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Lifelong medical care can help people with single lower heart chamber to s
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): A recent study on Fontan procedure, a method used for redirecting blood flow from the lower body to the lungs, discovered that the procedure allowed more people born with only one ventricle of the heart to survive into adulthood, but requires lifelong med
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Poor lung function in shorter people increases risk of heart disease: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): An association between shorter stature and higher risk of heart disease is mainly attributed to our lungs, a recent study suggests.
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Hyderabad police creates green corridor for ambulance to transport live or
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Hyderabad traffic police on Thursday provided a green corridor of 12.6 kilometres to an ambulance carrying lungs, kidneys and liver.
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Vitamin D helps treat lethal drug-resistant TB: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): A new study now finds that Vitamin D speeds up the clearance of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from the lungs of people with multi-drug resistant TB.
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Karnataka’s 1st ‘Heart and Lungs’ transplant patient makes rapid strides i
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
68-year-old retired Central Govt. employee from Bangalore who recently underwent ‘heart and lungs’ transplant at Narayana Health City earlier this month, is presenting speedy recovery.
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UP air quality: Artificial lungs turn black within 24 hrs
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Raising concerns over the depleting air quality in Uttar Pradesh, artificial lungs installed near Nagar Nigam office in Lalbagh area turned black within 24 hours.
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K'taka, Tamil Nadu record highest TB cases, Sikkim lowest
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Notwithstanding developing new modalities for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, thousands of people are still falling prey to this infectious disease, which adversely affects human lungs, and leading to death if not properly treated.
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Vitamin C reduces harm to infants' lungs caused by smoking during pregnanc
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 09 (ANI): According to a recent study, vitamin C may reduce the harm done to lungs in infants born to mothers who smoke during their pregnancy.
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Hyderabad: Live heart, lungs transported 29kms in 22 minutes
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): An ambulance carrying a pair of live lungs and a heart covered a distance of 29 kilometres in 22 minutes, thanks to the green corridor provided by the Hyderabad Traffic Police.
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Study finds side effects of drugs on lungs
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 29 (ANI): Researchers of a recent study have found that the side effects of drugs in lungs are more widespread than thought.
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Can testosterone replacement therapy reduce progression of lung disease?
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 14 (ANI): According to a study, testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Study provides insight into development of lung cancer
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 19(ANI): Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line the air passages.
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