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...ely different to people in a persistent vegetative state who have the ability to breathe and therefore have the potential to wake up in a year or two," he added. It is very difficult for the people involved to actually take this hard decision to stop life support. But by coming to terms with death they c...New drug to treat Heart Attack and damaged tissue
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...pecial tax proposal will be introduced to help the state of Gujarat tide over this calamity and the union home minister, Lal Krishna Advani went on record to say that damages might be to the tune of ten thousand crore rupees and upwards. Meanwhile people from all over the country are still pooling money,...Monitoring Options Expand for Therapeutic Agents and Drugs of Abuse
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