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First Northeast Private-run Medical College Inaugurated in Tripura

...of the medical college, the state capital has also achieved the remarkable distinction of being the only city in the northeastern region to have two medical colleges. The state run Tripura government Medical College started functioning last year. "The Rs.1.54 billion Tripura Medical College, which also has ...

Medtronic Device Proves Effective in Parkinson’s Diseas

...iva's FDA approval for Parkinson's, said the study achieved its endpoints and "further affirms this treatment is effective." Of the 13 patients who reported severe adverse side effects, 10 received neurostimulation and three received only medication. Of the four deaths, three were in the neurostimulation gr...

Study States That CNS Could Regulate Arthritis

..., they observed the same benefit that was normally achieved by treating the entire body with much higher doses. The novel mechanism could have therapeutic implications related to the design and delivery of anti-inflammatory drugs, and may be related to the way pain signals are perceived by the brain. The st...

Kyphoplasty Yields Good Long-Term Improvement for Spinal Fractures

...d" with their treatment results. Good results were achieved even with VCFs that had been present for longer than two months. There were few complications of kyphoplasty. Nearly one-fourth of patients developed a new fracture within two years—the study provided no data to determine whether this risk was high...

Survival rates improve with better treatment options for medulloblastoma

...her treatment. Moreover, the improved treatment achieved a survival rate of 66 percent as compared to 30-40... dramatic change from the 45 percent survival rate achieved two decades ago using just surgery and irradiation, according to Gajjar. The subsequent addition of ...

Improved Treatment Raises Medulloblastoma Survival Rate

...urther treatment. Moreover, the improved treatment achieved a survival rate of 66 percent as compared to 30-40... dramatic change from the 45 percent survival rate achieved two decades ago using just surgery and irradiation, according to Gajjar. The subsequent addition of ...

Getting More Out of Guidelines

...t processes. “Successful implementation…. is not achieved by forcing physicians to obey ‘rules’, but rather by creating an environment in which they are given the skills, knowledge, attitudes and support systems to help them provide their patients with the best possible care, based on the best possible evid...

Four short walks better in keeping BP under control ...

...ressure’s response to daily demands must be better achieved by shorter workouts than a single longer one. GYT...

No Clear Evidence for Ultra-Low Cholesterol Targets?

...s didn’t distinguish between whether the LDL level achieved was important or whether the statin dose given was important. They also didn’t assess whether patients actually took their statins regularly — a crucial factor — and often didn’t consider whether the accuracy of the blood test that measures LDL is ad...

First confirmed Dengue death in Andhra Pradesh

...rne and water-borne diseases in the state is to be achieved through a three-year sustained programme to be carried out by the health officials under the direction of the Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Last year, 99 confirmed dengue cases and 2 deaths were reported in the state say the state health o...

NHS Dentists Shortage worsens over New Contracts

...de any evidence that the government's reforms have achieved the aim of making it easier to find an NHS dentist." Health minister Rosie Winterton said: "NHS dentistry is expanding - with Primary Care Trusts now commissioning more services than under the old contract. There is no shortage of dentists willing ...

Medical Center Tops 3 Million IV Syringes Using IntelliFill i.v. Robotics

...ed today that Children’s Medical Center Dallas has achieved the milestone of producing over three million syringes using the IntelliFill i.v. system. Children’s implemented the IntelliFill i.v. in October 2002. The hospital’s inpatient pharmacy is currently producing 20,000 syringes weekly using the robotic s...

Methamphetamine may Protect Neurons after Stroke Attack

...tep was to produce conditions similar to a stroke, achieved by keeping them oxygen deprived for one and a half hours. The damage could be seen by using a special dye. Low doses of methamphetamine were administered and the team could see that the treated slices showed less damage compared to the untreated on...

Partial-match cell transplants for kids with resistant leukemia

...ted that following RICR in 22 children, 91 percent achieved full donor chimerism; that is, the recipients "ado...t received the more aggressive therapy, 92 percent achieved full donor chimerism. Also, although 12 patients in the RICR group and two in the MCR group experi...

Genomic tests for better cancer treatment

...ffective drug against a specific type of cancer is achieved by a new test that examines the// genetic material of a patient’s tumour. A group of researchers at Duke University in North Carolina report that this genomic test is useful in predicting the efficacy of not only a single drug against a particular ...

Drexel Research in Cytokines Could Treat Sepsis

...ty and the University of Brighton in the U.K. have achieved groundbreaking results, which may significantly improve the treatment of sepsis. // Sepsis is an uncontrolled immune response to infection or severe trauma that results in 1,500 deaths worldwide every day, a scale comparable to those caused by lu...

Carefully Monitored Treatment Can Help Those Who Suffer from Depression

... Medical Center, found that 67 percent of patients achieved a full remission of symptoms by the end of one to ...ssants used alone or in combination. Once patients achieved remission or made substantial improvement, they were followed closely for another 12 months. “This...

Complications Resulting From Bariatric Surgery Vary With HealthGrades Ratings

...ferent patient characteristics were made. This was achieved by adjusting the data using multivariate logistic regression-based ratings. Age, gender and underlying medical conditions that could increase the patient's risk of mortality or complication were taken into account. HealthGrades used all-payer data ...

Which Is Better For Losing Weight? - Diet Or Exercise

...lorie restriction provides benefits that cannot be achieved through exercise-induced weight loss." In addition, those who exercise may be under the mistaken impression that they can eat more and still lose weight. "A critical requirement for exercise-induced weight loss is that food intake does not increa...

New Study Weighs Benefits of Exercise, Diets

...lorie restriction provides benefits that cannot be achieved through exercise-induced weight loss.” In addition, those who exercise may be under the mistaken impression that they can eat more and still lose weight. “A critical requirement for exercise-induced weight loss is that food intake does not increa...

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