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Ebola Virus - 'Outbreak' Claims More Lives In Uganda.

...ful vaccine tests on monkeys. Most victims die of shock after days of high fever, chest pains, vomiting and extensive internal bleeding. Doctors can do little except provide supportive rehydration therapy...

Gay capital reeling with rising HIV infection

... the world, San Francisco is now reeling under the shock waves of a rebound epidemic of HIV infection. In the past one-year the rate of infection has actually doubled in most areas and in some select high-risk pockets of gay men, who are also intra venous drug users, the rates are even higher. And what is ...

Need to use defibrillators

...illator (AED), a device which delivers an electric shock to the heart muscle. There are moves to put more AED's in public places, like shopping malls, and to train staff to use them. But most cardiac arrests occur in the home. Researchers in the Public Health services in Seattle, Washington, have shown t...

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories launches Hyalosy

...o move smoothly over each other and also acts as a shock absorber for joints. Hyalosyn is an emerging therapy for osteoarthritis. Hyalosyn will provide the much-needed relief to patients suffering from severe osteoarthritis and will enable them to resume their daily activities. Hyalosyn will be marketed ...

Defebrillators in use

...illator (AED), a device which delivers an electric shock to the heart muscle. There are moves to put more AED's in public places, like shopping malls, and to train staff to use them. But most cardiac arrests occur in the home. Researchers in the Public Health services in Seattle, Washington, have shown t...

Nurses save more lives

...s and aides - were 9 percent less likely to suffer shock or cardiac arrest, or to get a urinary tract infec... were 6 percent less likely to die from pneumonia, shock or cardiac arrest, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, blood poisoning, or clotting. However, the resea...

Flesh-eating virus

...oea can also occur, with patients developing toxic shock syndrome as the disease spreads to the underlying tissues. If caught early, it can be treated with antibiotics, but more serious surgery can involve the removal of skin and even limbs to halt the spread of the bacteria....

Skipped heartbeats should not be ignored

... healthy person - unless they have had an electric shock or use illicit drugs. Heart disease and heart deformities, on the other hand, can lead to sustained arrhythmia, and these can even be fatal. They may lead to shortness of breath, lightheadedness, chest pain or fainting. If you develop any such sympto...

Mountain biking connected to infertility

...opose that men who mountain bike use a bike with a shock absorber as well as padded cushions and shorts to reduce the amount of trauma inflicted on the testicles....

Reduced fertility in men who mountain bike

...chers advised mountain bikers to use a bike with a shock absorber as well as padded cushions and shorts to minimize the percentage of trauma to the testicles....

A New Option for Patients Suffering From QT Syndrome

...lanted defibrillator that automatically delivers a shock to the heart with an irregular rhythm to return the rhythm to normal. Though researchers say this is the best protection, some patients experience storms of cardiac arrest resulting in multiple shocks. This can be frightening and interfere with quali...

New Treatment For Tendonitis

... tendonitis are finding relief with extracorporeal shock wave therapy. During the therapy, ultrasound energ...octors say it usually takes two to three 20-minute shock wave treatments to relieve the pain of chronic tendonitis.Numerous clinical studies have shown it to...

Risks Of An Enlarged Heart

...or, a tool that automatically delivers an electric shock when an abnormal heart rhythm develops. At present with the latest technology identification of disease causing genes and the ability to identify at risk patients and prevent sudden death has greatly improved. Thus researchers say with a better und...

A Word Of Caution For Tampon Users

In the early 1980s toxic shock syndrome cases were 10 per 100,000 women, but drop...s are once again climbing putting the latest toxic shock syndrome statistics at 5 per 100,000 women. Toxic shock syndrome is often associated with improper ...

Strong emotions can cause heart problems

...f 1 to 5, immediately before they felt an electric shock from the implanted device. Out of the 56 shocks recorded during the study, the arrhythmias that lead to shocks had begun from heart flutters were preceded by anger of more than 2 in the scale of intensity. After feeling the anger, the patients had u...

Body compounds can protect you against pain

...tys an important role in controlling the pain from shock to cause stress-induced analgesia. The new research makes it possible to identify the new target to treat stress related pain like marijuana does, but without the psychological side effects of the drug concerned. Researchers of the study had also di...

Structure of the brain to increase risk for anxiety disorders

...n intense and traumatic experience associated with shock and grief often develop the post-traumatic stress disorder as part of their heightened levels of panic and anxiety. However, other people who have gone through the similar experiences may not develop such intense anxiety disorders, the their size of ...

Research Finds How Post-traumatic Stress Leads to Long-Lasting Memories

... remain there, demonstrating a memory for the foot shock they had received in the dark compartment. These r...ced and these rats showed poor memory for the foot shock despite its high intensity. This also shows that the amygdala is involved in forming a long-term m...

Death Of Singaporean Woman After Mysterious Illness

... fever, news reports said Thursday. Reeling from shock and disbelief, the family of June Wong, 26, is demanding answers. Officials have classified the case as an unnatural death. Wong is suspected of having Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a severe inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes which can be ca...

Anger and exercise set off irregular heartbeats

...he defibrillators automatically give the patient a shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm of the heart. The shock is often described as a kick in the chest. If the patient does not receive this shock, they could di...

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