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Night-time dim-light exposure could make breast cancer spread to bone
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Breast cancer patients, who expose themselves to dim-light at night, take note! A recent study has found out that dim-light exposure at night could likely lead breast cancer to spread to bone.
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Research finds better way to treat PTSD patients
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 19 (ANI): Researchers of a recent study have found a way to improve treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by changing how the brain responds to fearful conditions.
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Tilt training helps prevent fainting: study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): In a recent research it has been found out that tilt training prevents fainting. Besides, the training improved quality of life, reduced the worry and fear about future fainting and enabled patients to return to work.
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New cardiac index outperforms current tools in predicting death after admi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): A new tool has been devised for heart disease patients that is better at predicting death after hospital admission vis-a-vis current indexes.
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Drug prescribed to BP patients can increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest,
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 17 (ANI): A study conducted recently has observed that the common drug used for treating high blood pressure and angina (chest pain) is associated with an increased risk of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.
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Testosterone slows prostate cancer recurrence in low-risk patients
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 17 (ANI): US researchers have found out that testosterone replacement slows the recurrence of prostate cancer in low-risk patients.
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Nonagenarian undergoes successful hip-surgery at Apollo Hospitals
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] March 12 (ANI): It’s never an easy task to walk again on your own when you have a fall at the age of 98 and fractured your hip. The lower body is immobile and the patient needs to be cared for long. Doctors say that the chance of success for patients undergoing
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Hearing music after surgery helps in faster recovery: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 12 (ANI): According to a recent study, listening to music before, during or after any surgical procedure has a positive effect on patients and reduces their pain and anxiety exponentially.
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Blood holds key to liver regeneration, study suggests
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 10 (ANI): The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. A recent study shows that the blood-clotting protein fibrinogen may hold the key as to why some patients who undergo a liver resection, a surgery that removes a diseased portion of the organ, en
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Father of cancer patient who turned IAF pilot for a day feeds families out
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Girish, father of late Chandan, a cancer patient, whose last wish was fulfilled by Indian Air Force to become a pilot for a day, fed patients and families outside AIIMS today as a gesture to welcome home Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
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Wakefulness may predict if patients can breathe on their own: Study sugges
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 1 (ANI): According to recent study patients who are critically ill are more likely to be successfully weaned from a ventilator or breathing machine if they have higher levels of wakefulness.
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This LA hospital pilots Alexa-enabled smart patient rooms
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Los Angeles [USA], Feb 26 (ANI): Hospitals are perhaps the best places for the use of smart speakers. Cedars-Sinai, a non-profit hospital in Los Angeles, is looking at adding a touch of smart to the patient rooms.
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