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Painkillers Do Not Shorten Dying Patients' Lives

...aking morphine for pain need shorten life, and any doctor with such a worry about one of their patients should seek specialist palliative care advice," he added. Sykes and his co-author Andrew Thorns found no difference in the frequency or type of death -- whether it was sudden, gradual or peaceful -- bet...

Ebola Virus - 'Outbreak' Claims More Lives In Uganda.

... death of Dr. Mathew Zukeviya, who was a prominent doctor spearheading the fight against Ebola in Gulu. There is no cure yet for Ebola although researchers in Paris last week reported successful vaccine tests on monkeys. Most victims die of shock after days of high fever, chest pains, vomiting and extensi...

Patient’s perception of health status helps in better recover

...mptomatic outcome.” So apart from going to a good doctor it is also important that we have the burning desire to get well and feel confident about our recovery because the patients perception does help in speedy recovery!!...

Contraceptives via Internet

...pass the tried and tested route of going through a doctor by ordering these through the Internet ignore all these side effects. However the investigators are worried about the dampening effect any harsh action may have on genuine family planners if they have any punitive action in mind for this not so healt...

Doctors at risk- the ugly side of the noble profession

...leadership qualities and crisis management. If the doctor and the patient with his folks can talk it out and iron out the differences, such ugly incidents can be prevented from happening in future.In India, in the city of Lucknow, doctors went on a days strike on the issue of being harassed by disgruntled r...

No harm in reducing prenatal check up to 3 - 6 times says WHO report

...ng nations, can safely cut down their vists to the doctor during pregnancy to 3 - 6 times during pregnancy instead of the prescribed 8 - 11 visits as in the developed nations. However, these women are not more at risk than women who had more prenatal visits to have a low birth weight baby, or have anemia d...

Negligent doctors asked to cough up 3 lakhs for death of patient

...ad Hospital on April 25,1996, on the advice of the doctor for proper care. The doctor advised that sutures be made at the opening of the uterus to prevent an abortion and she was taken t...

Better prostate cancer detection

.... In the traditional exam for prostate cancer, the doctor takes six tissue samples from the prostate gland. At Ohio State University, researchers said that it is better to take more samples.// Dr.Robert Bahnson and his team, called this the extended sector biopsy. They took 12 samples - six from the o...

Uncontrolled blood pressure

...people did have health insurance and did see their doctor quite regularly - so lack of medical attention cannot be blamed for their problem. Given that hypertension is a potent risk factor for both heart disease and stroke, it is important that those concerned, and their doctors, are more aware of the con...

Surviving surgery

...ight die of their disease. So it's a matter of the doctor and the patient weighing up the risks and benefits of different kinds of surgery....

Stress can make you overweight

...ease and stroke.This applies to both sexes.// One doctor states, that people may be able to avoid the hazards of weight gain in midlife by learning when the body is vulnerable to stress and choosing the right sort of snacks. Dr. Pamela Peeke, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland, says that...

Wishes of unspoken patients

...ans and find less improvement in their symptoms. A doctor need not tell a patient everything on his mind. On...atients can do much to improve this situation. The doctor can become more aware to what is not being said and try to encourage an atmosphere of openness. Mean...

Poisonous Parkinson's molecule discovered

...firm diagnostic test for Parkinson's disease - the doctor has to rely on the clinical examination of the patient. But it's known that cells producing a chemical called dopamine - which controls muscle activity - in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra slowly die as the condition progresses. What...

Look out for gout

...g. So if you get a sudden joint pain, consult your doctor - you may be experiencing an attack of gout....

TV drug commercials prompt prescriptions

...t -- nearly a third of adults have talked to their doctor about a drug they saw advertised. About 44 percent of those adults then received a prescription for the drug they saw advertised. After watching a commercial for an asthma drug, about a quarter of viewers came away with the mistaken impression that t...

Antidepressants-important role

...of these SSRIs or find they have side effects. The doctor can now switch them to one of the others, knowing there is a good chance the alternative will produce the desired improvement....

Relief from common back pain

...es. Back pain is the second most common reason for doctor visits, and herniated disk is the culprit for many. The condition can be caused by such thing as trauma, strenuous activity, genetics and age. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 90 per cent of herniated disks can be tre...

GlaxoSmithKline To Cultivate Non-Smoking Environment

... programme for the employees. The team comprises a doctor and a counsellor. It also includes free education programmes and counselling sessions and Zyban at discounted prices. Glaxo has also been conducting smoking cessation camps all over Mumbai. Glaxo has also set up a helpline in order to quit smoking....

Postpone intercourse after childbirth

A doctor from UK says that females having sexual intercorse soon after delivery could jeopardize their lives. A study of two women in Yorkshire reveals that their death occured because they indulged in sexual intercourse too soon after delivery. Researchers...

FDA approves first pocket-sized EKG machine

...that in turn plugs into the top of the device. A doctor could view the readings right on the PDA screen. O...e results over wireless phones to a computer for a doctor to view. Or plug in a printer and the PocketView will spit out the electrocardiogram's traditional s...

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