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		<title>Kerala mulls tax concession on ayurveda medicines</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday said the government is considering tax concession on ayurveda medicines and other steps to promote the traditional system of medicine.
“We are committed to set up authentic, quality products as well as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:39:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Rabid moose infects 14 Russians</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two residents of Moscow have reportedly been hospitalized while 12 of their relatives are undergoing treatment after coming into contact with a rabid moose.
Sergei Fioktistov, 50, and game specialist Alexander Mikhnuk found a moose in distress near...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:57:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Junk food saves teen's life from fatal liver disease</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A teenager who gorged on chocolates and junk food is on the road to recovery from a dreaded liver disease that could have killed her, says a report.
The report comes soon after another unrelated report which had ruled out junk food's link with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:51:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>370-kg Briton is possibly world's heaviest man</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 42-year-old Briton who eats hot dogs and ham for breakfast, chocolate bars for lunch, and sausages and chips for dinner weighs an astounding 370 kg and is probably the world's heaviest man.
Keith Martin is so large that he is bed-ridden and needs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:48:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>A German village where every house has a cancer patient</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A village in Germany has left health experts baffled as almost every household there has a resident suffering from cancer, a media report said Monday.
The Wewelsfleth village with a population of 1,500 has been dubbed the &quot;village of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:18:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Breathing device helps kids with sleep apnea</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279918.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Children and adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea fared much better in terms of attention, anxiety and quality of life after treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP). It delivers a stream of air through a mask into the nose.
Obstructive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:06:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>7-hour sleep helps high school students do better</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279917.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[High school students seem to do better in studies when they have seven hours of sleep, rather than nine recommended by federal guidelines, a study reveals.
&quot;We're not talking about sleep deprivation, the data simply says that seven hours is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:57:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Protein knocks out HIV by starving it of raw materials</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A protein knocks out the most virulent form of HIV by starving it of the raw materials it needs to reproduce, in order to protect out immune cells, a study reveals.
&quot;The findings may explain why certain anti-HIV drugs used today are more...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:03:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Overeating may double risk of memory loss</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overeating is likely to double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people aged 70 years and older, a study reveals.
&quot;We observed a dose-response pattern which simply means the higher the amount of calories...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:39:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Two genes tell how Parkinson's progresses</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two genes tied to protein accumulation in a Parkinson's patient's brain can tell how quickly the disease will progress in an individual, says a new finding.
&quot;Our study shows that these two genes can be used as a surrogate marker to estimate the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:24:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Donor organs go waste in Britain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dozens of donor organs including kidneys meant for transplant go waste every year in Britain because of damages caused while being removed from dead patients, according to a survey.
Figures obtained by the Daily Express have revealed that in 17...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:18:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Malaria-fighting tobacco!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A genetically modified tobacco plant that can fight drug-resistant malaria has been developed by Israeli scientists.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that tobacco plant can be altered to produce &quot;artemisin&quot;, an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Karnataka to set up yoga and naturopathy council</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Karnataka government will soon set up a yoga and naturopathy council and allot 10 percent of the health budget in the ensuing fiscal (2012-13) to promote Indian systems of medicine comprising ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha and homeopathy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:21:03 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Briton becomes country's first male to give birth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Briton who had a sex change operation after being born a woman has become the country's first male to give birth following hormone treatment to reactivate his womb. An American and a Spaniard have done so earlier.
The man -- in his 30s -- had...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:36:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>81 Mexicans die of swine flu</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279791.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Eighty-one people have so far died of swine flu in Mexico this year, while at least 3,522 have been infected with the virus, health officials said.
From Jan 1 till Feb 9, there have been 3,882 confirmed flu cases, the health secretariat said in a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Gene therapy boosts cell repair in brain disorders</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have found a way to help the brain replace damaged nerve cells or neurons, a study reveals.
Myelin forms a protective sheath around the axons or fibres of our neurons so that they can send signals quickly and efficiently. 
But myelin and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Ayurveda treatment goes hi-tech</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279785.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[With ayurveda becoming a hit among foreign tourists, the ancient Indian system of medicine has gone hi-tech with a new machine being developed for the popular 'dhara' treatment, or the application of a continuous stream of mildly warm oil.
&quot;The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:06:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Baby Falak back on ventilator, still critical: Doctor</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279772.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[After showing marginal improvement in her condition, two-year-old baby Falak is back on the ventilator after difficulty in breathing, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said Sunday. The baby was abandoned in a battered...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:30:04 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Junior doctors' strike continues in Andhra</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emergency services in Andhra Pradesh's government-run hospitals remained crippled Sunday as junior doctors demanding hike in stipend continued their strike, causing severe inconvenience to patients. Five more patients died Sunday, but the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:15:03 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>10 die as emergency services crippled in Andhra hospitals (Lead)</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279623.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[At least 10 patients have died since Friday night at government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh where emergency services are crippled following a strike by junior doctors, officials said Saturday.
Hospital officials said eight patients died in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:18:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Bird flu panic abates in Meghalaya</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279574.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Authorities Saturday gave the all-clear signal and calmed the panic in Meghalaya after clinical tests on dead pigeons proved negative for bird flu, a veterinary official said Saturday.
&quot;The blood samples of the pigeons which were sent for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:48:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Spurious heart medicine kills 120 in Pakistan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The toll due to consumption of spurious medicines at a well known heart institute has risen to 120, with a woman losing her life Saturday.
According to the Punjab province health department, a 60-year-old woman named Bashiran Bibi died at the Mayo...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:42:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Karnataka to provide Indian medicine at hospitals</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279471.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Government hospitals in districts and local bodies across Karnataka will provide the Indian system of medicine as an alternative treatment, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said Friday.
“Our government has recognised the importance of yoga in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:12:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Caesarean could pose health risk to babies</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mothers opting for delivery through caesarean section could be harming their baby’s health, researchers have warned contrary to the widely-held belief that a C-section delivery poses no health risks to the baby.
In a study, conducted by a team at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:54:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Baby Falak slightly better, next 48 hours crucial: Doctors (Lead)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After battling for survival for over three weeks at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, two-year old baby Falak's condition improved “marginally” Friday even as doctors at the hospital said the next 48 hours are crucial for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:39:02 +0530</pubDate>
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