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Depression symptoms may influence lung cancer survival
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 14 (ANI): Worsening depression symptoms are associated with shorter survival for lung cancer patients, particularly those in the early stages of disease, according to a recent study.
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Siddaramaiah orders government hospitals to create space for barber shops
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct. 14 (ANI): Patients and their attendants in government hospitals in Karnataka will no longer have to sport bushy beards and unkempt tresses as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a directive making it mandatory for all government hospitals to have hair s
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Siemens Healthineers, IBM Watson Health Forge Global tie-up for population
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): IBM and Siemens Healthineers today announced a five year, global strategic alliance in Population Health Management (PHM). The alliance aims to help hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, and other providers deliver value-based care to patie
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Smokeless tobacco products may escalate death risk in prostate cancer pati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 13 (ANI): Consumption of smokeless tobacco product 'snus' on a regular basis may prove fatal to men with prostate cancer and can even lead them to the risk of premature death, suggests
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Exercise beneficial for patients with type 1 diabetes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 13 (ANI): Type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients on insulin pumps stand to benefit by engaging in aerobic exercise, showed a recent three-month observational study on two groups of diabetics.
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Doctors successfully perform high risk hemiarthroplasty surgery on 102year
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 12 (ANI): A team of doctors at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh successfully performed a rare hip replacement surgery to correct the fractured neck of the left femur of a 102-year old patient recently.
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Columbia Asia Referral Hospital receives coveted JCI accreditation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI-NewsVoir): Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Yeshwanthpur has received accreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI), one of the oldest recognitions for best practices in quality and patient safety. The JCI accreditation reiterates Columbia Asia's
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Post trial scientists develop tablet to prevent kidney cancer relapse
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 12 (ANI): A recent trial demonstrates that consuming oral tablet Sunitinib for one year reduces the likelihood of cancer returning for kidney cancer patients following removal of the
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Millions of osteoporosis patients remain undiagnosed and untreated: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct.10 (ANI): As per a recent research, approximately 80 percent of those who have already suffered a broken bone due to osteoporosis, remain unprotected against the risk of further disabling fractures.
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Immunotherapy doubles survival of head, neck cancer patients
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): An immunotherapy drug has been hailed as a potential 'game changer' after being found to greatly improve survival for patients with relapsed head and neck cancer.
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In Chennai, auto driver offers free ride to Apollo patients for Amma'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): An auto driver from Chennai has been offering free rides for Apollo Hospital patients, where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is presently undergoing treatment and recuperating.
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New survey brings out financial stress in cancer patients
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 8 (ANI): For most cancer patients, the uncertainty and stress that can come with its treatment is compounded by what is now known as "financial toxicity", suggests a recent study.
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