The annual Celebrity Waiters Night will be held Nov. 7 to help raise money for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that strikes children and significantly shortens their lives [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRQE CBS 13 Albuquerque]
India is under pressure to commit to binding targets to reduce its carbon footprint. But with more and more people upgrading from two wheels to four, there is concern about an increase in emissions. The WHO estimates that nearly 120,000 Indians die each year from polluted air, out of two million worldwide. Languageen Duration00:02:05 ProductsPRWINT CodeNameMMV100019 FileNameMMV100019_TEN- Puneet Masih, customer looking to buy new car - Dr Pramod Niphadkar, Chest Physician and Honourary Secretary of the Asthma and Bronchitis association of India - Darius Lam, Associate editor, Autocar Professional magazineSCRIPT: In a car showroom in south Mumbai, Puneet Masih is looking to buy a new car for his parents. He's one of a rising number of young middle class Indians with money to spend. Last financial year just over 1.5 million new cars were sold, making the country one of the fastest growing car markets. But despite the sheer volume of vehicles on the roads and concern about its impact on pollution levels, what Puneet wants is a good deal and a fuel efficient car that can cope with the stop-start of chronic congestion. SOUNDBITE 1: Puneet Masih, customer. (English, 10 secs) "It's got a lot of cabin space, which gives you a lot of leg room space and the fuel efficiency is quite good. That's the main reason I'm here and it's a pretty decent city car." Traffic jams are a part of daily life in cities like Mumbai, but there's concern pollution is directly affecting people's health. At this chest clinic in the city centre an increasing number of patients are being diagnosed with asthma and bronchitis. The doctor in charge here is clear about what's to blame. SOUNDBITE 2: Dr Pramod Niphadkar, Chest Physician. (English, 12 secs) "See, by and large, if you see the car pollution is the main and the sole factor which is responsible for the increase in the respiratory complaints of patients." The country's car manufacturers are making efforts to go green, but as the middle class continue to seek a symbol of their new-found wealt
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A Barrington girl remains on life support fighting the H1N1 virus. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPRI CBS 12 Providence]
Houston doctors are finding a high rate of kids have heart problems that are going undetected. It's making them think that a traditional physical exam is not enough before allowing children to get involved with sports. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
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Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force told Congress, "We have communicated very poorly" it's recommendations for breast cancer screening. (Dec. 2) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Minnesota has now recorded 39 deaths related to H1N1 flu infections, including seven new cases reported by the state health department Wednesday. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMSP FOX 9 Minneapolis]
The Vigo County Health Department has been out of the seasonal flu vaccine since October. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
It’s the perfect stress reliever, especially for this time of year. In Style File, we’ll show you a great way to relieve stress for under 20 bucks. Check out the video inside the story... [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTTV FOX 5 Los Angeles]
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There was a big dedication for Muhammed Ali's new Parkinson's center at St. Joseph's Medical Center Wednesday night. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSAZ FOX 10 Phoenix, AZ]
West Allis reported its first swine flu related death on Wednesday. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISN ABC 12 Milwaukee WI]
With the numbers of H1N1 cases locally going down, do you still need the vaccine? Dr. Kris Brickman with the University of Toledo Medical Center discusses the major change his department is seeing. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WUPW FOX Toledo, OH]
For the past several years property taxes n Travis County have been funding abortions through the Travis County Health Care District. Some taxpayers, including the Catholic Diocese of Austin, want the practice to stop. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTBC FOX 7 Austin, TX]
Jordan Davis will tell you she’s not shy and never afraid to step in front of a camera. It’s fitting her friends are using photographs to help her in the fight of her life. The 16 year-old girl from Monticello is suffering from rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, impacting her muscle tissue and bone marrow. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMSP FOX 9 Minneapolis]
new va clinic to be built in Green Bay [www.clipsyndicate.com | WLUK FOX 11 Green Bay]
It may be time for round two of the swine flu shot. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WJBK FOX 2 Detroit, MI]
New activitity guidelines show you might need to increase your walking. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WJBK FOX 2 Detroit, MI]
Its recommendations about mammograms created controversy. Now members of a task force are saying they're sorry. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTXF FOX 29 Philadelphia,]
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An Alton teenager took a gamble recently to undergo brain surgery to try to bring a disease under control. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WMUR ABC 9 Manchester NH]
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