Tag : Health

AGRICULTURE Environment Health News

Environmental scientist red flags arsenic and fluoride contamination in Gangetic-Brahmaputra plains

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N.B. Nair Kolkata (ISJ): An eminent environmental scientist at the Jadavpur University in West Bengal has warned, if an effective strategy is not adopted, arsenic...
HEALTH Health News

Researchers design treatment to protect bones during cancer therapy

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Washington (ISJ) – Every second cancer patients roughly receive radiation therapy — a treatment that uses electrically charged particles to kill cancer cells. Although radiotherapy beams...
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Population living with Type 1 Diabetes set to double by 2040: Study

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India among the countries with the highest estimated prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes N.B. Nair New Delhi (ISJ): An estimated 8.4 million people were living...
HEALTH Medical Innovations

American patient gets genetically modified pig heart, a historical first

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Washington (ISJ): Cardiac surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, successfully performed a historic first transplant of porcine heart into an adult end-stage heart...
HEALTH Medical Innovations

Indian medical lab develops technique to detect cancer cells circulating in blood

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N.B. Nair Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (ISJ): An Indian medical research lab has developed a technique to detect cancer cells circulating in blood stream. The new technology-based...
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Daily yoghurt intake helps to manage high blood pressure, research reveals

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Canberra, Australia (ISJ): Whether it’s a dollop on your morning cereal or a simple snack on the go, a daily dose of yoghurt could be...