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Polio funds get a boost in India: Rotary International
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) With a zero-polio record in the last one year, India is working hard to eradicate the disease, and has also been recognized as the third leading donor of funds on polio, voluntary group Rotary International said here Friday. "Funding for the polio will be crucial to ensure that the fight against the dreaded disease continues with the same intensification and commitment. In

Should diesel cars be taxed?

Doing so has major implications for public health but moving to a market-linked fuel pricing policy makes more sense. ANUMITA ROYCHOWDHURY Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Centre for

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viSparsh: Helping the blind through touch
Mohammed Wasim is a young helpline operator at India's National Association for the Blind (NAB) who could only perceive brightness and lights, but the lack of ability to discern shapes meant living in a shapeless world where every small obstacle could prove a barrier.

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New angiography technique a boon for many
At 55, Ratnesh Shah was suffering from frequent chest pain and was advised a coronary angiography -- which involves opening up blocked vessels. Unfortunately, both his femoral (groin) arteries were closed because of a vascular disease.

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Malaria deaths may be double than estimated
Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated by World Health Organisation, according to a new study.

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Pakistan drug deaths institutionalised incompetence: Daily
The death of over 100 people who took contaminated heart medicines in Pakistan's Punjab province is a failure of checks and balances and looks like "institutionalised incompetence", said a daily.

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Never said 33% Indians will get H1N1: Azad

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