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Millions of girls lost to selective abortion in India: study

Sex selection of foetuses in India has led to 7.1 million fewer girls than boys up to age six, a gender gap that has widened by more than a million in a decade, according to a study released Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The heart disease mutation carried by 60 million

Heart disease is the number one killer in the world and India carries more than its share of this burden. Moreover, the problem is set to rise: it is predicted that by 2010 India's population will suffer approximately 60% ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0