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This news site covers breaking news and background stories about your favorite celebrities and their struggles with illnesses and health conditions.
We also feature diets, methods of treatment and some health facilities that are used by famous and successful people in Hollywood, New York and elsewhere.

WHO lauds India’s polio-free drive

NEW DELHI: India’s success in controlling polio – not reporting a single case of the crippling disease in 12 months – has been lauded by the World Health Organization (WHO). Calling it “India’s greatest public health achievement”, the WHO said the number of polio-endemic countries – those which have never stopped indigenous wild poliovirus transmission [...]

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Bollywood celebrities attend Raj Kanwar’s funeral

Two days after he died in Singapore due to kidney ailment, Bollywood filmmaker Raj Kanwar was cremated here today. Kanwar had passed away in Singapore on February 3. He was reportedly suffering from kidney ailment from the past one year and had recently gone to Singapore for a kidney transplant. However, he passed away even [...]

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Dengue assumes epidemic proportions in Orissa

Even as the State government claims to be taking every possible step to contain the dengue outbreak, the situation seems to be slipping out of control. The outbreak has now spread to 16 of 30 districts in the State. According to information from three government medical college hospitals, of the 124 blood samples tested in [...]

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Mediterranean diet ‘extends life by up to three years’

One examined the benefits of the diet on people in Denmark, one on people in the north of Sweden and one on children. Mr Tognon, a native Italian, said: “The conclusion we can draw from these studies is that there is no doubt that a Mediterranean diet is linked to better health, not only for [...]

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Owen Wilson death confirmed as fake

Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy are the latest victims of these somewhat dangerous internet hoaxes, but both are fine and well – and not dead.

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Booking e-rail tickets a pain, thanks to railway websites

Indore: People trying to get their train tickets booked through the websites of Indian Railways are facing huge trouble these days. This is happening because both the websites, where passengers book e-tickets, are not functioning properly these days. The problem is persistent on the portals of both Indian Railways and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism [...]

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Deep brain stimulation may help those with mild Alzheimer’s disease

Washington, May 8 (ANI): A device that sends continuous electrical impulses to specific “memory” regions of the brain appears to increase neuronal activity in people with suspected mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD), suggest a new study. Results of the study using deep brain stimulation, a therapy already used in some patients with Parkinson’s disease and depression, [...]

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Obesity ups the risk of fibromyalgia

Study has revealed that obese women who do not engage in any form of physical workout are at increased risk of fibromyagia.

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Mariah Carey – Cannon Forced To Adopt Healthy Diet After Hospitalisation

Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon has been forced to ditch his favourite sugary cereals and adopt a healthy diet after his recent hospitalisation for kidney failure. The America’s Got Talent host fell ill during a family vacation in Aspen, Colorado in December (11) and he subsequently underwent surgery after being transferred to a hospital in [...]

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Lifecoach: diet and fitness guide to the new you

Stress and related conditions such as depression and anxiety have always been with us and perhaps in economically difficult times we will see more of them. Treatment does not have to mean pills, although these can help when used at the right time. Often the single most useful action one can take is to recognise [...]

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