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Lure of the home turf brings back NRI doctors

...een the main draw, doctors are actually taking pay cuts to work inIndia. Fortis Healthcare, which is slated to open their first Rs 155-croremulti-speciality hospital at Mohali i June, have NRI's heading all theirspeciality divisions. ``We have nine doctors on board so far, of which 5 are from the US,'' sa...

Blocked viens block eye sight

... fluids, the pure saline jet might make even finer cuts without causing stress to the nearby tissue....

Triglycerides Linked To Stroke Risk

...trokes, which occur when a clot or narrowed artery cuts off the brain's blood supply, account for about 80% of all strokes. The other 20% are due to broken blood vessels in the brain. People can lower their triglyceride level by making lifestyle changes such as eating a low-fat diet, losing weight and e...

Drug Combinations May Boost Stroke Risk

... when a blockage or extreme narrowing of an artery cuts off part of the brain's blood supply. The reports' authors speculate that too many serotonin drugs could cause restricted blood flow to the brain. Antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, increase levels of seroton...

Smoking stripes longevity

Scientists have devised that each cigarette cuts on average 12 minutes off the life of a smoker. It is based on the difference in life expectancy between smokers and non-smokers and an estimate of the total number of cigarettes a regular male smoker might consume in a lifetime. The researchers, fr...

Possible benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy

...after menopause, have suggested that the treatment cuts risk of heart attacks and stroke. But some scientists speculated that women who opt for HRT might tend to be healthier, tilting those studies in the treatment's favor. That has led to randomized controlled trials such as WEST, which are considered th...

Treating wounds without stitches

...titches is a less painful approach to dealing with cuts to the hand, and the wound still heals in a satisfactory way. Having a cut stitched is a painful experience - but it's generally been assumed this is necessary to achieve wound closure and healing. The patients were assigned to either stitching or ...

Home care aids in lung disease

... COPD to specialist nurse care in the home setting cuts costs, re-admission to hospital and improves patients' awareness of their condition. A group of 215 patients, admitted to hospital with COPD, were assigned either to usual care or to specialist nurse home-based care. The latter group were discharge...

SARS make Air India cut flights

...ional carrier, Air India, has decided to make more cuts to its flights to Hong Kong because of concerns over Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The move comes as the body representing India's commercial pilots issued directives to its members not to fly on the Bombay-Hong Kong route. However Air In...

Medicaid cuts leave patients in a lurch

.... The physician across the country feel that these cuts would result in dire consequences for patient car...on prescription drugs have also been cut . Further cuts are planned in the near future. Physicians find themselves in a dire predicament as to whether they ...

Age should not rule out visectomy reversal

... couples," they add. During a vasectomy, a surgeon cuts a small section out of each vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm from the testes. The open ends of the tubes are then closed. The procedure can be reversed through a surgical procedure that restores the flow of sperm through the vas deferens. SOU...

Senate assures ban on smoking

... much of it for social programs hit hard by budget cuts last spring. The supplemental budget includes $3.7 million for the Department of Social Services, $3.2 million for the Department of Mental Retardation, and $3.1 million for the Department of Youth Services. The lifting of the Sunday liquor sales ba...

Reducing The Risk Of Heart Disease

.... Researchers figured out how much each ingredient cuts heart disease individually and then worked out the combined effects of the components. Finally, they calculated the potential effect among Americans in an ongoing study. Results of the diet were most dramatic for men, who were projected to live on a...

Cell’s microenvironment linked to cancer

...the alteration in genome package. An enzyme that cuts DNA at certain sequences does not snips the DNA of aggressive cancers like melanoma, due to segments of DNA are more twisted and compact in these kind of cancers and the enzyme cannot get access to the DNA. Studies on various cancer tissues showed ...

New Tools To Identify Flu Strains

...n of fragment sizes tells you the locations of the cuts in the DNA, and this provides a "fingerprint" that distinguishes the type of flu. During that process, the DNA fragments are run though a gel, which, when it is electrically charged, causes the DNA fragments to move at certain speeds depending on si...

Potato powder to stop bleeding

...tential for the treatment of everything from minor cuts to surgical incisions, and may even combat injuries. Hemostat, a blood-clotting agent,produces immediate coagulation at the surface of a wound, followed by the normal blood-clotting processes.// The powder-based coagulant may one day help anesthesiol...

