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Woman with rare autoimmune disorder successfully treated during pregnancy
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Bengaluru doctors successfully treated a 32-year-old woman with a rare autoimmune disease amid her pregnancy.
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Ladies, do breast self-exam once a month to catch cancer early
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Self-breast examination just once a month can help women detect the deadly cancer early, and boost treatment outcomes, said health experts on Thursday, amid rising breast cancer cases in the country.
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13-yr-old girl receives life-saving heart transplant after 5-hour long surgery in Kerala
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A team of doctors in Kerala performed a five-hour heart transplant operation, giving a new lease of life to a 13-year-old girl suffering from severe cardiomyopathy -- a disease of the heart muscle.
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Agricultural pesticide may pose cancer risk as bad as smoking: Study
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) While pesticides are essential for ensuring high crop yields and food security, they also increase the risk of cancer akin to smoking, finds a study.
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Study debunks previous research, confirms no amount of drinking alcohol safe
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The conventional wisdom that a daily glass of wine is beneficial for health is based on years of flawed scientific research, revealed a study on Thursday.
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Doctors perform complex, rare heart surgery on man with dwarfism
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) In a remarkable medical achievement, doctors have successfully performed a complex and rare aortic valve replacement surgery on a 39-year-old patient with achondroplasia - the most common type of dwarfism.
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Rising infertility rate may impact demographic future of India: Experts
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India is seeing a significant spike in infertility rate that may impact the demographic future of India, said experts on World IVF Day on Thursday.
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Complex 5-hour-long spine surgery gives Manipur boy a new lease of life
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) In a highly challenging and life-changing medical feat, a team of doctors successfully corrected severe scoliosis in a 14-year-old boy from Manipur.
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