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Delhi heat increases toxic ozone pollution

New Delhi, May 24: There is more to the sizzling heat in Delhi than rising temperatures.

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Consumers underestimate calories in fast-food meals

London, May 24: People eating at fast food restaurants are consuming significantly more calories than they realize, according to a new study.

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Drug target to boost body’s natural flu killer identified

Washington, May 24: A known difficulty in fighting influenza (flu) is the ability of the flu viruses to mutate and thus evade various medications that were previously found to be effective.

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Common childhood asthma found unrelated to allergens or inflammation

Washington, May 24: A team of researchers has revealed the roots of a common type of childhood asthma, showing that it is very different from other asthma cases.

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Cinnamon compounds show promise against Alzheimer’s

Washington, May 24: Cinnamon might hold the key to delaying the onset of-or warding off-the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at UC Santa Barbara.

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Frequent heartburn linked to cancers of throat and vocal cord

Washington, May 24: Frequent heartburn is positively associated with cancers of the throat and vocal cord among nonsmokers and nondrinkers, a new study has found.

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Mexican woman gets first transplant of ovaries in Latin America

Mexico City, May 24 (IANS/EFE) 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.

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Its official! Memory declines at menopause

Washington, May 24: A new study has confirmed that a woman harried by hot flashes really has a hard time remembering things.

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Soaring temperatures can affect quality of pills: Doctors

New Delhi, May 23: Extreme heat can affect medicines and these can become life threatening for those using them, doctors said Thursday.

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