New Eye Surgery Gives Hope To Short-Sighted

...e deemed risky because surgeons had to make larger cuts to insert them, leaving patients more vulnerable to infection. The Singapore National Eye Centre plans to start trials of the new-generation ICLs. A spokesman told the newspaper that the centre was encouraged by the lens' "better safety features". ...

All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy

...uch as musculoskeletal disorders (35%) followed by cuts and bruises (25%). Previous studies have already explored relationship of working hours to heart disease, fatigue, stress, depression, chronic infections, diabetes, general health complaints and death. Taking into consideration the implications of t...

Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Helps In Removing Thyroid Cysts

...balloon was introduced and inflated. Two more 5 mm cuts were made on the chest to introduce instruments to dissect the thyroid gland," Ramana said. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located in the front of the neck. It commonly develops nodules or becomes very big. Its removal is complicated...

Remote Robotic Surgery Using Miniature Robots

... inserted through one incision hence the number of cuts would be reduced and would lead to faster recovery for patients. Oleynikov said. 'We think with robot assist, we can do better than human hands,' and the views from the camera-carrying robots are better than the naked eye, as they send back color...

Harsh British Winter Could Kill Upto 90,000 Pensioners

...s. Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to rule out cuts to domestic gas supplies as he came under fire over rising prices and fears of fuel shortages this winter. He conceded that the country faced 'difficulties with gas prices', admitting there was a problem for industry, raising the prospect of lay-off...

Zinc reduces morbidity due to diarrhea in HIV+ children

...py for children with HIV-1 infection // , since it cuts the chance of diarrhea and pneumonia without risking deterioration of HIV infection. Zinc deficiency is previously known to be associated with impaired immune function and an increased risk of infection. Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of deat...

Fructose is a tricker and not all that sweet!

... alternative to the Atkins type of approach, which cuts out carbohydrates indiscriminately.' The study can effectivelycontribute in diagnosis and development of a diet that is perfect in all respects....

Fruits And Vegetables Contribute To Memory

...that taking daily vitamin E and C supplements also cuts the risk of Alzheimer's. The findings were presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Prevention of Dementia. --IANS...

Zebra fish Study To Explain Human Color

...n is caused by a mutation in the SLC24A5 gene that cuts production of a key protein. Adding proteins from the zebra fish resulted in normal fish getting a darker color. Similarly scientists studied human genes and found most of them carried the same version of the SLC24A5 gene, but people with a Europea...

War Against Cancer Continues

...nosed with the disease in 2006. Even though cancer cuts across social classes and ethnicities, more African-American men are afflicted by this than the white population in the country. The San Gabriel Valley of California has a diverse population, and the Asian population appears to be more prone to liv...

The weight loss reality check – Do Fad diets and short-cut methods actually work

There are absolutely no short cuts to effective weight loss apart from diet and exercise. Despite ample studies and research to prove this point, several myths abound // . Let’s throw some light on how one can effectively shed the extra weight, and dispel famous myths to reveal underl...

Slash In Medi-Cal Coverage Makes Medical Care For The Poor Questionable

...ty and the benefits are not affected. If these cuts were extended till the next year then it would make a profit of $68 million to the state fund. There were also lots of complaints that it was difficult for a poor person to find a Medi-Cal providing doctor. But the deputy director refutes it by showi...

Pay Cut Leads To Increased Levels Of Insomnia Among Workers

...ty 's Fisher College of Business stated// that pay cuts resulted in loss of money and sleep among the workers. The study was conducted in 4 hospitals in different cities in the Northeast. In these hospitals the nurses received a pay cut which reduced their salary by 10%. The author conducted a superviso...

Federal Government Has to do a lot to prevent spread of HIV

...y to spend for the benefit of HIV patients. Due to cuts there as been an acute shortage of money for Housing of AIDS patients and to the Ryan White CARE act. The Bush administration in order to encourage selling of HIV drugs as given a false information that HIV can be cured which has led to the ignoran...

Clean Blades To Be Provided To Self-Harmers

...cal personnel can even enquire about the number of cuts and the depth of the proposed cuts. Suitable instructions can then be given accordingly. On the contrary, Katherine Murphy, a member of the Patients Association has criticized the proposed plan and has warned that it could lead to the visualization...

