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Doctors often fail to detect high BP in kids with chronic kidney

A new study has revealed that doctors often fail to detect high blood pressure in kids with chronic kidney disease.

Two-day 'Heart Failure Summit - 2009' begins in Hyderabad

Experts from the state and the world are discussing the increasing prevalence of heart failure and optimal management options from physiology to pharmacology to medical devices.

New super A carrots boost vision

Farmers have grown a novel form of carrots that are 40 per cent richer in antioxidants and can boost vision compared to normal varieties.

Funeral industry workers at greater leukemia risk

Funeral industry workers are at a greater risk of getting leukemia because they are exposed to formaldehyde for long durations.

Laser therapy worsens skin cancer

LLLT was pioneered in the 1970s, when it was discovered that light from low-intensity lasers causes cells to proliferate more rapidly.

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