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Magnetic kyphoplasty can now heal spinal fractures
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 30 (ANI): Adding magnetic particles to surgical cement can now heal spinal fractures. Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumors or osteoporosis usually undergo a procedure called kyphoplasty, where the fracture is filled with surgical cement.
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Football effective for old diabetic patients
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 30 (ANI): Turns out, playing football helps increase the bone strength of diabetic patients (male and female) between 55 to 70 years.
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Genetic factors may increase liver damage risk in chronic hepatitis B pati
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 28(ANI): Genetic variations may increase the risk of severe liver damage in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B infection, a new study has found.
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Supplemental oxygen eliminates rise in morning blood pressure
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 23(ANI): Supplemental oxygen eliminates the rise in morning blood pressure experienced by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients who stop using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the standard treatment for OSA.
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Ultrasound applied to brain may help patients with dementia
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 23(ANI): Patients suffering from dementia can now be treated with the ultrasound applied to the brain.
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Frailty may be more deadly in younger heart patients
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 22(ANI): Frailty is often thought to be a syndrome of the elderly, which comes as a natural and inevitable side-effect of aging.
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Doctors revisiting patients develop better discharge plans
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 19 (ANI): When resident physicians visit the homes of their former hospital patients they are in a better position to assess their needs.
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Nursing notes may help ICU patients survive
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 16 (ANI): A new study revealed that nursing regular notes are a good indicator of whether intensive care unit (ICU) patients will survive.
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Routinely screening can prevent opioid use
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 16 (ANI): A new study suggests that routine screening and proper treatment for patients can prevent the opioid abuse.
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Nephrectomy may benefit patients with early kidney cancer
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 11(ANI): Turns out, robotic partial nephrectomy offers significantly better outcomes for patients with early kidney cancer.
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SC orders Delhi private hospitals to treat poor for free
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday passed an order that private hospitals in Delhi which were given subsidised land by the government will have to provide free treatment to patients belonging to the weaker sections of the society.
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Patients with hand disabling Dupuytren's can now hope for a cure
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 08 (ANI): Patients with incurable hand disabling condition, called Dupuytren's disease, have a ray of hope.
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