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Cycling in bed aids quick recovery of ICU patients: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 30 (ANI): In-bed bicycle exercise during a patient's stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) of hospital might help him recover more quickly, suggests a study.
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Fenofibrate may reduce heart disease risk in diabetic patients
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 29 (ANI): A study finds that a drug may reduce the risk of heart attacks, stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes, who have high levels of fat and low levels of "good" cholesterol, despite being treated with statins.
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Over 18000 patients in Punjab receive free treatment for Hepatitis C
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI-NewsVoir): Punjab government's novel initiative to provide free treatment to patients suffering from Hepatitis C has so far benefitted more than 18,000 patients in state within months of launch.
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Researchers find new drug to prevent heart attack, stroke in high-risk pat
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Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 22 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new therapeutic approach to prevent heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases by finding a protein inhibitor drug that can stop blockage development in blood vessels.
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In Kangra, five patients who underwent cataract surgery yet to regain visi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Dec. 22 (ANI): Five patients who had undergone cataract surgery at Rajender Prasad Medical College in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on December 13, are yet to regain their vision.
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Diabetes Care goes digital as RSSDI partners with Wellthy Therapeutics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): The Research Society for The Study of Diabetic in India (RSSDI) has partnered with Wellthy Therapeutics, a digital therapeutics company focused on improving diabetes care and outcomes through Artificial Intelligence. Wellthy Diabetes is an a
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Boon for obese patients: Robotic surgery ensures faster recovery,minimal h
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 21 (ANI): Robot assisted surgery is changing the lives of the patients who are diagnosed with or suspected to have early gynaecological cancers where primary treatment involves complex surgeries.
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Strand Life Sciences expands Onco-genomic portfolio in India with the glob
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Dec.20 (ANI-Businesswire India): It is vital for oncologists to get clinically actionable and timely results to decide on treatment options for patients. Keeping this in mind, StrandAdvantage, a tumor genomic profiling test by Strand Life Sciences, was launched
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Rushing into surgery can up death risk in some uterine cancer patients
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): For those diagnosed with uterine cancer, delaying surgery may not be a good idea, but for some, rushing into an under-the-knife session can be as detrimental, according to a recent study.
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Punjab Govt. opens 2000 free medicine and 660 free diagnostic centers acro
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI-NewsVoir): A major step towards providing social security to citizens, the Punjab Government has set up 2000 free medicine centers to provide free-of-cost medicines prescribed by government doctors. Out of these, 660 centers also provide free medical testing fa
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Socially isolated cancer patients face higher recurrence, mortality rates
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 13 (ANI): A new study finds that more socially isolated breast cancer survivors are at higher rates of recurrence and mortality, than women with larger social networks experienced better outcomes.
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Heart damage by chemotherapy is worse in patients with diabetes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec.11 (ANI): Heart damage caused by chemotherapy is worse in cancer patients who also have diabetes, found a recent study presented at the EuroEcho-Imaging 2016.
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