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Sun Pharma launches novel drug Palbociclib for treatment of advanced breas
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to Sun Pharma, Palbociclib is approved by the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in combination with hormonal therapies for patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth f
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Researchers find cause of epilepsy in children
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Epilepsy affects 4 per cent of the population and is one of the most common brain disorders among children. Most seizure recurrences can be avoided with modern medicine, but approximately 20 per cent of patients do not respond to treatment.
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UP: Amid cold wave, Lucknow hospitals witness 50-60 pc surge in patients w
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With the cold wave prevailing over North India, government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow are witnessing a surge in patients with respiratory illnesses.
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Study: Hospitalised patients' infections may develop from their own bacter
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hospitals have strict hygiene and sanitation protocols to protect patients from bacteria that rarely sicken healthy people but can be deadly for vulnerable patients already hospitalized with serious illnesses. Nearly 100,000 people die every year in U.S. hospitals of infections they develop
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IBS-related changes in patients can be monitored by wearable devices: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which include chronic abdominal pain associated with bowel motions of one of four types--diarrheal, constipating, mixed, or unclassifiable are difficult to treat.
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Cold wave: 10-15% surge in heart attacks, high BP and brain strokes during
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"We are getting approx 10-15 per cent more patients of heart attacks, brain strokes and high blood pressure especially during early hours because of the cold waves since 12 days and the most affected age group is between 50-70 yr old," the LNJP doctor said.
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How Medtech Transformed Blood Pressure Monitor Segment
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI/PNN): Medtech life is a global leader in medical technology, and today it is much known for its inputs to transform the BP Monitor segment through its innovative products. BP monitors are a vital part of healthcare, and have become an important product for
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A Nellore patient with a rare heart condition Dextrocardia with Situs Inve
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 12 (ANI/PRNewswire): A Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) was performed on a 47-year-old person whose heart is on the right side of the chest (Dextrocardia) at Medicover Hospital in Nellore successfully. The doctors at Medicover Hospitals, Nellore,
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PhleboIndia, a Gurugram-based start-up raises Rs 5 crore with a valuation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI/SRV): PhleboIndia, a Gurugram-based online aggregator platform for diagnostic laboratories, recently raised Rs 5 crore in a funding round in less than four months of operation due to its patient-centric business model. In their pre-seed round of funding, th
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Researchers find artificial pancreas useful for type 2 diabetes patients
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have tested an artificial pancreas for use by type 2 diabetes patients. The device, which was powered by an algorithm developed at the University of Cambridge, compared to standard treatment, patients spent twice as much time in the glucose target range and half as much time expe
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Delhi hospitals witnessing surge in respiratory, cardiac problems due to c
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As Delhi witnesses the third worst cold wave in 23 years, the hospitals are getting respiratory and more heart patients in emergencies and OPDs and the health experts said the risk of these diseases increasing because of the cold and air pollution.
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UP: Rise in patients with heart issues in hospitals amid cold wave
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the nail-biting winters and severe dip in temperature, patients with heart-related issues have increased in hospitals, as per doctors in Kanpur.
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