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Hope for heart, cancer, diabetes patients as scarring mystery found

September 22nd, 2008 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS -
Toronto, Sep 22 (IANS) In a new study with profound implications for patients of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer - which involve scarring of the tissue or fibrosis - Canadian researchers have ...

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Air pollution to kill 21,000 in Canada this year, cost $10 bn

August 14th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Toronto, Aug 14 (IANS) Air pollution will be responsible for 21,000 deaths in Canada this year and cost the government $10 billion, says a new study. The study called National Illness Cost ...

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Nearly 86% Americans could be obese by 2030

July 29th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Nearly 86 pct of the American adults could be overweight or obese by 2030, warn researchers. Based on the data collected over the past three decades from nationally ...

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Fall prevention programs cut elderly falls by 11 pct

July 18th, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 18 (ANI): Researchers from Yale School of Medicine have revealed that effective implementation of fall prevention programs could cut elderly falls by 11 pct. The combination of fall prevention ...

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No summer jobs available for Indian students in America (Re-issue)

July 5th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI -
By Smita Prakash Washington, July 5 (ANI): Indian grad students studying in the US are finding the summer hard. Those who chose not to go back to India for the summer break, ...

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No summer jobs available for Indian students in America

July 4th, 2008 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI -
By Smita Prakash Washington, July 4 (ANI): Indian grad students studying in the US are finding the summer hard. Those who chose not to go back to India for the summer break, ...

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$1 billion and 800 lives can be saved annually with targeted alcohol abuse policy

June 12th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 12 (ANI): A new study from Canada has revealed that targeted intervention and policy initiatives can significantly lower the economic burden of alcohol abuse. During the study, the team led ...

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Smokers will quit if doctors tell them to: Study

April 30th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): Just a few minutes of convincing talk with patients willing to quit smoking, can help doctors encourage them to kick the butt, say researchers. The review led by ...

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Smokers cost Austrian economy 511 million euros per year

April 13th, 2008 - 10:19 am ICT by admin -
By Ivonne Marschall Vienna, April 13 (DPA) Austria's economy is burdened by additional costs of 511 million euros (about $808 million), or 0.23 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product, per year due ...

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Swimming may ease fibromyalgia

February 22nd, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A regular dip in a warm swimming pool can alleviate pain in patients suffering from fibromyalgia, says a new study. Fibromyalgia is a painful syndrome involving chronic and ...

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Middle-aged women abused as kids spend more on health care

February 20th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): Middle-aged women who were physically or sexually abused in their childhood spend more money on health care services than non-abused women, says a new study. The study, led by ...

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Asthma subtypes identification opens the door to ‘personalized’ therapy

January 18th, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, January 18 (ANI): Scientists have made a significant ascent towards the goal of personalizing asthma therapy by identifying different subtypes of the disease, which are based on distinct protein profiles. Researchers ...

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