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Dengue - A continuing global threat
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 11 (ANI): Dengue fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue viruses. Each year, an estimated 400 million people globally are infected with the virus; about 100 million get progressively sick and 2.5 percent of those patients die. It is the
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Are sepsis patients at higher risk of stroke?
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 10 (ANI): Patients with sepsis face higher risk of strokes and heart attacks in the first four weeks after hospital discharge, according to a study.
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Make lifestyle changes to reduce blood pressure medications
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 9 (ANI): Patients with high blood pressure problems can reduce the need for antihypertensive medications within 16 weeks with the help of some lifestyle changes, according to a new study.
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T cell behavior has major implications for cancer immunotherapy
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 08 (ANI): Turns out, disease-fighting T cells, elicited from vaccines, do not require glucose for their rapid reproduction, which may help the development of immunotherapy for cancer patients, a new study has revealed.
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Researchers issue guidelines for traumatic brain injury patients
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sep 08 (ANI): Researchers introduced a new set of guidelines for rehabilitation of patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), incorporating insights from rehabilitation professionals responsible for providing care from initial assessment through long
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Sonali Bendre's new look comes with inspiration for cancer patients
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 05 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sonali Bendre, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, has been an inspiration for patients suffering from the life-threatening ailment. The actor has penned another motivational post after she opted for a wig following hairloss due
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Artificial Intelligence predicts heart disease deaths better than doctors
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 05 (ANI): According to a latest study, a recent model developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) can better predict the risk of death in patients with heart disease than the existing models designed by medical experts.
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Patients want more information about their medicine
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 05 (ANI): According to a recent study, patients are looking for more information on the medicines they're prescribed and want a greater say in the brands they use.
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Similar changes in patients with ADHD and emotional instability
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 03 (ANI): A new study has found that in both Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and emotional instability disorders, the brain exhibits similar changes in overlapping areas, and the two types of conditions should be seen as related and attention should
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Your genetic profile decides severity of asthma symptoms
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 03 (ANI): Turns out, asthma patients with a specific genetic profile exhibit more intense symptoms of asthma following exposure to vehicular pollution.
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Odisha: Schizophrenia patient rescued from six years captivity
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): A 26-year-old old woman, suffering from Schizophrenia, was rescued from six years of captivity on Wednesday and admitted to a hospital in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
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Model to predict life-threatening respiratory diseases in burn patients
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA] Aug 29(ANI): Researchers have devised a model to predict burn patients who are most likely to develop life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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