Health

Tackling a Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Survival

MEMPHIS — After her doctor told her two months ago that she had breast cancer, Debrah Reid, a 58-year-old dance teacher, drove straight to a funeral home. She began plan...

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Asthma: Altering diet may ease symptoms

Tests on mice, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that a high-fibre diet could reduce inflammation in the lungs. The extra fibre changed the nutrients being abso...

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Maharashtra medical camp enters Guinness book

Thane (Maharashtra), Dec 21: A mega-health camp, in which over 150,000 people simultaneously underwent a medical check-up at a cricket stadium, has entered the Guinness Record...

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Jump in diabetes rate raises alarm

Manitoba needs to do a better job of educating the public on how to prevent diabetes if it is to reverse an alarming trend. That’s the view of Winnipeg Liberal MLA Dr. ...

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A new dawn: India to be certified polio-free this year

Later this month, India will clock three polio-free years, a milestone that will be officially certified in 2014 by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The last case of poli...

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Trebling tobacco tax ‘could prevent 200 million early deaths’

(Reuters) – Trebling tobacco tax globally would cut smoking by a third and prevent 200 million premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases, researc...

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Vitamin E may slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers say vitamin E might slow the progression of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease — the first time any treatment has been shown to alter the course of d...

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Charlie Sheen Donates To Homeless Charity

Charlie Sheen has topped off a charitable year by making a sizeable Christmas donation to help the homeless. The former Two and a Half Men star has handed $50,000 (£33,3...

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Number of polio cases reach 82 in Pakistan this year

ISLAMABAD: The number of polio cases in Pakistan reached 82 this year with five new cases reported in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas as the crippling disease remained...

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Here come cholesterol free and odourless eggs

It’s news that all health conscious people, especially eggiterians, will surely welcome. After healthy drinks and diet supplements, Healthy Eggs have entered the market ...

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THE RURAL BOY WHO BECAME A LITERARY ICON

Sohaila Kapur explores Mahesh Elkunchwar’s remarkable journey from rural Maharasht...

October 18 2026

PRAHAAR REVIEW: JUSTICE AND HEROISM

Prahaar examines Ujjwal Nikam’s role in landmark terror trials, championing due pr...

October 17 2026

BIRDS IN THE DARK REVIEW

A luminous tale of souls in search of light. Saibal Chatterjee’s review explores S...

October 16 2026