More Indians falling pray to Alzheimer’s disease (Sep 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day)
September 20th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) With an increasing elderly population falling prey to it, Alzheimer's disease, a kind of dementia, stands as one of the biggest health threats in India, ... Read more...
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Apollo Hospitals launch robot for stroke treatment
October 29th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Apollo Hospitals, India's biggest corporate hospital chain, Saturday launched "stroke Robot" which enables real-time quality care to stroke patients in areas far away from major cities.The ... Read more...
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Study: Cooling brains of stroke patients could reduce risk of disabilities
January 25th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Edinburg, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have found that cooling the brain greatly reduces the risk of death and disabilities that arise from stroke.The scientists are now lobbying European governments to provide ... Read more...
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Kiwi woman partially paralysed by ‘love bite’
January 21st, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Jan 21 (ANI): A Christchurch doctor has reported a case where a Maori woman was left partially paralysed by a love bite from her amorous partner.Dr Teddy Wu, who is currently ... Read more...
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Nightmares could be early sign of Parkinson’s
September 15th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) Horrifying dreams could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease, say experts.
Those who shout or cry in their sleep could be more likely to develop the condition within ... Read more...
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Horrifying nightmares ‘could be first sign of Parkinson’s disease’
September 15th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 15 (ANI): Those who shout or cry in their sleep could be more likely to develop Parkinson's disease, scientists have revealed.Experts have found that people who suffer from a condition ... Read more...
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Footie referees may be biased based on play’s direction of motion
July 8th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Soccer referees may be unconsciously biased towards calling fouls based on a play's direction of motion, new American research reveals.Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ... Read more...
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Smokers carrying common gene variants at greater aneurysm risk
February 27th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Smokers, who carry common gene variants, are at a greater risk of aneurysm, a medical condition in which a blood vessel in the brain weakens and balloons out, ... Read more...
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‘School teachers need to be educated about epilepsy’(Lead)
February 4th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Many epileptic children get little sympathy from teachers if they get seizures and are often told to quit school, an expert has said while underlining the need ... Read more...
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AIIMS forms panel to probe infants’ deaths in clinical trials
August 19th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Tuesday formed a five-member committee to probe the deaths of 49 infants during clinical trials at the institute.“A five-member ... Read more...
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Scientists unveil evidence of brain wave Tsunami following a stroke
June 13th, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): German experts have for the first time shown that waves of electrical discharge that spring up in the human brain after a stroke, known as depolarisation waves, ... Read more...
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