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Arsenic, once the preferred poison of kings, now threatens as many as 140 million people
worldwide as a result of contamination of drinking water. In Bangladesh, it has eroded from …

With women nursing fewer children and weaning them earlier, altering hormone flows and
putting them at higher risk of contracting breast cancer, oncologist Umberto Veronesi told …

Background Statin therapy is considered an effective measure for the prevention of ischemic
stroke. Several recent studies have indicated that treatment with statins, prior to the onset of …

News not all of which produce the high-quality physicians for which India is known. Allegations
have continually surfaced over the past decade that some private medical colleges have …

“Even though the influenza is of a seasonal nature with maximum impact during this time of
the year, the morbidity and more [importantly] the mortality associated with it are matters of …

A phase II trial by German researchers has shown that bendamustine, a bifunctional
alkylating drug, shows encouraging results in patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma (STS; …

Cancer Registry from 1988 to 2003. They noted that of 1926 men (≤ 85 years) diagnosed
with a primary breast can cer, 221 (11· 5%) developed a second primary cancer at least 2 …

More than 2000 people have reportedly died and 19 million have been displaced by monsoon
floods in regions of India, Nepal and Bangladesh, where outbreaks of diarrhea and other …

The latest estimates by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare suggest that in 2008, India
recorded 12 419 cases of Dengue, up from 5534 case in 2007. Delhi alone recorded 1307 …