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NEW ROBOTIC SURGERY ARM APPROVED BY FDA

...ch have a "wrist" built in to the end of the tool, giving surgeons additional manipulation ability during laparoscopic surgery, enabling easier, more intricate motion and better control of surgical tools. The new robotic system is intended to be used in an operating room in laparoscopic procedures, for exa...

Antibiotics Dangerous for Diarrhoea in Children Caused by E.Coli

.... Based on this new study, physicians should avoid giving antibiotics to children with E. coli infections, principal author of the study Dr. Philip I. stated....

Novel "CYCLOSPORINE CAPSULE FORMULATION" to be launched

...ompanies have been allowed to manufacture the drug giving Novartis a competetion. The current tablet size are big and makes it uncomfortable to swallow. The pharmaceutical company SangStat expects to launch significantly smaller cyclosporine capsule in Europe. The new cyclosporine capsule is significantl...

Gujarat quake-Rescue teams give up hope of finding more survivors

...the Gujarat quake, from below the rubble, are fast giving up hope of finding any more survivors. They are now concentrating in clearing the rubble and saving the injured who have been lucky to be saved so far. A miracle baby was saved after nearly 90 hours under the rubble. The baby was 8 months old and was...

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

... The collaboration with Chiron Corp would help in giving India a lead of couple of years in the realisation of a viable AIDS vaccine. The funds for carrying out the relevant research and development, however, have to be raised. The vaccine had to be fine-tuned to be effective against the HIV variant, preva...

Drug saves heroin addicts

... resuscitation following narcotic overdose. After giving 124 drug users in Berlin, Germany, training in emergency resuscitation with the aid of the injectable drug naloxone, the researchers report on the experiences of 22 addicts who had an opportunity to put their newfound skills to use. These 22 study pa...

India to benefit from pharma companies' move

...revolution against drug apartheid. Street power is giving way to Internet power to make opposition known. Close to a million signed an Internet petition in support of the South Africa government. Ellen't Hoen, coordinator of the Globalization Project for MSF's (Medicines Sans Frontieres) Access to Essentia...

Avoid sudden death by quick cooling

... cause significant damage. Therefore, he proposes giving the heart a rest by cooling the organ along with the brain before restarting it, so that the heart's cells can direct their energies toward repairing themselves rather than being required to start pumping blood right away. At the Argonne National La...

Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers

... HIV positive, totaling around 4.7 million people, giving it the dubious distinction of being the country with the maximum number of HIV positive people in the world. The HIV scourge is sure to have a devastating effect on the economy, and research has shown that providing workers with drugs is cheaper tha...

Negligent doctors asked to cough up 3 lakhs for death of patient

...d been careless in administering anesthesia and in giving post-operative care. The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has awarded a compensation of Rs. 3,00,000 to Chandrakala’s relatives who the Commission said died due to medical negligence and lack of proper post-operative care. Dr Sathy M.Pi...

Surgery made simple

... used in the precutaneous procedure which involves giving artificial respiration to critically ill patients.// In the operation an opening is made in the wall of the trachea,the passage leading to the lungs, to pass a tube.This procedure needs to be done accurately as even a slight diversion can punctur...

Say "no" to x-rays

...rom the University of Chapel Hill have found that giving x-rays to people with lower back pain can appear to worsen the outcome. The study tracked two groups of patients - 421 in all - who had had lower back pain for over six weeks. One group was given radiography, the other was not. Researchers found th...

B Vitamin Supplementatoin Saves Money and Lives

...ore heart attacks and death from heart disease.And giving patients inexpensive and safe therapy with the B v...eine levels. Fortifying foods with B vitamins and giving additional supplements to people with heart disease could save lives and money.// Dr. Jeffrey A. Ti...

Eating disorders are hereditary

...required, then reeducation of the eating behavior, giving healthy habits and finally a cognitive-behavioral treatment is essential....

Radiation before surgery cuts cancer recurrence

According to a report, giving radiation to surgical treatment for rectal cancer may not make much difference in the survival of patients. But the findings suggest that the radiation treatments given before surgery may help improve the patient's quality of life by reducing the rat...

Digital mammography proves effective

...gital method may also reduce the call-back rate by giving a clearer result for women with suspicious lesions. But before switching women to the digital method, a large scale trial comparing the two methods is essential. Fifty thousand women will receive both a digital and a standard mammogram and will be ...

Setting up a new pharmaceutical industry in India

...ajor pharmaceutical companies in India has started giving more attention towards basic product R&D and are going to need most accurate, proven and highly advance equipment. The Indian operation is very important for the company as it is not going to be only marketing company. Once the manufacturing starts...

Hemochromatosis Patients' Blood is Safe

...hese patients benefit medically and financially by giving blood, there has been concern that they might donate despite having infectious disease risk factors and that their blood might be less safe. As a result, FDA regulations have not promoted blood donation from hemochromatosis patients. "Hemochromatos...

The patient's voice

... new patients too - showing they're not alone, and giving them vital information on managing their condition. // Doctors at the UK Cochrane Centre, are creating a unique database called DIPEx (Database of Individual Patients' Experience of Illness) which will record what patients with particular diseases...

Radiotherapy helps in colon cancer

...he University of Birmingham in England, shows that giving radiotherapy reduces the incidence of recurrence of colon cancer. When it was given pre-operatively, the incidence was reduced by half, compared to surgery alone. If given after surgery, the reduction was only a third. Pre-operative radiotherapy also...

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