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Soon bionic kidney to replace dialysis, transplantation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 21 (ANI): In what come as good news for patient diagnosed with kidney disease, a significant step has been taken towards developing a bionic kidney that could replace the need for dialysis or transplantation.
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Demonetisation hits medical tourism from Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri(West Bengal)[India], Nov. 21 (ANI): The Centre's decision to demonetize high value currency is preventing patients from Bangladesh coming to India for medical treatment.
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Diabetic patients with three risk factors at high risk of kidney disease
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 20 (ANI): A study found that there is a reduction in healthy renal function in diabetic patients suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI), proteinuria and uncontrolled blood sugar.
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Coordination of care lessens need of dialysis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 20 (ANI): Coordination of care among different clinicians and specialists improves the health of patients with kidney disease and even reduces costs compared with usual care.
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Tighter blood pressure control could save lives: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 20 (ANI): Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 20 (ANI): A new research has found that considerable number of lives would be saved if patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease underwent intensive blood pressure lowering.
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Ministry of Health's AMRIT scheme completes one year
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.16 (ANI): The flagship programme of the Union Health ministry - AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) - to provide affordable life-saving cancer, cardiac drugs and medical disposables has successfully completed its first year, serving over f
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Surgeons devise non-invasive, cost effective treatment for epilepsy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi [India], Nov. 16 (ANI): Neurosurgeons at a Kochi hospital has devised a non-invasive and cheap treatment for epilepsy, considered to be the first time in India. The treatment, which involves eliminating epileptic focus through radiofrequency has found to be completely successful in a p
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Stop buying medicines if you are not going to have it as prescribed
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI- Business Wire India): How often have you said this or heard people saying it? We forget many things in our daily lives, but there is a difference when we forget to take our prescribed medicines. If you missed yesterday's medicines, you can't take the
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Two differing medications safe for patient undergoing heart procedure
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.14 (ANI): According to a new study, two differing blood clot prevention medications are safe and effective for patients undergoing a non-surgical procedure to open blood vessels narrowed by plaque buildup.
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AxSpA patients, women at risk for manifestations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 13 (ANI): According to a new research, gender and disease duration can help predict which axial spondyloarthritis patients will develop extra-articular manifestations such as uveitis, or inflammation of the eye
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Protein drives inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 13 (ANI): A recent research has found that a certain protein in the body causes inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients which in turn will help avoid trial and error when prescribing medications.
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BJP appeals to nation to embrace demonetisation, calls for patience
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 13 (ANI): Amid incidents of violence and anger across the nation following the Prime Minister's initiative of demonetization, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appealed to the nation to be patient, as it would take a while for the situation to return to
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