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Grown in the lab: Artificial implants (Cornea) that restore sight in partially blind patients Here is a good news: Button-shaped artificial corneas have restored the sight in men and women in danger of going blind. The man-made corneas were just as good at improving eyesight as those usually obtained from donors. In time, the transparent implants could help ease the dire shortage of donated corneas. Â Worldwide, 1.5million people go blind each year because they cannot have corneal transplants. Damage to the cornea, the collagen-based transparent outermost layer of the eye, is one of the most common causes of blindness. It affects ten million people around the world and can be caused by gene...
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vigneshwar reddy
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wow. very thanks for sharing this information.its useful in gaining some new knowledge
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Sanjay Saha
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Good one suresh...... very informative.... :)
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Rakesh Lalchandani
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Maybe a few years from now, will the various governments realize and take cognaisance of the impact of smoking on human race with regards to morbidity and mortality. we may then have a few more villians in the history text books like B H,...
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Sanjay Saha
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We have used this kind of tactics earlier also by using messages, warnings and many things in tobacco and cigarette packets. He who is concerned about his health has left intoxicating but the addicted had no effect on them. So, we can be sure of one...
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Bindu Narayan
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I agree with this statement. Pictures with shock value will make smokers quit. Earlier, warnings were feel good. While one depicted a scorpion, the other two was an X-ray plate of a TB patient's chest and a photograph of a cigarette stub with a...
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ravindra shrivastava
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I personally use the Mooncup. It cuts down on all sanitary waste. I am in love with it! it is far more comfortable, its safer and has now saved me hundreds of pounds. (its a rubber cup- but dont be too squeemish- click the link to read more!) but...
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Sanjay Saha
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I think it will take time for the rural market to accept the product. The product should appeal the customers the price should be affordable. It should be easily accessible by people from all the segments of the society they should be informed about...
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Priya Roy
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I believe the concept is good, but afraid as how far it will be put into action properly in India . I can expect these toilet bags lying on the streets instead of getting dumped in a barren land.
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Tower Companies should undertake Liabilities
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It effects health
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Prasad PN
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Tower Companies when install/rent towers over residential buildings should undertake to measure and submit monthly radiation reports which can be easily verifiable. If possible a meter indicating radiation levels should be installed in each tower...
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Sanjay Saha
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Electromagnetic radiations emitted from the towers are debated all over the world. Medical research material is available on health-related effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from antennae on telecommunication towers. Mobile phone...
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Figure out how to improve standards of schools
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Kevin Mehta
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Look at the case of IT, best Indians are working in foreign companies after post graduation, earning their country profits and here the Indian rupee is fighting with the american dollar, struggling. If the same continues, even Biotechnology in...
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Sanjay Saha
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Good debate Kevin, thats true it has become a system where they do their UG in India and PG in abroad and start working there. So this may change if we improve the standard of the schools in India. So the government should look upon this issue...
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KABALIESWAR
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as a para medics.... i should say simply... once they entered the serivce.... they forgot they are the humans....
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Sanjay Saha
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It will be great if you can mention the sides of the debate Mr.Thyagarajan. In my opinion serving the humanity is more satisfying than earning money. Doctors and surgeons are like Gods to their patients and their relatives. There are many doctors who...
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Premature Growth and Abnormalities
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Its just like consuming poision indirectly.
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vigneshwar reddy
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"Its just like consuming poision indirectly."
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ya.it may be true but we have no proof to confirms its adverse effects.. so its better to do the same trials as we do in clinical research by doing on random subjects or volunteers and know its effects on us.. then we can comment on it that it is...
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Netra.R.Bommanahalli
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B.t., or Bacillus thuringiensis , is a naturally occurring bacterium that produces crystal proteins that are lethal to insect larvae. B.t. crystal protein genes have been transferred into corn, enabling the corn to produce its own pesticides...
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Lalit Jaswal
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No, duration of the course of a rural doctor should not be decreased. A better option is that they should be allowed to attend clinics under the guidance of a Graduate / Postgraduate after 3 years. This can help them to learn both clinical and...
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Sanjay Saha
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Just because there is lack of doctors in rural India, not recognising the need for trained medical human resources in rural areas and unwillingness to consider new ideas for addressing it will not help the situation. By reducing the duration of...
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Nitin M Aras
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Bindu..better you ask..in urban areas do we really need so many doctors???? BRMS is a good initiative..but essentiality and utilization factor of available resources need to be checked first...Could we find such compatible doctors who can really...
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GM foods
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Shishir Shrivastava
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Yes we have to accept this because as our population is increasing day by day these type of food product is the only upcoming method to fulfill appetite. So, beside some disadvantages GM foods are essential requirements also.
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Sanjay Saha
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GM crops can cause environmental hazards problems as it causes unintended harm to other organisms, It will make insects tolerant to Bt crops because of no pesticides. herbicide resistance genes from the crops into the weeds herbicide resistance...
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Ratnakar Naik
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GM foods are Pest resistance, Herbicide tolerant, Disease resistan and Cold tolerant. It can also tolerate draught and less salt in soil. Also GM plants can be genetically engineered to clean up heavy metal pollution from contaminated soil. I...
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S. Muralidharan
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Bane - Yes and Boon - No! Your question is a bit confusing to answer "yes" or "No". Is this Yes/No for Boon or Bane?
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Sanjay Saha
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GM crops have several disadvantages. This may effect human health. As many children in US and Europe have developed life threatening allergies. It also causes unknown effect on human health. In these crops, non-plant organisms are also used, But...
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Satwinder Singh
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GM food originated thru GM seeds are real poison...!! It's like fertilizers directly injected into seed, so what will be the outcome..!?? Nothing but pure poison...! Genetical changes are always proved lethal to mankind. Our Govt. have approved...
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