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		<title>Bangalore hospital gives new life to African girl</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An eight-year-old African girl from Nigeria got a new life after she was cured of a brain tumour at Narayana multi-specialty hospital in this tech hub.
Though Angel (name changed) underwent surgery in 2011 at the hospital's Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre when she was six years old, doctors diagnosed her of being relieved of the dreaded brainstem...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 20:15:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Four dead in UP village after drinking illicit liquor</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four people died in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district after consuming  illicit liquor at a wedding, police said Saturday.
The tragedy took place at Rampur Ramoli village, when people from the bridegroom's side, including his father, consumed liquor served to them Friday.
Superintendent of Police Kiran H. told IANS that many people reportedly...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 19:21:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Healthy heart ensures healthy kidney</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have shown that a lifestyle that encourages a healthy heart could also shield patients with chronic kidney diseases from kidney failure and premature death, says a study.
The findings, appearing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), suggest that patients with kidney diseases should be encouraged to improve their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:48:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Report shows big drop in teen births in US</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The birth rate among American teenage girls has dropped considerably, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The birth rate among women ages 15-19 decreased by almost half from 1991 to 2011, from 62 to 31 births per 1,000 adolescents.
From 2007 to 2011, the most recent period of the study, the birth rate fell...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 13:39:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Menopause can affect memory</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research suggests women who have hot flushes during menopause, could also suffer memory issues.
The study, published in the journal Menopause, indicates a direct link between the menopause and memory, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Researchers at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University conducted the study, for which participants aged...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 05:18:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Multiple sclerosis striking youth in India, say doctors</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Multiple sclerosis, a disabling disease which strikes mostly young people, is fast becoming a cause for worry in India, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here said Friday.
AIIMS has carried out a study on the patients of multiple sclerosis it treats. It found that around 70-80 percent of patients were in the age group...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>New sight correction surgery launched</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is new hope for those who are sick of their glasses but have been refused Lasik surgery for sight correction as their cornea was too thin or irregular. A new method now assures complete vision correction through a quick and ablation-free technique.
The Refractive Lenticule Extraction (ReLEx) method, which was launched in the national capital...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:45:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>104-year-old operated on successfully</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a veritable medical miracle, a 104-year-old man successfully underwent spinal surgery within weeks of recovering from a heart operation, his doctors said here Friday.
&quot;While the spine procedure in itself was simple, there were multiple risks considering the age of the patient and the prior medical history,&quot; said Sandeep Vaishya,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:30:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Rising ozone levels in Delhi affecting health: scientist (Lead)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The searing heat in the capital has led to toxic ozone rising to dangerous levels, giving rise to health issues such as chest pain, coughing and congestion, a scientist said Friday.
And with ozone pollution set to increase further, the situation could worsen, warned Gufran Beig of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Delhi heat increases toxic ozone pollution</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is more to the sizzling heat in Delhi than rising temperatures. Scientists have found unusually high levels of toxic ozone in the city in the past two weeks.
Exposure to high levels of ozone induces adverse effects not only on health but damages vegetation and eco-systems, according to scientists.
&quot;Delhi's air is known to get polluted...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:57:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Non-invasive technique to detect oral cancer developed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have come up with a non-invasive and more effective way to detect oral cancer, says a study.
The imaging technique, which is detailed in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, has been developed by Kristen Maitland, assistant professor at the department of biomedical engineering of Texas A&amp;M University.
The non-invasive system combines...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:57:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Mexican woman gets first transplant of ovaries in Latin America</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mexican woman received Latin America's first transplant of ovaries in a hospital in the western city of Guadalajara, the director of the Mexican Infertility Institute, Luis Arturo Ruvalcaba, announced.
Ruvalcaba told EFE by telephone that the patient is a 32-year-old women who had developed cervical and uterine cancer that was detected and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>AIDS programme gets Rs.2,550 crore</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday approved a proposal for the implementation of National AIDS Control Support Project (NACSP) under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) at an outlay of Rs.2,550 crore, an official statement said.
