Common, cheaper drugs could be used to treat hypertension
...hat increase the rate of urine formation following administration have been studied by researchers in a group of African-American patients with high blood pressure. It is noteworthy to remember that Amiloride and spironolactone have been available for many years but less commonly prescribed as far as hypertension i...Terminally Ill Patients Could Be Offered A Better Life
...rashtra, Karnataka and Orissa as well as the Delhi administration have provisions that allows care-giving organizations to administer strong painkillers that make life more bearable. But the experts say all state government should frame laws that allow organizations to play a more dynamic role in easing the pain o...Terminally Ill deserves a better quality of Life
...rashtra, Karnataka and Orissa as well as the Delhi administration have provisions that allow care-giving organisations to administer strong pain killers that make life more bearable. But the experts say all state government should frame laws that allow organisations to play a more dynamic role in easing the pain o...Anti-anxiety treatment found effective in lowering blood pressure
...t with the common practice of sublingual captopril administration in patients who were referred to the emergency room because of excessive hypertension without evidence of acute target organ damage. Thirty-six patients were randomized to receive either oral diazepam or sublingual captopril, Blood pressure (BP) and ...Tennis elbow not new among cricketers, say experts
...y, use of anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers and administration of steroids are some of the methods used to deal with the problem. Recovery from the ailment can take anywhere between three weeks to a year during which the patient is best advised to abstain from the particular repetitive action. Source: Indo-Asi...Ambiguous Efficacy Of Opioid Drugs In Chronic Inflammatory Joint Pain Relief
...ism, was conducted to determine whether peripheral administration of the endogenous - opioid peptide endomorphin 1 could reduce knee joint pain, using animal models of acute and chronic arthritis. Researchers from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada looked at the effect of endomorphin 1 on bot...Acute Toxicity Of Nano-Scale Zinc Powder: Severe Renal Damage And Anemia
...bserved in the mice after an acute toxic dose oral administration of N-Zn powders. The N-Zn mice exhibit significant...ays after treatment. Two deaths caused by the N-Zn administration indicated that the N-Zn was probably easily causing intestinal obstruction than the M-Zn particles. ...Opioids And Abnormal Pain Perception
...No reports of hyperalgesia following the prolonged administration of opioids for the treatment of chronic or cancer ...sensitivity in animals following parenteral opioid administration and in humans subsequent to intravenously of short-acting opioids and possibly in drug addicts. A ...Under-Recognition Of Mental Disorders As A Cause Of Deliberate Self-Harm
...ments, and one promising strategy involves routine administration of rapid and efficient diagnostic instruments to all young people following deliberate self-inflicted harm. Systematic mental health assessments in the emergency department of young people following an episode of deliberate self-harm may improve dete...Bhitarkanika Sanctuary In Orissa Takes Precaution To Monitor Bird Flu
... sanctuary. The officials has written to the local administration to send a team of health and veterinary department...llector, Said, The forest department and district administration have formed a special squad, involving NGOs, health officials, veterinary doctors, environmentalists...Aprotinin in the treatment of hemorrhagic shock trauma patients
...ry and the occurrence of irreversible shock. Early administration of such drug in the field would allow more injured...s, blood loss volume, and mortality rates. Early administration of aprotinin resulted in temporary hemodynamic stabilization and prolonged survival in a model of un...Taurine May Help Delay Diabetic Complications
...iversity, India investigated the effect of taurine administration on the content and characteristics of skin collage...cal properties were studied. Fructose administration caused an accumulation of collagen and extensive cross-linking. This was evidenced by increases in g...Inhibition of morphine tolerance by spinal melanocortin receptor blockade
...-flick test. It was also examined whether a single administration of the antagonist could counteract the loss of ana...rs examined also the influence of chronic morphine administration on ì-opioid receptor (MOR) and melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4-R) mRNAs in the rat spinal cord and dors...Chhattisgarh Malaria And Typhoid
...uarter of Ambikapur," Ali added. He said that the administration was holding medical camps in malaria and typhoid hit areas in Surguja district, 405 km west from here, though the tribal patients preferred to use traditional medicines. "The death toll is likely to go up within next few days as the patients are rel...Diligence Of Chennai Doctors Appreciated: Anbumani
...scharged after treatment. Re-hydration therapy and administration of antibiotics were the line of treatment, he added. Appreciating the CDH doctors, Anbumani added that the diligence shown by the doctors and other medical staff, despite limited facilities had saved many from cholera this year, but the hospital is...Novel Actemra monotherapy in treating patients with early aggressive rheumatoid arthritis
... other group underwent treatment for 52 weeks. The administration of anti-TNF agents and leflunomide were restricted in the control group. At the end of the study, the results were compared which revealed that there was a substantial reduction in the progression of joint damage over a 1-year period. Actemra was s...Five People Treated For Anthrax In Indonesia
...nse to the outbreak, the South Sulawesi provincial administration has prohibited farmers from taking water buffaloes and cows out of the subdistrict. Similarly, animals from other areas have also been barred from entering the subdistrict to prevent them from being infected. A similar ban has also been imposed by th...Stress Levels Determine Problem-Solving Abilities Of An Individual
...ts and measured whether impaired thinking could be administration of a beta-blocker, propranolol. In the group of patients who were in good mental health, a reversal of the above mentioned effect was found. Measures of blood pressure, heart rate and performance on cognitive flexibility tests all indicated the propr...Dengue Fever Claims Five Lives In Pakistan
...o check the spread of the epidemic. The provincial administration has also been requested to spray chemicals to destroy all kinds of vector-born diseases. Khan, in a statement, appealed to the people not to panic as the disease early warning system was fully operational at the National Institute of Health in Islam...Widespread Commercialisation Of Human Organ Donation In China
...of execution since the late 1990’s, which involved administration of lethal injection to the prisoners to ensure usability of the organs, is believed to have revolutionised the set-up. Previously, prisoners were executed with the help of a bullet directed to either the head or heart. It has been projected that ne...