Surgery could be an option for advanced lung cancer patients
July 27th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): Surgery after standard chemotherapy and radiation can be an option for patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer.Oncologists have recently been debating if surgery would benefit ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New techniques ‘cut radiation exposure from cardiac scans’
June 10th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Scientists have developed new techniques for reducing radiation exposures from the scans used to diagnose heart disease.The researchers said that the use of these radiation-lowering strategies did ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Older men more likely to die after pneumonia than women
April 30th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 30 (ANI): Old men are more likely do die after being hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) than women, according to a new study, which suggests that the reason may be ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pneumonia more likely to kill older men than women
April 30th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Pneumonia is more likely to kill older men than women because of differing gender-based biological responses to the infection.
"Our study found that men with CAP (community-acquired pneumonia) ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Caring hospitals make for cheerful, upbeat patients
February 10th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The hospital seems like a dour establishment with equally abrasive doctors, nurses and attendants, especially to patients who need immediate attention.But can you imagine one where the morale ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Happy hospitals make for happy patients
February 10th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): A hospital where the staff is happy is good for patients, says a new study.In the study, John Griffith, professor in the University of Michigan School of ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Pak sign 300 mln dlrs loan agreements with ADB
December 18th, 2008 - 12:15 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Dec. 17 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Pakistan government today signed agreements for three programme loans totaling 300 million dollars for Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab meant to ... Read more...
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