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US vaping-related deaths rise to 26, lung injury cases to nearly 1,300
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of US fatalities caused by the use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, rose by eight during the past week to a total of 26, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in a statement.
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Kerala: 3-year-old pulmonary blastoma patient gets a new lease of life
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Oct 10 (ANI): With the joint efforts of two leading hospitals in the city, a three-year-old boy has been able to successfully recover from pulmonary blastoma, a rare type of lung cancer.
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CPI (M) calls Aarey colony 'lung spots' of Mumbai, welcomes SC's orders
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Calling Aarey colony one of the "lung spots" of Mumbai city, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Secretary-General Sitaram Yechury on Monday welcomed the stay imposed by the Supreme Court on felling of trees there.
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Tamil Nadu: 16,000 runners join Coimbatore marathon to raise awareness aga
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Nearly 16,000 people participated in the marathon organised by the Coimbatore Cancer Foundation (CCF) for creating awareness about breast and lung cancer here on Sunday.
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Researchers discover new blood test which can detect multiple types of can
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 28 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new kind of blood test in development which is capable of screening for a number of types of cancer.
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Doctors in US grapple with vaping illness, warn of 'irreversible damage' t
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington, DC [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): With over 500 people diagnosed with vaping-related sickness and seven persons dead due to severe and unexplained lung illness connected to e-cigarette use in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has activated its emergency operatio
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CDC warns against e-cigarettes use as mysterious lung disease spreads
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
California [USA], Sept 7 (ANI): The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning people against the use of e-cigarette products after serious lung illnesses were found associated with vaping products.
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Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental fund pledges $5 million towards Amazon p
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
California [USA], Aug 26 (ANI): Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio's new environmental fund with Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth has pledged USD 5 million towards the preservation of the Amazon rainforest as wildfires continue to ravage "the planet's lungs".
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Vaping claims first life after 'unexplained lung disease': Report
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Atlanta [USA], Aug 23 (ANI): A person has reportedly died from what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speculate to be a vaping or e-cigarette related condition.
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Researchers find a way to stop lung damage due to sepsis and injury
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a way to stop harmful inflammation in the lungs due to sepsis and injury.
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Peter Fonda was 'ultimate movie star': Toni Basil
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 22 (ANI): Co-actor of the two-time Oscar-nominee Peter Fonda who died at the age of 79 after suffering respiratory failure due to lung cancer has all the good things to say about him.
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India, Zambia sign 6 MoUs
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): India and Zambia on Wednesday signed six memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in the fields of defence, education, geology and mineral resources, among others, after delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Zambian President Edgar Cha
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