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Monday, August 13, 2012

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Road accidents claiming more young lives in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A recent traffic police survey has pointed out that more and more youngsters are falling prey to traffic accidents.
The number of vehicles on Delhi roads have drastically increased from 62,88,342 in 2009 to 67,55,720 in 2010. In 2011, the approximate number of vehicles in Delhi was 72 lakh, said officials. The population in Delhi has also increased from 1,64,37,000 in 2009 to 1,67,53,235 in 2010. In 2011, the population roughly stood at 1.70 crore, said police officers. 

Safety norms for workers on sewer cleaning laid out by NHRC and DJB.

Stents to cure chronic sinusitis

NEW DELHI: For years, they have been used to open blocked arteries. In a novel approach, drug-eluting stents are now being used to cure chronic sinusitis which is not treatable with medicines. The technique is also advisable for diabetics and those suffering from hypertension.

Solving The Dialysis Problem
Government Plans A Standalone Dialysis Centre In Each District To Tackle Chronic Kidney Disease 

There's hope for lakhs of Indians suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD),if the government follows through on its plans.Every year,lakhs of Indians die because they cannot get to a dialysis machine.Dialysis is the lifesaving procedure of removing waste from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so.

Thin diabetics may be more in danger than obese ones
Type 2 diabetes,a condition thought of as a disease of the overweight and sedentary,also develops in people who arent overweight.And it may be deadlier in these normal-weight people,a new study shows.
In the study reported in The Journal of the American Medical Association,researchers reviewed data of more than 2,500 people with Type 2 diabetes over decades.
They found that those of normal weight at the time of their diagnoses were twice as likely to die during the study period,compared with those who were overweight or obese.


SOURCE: TOI

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