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Heart failure patients with stroke history risk facing depression
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A study has found that heart failure patients with a history of strokes are at a greater risk of depression, hospitalisation and death than those without such a history.
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Now, a tablet that may help with heart failure management
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): Technology-enabled learning has gone a step further as a novel tablet is helping heart failure patients to manage their disease including drug dosages.
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New blood test predicts prostate cancer risk better than PSA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): A team of researchers has demonstrated that a new blood test, known as IsoPSA, detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests in two crucial measures - distinguishing cancer from benign conditions and identifying patients with high-risk disease
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Beware! Long-term aspirin use may not lower risk of stroke
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A study has found that long-term use of aspirin may not lower the risk of stroke in patients with abnormal heart rhythm, but increases their risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
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A stitch in time saves lives in certain heart attack patients
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): Early treatment in the patients with a severe type of heart attack can add years to their lives, according to a recent study.
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Here's how smartphones can speed up ER discharges
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): Smartphones in the emergency rooms can help discharge patients faster, according to a recent study.
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NHS England hospitals hit by large scale cyber attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], May 12 (ANI): A number of hospitals across England were forced to divert emergency patients after being hit by a suspected cyber-attack.
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Severe mental illness risks patient's heart
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): People with severe mental illness are at a substantially increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease compared to the general population, according to a recent study.
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Surgeons perform rare surgery on patient with Arteriovenous Malformation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 11 (ANI): A rare kind of neuro surgery was conducted on a 33-year-old foreign national patient in one of reputed hospital, here.
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Neural stimulation helps stroke, MS patients get back on their feet
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Stroke and multiple sclerosis (MS) patients can walk significantly better with the neural stimulation, according to a recent study.
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Quit-smoking drug safe for lung patients
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): Medication that helps smokers to quit is safe for use by people with chronic lung conditions, according to a recent research.
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High-dose radiotherapy can add years to pancreatic cancer patient's l
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 8 (ANI): Patients with early stage pancreatic cancer could be given longer to live if they receive radiotherapy at a high enough dose, according to a recent research.
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