Homecare Association Highlights Cost-Effectiveness of Medicare and Medicaid

...care Concepts in Farmingdale, NY said, “Continuing cuts to homecare erode the cost-effective infrastructure of homecare that will be essential to the nation's healthcare needs especially as baby boomers near Medicare eligibility. The expected growth in number of Medicare beneficiaries and the increasing l...

Any Form Of Minimally Invasive Surgery- Name It & They Do It!

... done earlier with the traditional long eight-inch cuts which had to be stitched up,' said M. Maran, director minimal access and endoscopy expert. Sudha Parimalaa, 30, a mother of two, for instance, suffered from severe back pain and was referred to MIOT where her appendix was removed and an ovarian cys...

Confusion persists in the case of whole grains

...n of Cereal Chemists. It is said that whole grains cuts the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. ...

Hospital Trust Will be Leaner by 300 Jobs

...funding formula, there would be no debt, and these cuts would not be happening.' Brian Milstead, Chief Executive of the Trust that employs nearly 5,000 people, said that the jobs cots would revolve around management and administration roles. He said: 'We have seen huge improvements in services, particula...

Operation ‘Job Cut’: 1000 Jobs to be chopped By Hospital Managemet

...hire in Stoke-on-Trent has informed staff that job cuts are on the anvil, mainly to survive the ￡17m debt. 75% of job cuts are mandatory redundancies that will affect all areas of the workforce. Nurses and midwives will com...

Women Affected With VWD is one of the Reason for Heavy Periods

...eds, bruise easily and lengthy bleeding from small cuts and scratches. The Haemophilia Society says that women often think that the heavy periods they share with other members of their family are normal as it is inherited. But the seriousness is understood only when excessive bleeding occurs after an oper...

NHS Forced to Borrow Money at Rates of 10 percent

...The move follows close on the heels of several job cuts among the nursing staff in order to stem mounting debts. Close to 4000 job cuts have been reported across the country within the past few weeks. The latest job cuts announced by ...

Employees Sacked To Tackle Huge Debts Faced By the Hospital

...tal of North Staffordshire NHS Trust where the job cuts have been announced. She spoke about ways to tackle the issue, future of the hospital and later went on a tour of the hospital site in Hartshill. The trust has launched a 90-day consultation process, to address debts of more than ￡15m. Now the hospit...

A drive to fortify bread with folic acid

... importance of folic acid lies in the fact that it cuts the risk of neural tube defects such as spina bifi...ic acid is a form, which is found in certain foods cuts cardiovascular disease risk. Studies are ongoing to see if synthetic folic acid supplements do the s...

Indian Designers show lot of Talent

...the fabric, the production values, the shapes, the cuts - everything matching what we look for in Europe and the US," added Arjomand, an Iranian by birth. Would that also mean joint development of ensembles? "Absolutely. Whatever opportunities present themselves, we will look at them," she said. Eve...

NHS announces further Cost cutting Measures

...t- ridden NHS hospitals have announced further job cuts with three NHS hospitals in Worcestershire being the latest hit. The affected hospitals are the Worcestershire Royal Hospital// in Worcester, the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, and Kidderminster Hospital. The hospitals which were run by the Worces...

British Hospitals Face Financial Crisis

.... Almost every day, several hospitals announce job cuts to meet budget deficits. In recent weeks, the overall job losses in the NHS are said to be nearly 7,000 in 22 trusts and hospitals in different parts of the country. New work rules have compounded the situation for them as now they can no longer wo...

Doctor Cleared Of Charges of Killing a baby

... born with significant bruising and swelling, with cuts to her face and ears, multiple skull fractures and a massive brain injury. Mr. Battisby told that the verdict does not diminish in any way the acknowledgement made by the trust in the civil claim for damages that the level of care had been negligent ...

Head Of The Church Of England Asks NHS To Respect Patient Needs

...anterbury, has warned that National Health Service cuts brought about by the competitive system could compromise the quality and centrality of patient care. // R Williams who is the head of the Church of England suggested that "short-term economics" threatens to undermine the service delivery, and this ...

A New Study Feels That The UK heart drug Guidelines Not Enough

...reated. And this they explained meant that it only cuts the rate of heart attack or stroke in the overall population by 9%. Professor Paul Durrington, who leads the researchers said that statin treatment would hardly make any difference to the overall rate of cardiovascular disease unless it is targeted...

