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Karnataka govt announces monetary aid for SC/ST patients with rare disease
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 8 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday announced monetary aid for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) patients of the state suffering from diseases categorised as ''rare diseases'' and ''high-cost diseases''.
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Heart transplant gives new lease of life to Braveheart
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): A 20-year-old youth who was an unfortunate victim of a road traffic accident with a head injury became a saviour for many patients, who were battling for their lives.
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AIIMS Delhi likely to develop mobile app for eye patients
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is developing a mobile app for eye patients to create awareness about hospital admission, transplantation and post-surgery follow-up.
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Researchers uncover how diet, lifestyle modifications may lower risk of le
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): Researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions may help reduce risk. While more research will be necessary, the study's lead author says f
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Avesthagen consolidates its position with an innovative platform for preci
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Avesthagen Limited, India's pioneering Systems biology genomics company, has launched AVGEN Diagnostics, the first fully integrated end-to-end personalized genetic testing service. The innovative platform employs the latest in NGS seq
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Cancer related Anemia should be treated on priority, suggests Doctors at A
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], September 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Anemia is a condition that affects more than half of cancer patients at diagnosis and during treatment which further impacts their quality of life on an everyday basis. Cancer patients with anemia show reduced response to radio
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Obstructive sleep apnoea associated with increased risk of cancer in peopl
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], September 6 (ANI): People with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have an elevated risk of cancer, according to a large study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
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Persistent COVID infection may increase incidents of heart attacks, brain
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): A persistent COVID infection for a longer period of time, even though mild, may affect and has the potential to increase the incidents of heart attacks and brain strokes in patients, according to the top health experts on Monday.
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Researchers: Potential treatment for binge eating disorder is deep brain s
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two patients with loss-of-control binge eating disorder (BED), accor
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Study reveals that ultra-processed foods are linked to bowel cancer, heart
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): A high intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, bowel (colorectal) cancer and death, according to a study.
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Research reveals patients in intensive cardiac care unit use illicit drugs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 3(ANI): According to a study, illicit drug use is associated with a roughly nine-fold greater risk of mortality or life-threatening events in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) patients.
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Chinese authorities crackdown on Tibetans amid sudden COVID outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 2 (ANI): The sudden COVID outbreak in Tibet has stirred the Communist Party of China which has taken strict measures in the region, including some very suspicious ones as well, which has resulted in adversely affecting the lives of the Tibetans.
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