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Tomato Fever Replaces Chikungunya in Kerala

...cine for Chikungunya, and at best, symptoms can be countered through painkillers, intake of plenty of fluids and lots of rest....

Drug Firms Sue British Regulator Over Alzheimer's Drugs

...y, said. Andrew Dillon, chief executive of NICE, countered that its recommendations were not unfair and were developed after three years of analysis and discussion with doctors, patients and drug makers. "For Alzheimer's disease, drugs are only part of the care that needs to be offered," he said. "Non-dr...

Anemia Drug Overused and Could Hasten Death in Some, Say Experts

...hat makes all erythropoietin sold in this country, countered that in those studies the drug was given earlier and more liberally than is current practice. When physicians and patients use the medicine more sparingly, there is no difference in survival, they argued, citing other studies. Related worries had l...

Debate Focuses on Door-to-balloon Time in Heart Attack Treatment

... of blood flow through an open artery. Dr. Bates countered that the 90-minute cut-off is sufficiently valid that a hospital unable to offer percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within that time frame should consider treating patients with clot-busting medications, rather than transporting them to a PCI-c...

DiCaprio Bites Back Over Eco 'Hypocrisy'

...touting environmental protection, a testy DiCaprio countered that he had taken a commercial flight from New York. "I try to travel commercial as much as I can," he said. DiCaprio later came back to the reporter, saying that he was irritated with the media for going after prominent environmentalists such as ...

Shock TV Reality Organ Donor Show Goes on Air

...jected on the show. The Dutch health authorities countered that despite the media attention, there was no noticeable rise in the number of people registering as donors. And the Dutch transplant foundation has vowed that a possible kidney transplant stemming from the show will not be carried out in one of i...

New Bacterium Discovered - Related to Cause of Trench Fever

...me antibiotic, but the Peruvian microbe is usually countered with different antibiotics, Koehler says. Also, caregivers, and medical staff need to know about the different species, so, for example, AIDS patients are cautioned about the dangers of cat scratches and exposure to body lice. Medical staff should k...

Single Embryo IVF Increase Chances of Having Child Sans Risky Multiple Births

...ording to Mr Khalaf, multiple birth problem can be countered without hampering the chances of the patient to start a family. It is a myth that single embryo transfer has to lower the success rate, he said. If you select the right patients, and use blastocyst transfer, it can be just as good. We believe firml...

Kerala Government Sanctions Funds for Chikungunya-affected Districts

...cine for Chikungunya, and at best, symptoms can be countered through painkillers, intake of fluids and lot of rest....

Feud Between Two Medical Publications

...out their arms promotions programs in 2005. Kerr countered the BMJ’s accusation with a statement saying that there is no link between their arms exhibition and scientific fraternities. YT...

Oxygen Treatment To Cardiac Patients Questioned

...ygen level in blood is very low. This condition is countered by giving extra oxygen via face mask. But in general, all cardiac patients are given oxygen irrespective of their need of the same. Professor Beasley drew attention to the fact that a controlled trial of oxygen treatment in the first 24 hrs after t...

Is Extreme Irritability - a Childhood Bipolar Disorder?

...broadly to include children with SMD, an assertion countered by the new finding. Results of the study were published in the February 2007 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. The classic definition of BD (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ bipolarupdate.cfm) includes extreme, sustained mood swings tha...

Research on Bipolar Disorder Launched

... elevated mood or irritability (also called mania) countered by periodic depressive episodes. "This collaboration brings together the major elements necessary to understand a complex illness such as BPD," said Dr. Watson. "The clinical and scientific expertise of the physician-scientists at The Feinstein Inst...

Polio can be eradicated in India: Health Experts

...ffective. But experts say that this problem can be countered successfully with new vaccines... Overcrowding, contaminated food and water infected by the faeces of people with polio virus spread the virus to others, said Dr Grassly. High birth rates compounds difficulty faced by making it more difficult to reac...

Tussle between doctor duo and Austalian health service board

...in existing issues were dealt with. .The board has countered this letter by calling in lawyers to see if this letter can be labeled “defamatory” to take up necessary legal action if required against these two doctors. MS...

NHS De-addiction, Rehabilitation waiting time ticking into months

... Spokespersons representing the NHS have however countered saying that the executive had allocated huge sums to the tune of ￡66.7m to deal with drugs detoxification plans in 2005-06 out of which ￡23.7m was sent to health boards specifically to enhance drug treatment services. Actually more than ￡3m is esti...

Consumption of Colas Increase Risk of Osteoporosis in Older Women

...ium loss from the bone. Although some studies have countered that the amount of phosphoric acid in cola is negligible compared to other dietary sources such as chicken or cheese," Tucker says, "further controlled studies should be conducted to determine whether habitual cola drinkers may be adversely affecting...

'Young and their Reproductive Health' - Theme of World Population Day

...tackling AIDS/HIV, are some issues that need to be countered to ensure a better future for these young people. Reproductive health problems are identified as the leading cause of death in women belonging to developing countries. 600,000 women die every year due to pregnancy - related causes while 90% of inf...

Are Alternative Therapies A Reliable Alternative?

...d to patients. The complementary therapists have countered this opinion, that almost all complimentary treatment methods even, acupuncture, aromatherapy and reflexology have been proven for their efficiency. To quote Dr Middleton, 'Given that we now have a rigorous standard for hi-tech medicine and a lot o...

Patients Indignant at Exorbitant Phone Bills from Hospital

...to welcome the convenience of the system, this was countered by a very strong belief that the charges were exorbitant,’ said Derek Easton of the East Kent Hospitals Patient and Public Involvement Forum. He added, ‘While evidence has shown that mobile phones do not cause problems with medical equipment, hospi...

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