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  Life   Health  19 Dec 2016

Life, Health, 19 Dec 2016

Genetic biomarker patients at increased risk of heart damage

Patients being treated for lymphoma or gastric cancer with the same chemotherapy were vulnerable to cardiotoxicity from the treatment

19 Dec 2016 9:12 PM

Privacy concerns make youth shun sex health advice

Teens and young adults do not visit the doctor as they do not want to make it public

19 Dec 2016 8:15 PM

First biological pacemaker developed

The human pacemaker cells were tested in rat hearts and were shown to function as a biological pacemaker

19 Dec 2016 6:09 PM

HIV treatment may have negative impact on brain

Protease inhibitors such as ritonavir and saquinavir are a key part of the drug cocktail that has reduced mortality in HIV-infected people.

19 Dec 2016 11:19 AM

Depressed people respond less to chemotherapy

Patients with severe depression had lower levels of the protein in the blood so their bodies were not as effective at fighting cancer.

19 Dec 2016 9:03 AM

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Asthma attack is common in winter

Dr C. Vijay Kumar, consultant interventional pulmonologist at Apollo Hospitals, explains the care people must take during winter.

19 Dec 2016 12:35 AM

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