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Tag: "alert" at medical news

Sleep Science awakens from deep slumber!

...s an example. Today you have techniques that might alert you as you fall asleep, but what we want is a system that will alert the person already before this happens. In some work environments or while driving it might already ...

Two in One Cell Offers Hope to Find a Cure for Cancer

...riety of cells. One of the first immune cells that alert the immune system is a natural killer (NK) cell. NK cells poke holes in the invader's outer membrane. Then, NK cells inform the other immune cells, including dendritic cells. Dendritic cells spread information about the foreign invaders to other immu...

Germany Institutes Tough Measures To Tackle Bird Flu

Germany is on high alert after it was confirmed that the dreaded bird flu had made an entry into neighboring Poland. Germans had panicked after it was confirmed that a cat had died of bird flu. Since then the country has instituted a series of measures to ward off the diseas...

Doctors Protest Against Allowing Nurses To Perform Minor Surgeries

...ritish Medical Association (BMA) has been urged to alert the public that nurses are not qualified enough to conduct operations on patients. More than 130 doctors have indeed agreed that nurses should not be allowed to interfere in the surgeon's autonomy. In addition to the protest, the health care provid...

Apprehension looms large over patient record system

...k and they were not in this case. It was a general alert in line with proper NHS process. The trust, NHS Connecting for Health and Fujitsu, the local service provider, are fully engaged in addressing the issues. Intensive work by all parties has already resolved the vast majority of issues raised and we fu...

Drug Trial Goes Foul, Six Volunteers Critically Ill

...sion for the trial and has issued an international alert to prevent the drug from being tested again. "Our immediate priority has been to ensure that no further patients are harmed. We will now undertake an exhaustive investigation to determine the cause and ensure all appropriate actions are taken," said...

Poultry Deaths, Farmers Rush To Vet Centres in Tamil Nadu

...oratories for tests. Tamil Nadu has been on high alert ever since India's first case of bird flu was detected in Navapur village of Nandurbar district, some 300 km from Mumbai, last month....

The Scent of a Safe Driver

...driving, the person behind the wheels becomes more alert and conscientious. Cinnamon presentation may even result in decreased fatigue. br>...

New Network To Ease Blood donation In India

... Indianblooddonors.com is an SMS- and email-based alert system for voluntary blood donors. It alerts registered blood donors in "real time" whenever there's an emergency. Crossing cities and states in India, it ensures that donors donate at the blood bank of their choice, which is closest to their place o...

Pets As Disease Watchdogs

...ave established a national surveillance network to alert and avert// disease threats to humans and animals using medical records of pets. The network was designed by Professor of Epidemiology. Larry Glickman of the School of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with Banfield, The Pet Hospital, a nationw...

Pranab Mukherjee Urged Military Doctors To Remain On The Cutting Edge

... mankind as a whole". "We have always been on the alert in coming to the aid of civil power during natural disasters and we have to constantly evolve new doctrines to tackle new threats, Singh maintained. --Edited IANS...

Marriage Squabbles Can Make You Sick

...nt study is not to issue a call for divorce but to alert couples regarding the quality of marital life. The health risk associated with poor quality marriages is much greater than seen in divorced individuals. The researchers therefore encourage couples to identify marital difficulties and take appropria...

US On Alert After Outbreak Of Corneal Infections

... New York state Department of Health has issued an alert in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, acknowledging that they are investigating three cases of Fusarium keratitis -- a severe corneal fungal infection that has recentl...

Bird Flu Sample Tests Positive In Madhya Pradesh

...pur, Barwani, Khargone and Jhabua were put on high alert and survey work was intensified. Only one sample tested positive from Ichhapur March 28. The administration immediately swung into action and 8,540 birds were culled in 23 villages of Burhanpur district and disinfectant was sprayed in and around 2...

Watch Your Weight during Middle Age

...ht down in midlife can help people remain mentally alert later on in life....

The Myth about MMR Vaccine

...ow take up of the MMR vaccination. Hence a high alert has been issued by the health officials after the ...ren have contracted the disease. But now after the alert has been issued the MMR uptake in Ireland is increasing. There was a 3% rise between 2004 and 2005 b...

Minister Suspends 13 Officials For Pulse Polio Laxity

...'This time the officers have been asked to be more alert and cover cent percent children in the state,” he said. His comments came after it emerged that 12 children had been infected this year. Mr Hasan said that control rooms had been set up in Moradabad to closely monitor the situation. ...

Alarm Raised for Contact Lens Wearers

...s well as eye care professionals must be aware and alert to quickly diagnose and begin treatment of this dangerous eye disease. Doctors have advised all contact lens wearers to take extra precautions while handling their lenses, regardless of which solution they use. In addition anyone who experiences an...

Malaria Claims 35 Lives In Assam

Assam was put on high alert on Thursday following an outbreak of malaria that ...5 lives and affected 20,000 people//. "A maximum alert has been sounded across Assam and medical teams are working on a war footing to check the spread of ...

Binge Drinking, A Strict No-No

...s pretty sure that these messages will be a common alert on all alcoholic packs within the next 2 years. A ...also pulling up their socks and doing their bit to alert customers against bingeing on alcohol, by introducing a standard glass of wine, so that they can kee...

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