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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:18 GMT+00:00

The Hindu

Protect your kidneys and control diabetes — this year's theme
The Hindu
The Hindu Posters displayed to create awareness among the people in Bangalore on the occasion of World Kidney Day on Thursday. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash You are reading this on World Kidney Day and the doctors are telling you to mind your blood sugar. ...
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:22:46 GMT+00:00

Calcutta Telegraph

Bill for 'right' to healthcare
Calcutta Telegraph
Guwahati, March 11: The Assam government today moved a bill to make emergency treatment free for the first 24 hours in all hospitals, including private ones and nursing homes. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the bill was the first step towards ...
In a first, Assam to guarantee right to healthTimes of India
Assam tables Bill to make healthcare a basic rightThe Hindu
Assam to introduce health right bill!World News
Assam Tribune -Press Trust of India
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:32 GMT+00:00

The Hindu

'Get an eye checkup once a year'
Indian Express
Punarjot Eye Bank, a city-based non-government organisation will launch a campaign to spread awareness about glaucoma, in coordination with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. Dr Ramesh, director of the eye bank, said, ...
Glaucoma may cause blindness in the agedTheMedGuru
Glaucoma set to rise as population agesTimes of India
An eye for sightThe Hindu
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:56:16 GMT+00:00

India Talkies

New pictorial warnings on tobacco products
Times of India
Come June 1 and cigarette packets and tobacco products will carry a new set of pictorial health warnings, an NGO said. Binoy Matthew of Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI), an NGO said: "The ministry of health and family welfare March 5 ...
Now cancerous mouth will replace pictures of scorpion, diseased lungThe Hindu
Smoke and the mouthLivemint
Stronger pictorial warnings on tobacco products from June 1Zee News
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:07 GMT+00:00

The Hindu

Most sick newborns have kidney problem
Times of India
As many as 70 per cent of sick newborn babies suffer from kidney dysfunction but less than five per cent of them get treated, a new study says. The study, conducted by Batra Hospital over a period of 15 years on 300 sick newborn babies, found that five ...
World Kidney Day markedBusinessGhana
No help for Indian kids with terminal kidney diseaseZee News
80% of critically ill newborns in India have Acute Renal Failure: ExpertsDaily News & Analysis
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:55 GMT+00:00

ModernMedicine

NEJM Feature: Are too many angiograms being performed on patients w/o CAD?
Health Imaging & IT
Slightly more than one-third of patients without known disease, who underwent elective cardiac catheterization, had obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) out of nearly 400000 patients at 663 sites, based on study findings published March 11 in the ...
MDCT Coronary AngiographyExpress Healthcare (blog)
Obstructive Disease Not Found on Most AngiogramsMedPage Today
Noninvasive testing adds little to risk-factor screening for predicting ...TheHeart.Org
ModernMedicine -New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) -TCTMD
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:54:37 GMT+00:00

bolohealth.com

3 swine flu deaths take toll in India to 1404
bolohealth.com
Mumbai, March 12: Three more deaths from swine flu or influenza A (H1N1) were reported from the country yesterday, health officials stated. These new deaths have now added to the number of dead in the country, taking the total toll to 1404, ...
CM's seat eludes women in stateSakaal Times
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:43:59 GMT+00:00

KolkataObserver.com

Obesity, alcohol together up liver disease risk
Times of India
Obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease in both men and women, say researchers. Two studies published on bmj.com today conclude that, from a public health perspective, strategies to jointly reduce both excessive alcohol ...
Reduce safe drinking limits for overweight people, research suggestsTelegraph.co.uk
Obese drinkers face liver dangersThe Press Association
Alcohol and Obesity Mix to Create Deadly Liver Disease CocktailInsciences Organisation
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:48 GMT+00:00

HIV infected man sets in-laws' house on fire
KalingaTimes
Kendrapara, March 11: Deeply upset at being abandoned by spouse, an HIV/AIDS infected man set his in-laws' house on fire in Dera village under Rajnagar police station area of this coastal Odisha district. The man, now detained by local ...
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:56:13 GMT+00:00

New York Daily News

Chewing gum can give you wrinkles
Times of India
People who chew gum compulsively are likely to develop wrinkles around their mouth, according to doctors. As per Dr. Joel Schlessinger, a dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon from Omaha, Neb., many of his patients who chew gum regularly have developed ...
Chewing gum can cause wrinkles--expertsTheMedGuru
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