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With an aim to cure stuttering

...cans, DNA studies and other mordern techniques are conducting detailed studies. The brains of people who stutter behave differently from those of people who don't when it comes to processing speech. According to a researcher from Toronto, those who don’t stutter, speech processing is largely handled in the brai...

Factors Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiac Arrest For Adolescents

...long-QT syndrome (an abnormality of the electrical conducting system of the heart, characterized by a specific finding on the ECG), according to a study. Risk factors for cardiac events such as aborted cardiac arrest (when an episode of cardiac arrest is reversed, such as with defibrillation) and sudden cardia...

Kashmir Grapples with Growing AIDS

... tests of the security personnel. "We have been conducting workshops on HIV/AIDS at the basic unit level and ...t come under the ambit of the JKSAPCS, it has been conducting programmes for army, air force and police officers, jawans and their families. Official figures ha...

Kochi To Conduct Campaigns Against Chikungunya

...he Kochi Corporation has announced that it will be conducting a drive against chikungunya. Health workers, volunteers and NGO representatives will visit areas in the// city and ask people not to allow water to stagnate in waste bins, bottles and cans. Mayor Mercy Williams said that this campaign would be cond...

Healthy Mind leads to Healthy Heart

Cardiology clinics are now conducting lifestyle counseling with a divine touch as recent...ical Mission will celebrate the World Heart Day by conducting many programmes from September 22 to 24. Several awareness campaigns planned for Sunday will emphasi...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs could cause gastrointestinal complications.

...heir patients. Prescribe lower-risk agents after conducting a risk-benefit analysis to determine the GI versus cardiovascular risks for each individual. Patients who are at greater risk of GI bleeding should receive NSAIDs with lower GI risks, such as nsNSAIDs; patients with a greater risk of cardiovascular e...

Rise of Dengue Cases in Delhi Alarming

... Delhi. "We have stepped up our surveillance and conducting regular raids to curb mosquito breeding," he added. The dengue virus is spread by the bite of female Aedes mosquitoes, primarily Aedes Aegypti. Health authorities have already fined a deputy director of the horticulture department in west Delhi. ...

FDA Approves Vectibix for Colorectal Cancer

... by targeting it. The approval was granted after conducting a randomized and controlled clinical trial on 463 patients.The cancer had spread to other parts of the body and did not respond to conventionally used drugs like Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan and Fluoropyridine. It was found that patients on Vectibix had a...

Computer Tool Predicts Effectiveness Of Microbicides

...d, the researchers said. The researchers now are conducting studies to experimentally measure the diffusion of viral particles through various delivery vehicles. They also are collaborating with other researchers on developing high-performance polymer gels that might provide a more substantial physical barrie...

Highly Potent TB Strain Plays Favorites Targeting Specific Ethnic Groups

...ts. Scientists’ stumbled upon this discovery while conducting a study to examine the potency of the 2001 outbreak. Sadly, 50% of the children had been immunized against the disease with the BCG vaccine. The severe strain, labeled as CH, belongs to the ‘famous six’ group and is said to have spread from the peo...

Indian President Urges Cardiologists to Focus on Preventive Care

...o heart ailments, Kalam said: "There is a need for conducting enhanced research to prevent disease and search for curative solutions in addition to allocations for carrying out research on interventions. Medicine today needs a paradigm shift." Urging the cardiologists to follow the examples of those leading o...

India registers 3,000 dengue patients, toll crosses 40

...er's family members were recovering well. "We are conducting blood tests every six hours. We suspect dengue. But the final results will be known only Friday evening," said a doctor. Acting on a petition, Delhi High Court Thursday sought explanations from the central and Delhi governments as well as the Munici...

Study Unveils West Nile Virus Immune Evasion, Points to Vaccine Development

...r’s key role in controlling West Nile infection by conducting a study, described in October’s Journal of Virology that compares the genetics of an illness-causing Texas strain of the virus to a harmless African strain. The Texas strain can inflict illness because it blocks the signaling activity of a protein ...

Tune Your Brain to Hear Another in a Noisy Ambience

...the "ring of sound". At the same time, Irving is conducting a study with human subjects who have volunteered to wear an earplug for five days. These subjects will be tested in a similar ring of sound and their performance measured over time. Early results show that humans also have the same ability to train t...

Dengue Outbreak Feared in Nepal

.... "However, as we do not have the facilities for conducting the advance test that could confirm the preliminary diagnosis, we have asked them to go to India." The three patients have been sent to King George Medical College in India's Lucknow city. One of the three, Kaluram Chaudhuri, is a migrant Nepali ...

Awake Surgery to treat Brain tumours

...apy to make a more aggressive treatment regime and conducting MRI scans during brain surgery which can help with maximisation of the resection,” he said. The importance of MRI scans during brain surgery was emphasized at the conference. The complete removal of the visible tumour can be done with the help of M...

Role of hormones in cardiovascular diseases in obese people

A group of Brisbane-based researchers are conducting a study to find out ways to increase life expectancy for obese and overweight people. // Pfizer Australia Cardio Vascular Lipid (CVL) Research Grant of $55,000 has been given to Dr Clair Sullivan from the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Research a...

Risk Factors in childhood for early blood vessel damage

...age. // A group of Sydney-based researchers are conducting a study to find out the risk factors for early blood vessel damage in kids and ways to protect them from the damage. Dr Julian Ayer from the Heart Research Institute is leading that team and has been awarded a $55,000 Pfizer Australia Cardio Vascul...

Agra Hospitals Modernise to Promote Medical Tourism

... centres have come up. The Agra Mental Hospital is conducting several programmes to train personnel for this specialised sector. Even the 150-year-old S N Medical College now presents a new profile in a bid to attract patients from the rest of India and even abroad. Medical tourism has been catching on in Ind...

Personalized Genetic Testing Will Call the Shots!

... collaboration with the federal government will be conducting an extensive genetic study, analyzing the DNA of 28,000 women. This study will not only assist in preventive healthcare strategies for the participants but also offer a blue print for the progeny....

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