Srikon announces home-based primary care
March 28th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) With an aim to bringing back the concept of family physician, Srikon Healthcare Private Limited has announced a unique home-based primary care programme.Under the programme said ... Read more...
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Americans favour health care law repeal by double-digit margin: Poll
February 9th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 9 (ANI): Less than a year after the Obama administration passed the health care law, most voters still favour repealing the overhaul by a double-digit margin, a new poll has ... Read more...
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Shabana willing to bring MPs on board for maternal mortality
November 24th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Actor and social activist Shabana Azmi Wednesday said she is willing to take on the responsibility of getting concerned MPs on board to work on the issue ... Read more...
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Surgeon DaVinci meets anaesthetist McSleepy in first all-robo operation
October 20th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): In the world's first all-robotic operation, surgical robot DaVinci and anaesthesia robot, nicknamed McSleepy performed a surgery on a prostatectomy patient at the Montreal General Hospital."Collaboration between DaVinci, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
African-Americans bikers 1.5 times more likely to die in crashes: Study
September 25th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): African-American victims of motorcycle crashes were 1.5 times more likely to die in crashes, even if they wore helmets, says a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers."For reasons ... Read more...
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New hope for heart attack patients
September 14th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 14 (ANI): A major drug trial has brought scientists closer to making a drug that could prevent thousands of deaths from heart attacks.From the past six years, international clinical ... Read more...
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Rudeness at work can lead to mistakes
July 7th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) Beware of rude behaviour from your colleagues as it could lead to mistakes at work, a study says.
Study author Rhona Flin believes that the link between rudeness and ... Read more...
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Rudeness at work leads to mistakes
July 7th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 07 (ANI): Rudeness at workplace leads to mistakes, according to a new study.Rhona Flin, Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Aberdeen, says that if someone is rude to ... Read more...
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Patients less active sexually after heart attacks
May 22nd, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Patients become less active sexually after a heart attack, especially if they don't get instructions from doctors about when it is safe to resume sex, says a new ... Read more...
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Relationship between HIV-infected kids, caregivers crucial
February 6th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 6 (ANI): Scientists have stressed on the significance of the quality of care and the relationship between children and their caregivers.Researchers sought to determine the effects of HIV infection and ... Read more...
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US report takes sheen off super-speciality hospitals
October 14th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Super-specialty hospitals cherry-pick patients and exaggerate success, according to a US report.
Although many specialised hospitals deliver better and faster services in cardiac care and other specialties, these ... Read more...
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Patients choose mammography facilities by ease of getting there
August 2nd, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) Patients prefer mammography facilities closer to home or work locations and it is for this reason that they often change such facilities, according to a study conducted by ... Read more...
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Aussie dads are worlds laziest fathers!
May 19th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): When it comes to being lazy, dads the world over are no competition for Aussie fathers.And, this revelation is based on a new study that states that ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
First two years vital for kids cognitive development, IQ
December 24th, 2007 - 3:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): A new study has found that the quality of care given to a child within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ.Led by ... Read more...
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