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China uses space technology to modify artificial heart
TIANJIN- A sheep implanted with a new type of artificial heart developed by Chinese scientists using cutting-edge aerospace technology has lived for 62 days thus far, the heart’s developers announced on Monday. The development of the heart was jointly conducted […]
Panic grips Saudis as toll rises from SARS-like virus
RIYADH – Panic has gripped Saudis in the country’s east, where most cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected, witnesses said, as the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom hits 15. Scores of people have reported […]
Pulmonary hypertension: A different kind of pressure
More than 25 million people who suffer from a disease that is not easy to diagnose and can be fatal – pulmonary hypertension – commemorated World Pulmonary Hypertension Day last Sunday. Many are familiar with the disease called hypertension (high […]
Grapes may Help Reduce Heart Failure Associated with High Blood Pressure
Grapes can reduce the chances of heart failure associated with hypertension by influencing gene activities and metabolic pathways, according to the NIH funded study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. They improve antioxidant levels in the heart. Heart failure […]
Cambodia can End HIV Infections by 2020: WHO
Cambodia is on track to successfully reverse HIV epidemic and may eliminate new infections by 2020, says the World Health Organization. The Southeast Asian nation has reduced its HIV prevalence rate from a 1998 peak of 1.7 percent among people […]
Deaths of Nine Kids Forces Suspension of Vaccine in Vietnam
Following the deaths of nine children who were given Quinvaxem vaccine in Vietnam, the country’s health ministry revealed that it will be suspending the use of the vaccine until it receives a report from the World Health Organization. Quinvaxem is […]
Eat Fresh Fruits to Avoid Dehydration, Says Expert
Eat fresh fruits to avoid a heat stroke, advises an expert. When our body loses water, doctors immediately call it dehydration. Some of the causes are explained by Satish Koul, general physician, Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurgaon. “Causes can be sun […]
Popcorn Ups Heart Disease Risk
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) chemical in packaged foods like microwave popcorn could lead to cardiovascular disease, say researchers. West Virginia University (WVU) School of Public Health, Morgantown, researchers looked at the health data of 1,200 Americans and compared their PFOA serum […]
No proof that drinking milk causes acne
SINGAPORE – Comedones are seen in people with acne. They are bumps that form on the skin when the pores become clogged by dead skin cells and sebum (oily secretion) Bacteria then grows rapidly in the clogged pores, causing inflammation. […]
Toxicity found in breast milk of Vietnamese mothers in dioxin-affected areas
DONG NAI – During the war in Viet Nam, US troops stored more than 98,000 buckets of Agent Orange at Bien Hoa airbase in the southern province of Dong Nai. After they overflowed several times, the contamination level far exceeded […]
