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New drug delivery method paves way for better cancer therapy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Mar. 17 (ANI): Patients suffering from cancer may soon face better therapy options as a team of researchers has come up with a new drug delivery method that produced strong results in treating cancers in animal models, including some hard-to-treat solid and liquid tumou
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Dhule doctor assault: Nine identified arrested, three FIRs lodged
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): The Maharashtra Police has arrested nine persons accused of beating up a doctor in a hospital at Dhule by a patient's relatives, allegedly due to a dealy in treatment.
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Tendulkar allies with Aster DM Foundation to support children with cancer,
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi [India], Mar. 13 (ANI): The Aster DM Foundation today announced a partnership with legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to help young patients suffering from cancer and heart ailments in young patients.
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Gene that causes rare disorder Opitz C syndrome identified
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 13 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified the gene that causes Opitz C syndrome in the only patient diagnosed with this ultra-rare disorder in Catalonia.
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Gastrointestinal cancer: Walk your way to healthy life during chemo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 13 (ANI): Walking or jogging helps patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer to cope better with the side effects of chemotherapy, according to a recent study.
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Boosting communication can help sail through menopause
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 12 (ANI): Sailing through menopause sans breaking a sweat may be as easy as boosting communication as a recent study has suggested that the patients use alternative medicine more than health care providers know.
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Marijuana helps epilepsy patients combat intolerable medication effects: S
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 11 (ANI): A study finds that people with uncontrolled epilepsy - neurological disorder - resort to cannabis products when antiepileptic drug side-effects are intolerable.
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Need flu shot? Let your doctor make appointment for you
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 10 (ANI): If you need a flu shot, you may want to ask your doctor to make the appointment for you as according to a recent study, asking patients to schedule their own appointments doesn't work.
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Erratic power supply at Puducherry hospital causes death of three patients
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): As the World Kidney Day was being observed across the globe on Thursday; a tragedy unfolded in the union territory of Puducherry, where three patients, including two women, who were undergoing Haemodialysis at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research
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This drug may stimulate immune system to fight blood cancer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 9 (ANI): A team of US researchers have found an experimental drug that may stimulate the immune system - leading to tumor shrinkage - in patients affected by blood cancer.
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Newer and effective medications now ensure cure for Hepatitis C virus
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 9 (ANI): A study reveals a dramatic transformation in the care of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), as more effective and tolerable medications have become available.
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OCD patients find it difficult to learn about safety of stimulus: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 7 (ANI): According to a recent research, people suffering from Obsessive Complex Disorder (OCD) are poorer at learning about the safety of a stimulus, in turn contributing to their struggles to overcome compulsive behaviour.
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