Mumbai medicos develop device against heavy menstrual bleeding
January 8th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) A two-member team of municipal hospital doctors, with help from some IIT engineers and a US-based company, have developed a new device offering revolutionary treatment for ... Read more...
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Bone-anchored hearing aids ‘beneficial’ for hearing-impaired kids
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A new study has found that bone-anchored hearing aids appear helpful in improving hearing and quality of life in children with hearing loss in one or both ears."Since ... Read more...
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Robot-assisted surgery effective for kidney patients
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Robot-assisted surgery is more advantageous than laparoscopic surgery in repairing kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder, as it is faster and causes less ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Flabby tummies are women’s ‘worst body hang-up’
December 28th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): A new survey has found that the worst body hang-up of women is their flabby tummies, with 59 percent of them revealing that it does not make them ... Read more...
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Now, artificial muscles to restore wink and smile
March 12th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): People who lose control over their facial muscles have now got a new lease of life, for scientists have now developed a technique that could restore their ... Read more...
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Surgeons pull out healthy kidney through donor’s vagina
February 3rd, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Surgeons at Johns Hopkins have successfully pulled out a healthy kidney through a small incision at the back of the donor's vagina, in a historic first ever operation."The ... Read more...
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US surgeons perform minimally invasive kidney removal via vagina for transplantation
February 3rd, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
Washington, February 3 (ANI): American doctors at Johns Hopkins have for the first time removed a healthy kidney from a donor through a minimally invasive method, which involved a small incision ... 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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Retinal detachment highly treatable through surgeries
November 27th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 27 (ANI): An American research team has found that retinal detachment, a condition that puts an individual at risk for vision loss or blindness, can be treated with using ... Read more...
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New MRI technique may help detect cervical cancer early
October 22nd, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, U.K. have found that it may be possible to identify cervical cancer in its early stages by using ... Read more...
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Older patients don’t tell surgeons all their concerns
August 1st, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Older patients and their surgeons don't communicate properly when exploring surgical options, compounding their condition, according to a study. The researchers taped patient-surgeon consultations and later interviewed the ... Read more...
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How to rejuvenate skin sans cosmetic surgery
July 31st, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Want to bring back your skins lost lustre, but the thought of surgery scares you? Well, dont fret about it, for a whole arsenal of aesthetic procedures ... Read more...
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Ranbaxy launches new dental drug in India, Nepal
March 18th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Tuesday launched the first-of-its-kind natural and probiotic drug for dental diseases in India and Nepal. In a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ... Read more...
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