Century-old heart test beats high-tech diagnostic tools
June 15th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Doctors still swear by the reliability of the exercise stress test, a technology first developed in 1928, which is not only the most widely used diagnostic ... Read more...
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Doctors diagnose patients within moments of meeting
December 15th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Doctors can diagnose illness and infections within moments of their meeting with a patient, say researchers in a study that could help improve diagnostic techniques.The research ... Read more...
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Safer CT scanning for kids developed
April 5th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy has revealed that researchers at the Queen Silvia Children's Hospital have developed a method that allows the lowest possible dose of radiation ... Read more...
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Home urine test measures insulin production in diabetics
February 25th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists have developed a simple home urine test that can measure if patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are producing their own insulin.The urine test, ... Read more...
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Misdiagnosis ‘greatest threat to patient safety in hospitals’
September 10th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 10 (ANI): A senior UK doctor has warned that diagnostic errors are the central causes of avoidable harm to patients in hospitals.Gordon Caldwell, a consultant physician at Worthing Hospital in ... Read more...
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Brit docs fail to save dying patient, despite texted photos of condition
July 31st, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 31 (ANI): A dying hospital patient in the UK sent photographs of her worsening health to her mother but doctors repeatedly missed chances to save her life.Jo Dowling, 25, sent ... Read more...
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False diagnosis of TB in HIV patients is fatal
May 17th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 17 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers at University of California-San Francisco and Makerere University-Kampala has shown that HIV-infected patients who are falsely diagnosed as having tuberculosis (TB) have ... Read more...
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Protein’s genetic defect linked to cardiac arrest
April 20th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) A genetic defect in the protein glycogenin may lead to cardiac arrest, research says, hinting that it can be considered as a diagnosis for heart problems.
A young man's ... Read more...
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Lack Of Cognitive Thinking Results In Schizophrenia?
March 16th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
California, Mar 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Over 2 Million Americans who suffer vehemently from schizophrenia might see some hope to live a better day. Jong H. Yoon, assistant professor of psychiatry ... Read more...
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Exotic toilet seats, harsh chemicals cause ‘poop’ dermatitis
January 26th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): A new American research has ascribed 'poop' dermatitis to fashionable toilet seats and harsh chemicals.Bernard Cohen, director of pediatric dermatology at Hopkins Children's Center, who led the research, ... Read more...
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Toilet seat triggers skin infections among kids
January 25th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Considered an extinct nuisance, skin irritation activated by toilet seats is making a comeback mostly among children, says a new research.
"Toilet seat dermatitis is one of those ... Read more...
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Eye protection must for tarantula owners
January 1st, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): Here's a warning for tarantula owners: Keep your face away from your eight-legged pal, and don't forget to wear eye protection.The warning comes after a 29-year-old man ... Read more...
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Pete Burns’s kidney failure
March 25th, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Singer Pete Burns is not a happy man at the moment. The former Dead or Alive frontman isn't happy with the doctors after getting collapsed, months after he was diagnosed with ... Read more...
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Pre-eclampsia may stem from misfolded proteins in urine
January 31st, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have found that the key to pre-eclampsia could be found in proteins that misfold and aggregate in the urine.Preeclampsia is a ... Read more...
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