Heartburn pills could increase cancer risk: Study
July 24th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) A class of drugs that bring instant relief from heartburn could actually increase your chances of getting cancer, according to a study.It suggests that if you ... Read more...
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Chronic acidity shouldn’t be ignored, it could lead to cancer
June 29th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) As many as 75 percent of Indian patients with digestive problems suffer from what is medically known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD), an abnormal reflux of ... Read more...
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Soon, magnets could help voice box-less patients speak again!
April 21st, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 21 (ANI): People who have had their larynx - or the voice box - removed following cancer, disease or injury may be able to speak again - thanks to a ... Read more...
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Taking more than 2 alcoholic drinks daily ‘increases cancer risk’
April 9th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 09 (ANI): A study has indicated that drinking more than two alcoholic drinks a day can significantly increase the risk of some cancers.NHS guidelines state that men should drink not ... Read more...
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Pathology tests give cancer cells a miss
March 2nd, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 2 (IANS) Tiny cancer cells are being missed in routine pathology tests, causing the death of nearly half the patients after five years of being given the "all-clear", ... Read more...
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Brit toddler takes cheesy route to beat rare disease
December 29th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): A cheesy snack has helped a British toddler, who was told he could never eat normally, to beat a rare congenital disease.Hugo Smith, 2, from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, ... Read more...
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14-year-olds are Britain’s youngest parents
December 18th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 18 (IANS) A pair of 14-year-old school children have become Britain's youngest parents.April Webster, of Caerphilly, South Wales, who began having unprotected sex with the child's father Nathan Fishbourne since ... Read more...
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‘Sponge on a string’ can check oesophageal cancer risk
September 10th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 10 (ANI): UK experts have claimed that swallowing a sponge on a piece of string could help prevent a deadly form of cancer.Medical Research Council scientists have created the "cytosponge" ... Read more...
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Brit boy, 4, unable to eat since birth cured by granny’s chicken stew
August 20th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 20 (ANI): A four-year-old Brit boy, who was unable to eat since birth, has been cured by his grandmother's chicken stew.Little Harrison Cooper-Jones was unable to swallow food because ... Read more...
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Asbestos in schools: Cancer threat to students
July 25th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 25 (IANS) Over one-third of schools in Australia's Queensland state have detected a threat to students' health due to the presence of the deadly carcinogenic substance asbestos in the school ... Read more...
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‘Dr. Death’ Patel was competent for oesophagectomy operations: Defence counsel
June 21st, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, June 20(ANI): The defence counsel of Indian-origin surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel a.k.a. "Dr. Death" has said that he had the skill and care to perform complicated oesophagectomy operations during his time ... Read more...
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‘Dead patients of Indian-origin doctor consented to surgeries’
June 17th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, June 17 (IANS) Two terminally ill cancer patients allegedly killed by Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel had consented to the risky surgeries because it was their "only hope" for a cure, an ... Read more...
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Oz prosecutor says `Dr. Death’s’ surgeries were ‘out of the loop’
June 16th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, June 16 (ANI): Brisbane Supreme Court prosecutor Ross Martin on Wednesday claimed that the Indian-origin Dr. Jayant Patel's complicated surgeries were 'out of the loop' for someone with such little experience.Martin ... Read more...
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One-shot radiotherapy ‘effective against breast cancer’
June 6th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 6 (ANI): A new study, led by a UK research team, has suggested that a single dose of radiation during surgery is just as effective as a prolonged course of ... Read more...
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Brisbane court told `Dr. Death’s’ surgeries ‘more dangerous than a transplant’
May 24th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), May 24 (ANI): The oesophagectomy operations performed by controversial Indian origin surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel a.k.a. "Dr. Death on two Bundaberg Base Hospital patients who later died were more dangerous ... Read more...
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Teenager, Brooke Greenberg, Ensnared In A Tot’s Physique Could Unbolt The Secrecy Surrounding The Course Of Ageing
May 15th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 15, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A teenaged girl, who is ensnared in the physique of a tot, could be the central character in discontinuing the ageing process. This data ... Read more...
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Indian-origin doctor called his hospital third world country
May 11th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, May 11 (IANS) Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel, who caused the deaths of three patients and left a man impaired after performing on him a "careless" surgery, was reluctant to transfer his ... Read more...
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Brisbane apex court told that Dr. Death ‘tore patient’s oesophagus’
April 21st, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Apr. 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court in Brisbane was told on Wednesday that Indian-born surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel, who is facing manslaughter charges, accidentally tore a patient's oesophagus and nicked ... Read more...
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“Dr. Death” Jayant Patel lacked experience for major surgery: Brisbane SC told
March 23rd, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Mar 23(ANI): The Brisbane Supreme Court has been told that former Indian-origin surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel a.k.a. "Dr. Death" lacked the experience or medical support facilities to undertake major surgery on ... Read more...
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Tobacco control is most cost-effective way to prevent cancer
February 4th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by admin
By Professor (Dr) Rama Kant (CNS)
Most public health programmes of the Government of India are directed towards communicable diseases such as malaria, filaria, polio, tuberculosis and leprosy etc. The occurrence of certain ... Read more...
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Extra peg or two can increase cancer risk for women
February 25th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Low to moderate alcohol consumption among women heightens risk of cancers and may account for nearly 13 percent of such cases, according to a new study.
With the ... Read more...
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`Dr. Death” should have chosen safer options for treating his patients
February 16th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Feb.16 (ANI): Controversial Indian-born surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel should have considered safer treatment options for a patient who died after an operation, a Brisbane court has heard.
Patel, 58, ... Read more...
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Dr. Deaths surgical procedures cost patients” lives, Brisbane court told
February 9th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Feb.9 (ANI): Indian-trained surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel carried out a series of badly considered and poorly performed surgeries that cost the lives of three patients, a magistrates court here ... Read more...
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2 non-surgical treatments found effective against reflux disease
January 20th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 20 (ANI): Scientists have found that two non-surgical treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)a condition in which acid from the stomach backs up into the oesophaguscan help reduce a ... Read more...
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Early surgery beneficial for people with persistent heartburn
November 9th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 9 (ANI): A new research has suggested that people with persistent heartburn should be considered for early surgery to prevent a lifetime of popping pills.The surgery ... Read more...
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Genetic proteins that can help detect progress to oesophageal cancer identified
November 4th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 4 (ANI): Rhode Island Hospital researchers say that they have identified genetic proteins that may help detect people who are likely to progress to oesophageal cancer.
Writing about their breakthrough ... Read more...
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Soon, a camera pill to snap 3-D colour pics of internal organs
January 25th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 25 (ANI): Soon, doctors may start using a tablet to obtain two-dimensional colour pictures of their patients internal organs. Well, it does sound bizarre, but University of Washington researchers have ... Read more...
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