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Indian-origin doctor jailed for death of woman

13 hours 17 min ago

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A 44-year-old Indian-origin doctor, Sudhanshu Garg, has been sentenced to two years jail for his gross negligence which led to the death of a woman – named Lisa Quinn, a young mother of two children - at Bradford Royal Infirmary on August 25, 2008.

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Britain's fattest teenager, tragic 63st Georgia Davis, refused to board vital flight to fat camp

13 hours 21 min ago

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63-stone Georgia Davis – the fattest teenager in Britain – missed a potentially lifesaving flight to a US fat camp because she suffered a panic attack at the airport and refused to board the plane.

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Flesh eating bacteria affected Woman on Recovery Track

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 11:35

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As per reports, it has been revealed that the woman, who was suffering from a rare flesh-eating infection, and has lost her limbs and legs due to it, is able to sit her own. Georgia student Aimee Copeland is now able to breathe and make sure that she sits for a long time.

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Women Outweigh Men in Food Shopping

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 11:31

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As per the findings of the Food Information Council Foundation's 2012 Food & Health Survey, it has been revealed that people find it very difficult to choose between what is healthy and what is not.

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2nd Heart Transplant Rejection Claims Teenager’s Life

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 11:25

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It has been recently revealed that a 17- year- old teenager has lost his life after it was found that his body failed to accept heart transplant for the second consecutive time. Shaun Wilson-Miller suffered from chronic heart rejection, and revealed on You Tube that he would not be able to live long.

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Pom Wonderful Comes out with a New Ad Campaign after Court’s Ruling

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 10:47

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The administrative judge had recently gave a judgment against the Pom Wonderful, the provocative purveyor of pomegranate juice stating that the company had greatly exaggerated the product's health benefits.

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Women Not Provided With Vital Information Relating To Infertility

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 10:45

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There is a huge discrepancy among the doctors who hide the information from the young females regarding association of cancer treatment and infertility. A new study has highlighted this issue stating that young women are less likely than young men to be informed that cancer treatment can sometimes lead to infertility.

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Kids Confusing Tiny Detergent Packs With Toys

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 10:42

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The tiny laundry detergent packets are being seen as an alternative to the bulky bottles which lead to messy spills. But there is quiet an opposition to these tiny bottles. There are some doctors across the country that have been adjudicating against the use of these bottles stating that children are confusing these tiny, brightly colored packets with candy and swallowing them.

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Dragon Becomes 1st Private Spacecraft

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 10:35

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As per reports, it has been revealed that Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has become first private company, which has taken its spacecraft to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was sent for third time, as for the first two times, some or the other problem was coming, which cancelled the take off.

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NASA Worried over Lunar History

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 10:33

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Seeing the efforts of other countries, which have been trying to land their unmanned spacecrafts and robots at Moon, the NASA has got nervous about its own lunar history.

This is the reason that they have issued a guideline, which states that one should not disrupt the landmarks, which has been left by them. Some of the places are the Apollo landing and Ranger impact sites.

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Asian Carp Fish Located Again

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 10:31

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It has been recently reveled in a report that the Asian Carp fish that eats fruits is now seen more commonly. It was revealed by the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee that there has been a rise seen in the same in the Chicago area. This is going to be done after there were two Bighead Carps seen in Chicago.

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New and Clear Pictures of Sun

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 10:29

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The NASA has recently given out most authentic and beautiful pictures of the sun. These images were captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory in the year 2011. It reveals that the sun has other different colors such as green and blue in it, besides the trademark orange-yellow.

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New Test Discovered for Breast Cancer Patients; Capable of Avoiding Chemotherapy

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 09:28

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These new reports will definitely incorporate a sense of relief in women diagnosed with breast cancer or struggling with the condition. It has been reported that even after being operated for cancer, women live with fear that tumor will return.

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Make Your Life Colorful; it’s Fun and Enthralling

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 09:22

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Color has always been linked to happiness, creativity and what not. Anything colorful shows positivity; fills mind with a sense of joy. And black and white is all most dull and boring.

Even as kids, everyone loves to be around colorful things, be it books, clothes. It is always linked to a mood-lifting activity.

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South Australian Government To Introduce Stricter Mining Regulations

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 09:16

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The South Australian Government is thinking to introduce stricter regulations for lead and mining industry in Port Pirie. It seems that they will soon take the step, as it has been recently found that the presence of lead in the blood stream of children has increased more than the amount being prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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DSM-5 Raises Controversy

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 09:02

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It is happening for the first time in 17 years that authorities, senior officials, doctors, and families are not agreeing with the rules being introduced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

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Aboriginal Community to have Easy Access to Medical Services

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 08:57

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If Victorian authorities want to provide good medical and law services to indigenous people, then they have to makes sure that there is zero tolerance towards racism. Racism is quite prevalent in Victoria and especially it's being practised with indigenous people and they are not taken as equals.

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UN Report Criticizes Australia’s Great Barrier Reef management Efforts

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 08:55

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As per reports, it has been revealed that a UN report has been prepared on Australia's management of the Great Barrier Reef and has called the efforts being made by the authorities concerned as frustrating.

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Two-Year Jail for Consultant Urologist

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 07:59

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A hospital consultant whose gross negligence led to the death of a mother of two has been jailed for two years. In August 2008, Sudhanshu Garg, a consultant urologist, failed to provide adequate treatment to Lisa Quinn who was tackling with a kidney infection. This negligence by the consultant resulted in the patient dying three days after being admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary.

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Eating Monkeys and Apes Could Lead To HIV in Africa

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 07:54

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Scientists in Cameroon have issued a stern warning to the people living in Africa, that eating meat of monkeys and apes could eventually lead to the next HIV. This warning comes in wake of the HIV-like virus called simian foamy virus that the scientists are tracking in order to find that what type of viruses can spread and lead to a global health crisis.

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