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Ahmedabad surgeon performs India's 1st robotic surgery
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Guajarat) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): A unique robotic surgical procedure, said to be the first of its kind performed in India and third in the world, was recently performed by a doctor at Sterling Hospitals on a 37-year old patient to relieve him of acute pain caused by a rare conditi
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Bariatric surgery ideal to address acute obesity
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 15 (ANI): Obesity in India has been increasing at an alarming rate over the past three decades.
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For older adults, shorter hospital stay can increase 'readmission
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 8 (ANI): A study has discovered that shorter stay in the hospital of people of about 65-years-old and older, is linked to quicker readmission to hospital within seven to 30 days from post-acute care facilities.
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Now, antibiotics can become alternative to surgery for appendicitis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 18 (ANI): Now you can save your kid from surgery, as a study shows that antibiotics may be an effective treatment for acute non-complicated appendicitis in children, instead of surgery.
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Antibiotics alternative to surgery as treatment for appendicitis: Study
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): Good news! A recent study shows that antibiotics may be an effective treatment for acute non-complicated appendicitis in children, instead of surgery.
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Malaria remains acute public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO rep
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec. 14 (ANI): Despite major progress in the fight against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains an acute public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 90 per cent of the world's malaria cases, according to an annual flagship report by th
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Diabetic patients with three risk factors at high risk of kidney disease
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 20 (ANI): A study found that there is a reduction in healthy renal function in diabetic patients suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI), proteinuria and uncontrolled blood sugar.
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Newspaper publishers stage a sit-protest by stopping publication in Imphal
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Nov. 19(ANI): Publication houses in Imphal, Manipur have stopped the publication of newspapers as they are facing acute shortage of currency following demonetisation.
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Children admitted to ICUs develop acute kidney injury
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 19 (ANI): A study published online in The New England Journal of Medicine has found acute kidney disease developing in children admitted to pediatric intensive care units.
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DCW seeks Social Welfare dept's response on 'acute shortage'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 25 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday observed that there was an "acute shortage" of old age homes in Delhi.
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Optimistic JD-S hopes SC takes positive view of Karnataka's Cauvery r
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.24 (ANI): As the Karnataka state assembly adopted a resolution not to share Cauvery waters with Tamil Nadu, thereby appearing to trigger a constitutional crisis, the Janata Dal (Secular) on Saturday hoped that the Supreme Court would take a positive view of this act a
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Strong tides could trigger severe earthquakes: Study
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 17 (ANI): A recent study suggests that a strong tidal force can exaggerate an already loaded earthquake as a result pushing a small one to evolve into an acute tremor.
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