

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54 died due to mysterious disease in Bihar

Bihar government on Thursday told the state assembly that altogether 54 children died of a mystery ...

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New hope for heart patients

Hailed as "the next great thing", the ground-breaking research is ready for testing in humans.

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Bacteria resistant stainless steel developed

A new bacteria resistant steel developed by a British university is likely to be useful in hospitals...

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Progress is seen on a blood test for Alzheimer`s

Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal: A blood test to screen people for Alzheimer`s disea...

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Falls may be early indicator of Alzheimer’s diseas

A new study has found that falling down or losing balance frequently may be early indicators of Alzh...

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Encephalitis toll in eastern UP crosses 100 mark

With two more persons succumbing to Encephalitis, the death toll in the viral disease spread in ea...

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50 mn Indians to be screened for diabetes

There are 5.1 crore diabetic patients in India, the second-most in the world after China.

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Simple lifestyle changes can prevent Alzheimer`s

The biggest risk factors for Alzheimer`s disease are physical inactivity, depression, mid-life hyper...

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Childhood obesity ups heart disease risk

An expert has revealed that kids as young as 10 are at risk of heart disease due to obesity.

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Brain injury raises dementia risk: Study

According to researchers, even concussions can raise the risk of developing dementia later in life.

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Tomatoes slash risk of killer diseases

The current research to discover the role tomato products play in health and disease risk reduction.

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Sleep apnoea sufferers at risk of heart disease

Sleep apnoea may affect the blood vessels responsible for supplying blood to the heart, raising the ...

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Indoor pollution ups cardio risk among women

Researchers have linked indoor air pollution with increased blood pressure among older women.

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Junk food a ‘ticking timebomb’ for disease

They found teenagers of both sexes were among the biggest guzzlers of salt, alcohol and sugar-laden ...

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Brush regulary to get pregnant

Women who want to have a baby should brush their teeth and floss regularly, according to an Australi...

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Heart disease can sneak up on women

More than 40% of women still don`t realize that heart disease is the No. 1 female killer.

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`Anti-smoking drugs may up heart attack risk`

Smokers who take varenicline, the widely-used smoking cessation drug, had a 72% increased risk of be...

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New approach to prevention of Alzheimer`s

A new research has shown that a little-studied amyloid peptide could play a greater role in promotin...

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Soon, a tech to detect role of zinc in diabetes

Zinc is found throughout the body and involved in many metabolic pathways that affect the function o...

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Kids at risk of liver disease epidemic

Thousands of children are exposed to liver disease epidemic due to their poor diets and lack of phys...

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Why Parkinson`s disease affects your movements

All this results from loss or loss of function of nerve cells in the brain that coordinate movement....

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Rotten eggs can actually ail heart condition

Hydrogen sulphide - best known for its rotten egg smell - and nitric oxide could soon act as a thera...

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Factor X in coffee may fight Alzheimer`s

Researchers believe that substances found in coffee, coupled with caffeine, may have a protective af...

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