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Hospitalised older cancer patients at risk of malnutrition: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 9 (ANI): Older cancer patients who are hospitalised may have a higher risk of being malnourished and experience symptoms like no appetite and nausea, revealed a study.
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Silent strokes common than overt ones in older patients: study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 8 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have explored silent covert strokes that are common than overt strokes in people aged around 65 and have undergone surgery.
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Heating pads could lower BP in high BP patients when they lie down
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 7 (ANI): People, whose blood pressure increases when they lie down, a condition called Supine hypertension, can lower it with the help of heating pads, suggests a study.
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U'khand: CM announces free travel in buses to ART centres for HIV patients
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 4 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday said that people undergoing HIV treatment can now avail free travel service in the state buses to Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) centers to avail medical facilities.
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7 lakh patients visit OPDs in Kashmir hospitals in August: J-K govt
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 3 (ANI): Nearly 7 lakh patients have visited Out Patient Department (OPDs) in Kashmir hospitals in August this year with the healthcare institutions successfully performing nearly 49,000 major and minor surgeries, an official release said on Tuesday
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Mothers, babies sleep on floor at Safdarjung Hospital; authorities want 'o
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 3, (ANI): From doubling and tripling of patients on a single bed at the maternity ward of one of the centre's biggest medical facility - Safdurjung Hospital - authorities seem to have turned a blind eye as mothers are seen lying on the floor with their newborns. Read More
Weight-loss surgery linked to lower death risk, heart complications
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 3 (ANI): Weight-loss surgery performed on patients with Type 2 diabetes and obesity is associated with a lower risk of death and major adverse cardiovascular events than usual medical care, suggests a study.
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3,931 patients undergoing treatment as dengue wreaks havoc in Bangladesh
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Sept 2 (ANI): As many as 3,931 patients suffering from dengue are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across Bangladesh, said officials of Health Crisis Management and Control Room of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday.
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Not genetics, lifestyle leads to most premature heart diseases
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 2 (ANI): Physical inactivity, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol play a greater role than genetics in many young patients with heart diseases, suggests a new study.
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Flu vaccination linked to lower risk of death in patients with high BP
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sep 1 (ANI): Influenza vaccination is associated with eight per cent reduced risk of death during flu season among patients with high blood pressure, suggests a study.
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Exercising benefits people with heart disease more than healthy people: St
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sept 1 (ANI): People with heart or blood vessel problems benefit more from having a physically active lifestyle than people without cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggests a new study.
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Home-based education reduces hospitalizations of atrial fibrillation patie
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 1 (ANI): Home-based and personalised education keeps people suffering with atrial fibrillation out of hospital, found a new study.
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