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Andrew Garfield feels privileged to play polio afflicted Robin Cavendish
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 29 (ANI): Hollywood actor Andrew Garfield, who will be seen playing the real-life polio patient Robin Cavendish in 'Breathe', is proud to play the role and for getting the chance to understand the man.
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7 out of 10 psoriasis patients face social discrimination
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Today, 125 million people globally suffer from a serious auto-immune disease called Psoriasis. Psoriasis is a severe, chronic, non-communicable disease (NCD) that dramatically reduces the quality of life of affected individuals, and takes a high mental, e
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Kidney transplant prolongs life of patients on long-term dialysis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 27 (ANI): According to a recent study, a kidney transplant prolongs the lives of not only those patients, who have recently initiated dialysis, but also those who have been undergoing dialysis for more than a decade.
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Study addresses poor nutrition in patients with liver failure
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 26 (ANI): Poor nutrition is common in patients with liver failure or cirrhosis and it can lead to muscle wasting, weakness, fatigue and worse outcomes before and after the patients undergo liver transplantation.
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Proton therapy may be effective for treating cancer in elderly
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 25 (ANI): Researchers have recently found that proton beam therapy is a type of particle therapy that uses a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue and in combination with chemotherapy may be effective for treating esophageal cancer in elderly patients.
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SRK's fan Aruna PK dies; actor pays condolences
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Aruna P.K., a cancer patient who wished to meet Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan before she succumbed to the disease, breathed her last today.
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Communication may help patients overcome misperceptions of prognosis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): A team of researchers has suggested that open channels of communication may help patients with serious medical problems to overcome the misperceptions of prognosis
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Cancer patients: more intense symptoms, longer the hospital stay
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): As a result of intense and numerous physical and psychological symptoms, advanced cancer patients are at a risk of increased hospital length of stay and unplanned hospital readmissions.
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'We will meet soon': Shah Rukh Khan to fulfill cancer patient's wish
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): A cancer patient, Aruna P.K., had, a few days back, expressed her desire to meet Shah Rukh Khan, at least once before she dies.
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Older diabetic patients at greater risk of cognitive issues after surgery
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): According to a new study, diabetes boosts risk of developing postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) especially in seniors.
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`Overestimating` postoperative pain causes anxiety in patients
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): Patients often tend to overestimate postoperative pain as they underestimate the effect of anesthesia, a study finds.
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Sushma gifts medical visas to Pak patients on Diwali
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the occasion of Diwali assured to give clearance to all pending medical visa applications.
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