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The 'fish medicine' that thousands of Indians are trusting to fight asthma
iNews India's approach to medicine is as fascinating as it is fractured. While exploring healthcare in the second most populated country in the world, Aarathi Prasad discovered a very unusual treatment for asthma. It involved eating fish – alive. I was … |
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Not pollution, second-hand smoke a major cause of asthma in Indians
Economic Times According to a study of which Patra is the lead author, underweight and obese women who also drank alcohol and smoked tobacco had a two-fold higher risk of being diagnosed with asthma than women with a healthy body mass index who did not drink or … |
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Wriggling treatment: Indians swallow live fish for asthma
Medical Xpress Asthma sufferers gather every June in the southern city of Hyderabad to gulp down the fish stuffed with a yellow herbal paste, in hopes it will help them breathe more easily. The wriggling five-centimetre (two-inch) fish are slipped into the throats of … Indians swallow live fish in traditional treatment for asthma Annual free anti-asthma fish medicine distribution begins Distribution of Fish Prasadam Underway Amid Tight Security |
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Indians highest users of asthma medicines yet quality of life low: survey
Indian Express Though the use of medicines to treat asthma is the highest in india, the country also reported the lowest levels of controlled asthmatics. India has the highest levels of overnight hospitalisations. Majority of the respondents said they had to leave … |
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Indians Swallow Fish Filled With Medicine To Cure Asthma (PICTURES)
Huffington Post UK At this time of year, those suffering from asthma can find their condition becomes dramatically worse. As the pollen count rises, so do our allergic reactions. But the Bathini family in South India's Hyderabad City claim they can cure this common … Good Number of Asthma Patients Get Fish Prasadam India: Thousands Queue For Secret Fish Medicine That 'Cures Asthma' Thousands fish for asthma relief |
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30 Million Indians Have Asthma
Bernama NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (Bernama) — There are nearly 30 million asthmatics in India, which constitutes about 10 per cent of the global burden of the asthma, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad said. The figure includes children as well, … What's In My Toothpaste? |
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Indians Eat Live Sardines to Cure Asthma
The Random Forest By Emily · June 8, 2011 · No comments Indians Eat Live Sardines to Cure Asthma– In an effort to cure asthma, hundreds of Indians gather for an annual 'fish medicine festival' where live sardines are consumed. Despite efforts to battle the respiratory … Indian 'Fish Cure' For Asthma Sparks Children's Rights Row Indians eat live sardines to cure asthma Weird asthma 'cure' in India |
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Indians eat live sardines to cure asthma
Telegraph.co.uk Thousands of asthma patients were queuing in soaring summer temperatures on Wednesday to eat live fish smeared in a masala spice mix to cure their condition. By Dean Nelson, New Delhi The 'treatment' which is administered by 200 members of the Goud … Indian 'Fish Cure' For Asthma Sparks Children's Rights Row Weird asthma 'cure' in India Thousands of Indian asthma sufferers line up to swallow live fish thought to … |
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Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish
Deseret News HYDERABAD, India — Thousands of people seeking relief from asthma gathered in southern India on Wednesday to swallow live sardines smeared with secret herbs that they believe will cure them. People travel every June from across India … Weird asthma 'cure' in India Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish |
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Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish
Boston Globe Every June, hundreds of thousands of asthma sufferers gather in Hyderabad to swallow live sardines smeared with secret herbs, convinced the ritual will cure them. The two day free treatment by the Goud family, which claims to have received the formula … Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish |
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