The NACSP will contribute towards intensifying and consolidating prevention services with a focus...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:15:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Soaring temperatures can affect quality of pills: Doctors</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extreme heat can affect medicines and these can become life threatening for those using them, doctors said Thursday.
&quot;Quality of medicines can deteriorate during summers because of high temperatures. As most medicines are designed to be stored at normal room temperatures, no drug should be exposed to temperatures higher than 86 degrees...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:06:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Chhattisgarh wilts as mercury rises to 47 degrees Celsius</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cases of sunburns and heat stroke have jumped in Chhattisgarh as most parts of the state are wilting under maximum temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius.
Almost all the state's 27 districts Thursday recorded high temperatures, with Raipur registering 47 degrees Celsius.
Doctors at state's biggest government hospital, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital in ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:15:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Eight crib deaths in Bengal hospital</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crib deaths are back to haunt West Bengal hospitals with at least eight infants dying at the Malda Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in Malda district since Wednesday.
&quot;In the last 24 hours, eight babies, all below one year of age, have died in the hospital. The babies were born premature and were suffering from low weight and respiratory...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:15:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Obesity in children linked to parents' marital status</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by US researchers shows that children living with married parents are less likely to be obese.
&quot;Childhood obesity is a significant public health issue in our country with nearly one-third of all US children aged 2-17 overweight or obese,&quot; said Rachel Kimbro, study co-author and associate professor of sociology at the Rice...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>An Indian heart beats for Pakistani now</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Indian's heart is now beating for 40-year-old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani national, who has undergone a successful heart transplant surgery at the Fortis Malar Hospital here.
Ashmi was suffering from a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy in which functioning of both the ventricles of the heart is severely depressed, said a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Stringent law shields UP hospitals, staff from vandalism</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who vandalise medical facilities or thrash hospital doctors in Uttar Pradesh can now be arrested by police faster, without a court-issued warrant, and the culprits would also not get bail, according to a new stringent law.
The guilty can be punished with a maximum imprisonment of three years and a hefty fine, depending upon the cost of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Doctors want quality in medical education</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Condemning the alleged casual approach of the Medical Council of India (MCI) in regulating medical education, a group of doctors said Wednesday the country is facing a deep quality crisis.
A team of doctors from the Delhi Medical Association (DMA) said most of the new doctors were products of a system which was compromising merit in entrance exam...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:06:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>India, China favour more cooperation in health sector</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[India and China Wednesday decided to strengthen bilateral cooperation, specially in the fields of maternal and child health, infectious diseases and other emerging health challenges, officials said here.
The discussions were held between union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad with his Chinese counterpart Li Bin on the sidelines of the world health...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Researchers identify anti-cancer amino acid fragment</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380994.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have identified an amino acid fragment that can be used to halt cancer spread, says a study.
By studying proteins thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, a trans-Atlantic research team has identified a five-amino acid fragment of prosaposin that significantly reduces metastatic spread in mouse models of prostate, breast and lung cancer. 
The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Grapefruit nanoparticles can deliver anti-cancer drug: Study</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380975.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have engineered nanoparticles derived from grapefruit lipids that could be used to deliver anti-cancer and other drugs to tumour cells, says a study.
Grapefruit has long been known for its health benefits, and the subtropical fruit may revolutionise how medical therapies like anti-cancer drugs are delivered to specific tumour cells, say...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Delhi HC notice to centre, Safdarjung doctors</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre, the Safdarjung Hospital here and its doctors over a plea seeking a code of conduct and grievance redressal platform for the hospital staff to prevent inconvenience to patients.
A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath sought a response by Aug 7 from the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Flatulence? Eat smart, exercise and you'll be okay</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salman Khan was cute when he did it in &quot;Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam&quot; and Omi Vaidya's &quot;Silencer&quot; got all the laughs when he let it off in &quot;3 Idiots&quot;. But flatulence, as the many millions who suffer from it will tell you, is not funny, just embarrassing.
It's abdominal bloating, also known as &quot;breaking wind&quot;,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:01 +0530</pubDate>
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