New Camera Pill To Diagnose Stomach Problems
...he small intestine. However, the camera can travel completely through the entire 21 feet of the intestines and take pictures. This technology is still advancing, and Sundaram says he hopes to see a pill that can take biopsies and treat conditions as it passes through the intestine. Also, a pill that can dete...Pramod Mahajan Undergoes Third Surgery
... be considered only after all the vital parameters completely stabilize.Earlier Dr.Mohammed Rela in a Bulletin from London had clarified that at no point was a liver transplant considered for Mr. Mahajan. These were mere press speculation as he is a well experienced liver surgeon who was famous as a transplant ...Most Women Have Unrealistic Expectations From Screening Mammography
...c as well as some health care professionals do not completely understand concepts of accuracy, sensitivity and specificity, false negatives, and false positives,” said Marilyn Roubidoux, MD, co-investigator of the study. “People assume that if a mammogram can detect cancer the size of a pin, then it can detect ...Revelation Of Cancer Agent Could Help In Developing Effective Cancer Drugs
...omeres. In most healthy adult cells, the enzyme is completely shut down. However, cancer cells find a way to activate telomerase - triggering uncontrolled cell division. Developing therapies that block the action of telomerase could be the key to treat many types of cancer. --Edited IANS...The ABC Of Photoreceptors In The Eye
...g early stages of development, these cells are not completely committed to a specific fate; there is an opportunity for regulators such as NRL to instruct these cells to produce rods or cones," he added. "This model may give us the earliest look yet at some devastating diseases we are all eager to cure," he say...Apartment Dwellers Live Dangerously
...ear. 'It's useful, not to see the environment as completely separate, but as an element of falls and injuries,' Pynoos said. 'That can lead us in ways to intervene. The most effective interventions use physical activity, changes in the environment and medical risk assessment to prevent falls.' Source: Newsw...Teen Players Urged To Wear Helmets and Gloves to Avoid Sports Injuries
...ed to play until all their concussion symptoms had completely resolved, and then only after a gradual return-to-play protocol. By playing with a concussion, they may have been placing themselves at risk of a more substantive injury.’ Teen athletes may feel they are immune to injury, especially since they are ...Surgery or IUD for Heavy Periods
.... While hysterectomy is the only treatment that is completely effective, it also carries the highest risk. In the two studies that compared surgery and oral medications, surgery was more effective in controlling bleeding and other symptoms and improving women’s quality of life at four to six months. In these ...Need To Amend the Guidelines of Mental Health Services
...fter he has been given the green signal that he is completely alright. Hence the McCleery Report makes 48 recomm... health services. Some of the procedures have been completely revised to prevent such incidents from occurring again. Health Minister Paul Goggins assured the soc...Melbourne Cluster Of Brain Tumour Not Due To Radiation From Phone Towers
...iseases, he said that a possible link had not been completely disproved yet. . He explained that it was reasonable to take the precaution of evacuating the building to reassure workers while testing was undertaken. But he was of the opinion that given the high concentration of mobile-phone antennae throughout ...Sound Technology Aids in the Monitoring Of Osteoarthritis
...fessor Goodacre said that this new technique would completely revolutionize current practice of detecting, monitoring and measuring arthritis....Surgery A Good Option Of Survival For Patients With Breast Cancer
...or women who had surgery but whose tumors were not completely removed, and 12% for women who did not undergo surgery. They also found that among the woman whose cancer had spread only to the bone, and those who have had a successful surgery were 80% more likely to be alive five years after diagnosis than women ...In-Vivo Gene Therapy Technique to Cure XSCID in Basset Pups
...munodeficiency (XSCID) is a genetic disorder which completely affects the immune system. In case basset pups whi...oietic stem cells within the patient. The therapy completely restored immune function in three of the four dogs the researchers treated. The fourth dog received...Patients Bear The Brunt Of Doctor’s Strik
...situation. Due fewer doctors, the patients are not completely satisfied with our treatment. We hope things will improve soon," said a senior doctor at GTB. Health Minister A. Ramadoss Wednesday told reporters that notices had been sent to senior resident doctors to join work at the earliest. "We have warned...Gene Therapy May Help Restore Sight In Congenital blindness
...tion of the chicks' photoreceptors, but it did not completely halt it. ‘The visual capabilities of the treated animals far exceeded our expectations’, said Rowland, about their study that is set to appear today in the online journal Public Library of Science-Medicine. She speculated that this therapy if adapt...President Kalam Meets Striking Medicos However Stir to Continue
...the agitation. Meanwhile the health services were completely paralyzed in Himachal Pradesh as doctors of government hospitals and ayurvedic doctors and veterinary doctors joined the strike against reservation to OBCs in response to the all India medical bandh call given by Indian Medical Association. The Prim...Heroin Addicts Chained For Cure
..., screamed for sustenance. 'The shackles and god completely altered my life. I don't even notice them now,' the 28-year-old tribal boy admitted. Fifteen of the home's 74 residents were chainless, having 'graduated' to a level where they did not need restraining. Most inmates compete to achieve the 'chainle...President Kalam Meets Striking Medicos However Stir to Continue
...the agitation. Meanwhile the health services were completely paralyzed in Himachal Pradesh as doctors of government hospitals and ayurvedic doctors and veterinary doctors joined the strike against reservation to OBCs in response to the all India medical bandh call given by Indian Medical Association. The Pri...A Killer Clot, Coagulates Karen’s Lif
...m.' A spokeswoman for the hospital said: 'We are completely satisfied with the treatment and care given to Karen since 2001. We are not aware of any clinical reason to have changed the treatment' ......e set by an adult only. Wait for blades to stop completely before removing the grass catcher, unclogging the discharge chute, or crossing gravel roads. 'Though mowing the lawn can be a great form of physical activity, it can also cause harm if the proper precautions are not taken,' explained Richard F. Ky...