Stringent budget for 2006/2007 portends unhealthy trends for HIV/AIDS patients.

...mission, Kihumuro Apuuli, and the envisaged budget cuts may hamper patients’ reach of anti-retroviral drugs// , which is extremely crucial to extend their lives. Presently almost 75,000 patients are using these drugs. Uganda has not been able to augment the annual healthcare budget over the years to the ...

Uganda Faces Crisis in the Field Of HIV/AIDS Due To Budget Cuts

... Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) said that the budget cuts would affect patients' access to anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs). As such itself a number of other organizations are retrieving back their operations and hence the government has to fill the existing gaps. As Uganda has failed to reduce the annual hea...

New Delhi to Host Conference on Accident & Emergency Medical Treatment

...pecialty department, he said. His work, he added, cuts across all departments and in the United States and other developed countries, emergency medicine is a specialty in itself to which doctors devote their lives and most importantly, they are able to save innumerable lives. Some 2000 delegates from ac...

UK Government Plans On Tackling Health Service Deficits

...fist warning signs. The advisors feel that the job cuts were mainly due to the deficit of the 2005/06 fina...S will continue to announce job losses and service cuts this year, she said that they at the union feel that there will shortly see a lot of job reductions ...

Health Ministry’s Interference in AIIMS Could Prove Deleteriou

...gone out, doctors who struck work will have salary cuts in their pay packet. Ramadoss seems to have made his point clear - autonomy is something even elite institutions like AIIMS enjoy only at the minister’s pleasure. AIIMS Director P. Venugopal and Ramadoss have had sharp differences of opinion on the...

World Cup Fans go for Patriotic Hairstyles

...f famous players. Even today, a lot of guys demand cuts just like that worn by David Beckham." (Source: IANS)...

Guidelines Laid Down By AHA for Healthy Living

...m. Lichtenstein advices people to choose leaner cuts of meat and lower-fat dairy products. Avoid foods made with hydrogenated fats and eat a lot of fruits and fish. He also advices people to include six to eight daily servings of whole grains such as cereal, bread, crackers and pasta in their diet. Th...

Shire Developed DAYTRANA – The First Medication to Treat ADHD Symptom

...ied daily to clean, dry skin, which is free of any cuts or irritation. Skin irritation or allergic skin rash may occur. Source: Eurekalet...

Brain Surgery Without the Surgery?

...the bloodstream. The liquid quickly solidifies and cuts off the blood flow into the AVM, reducing the risk of rupture. It can also be used in aneurysms. After the procedure, the AVM can be more safely removed in open surgery if needed. More than two dozen AVM patients and over a hundred patients with an...

Indian doctor's new stem cells technique for kidney transplant

...vercomes the problem of organ rejection// but also cuts treatment cost dramatically. Researchers across the world have been grappling with the problem of rejection of the kidney transplanted in the recipient. To overcome this situation, patients are given strong immunosuppressants that leave them vulnera...

New Technique Identifies Unknown Genetic Mutations That Can Cause Cancer

...mutations. The process is highly technical, but it cuts the time needed to find a faulty gene by months. "If you try to sift through DNA, it takes almost a year," said Druker. "This technique takes a couple of months and further automation would make it even quicker." So quick, in fact, that Druker envi...

Calcium Intake Reduces Occurrence of Pre- Eclampsia

...ollaboration and it found that calcium supplements cuts the risk of this condition. Hence pregnant women are asked to include calcium supplements daily to prevent this fatal condition. According to statistics thousands of mothers and babies in the UK are affected every year by pre-eclampsia. The exact ...

Vulnerable Suffer As NHS Budgets

...sick people needing home care are suffering due to cuts in NHS expenditure, as councils struggle to deal with the situation, a study says.// The study, which has been commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA), discovered that almost seven out of 10 local authorities, in areas with a NHS de...

Hundreds Of Jobs To Be Lost With The Merger Of Two Major Hospitals In UK

... union has expressed their fears, stating that the cuts will have an adverse effect on patients and essent...was no need for it and we thought it would lead to cuts in jobs and services and, sadly, we have been proved right.” He further stated, “The jobs that are b...