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December 3rd, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
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London, December 3 (ANI): Patients safety is being compromised in America because medicines these days are reviewed and released onto the market faster than ever before, says a report.
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November 28th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 28 (ANI): A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members can significantly protect infants against the fatal form of whooping cough, say doctors.
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November 26th, 2008 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 26 (ANI): Obese people are wasting billions of pounds every year on quack health foods, which are actually ineffective, says a nutritional expert on the online British Medical Journal.
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November 20th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
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London, November 20 (ANI): A team of Dartmouth researchers says that there is a need for greater scrutiny of the relationship between medical journalists and health care industrial sources, as pharmaceutical ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 19 (ANI): People suffering from depressive disorders or schizophrenia are at a greater risk of re-attempting suicide within a year of their first attempt, says a new study.
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November 14th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 14 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that ECG (electrocardiogram) tests, which are commonly given to people with suspected angina to predict the likelihood future of heart disease, have limited accuracy.
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November 14th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 14 (ANI): Older remedies like peppermint oil and soluble fibre are effective treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), say researchers.
IBS is characterised by abdominal pain and an irregular bowel ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
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London, Nov 13 (IANS) Where have all the generous sperm donors in UK gone?Lately, the country is facing a severe shortage of such 'seminal' Samaritans. The problem has become particularly acute after ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 13 (ANI): Politicians who run for Prime Minister or President must go for an independent health examination and make their medical records public to ensure their ability to govern, ...
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November 4th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 4 (ANI): Intake of caffeine even one cup of it daily at any time during pregnancy is associated with an elevated risk of low birth weight, says a new ...
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November 2nd, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 2 (ANI): Expecting mums will be warned not to drink more than two cups of coffee a day or risk giving birth to underweight babies, according to a health ...
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October 24th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
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London, October 24 (ANI): Many U.S. doctors admitted to having prescribed active drugs like sedatives and antibiotics as "placebo treatments" to their patients during a study.
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October 22nd, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) Erectile dysfunction is linked with heart attacks but it is being ignored by general practitioners, a doctor with Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham has warned.Dr Geoffrey Hackett reported ...
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October 17th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
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London, Oct 17 (ANI): Aspirin does not prevent heart attacks in people with diabetes, suggests Scottish research.
The British Medical Journal reported that aspirin should only be given to patients with established ...
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October 10th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
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London, Oct 10 (IANS) Tobacco smuggling causes around 4,000 premature deaths a year or four times the number of fatalities caused by the use of all smuggled illegal drugs put together, but ...
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October 10th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Oct 10 (ANI): Tobacco smuggling is causing around 4,000 premature deaths a year in Britain, which is four times the number of deaths caused by the use of all smuggled ...
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October 8th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by ANI
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Surat (Gujarat),Oct.8 (ANI): Residents of Surat city in Gujarat are using this year''s Navratri festival celebrations to highlight the need for ending the practice of female foeticide in the state.
As part ...
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October 5th, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Oct 5 (ANI): Employees who take long spells of sick leave for circulatory or psychiatric problems or for surgery are at an increased risk of dying early, says a new ...
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October 3rd, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Oct 3 (ANI): Employees who take long spells of sick leave for circulatory or psychiatric problems or for surgery are at an increased risk of dying early, says a new ...
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September 26th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept 26 (ANI): Continuous glucose monitoring of expectant mothers with diabetes can reduce their risk of developing pregnancy-related complications, say researchers.
In the study involving 71 pregnant women, the researchers found ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): Want to cheat death? Well, in that case, go for a 30-minute brisk walk everyday, eat healthy foods and kick the butt.
Thats the conclusion of a new ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, Sep 25 (IANS) Improved home heating reduced asthma symptoms in children, according to a Otago University study in New Zealand. The study examined 409 children in five communities between the ages ...
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September 19th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
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London, September 19 (ANI): Medical experts have warned that antibiotic resistance is growing so enormously that it may become very difficult to carry out major surgeries, organ transplantation, and cancer chemotherapy ...
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September 17th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept 17 (ANI): Women could halve their risk of premature death by avoiding cigarettes, exercising regularly, keeping a check on their diet and alcohol intake, and disease history, according to ...
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September 14th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept 14 (ANI): Sticking to a full Mediterranean diet offers substantial protection against heart disease, cancer, Parkinson''s and Alzheimer''s, according to a study.
The study has been published online in the ...
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September 12th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept 12 (ANI): Sticking to a full Mediterranean diet offers substantial protection against heart disease, cancer, Parkinson''s and Alzheimer''s, according to a study.
The study has been published online in the ...
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September 6th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
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London, Sep 6 (IANS) A global shortage of medical isotopes, used in more than 80 percent of heart and bone scans and in detection of cancer, will hamper diagnostic examinations over the ...
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August 29th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Aug 29 (ANI): Drugs used to treat psychosis a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality may increase risk of stroke, according to a study ...
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August 22nd, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) One of the longest and largest trials of hormone replacement therapy has found it helps post-menopausal women significantly improve quality of life. The study involved 2,130 post-menopausal women ...
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August 22nd, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, Aug 22 (ANI): Face transplants will soon become as common as liver or kidney ones, following the success of two facial reconstructions, say doctors behind the triumph.
According to the British ...
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