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NBE to conduct test for medical students from abroad

...ations has decided to conduct tests for any Indian doctor having graduated abroad avid of starting a practice in the country, to ensure a higher standards amongst doctors, the government has made it compulsory from //the 15th of next month official sources said today. The new regulations, which were ...

Cholesterol Drug Helps After Angioplasty

...escribing of statin medication to the primary care doctor and sometimes that addition to the patient's regimen falls through the cracks." Interventional cardiologists most often perform angioplasties. "I think this and other new studies will go a long way in improving the quality of care of all patients wi...

Lactobacillus Supplements shorten the duration of diarrhoea

...ons face. And children with diarrhoea should see a doctor if they have loose stools for more than 5 days, the stools contain blood or mucus, or the children show signs of dehydration such as dry mouth or infrequent urination....

Surgery-Rigged pulley helps patients

...ard surgery, is done at younger ages, and lets the doctor gently push and pull until the child's face looks just right. The procedure is still experimental, cautions Dr. Harold Slavkin of the University of Southern California, the National Institutes of Health's former chief of dental and craniofacial rese...

Pharmaceutical companies are targeting patients

...rm and educate consumers, prompt many to see their doctor about an untreated health problem and prod others to take their prescription drugs more faithfully. Sixty percent of the print and broadcast ads were for just 20 medications, including the arthritis drugs Vioxx and Celebrex, the ulcer drug Prilosec, ...

Rumbling stomach

...d. Some such noise is normal; Its absence when a doctor uses a stethoscope can indicate an intestinal blockage. The noises are softer or louder depending on the strength and speed of the contractions and on what is in the tract, a variable mix of solids, liquids and gas, both swallowed air and the waste p...

A remedy to overcome dandruff

...r up within six weeks, it's worthwhile seeing your doctor for either a prescription shampoo or a topical medication....

Novel biopsy technique for prostate cancer

.... 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 out...

Computer Program can assist to detect Heart Attack

...experience. In the program tested in the study, a doctor enters a variety of information, including a patient's risk factors for heart disease, characteristics of the patient's chest pain and other symptoms, medications, vital signs, results of a physical exam and a measure of the heart's electrical activi...

Depression has a worthwhile treatment

... screening. It need not be complicated either. The doctor asks two questions: 'Are you currently sad or depressed?' and 'Are the things that previously brought you pleasure no longer bringing you pleasure?' If a patient answers 'yes' to one or both, then further examination and, if appropriate, treatment, m...

FDA panel refuses anti-viral cold remedy

...illnesses, it's unlikely that patients would see a doctor within a day of the first symptoms. The drug's developer, ViroPharma and marketing partner Aventis Pharmaceuticals, had hoped to have it on the market in the earliest possible under the brand name Picovir. Mark McKinlay, vice president of research ...

A remedy to lessen fatigue

... find fatigue is really getting you down, ask your doctor to investigate.// Conditions that lead to profound fatigue include thyroid problems, depression, diabetes and anaemia. All can be successfully treated. If there's no underlying medical condition, be thankful and then start managing your tiredness. ...

Vitamin C maintains healthy lungs

...on over time.// Just like an apple a day keeps the doctor away, an orange a day may help keep lung disease away, according this new research. By minimizing the decline in lung function as time passes, a diet containing lots of foods rich in vitamin C may lower the odds of developing chronic obstructive pu...

Clinical trials need to be more frank

...volves giving patients a new drug// and the family doctor reporting any problems that might arise. The post-...that it's not always clear to the patient that the doctor is getting a cash benefit from their participation and this is wrong. It goes against the idea of in...

Preventing 'white coat' hypertension

...blood pressure //may go up when it's measured by a doctor (the 'white coat') but be lower if a practice nurse measures it, or if you measure it yourself. Researchers in, England, have been looking at the white coat effect in a group of 150 patients with high blood pressure (hypertension). Eight doctors and ...

Latest device for identifying Melanomas

...In the case of skin, memory is a crucial thing. No doctor can remember every type of skin lesion nor can they remember every person's spot and whether it has changed, but a computer can," Skladnev said. He said SolarScan is easy to use and a medical specialist is required only to check potential problem are...

Awareness of oral cancer is low

...outh ulcer or lip sore that doesn't heal, see your doctor or dentist without delay....

Accomplishment of nicotine replacement therapy

...archers say that when NRT was on prescription, the doctor could offer support counselling and prescribe appropriately to the smokers....

Gene testing kit specific for Doctors

...ain drugs. If they could be identified easily, the doctor could avoid prescribing these particular drugs and spare the patient the adverse effects....

Similar diseases in married couples

... That is, if one partner has high cholesterol, the doctor should consider calling the spouse in for screening too....

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