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Epileptic Seizures Can Be Duec to Heart Problem

... considered for several relatively simple tests to see whether a heart problem is to blame, he said. In the study, Zaidi and his colleagues evaluated 74 people who had been diagnosed with epilepsy. Even though most were taking one or more epilepsy drugs, about half of the patients were still having seizu...

Blood Cells Capable of Regenerating Liver

...id in a statement. So his team decided to look and see if other cells might get drafted in to help with this process. Writing in the journal Hepatology, they said they examined the livers of two women who had received bone marrow transplants from men. Bone marrow is rich in stem cells and is routinely us...

Vitamin B12 can help in detecting cancers

...t always visible in a mammogram, "because we can't see through the breast with mammograms as well as in women with fatty replaced breasts," says Dr. Collins. Dr. Collins says the B12 test has only been used on a small group of patients, and more studies are needed. He adds the treatment could be helpful ...

Drug May Make Breathing Easier for Millions

...e deterioration of the lungs, many sufferers could see their overall well-being improve by between 30 and 50 percent, said Celi....

Sperm washing helps couples – Breakthrough in focu

In many unfortunate instances we see couples who are HIV sero discordant but who would like to have a baby. If the husband is HIV –1 positive and the wife is negative and they are planning to have a child the problem arises because sexual intercourse carries a 1 in 500 risk of transmitt...

Debate Rages over firing of HIV infected health care workers

...hrough the news papers it isn’t uncommon for us to see news items which tell us that an employee has been fired from an establishment after testing positive for HIV. But rarely do these matters become a major controversy when many sit up and take notice. Especially in the health care industry people don’...

Brain death – How to cope with it

It is always traumatic to see a loved one die. More tragic is when the decision on his or her life and death hangs on a thin thread. Most patients of road traffic accidents, severe stokes, head injuries or cerebral hemorrhage are all confined to a situation where they live techni...

When Celebrities Die

It is always agonizing to see our favourite stars die. Worse still when the celebrity dies an unnatural death. The death of Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa and MGR- to mention a few are all etched in the memory of the nation and its millions. The sorrow...

And now live birth on the internet.com?

...w idea. Anxious parents and relatives can actually see their little ones at the hospital on the net. And ... being busy at your office and still being able to see your kid at the hospital bed at the same time! Sounds cool? Singapore’s Thomson medical center webs...

Man against HIV – new vaccine ready for human trials

...on the results of human testing of this vaccine to see how effective this could be. The ability of the virus to mutate and survive has made it smart and strong to survive all the initiatives man has taken to eliminate it. The TAT vaccine is the latest hope for man against the virus! Lets hope this work...

Teens turning to Internet for medical queries

...ens rush to their own diagnosis based on what they see and read and invariably end up worrying unnecessarily....

India to benefit from pharma companies' move

...m director of policy Justin Forsyth. "What we must see now is pressure being brought on the WTO to change the trade rules which prevent poor people buying life-saving medicines." The move was welcomed also by ACTSA (Action for South Africa), which led the campaign against drug companies in Britain. The ...

Ductal lavage may detect early breast cancer

...s cells, a woman could be followed more closely to see whether she developed cancer, Sukumar explained. Based on the test, women might be treated with drugs shown to prevent breast cancer....

“Don’t fear long haul flights!” Vascular surgeon tells travelrs

...ou have to travel long distance, don’t panic. Just see to that you get to walk every now and then and don’t be immobile for hours together. And remember to enjoy the flight and put your worries to ret....

The flip side of AIDS cocktails – HAART regime damages live

...eatment. Dr. Chung said the next step would be to see if there are factors that may help doctors predict which HIV infected patients are most at risk for severe liver toxicity with HAART. The idea would be to single out those patients who require close monitoring....

Distraction therapy found very effective in postoperative patients

... inserting the tube into the nose or the throat to see the lungs. Pain control was improved by around 43% in those who listened to the gurgle of a brook and looked at a colourful panorama during and after the process. Encouraged by these results the doctors are suggesting that these biophilic images an...

Researchers Scale to assess the Severity of Epilepsy in Kids

...vailable medications and treatment. But if doctors see these abnormalities, alarm bells should go off, and they might want to explore some of the newer treatments....

Emphasis to ban Drugs ads by Doctors

...o added that ads have tuned into a competition "to see who can sell more of their anthistamines of nasal ...ent that he or she needs, including the right.. to see the specialist when a specialist is needed, Thompson said, prompting a standing ovation by several h...

Arthroscopy for Ankles

...image on a monitor screen, allowing the surgeon to see inside the joint to diagnose and treat problems. ... joint requires that you are able to get in there, see what you're doing and manipulate tissue. The clear advantage of arthroscopy is that you do much less...

How much can exercise improve health?

... what they are talking about as they always try to see what works best. He also added that studies should be more tightly targeted to exactly how much exercise it takes to get a specific result....

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