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Researchers find association between oral bacteria, brain abscesses
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to research, bacteria that cause oral infections may also play a role in patients developing potentially fatal brain abscesses.
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Study reveals common, serious gut disorder is often misdiagnosed
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Patients who regurgitate frequently but for no apparent reason may be suffering from rumination. Unfortunately, rumination is frequently misdiagnosed as other gastrointestinal conditions, which means that many patients may not receive timely treatment.
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Research explains why women get more migraines
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Research published today reveals a potential mechanism for migraine causation which could explain why women get more migraines than men. The study, in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, suggests that sex hormones affect cells around the trigeminal nerve and connected blood vessels in the he
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Researchers identify immune cell that helps kill bladder cancer tumors
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mount Sinai researchers have made two important discoveries about the mechanism by which bladder cancer cells foil attacks from the immune system. The research, published in Cancer Cell in September, could lead to a new therapeutic option for patients with these types of tumors.
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Pakistan: Pharmaceutical firms threaten to start protest this week
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to ARY News, insulin for diabetes patients, and various medicines for kidney and cardiac diseases vanished from the market.
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Genes can predict risk of coronary heart disease: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the findings of a study published in the journal 'Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine', an entirely new field of tailored medicines for patients at risk of coronary heart disease could be determined from their genes.
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Researchers suggest transitions of chronic blood cancer to aggressive dise
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For several years, a particular type of chronic leukaemia might develop. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a kind of blood cancer that may require treatment for some people, while long years of watchful waiting may be necessary for other patients. However, in a tiny number of people, th
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Oops! UK hospital mistakenly texts patients they have cancer instead of 'M
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As per CBS News, a hospital in the UK accidentally sent patients a text message saying they have "aggressive lung cancer" instead of wishing them a "Merry Christmas."
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Study: Lab results don't always paint full picture for antiphospholipid sy
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Patients with Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS0, an autoimmune disease that preferentially affects women, are typically given different medications to reduce their risk of blood clotting and help normalize lab values such as platelet count. Despite this, patients sometimes internally feel that
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Singing supports heart stroke rehabilitation: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Language function and the psychosocial wellbeing of patients and their families can be promoted with singing-based rehabilitation. Group intervention provides opportunities for peer support while being simultaneously cost-effective.
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Pakistan: Over 200 medics in FATA not paid salaries for 4 months due to la
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Due to the lack of funds, more than 225 doctors, including medical officers, emergency medical officers and specialists, appointed by the government to improve patient care in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), haven't been paid salaries for four months, reported Dawn.
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Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of canc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Neutropenia--low levels of white blood cells called neutrophils, which fight infection--develops in more than 80 per cent of patients who receive chemotherapy for blood cancer. It occurs because chemotherapy destroys neutrophils along with tumour cells.
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