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Ginger can help alleviate asthma symptoms: Study
Purified components of the humble ginger have properties that can help asthma patients breathe more easily, a new study has found. #ThisisNext #Health #asthma #ginger #Bronchodilating medications #American Thoracic Society #bronchoconstriction
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Why the new drug price controls won't impact most consumers
What the new pricing policy does is that it replaces the earlier regime, in which prices of drugs were calculated based on the cost of manufacture, with a regime that decides the prices based on existing market prices of top selling brands. The new regime takes the average of the three brands that have one percent of the market share. #UPA #Supreme Court #CriticalPoint #Cipla #WHO #World Health Organisation #Medical #Drug Price Control Order #NLEM
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Angelinas breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch
So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch. #HowThisWorks #Health #Angelina Jolie #Cancer #Breast cancer #Entertainment #mastectomy #preventive mastectomy #Angelina Jolie double mastectomy #patens #gene therapy
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Anti-diarrhoea vaccine: Why social innovation is the way ahead for Indian healthcare
The old model - of pharma companies deciding what and when to develop new drugs � is crumbling. #HowThisWorks #India #Health #Vaccine #Bharat Biotech #Rotavirus
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Starman falls to Earth after five-month space odyssey
ALMATY/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Canadian astronaut who became a music sensation when his zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" went viral on the web returned to Earth along with two crewmates on Tuesday after a five-month stint on the International Space Station. Chris Hadfield landed safely in central Kazakhstan with his American and Russian colleagues. Their Soyuz space capsule descended under an orange parachute and raised clouds of dust as it ignited an engine to cushion its landing about 150 km (90 miles) southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan #India #China #Business #Technology #Russia #Health #Argentina #United Kingdom #Latin America #Earth #Entertainment #opinion
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Angelina Jolie mastectomy: Other celebrities who battled breast cancer
Here is a look at some female celebrities who have suffered breast cancer after Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday she underwent a preventive double mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer #didyouknow #Health #Angelina Jolie #Cancer #Breast cancer #Entertainment #mastectomy
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Diarrhoea kills 1 lakh kids annually in India, rotavirus most common cause
The Global Enteric Multicentre Study (GEMS), involving 20,000 children from across Asia and Africa, is the largest study ever conducted on diarrhoeal diseases in developing countries. #Health #Vaccine #HealthMatters #Diarrhea #Rotavirus
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Why Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy
Angelina Jolie wrote on a New York Times blog how she decided to undergo double mastectomy surgeries to prevent developing breast cancer. #Health #ThingsWeLike #Angelina Jolie #Cancer #Breast cancer #Ovarian cancer #mastectomy #preventive mastectomy
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Ranbaxy shares recoup losses; analysts split on impact
Analysts are split as to how the $500 million settlement in the US will play out on Ranbaxy Laboratories. #Medicine #US #Health #StockWatch #Ranbaxy #Pharma #Genrig drugs
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Saudi Arabia confirms 4 new cases of SARS-like virus
Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus in its Eastern Province, state media reported late on Monday, citing the health ministry. #NewsTracker #Health #Saudi Arabia #SARS virus