Reducing pain and depression of cancer through phone
July 14th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): A new research has suggested that pain and depression associated with cancer - symptoms often unrecognized and undertreated - can be significantly reduced through centralized telephone-based care management ... Read more...
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Study: Diabetes drug increases heart risk
June 29th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jun 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study has confirmed that using the drug Avandia, which is used to treat diabetes was likely to increase your chances of getting ... Read more...
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Diabetes Drug Avandia Enhances The Risks Of Heart Disease
June 29th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 29, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A research study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association has revealed that the diabetes drug Avandia can enhance the risks ... Read more...
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Diabetes Drug Avandia Increases Heart Risk, Reviews Deduce
June 29th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The diabetic drug Avandia, which was considered to be one of the leading medications for patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes, faced a setback on Monday ... Read more...
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King Tut died from sickle-cell disease, not malaria: Experts
June 26th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 26 (ANI): King Tutankhamun's death was a result of sickle-cell disease, and not malaria - according to experts.A team from Hamburg's Bernhard Noct Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI) claims that ... Read more...
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B6 and lung cancer: Vitamin lowers risk
June 17th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jun 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New studies have found a relationship between the levels of Vitamin B6 and risk of lung cancer. The study found out that people with high levels ... Read more...
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Vitamin B6 Lowers Lung Cancer Risk By 60%
June 17th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Some people have the habit of taking vitamins regularly just as part of their health diet. This piece of news is definitely going ... Read more...
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Eggs at breakfast help teenagers modulate hunger, weight
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 3 (IANS) A protein-rich breakfast, containing eggs, improves appetite control among adolescents and may also help obese adolescents manage weight, research says.
Researchers examined the impact of a protein-rich breakfast ... Read more...
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Chronic kidney disease patients with depression at complications risk
May 20th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that patients with chronic kidney disease who have been diagnosed with depression are twice as likely to be hospitalized, progress to ... Read more...
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Sickle cell disease ‘affects brain function in adults’
May 12th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): In a new study, adults with sickle cell disease scored worse on memory function tests than healthy adults, suggesting that the blood disorder may affect brain function.As pert ... Read more...
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Processed foods, beverages bad for heart
April 21st, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Added sugars in processed foods and beverages may increase risk for heart disease factors, says a new study.
The study analysed US government nutritional data and blood lipid levels ... Read more...
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Cochlear implantation in kids linked to improved language skills
April 21st, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Children with hearing loss can benefit immensely if they receive a cochlear implant before 18 months of age, a new study has revealed.The research, led by Johns ... Read more...
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Sugary diets linked to heart disease risk
April 21st, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Diets high in added sugars increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, says a new study.To reach the conclusion, researchers at Emory University analyzed U.S. government nutritional data and ... Read more...
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Male teens getting inadequate counselling about HIV, STI
April 14th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): A study has found that despite the national guidelines aimed at improving sexual health services for teenagers, most sexually active boys still get too little counselling about HIV ... Read more...
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Experts condemn use of anti-aging hormones
April 14th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): A leading medical authority has criticised the use of anti-aging hormones.The condemnation comes in the wake of the American Medical Association's (AMA) Council on Science and Public Health's ... Read more...
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Diabetes drug ‘ups heart disease, death risk’
February 22nd, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): US senators have linked a diabetes drug to heart disease and death.They have claimed that the drug Avandia used by tens of thousands of Britons increases the ... Read more...
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Gastric banding surgery can effectively treat obesity in teens: Study
February 9th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): A new study has shown that laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery can effectively treat obesity in adolescents and seems to offer a better alternative than gastric bypass surgery.However, ... Read more...
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Catheter treatment better than drugs for irregular heartbeats
January 27th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study has suggested that treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments.The study's lead author ... Read more...
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Fish oil may be the true ‘elixir of youth’
January 20th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): Fish oil may be the true 'elixir of youth' because of its effects on our biological ageing, according to a new study.Scientists from the University of California at ... Read more...
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Bariatric surgery can act as diabetes cure
January 6th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 6 (ANI): Bariatric surgery, a procedure designed to help patients lose weight, can help diabetic patients get rid of the condition, says a study.Christopher Still, D.O., director of the Geisinger ... Read more...
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US healthcare reform: A timeline (Lead)
December 24th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) The Congressional debate on the complicated issue of US healthcare reform began in spring and continued into the summer and autumn. Here is a timeline:
Feb 4: Obama ... Read more...
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US healthcare reform timeline
December 24th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) With the passage of a Senate bill for healthcare reform Thursday, President Barack Obama is hoping to sign his top domestic priority into law before his Jan ... Read more...
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Duggars welcome their baby no. 19 by emergency C-section
December 12th, 2009 - 12:54 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Arkansas, Dec 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 19th baby for the Duggars popped in a bit early at just 25 weeks. Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar welcomed their daughter Josie Brooklyn, who ... Read more...
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Soy food lowers breast cancer recurrence, death risk
December 9th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Consuming soy food can significantly lower death and recurrence risk in women with breast cancer, reveals a new study.There were concerns regarding the safety of soy food consumption ... Read more...
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Oxygen during CPR improves survival
December 1st, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Although it is said that people can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Ohio researchers insist at some point there arises a ... Read more...
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Eye floaters and flashes of light can cause blindness
November 25th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): A new Canadian study led by a researcher of Indian origin has found that eye floaters and flashes of light are linked to retinal tear or detachment and ... Read more...
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New therapy offers hope for mental disorder patients
November 20th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Patients coping with mental disorders can now look forward to major changes in their lives through an innovative treatment called Schema Therapy (ST).
Schema therapists help patients change ... Read more...
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Fasting ‘not essential’ before cholesterol test
November 11th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): People may no longer require to fast before having a cholesterol test, for a new study found that the results were just as accurate if the patient had ... Read more...
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Long-term statin use ‘reduces risk of gallstones requiring surgery’
November 11th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): A new study has shown that use of cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins for over a year can significantly lower a person's risk of developing gallstones that require surgery.Gallstones ... Read more...
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Doctors, seniors endorse US health reforms
November 6th, 2009 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 6 (DPA) President Barack Obama's hopes of overhauling the US health care system were given a major boost Thursday as two advocacy groups representing doctors and seniors backed the ... Read more...
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Sperm donor passes heart defect to offspring
October 21st, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS) An American sperm donor, who has an undetected genetic mutation linked to a heart disease, passed on a potentially deadly condition to nine of his 24 offspring, one ... Read more...
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Omega-3 ‘of no use for depressed heart patients’
October 21st, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): Researchers have found that use of omega-3 fatty acid supplement along with antidepressant therapy doesn't improve depression in heart patients.The new study counters previous findings that augmentation with ... Read more...
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Intensive care procedure saves lives, claims swine flu study
October 14th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 14 (ANI): Many patients suffering from symptoms of the H1N1 (Swine flu) virus required support treatment with heart-lung machines, researchers have pointed out.The Australia and New Zealand Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ... Read more...
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Giving oxygen to H1N1 patients with respiratory failure improves survival
October 13th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): A new study has revealed that adding oxygen to the blood of H1N1 patients suffering from respiratory failure can significantly improve their survival.The researchers said that patients who ... Read more...
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Healthcare recession proof in the US, says Indian American doctor
October 9th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Doctors in the cosmetic sector may have been hit and elective surgeries reduced, but doctors in the US had otherwise been insulated from the recession, said Dr ... Read more...
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