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Burn Patients Need More Help Coping With Depression

...er being burned. On average, the patients suffered burns about seven years earlier. The findings appear in the January/February issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry. Forty-six percent of those surveyed showed signs of mild, moderate or serious depression. Women and those most concerned abo...

Rewiring the Heart

...r is inserted in the groin area and cauterizes, or burns off, points of the heart causing the electrical problems and the resultant irregular heartbeat. Following the procedure, Jeffrey awoke out of sedation and was delighted to hear that the heart monitor in his room was beeping more normally – 95 BPM. Ov...

A ‘Good Samaritan’ to the Aid of Lepes

...n in Tanshan. As the New Year begins, the candle burns brightly. Source-IANS...

Living Liver Donor Who Saved Life of Mother-in-law Represents Cedars-Sinai in Rose Parade

... donated tissue to prevent or cure blindness, heal burns or save limbs, and one out of three people will need donated blood in their lifetime, according to Donate Life America, the national organization for onation and transplantation. Source-Newswise SRM...

Canada Faces Skin Donation Shortages

... flown from Calgary for treating a man with severe burns in more than 80% of his body. Skin, one of the body’s largest organs, protects us against infections caused by fire. It is usually taken within 24 hours of death from cadavers of people who have agreed to donate organs and tissue. The donated sk...

Raging Fire Consumes 45 Lives in a Drug Rehab Hospital in Moscow

...arrived. Twelve other inmates have suffered severe burns and carbon monoxide poisoning. Police suspect arson. Officials suspect the possibility that any one of the inmates could have had a hand in starting the fire in rebellion for being refused drugs. The fire could also have begun due to extreme carel...

Green Signal given to Full-Face Transplants

...with severe facial disfigurement, mostly caused by burns and for whom standard reconstructive surgery is of no further benefit. Prof Butler expressed his relief and delight at having been given permission and stated that he would start "the more important task, the selection of the right patients". He st...

Eyelash transplantation – for the beauty conscious folks!

...as initially restricted to people who had suffered burns or congenital malformations of the eye, 80% of the transplants done currently are for cosmetic reasons. GYT...

Latest Weapon in Battle against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

...ning blood infections in patients who have serious burns or immune system disorders such as Aids. Researchers have found that colonies of bacteria use chemical signals to keep a check on their numbers and attack when their populations are large enough to ensure they can overcome a host's immune defenses....

Benefits Of Aromatherapy

...examine how aromatherapy can be used to treat/heal burns caused from radiation treatment safely and effectively, soothe pre-treatment anxiety and manage loss-of-memory issues in cancer survivors. SIDEBAR 1: FIVE OILS TO REDUCE STRESS AND RELIEVE AILMENTS Lavender - First used as perfume by ancient Egyp...

Family To Approach NHRC To Seek Justice

...noj Mishra, in his 30s, sustained about 80 percent burns after setting fire to his clothes in front of the Gaya Dairy project in Gaya Aug 15, saying the company was not paying him his dues totaling Rs.200,000. Mishra succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Patna, leaving behind his wife Poonam and fou...

Family of man who immolated himself seeks justice

...noj Mishra, in his 30s, sustained about 80 percent burns after setting fire to his clothes in front of the Gaya Dairy project in Gaya Aug 15, saying the company was not paying him his dues totaling Rs.200,000 Mishra succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Patna, leaving behind his wife Poonam and four...

New Studies On Zebrafish Could Aid in Treating Birth Defects

.... They are involved in the process by which a cell burns sugars and disposes of the carbon dioxide and water byproducts. They are required to produce pigmentation and develop connective tissue. These "cuproenzymes" are also necessary for creating the neurotransmitters essential for brain function. The re...

Spray-on skin: Effective in Relieving Stress of Child Burn Victims

...nt's family functioned. Internationally renowned burns specialist Associate Professor Roy Kimble said the...he psychological damage of burns. "Children with burns can experience emotional difficulties as a result of physical disfigurement. This product can help a...

Alcohol Drinkers Prone to Physical Injuries

...juries, falls, assaults, cuts, piercings, choking, burns and near drownings. They were asked how they were injured, where they were injured and the severity. The most common injuries were falls, being hit by or against something and car and motorbike crashes. The highest blood alcohol reading was ...

Cosmetic Surgeons Discuss Facelift Surgery

...focuses more on treating ailments like leprosy and burns than on aesthetic surgery," Anil Chadha, a cosmetic surgeon, told reporters during the first Indo-Italian workshop, Aesthetica 2006. He added: "But of late, priorities have changed and more and more patients want to look young. "For the first time ...

How Does Leptin Work?

... perform multi tasks such as to controls appetite, burns calories// and performs other crucial physiological activities. But the actual mechanism or mode of action through which Leptin carries out these metabolic activities were not known till date. Now, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Me...

Man Holds Own Skull in Bengal Medical Miracle

...s with electrician Sambhu Roy, who suffered severe burns while almost getting electrocuted from a high-voltage wire, holding his own skull that fell of Sunday last. The electrician had suffered severe burn injuries while almost getting electrocuted from a high-voltage wire. "A large dead section of th...

Fine Polymer Scaffolding – a Boon for Skin Reconstructio

...s, which serve as an effective method for managing burns and other skin injuries. This ultra-fine, 3-dim...s designed primarily for cases involving extensive burns where surgeons are unable to take enough skin grafts from elsewhere on the body to cover the damaged...

Doctors Attitude and Costs Plays a Vital Role in Boosting Medical Tourism in India

...o India in 1971 where he began his career treating burns and leprosy-affected patients. Later, he shifted to rhinoplasty (nose jobs) and then began sculpting faces, and was branded India's 'father of plastic surgery'. (Source: IANS News)...

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