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HIV infected patients can travel safely abroad

...le to ascertain the availability of expert medical facilities at their destinations before undertaking the travl....

Lure of the home turf brings back NRI doctors

... One big draw is the emergence oftruly world-class facilities with the increasing amount of private capitalflowing into the business. ``Doctors expect a certain level of sophistication,which is now possible with the growing number of state-of-art hospitals in thecountry,'' says MD, Apollo Hospitals, Dr Yogi Meh...

Development of AIDS vaccine -- Chiron Corp in talks with four Indian cos

...Chiron Corp including its Chairman had visited the facilities of Shanta Biotechnics during 2000. ``We also have the advantage of possessing recombinant DNA technology for producing vaccines,'' Mr Reddy said. The collaboration with Chiron Corp would help in giving India a lead of couple of years in the realisat...

Hundred million dollar gift for malaria institute

...adly infectious disease in the world. Some health facilities use bed nets, treated with insecticide, to curtail the disease but Johns Hopkins is among the few institutions trying to develop a successful vaccine or new drug treatments. Dr. Diane Griffin, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Micro...

IMA to create database on physicians

...institutions to voluntarily get their services and facilities inspected by the IMA. The IMA official further pointed out that the exercise will take at least six months, as it has to first lay down the parameters for grading, appoint an agency and finally work together towards the final gradation of the hospit...

Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

...y's traditional capability coupled with the modern facilities were making Indian medicines cheaper. Lauding the export performance of the chemical industry, he said it could even exceed the target of 28 per cent for the current fiscal. He said 14 per cent of the total export earnings of the country is from dr...

Antibiotic induces liver damage in children with E.COLI infections.

...en with diarrhea or loose stools out of child care facilities until their diarrhea is resolved....

Mental illness a key factor in suicide

...ent and treatment after discharge from psychiatric facilities could therefore help decrease suicide rates....

Errors in medication

...ation problems in 30 accredited and non accredited facilities in Georgia . In each of the facilities, medicatio...tems of the nation's hospitals and skilled nursing facilities have major systems problems....

Vegetable and fruit intake depends on shopping

... shops. Clearly, the type and location of shopping facilities needs to be taken into account when trying to persuade people to eat a healthy diet....

New standards for Human Research Safety

...lude hospitals, academic medical centers and other facilities who would volunteer to have their research methods evaluated for accreditation by the health care groups. A fee would be charged for accreditation....

Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Error

...two areas for improvement within hospitals. First, facilities should develop a system to provide health care providers with accurate medication information at the point of care. Second, interns should be provided with more focused education and backup during their first months of training. A recent study by re...

Depression a cause for Death in Elderly

...living in the community and not in assisted-living facilities or nursing homes. The study, involved 250 participants in a community health program. At the start of the study, researchers determined the presence of depression and then did so again at 18 months. At the beginning, 29 percent of the people had dep...

Better Care Required for Breast Cancer Survivors

...cer. It is important that we make the same kind of facilities available to breast cancer survivors, who despite being free of disease, can still suffer greatly with both physical and psychosocial problems."...

Depression Found To Be A Major Cause for Death in Elderly

...living in the community and not in assisted-living facilities or nursing homes found that // depression and its symptoms have been shown to accelerate death in many elderly people . The study, involved 250 participants in a community health program. At the start of the study, researchers determined the presenc...

Depression A Cause for Death in Elderly

...living in the community and not in assisted-living facilities or nursing homes found that // depression and its symptoms have been shown to accelerate death in many elderly people . The study, involved 250 participants in a community health program. At the start of the study, researchers determined the presenc...

Survival rate not improved by invasive procedures

... Patients admitted to hospitals with specialized facilities were more likely to undergo invasive procedures as...to the nearest hospital whether or not specialized facilities are available, rather than having an early routine transfer of the patient to a more specialized fac...

The Use Of Invasive Treatment For Life Threatening Heart Conditions Questioned

...admitted to hospitals with cardiac catheterization facilities and underwent more invasive procedures than patien...tients first admitted to hospitals with specialist facilities and there was also a higher risk of major bleeding and stroke. Hence researchers say although the re...

Cell phones are not associated with risk of brain tumor

...ge in no way hampers the functioning of the mental facilities of the users The results of the study showed that there is no significant growth of tumors in the side of the head where the users most typically attached to cell phones to. This result was independent of the frequency of cell phone use, the duration...

Asthma risk increases for children living close to busy roads

...en will be to build schools and other recreational facilities for children like gardens and entertainment parks away from busy roads of the city. The researchers had presented their findings at the American Thoracic Society International Conference 2005. Reference: University of Southern California, Press rel...

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