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Geriatric heart patients benefit from extra weight

...and death from cardiovascular diseases. The study entitled " The Effect of Body Mass Index on Complications from Cardiac Surgery in the Oldest Old ", which was led by Mathew S. Maurer, MD, included 1470 patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery between 1991 and 1998. The average age of the participant gr...

In Chronic Diseases - Poor compliance of Patients with drug treatment

...n the findings of the WHO’s newly published report entitled "Adherence to Long-Term Therapies",it was found that in Gambia, China, and the United States only 27%, 43% and 51%, respectively, of patients //adhere to their medication regimen for high blood pressure. Similar patterns have been reported for other ...

‘Loud Noise’ Research may help in Development of Prosthetics for Eldery

...ence M. Ward, Romeo Chua, and J. Timothy Inglis is entitled "Touch Noise Increases Vibrotactile Sensitivity in Old and Young,"....

Pharma Companies May Influence The Decisions Of Medical Students

...ts, 80.3 percent (553/604) believed that they were entitled to gifts. Of 183 students who thought a gift valued at less than $50 was inappropriate, 86.3 percent had accepted one. Nearly 60 percent (59.6 percent) of the students simultaneously believed that sponsored grand rounds are educationally helpful and ...

Scientists Awarded Appropriately For Contribution Towards Medical Research

...n prestigious medical awards. These scientists are entitled to receive a cash award of $50,000 from the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation that would be presented on Friday in New York. The prize for basic medical research will be shared by Ernest McCulloch and James Till of the Ontario Cancer Institute and t...

Vitamin A supplementation inadequate in India: Need for effective strategies

...lementation, according to recent report.The report entitled "Controlling Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies in India - Meeting The Goal" states that India has the largest percentage as well as the largest absolute number of Vitamin A deficient children in the world and precipitates the death of 330,000 children...

Indian Psychiatrist in UK Accused of plagiarism

..., happened to read Persaud's article. The piece, entitled "Why The Media Refuses To Obey", was about the social psychologist Stanley Milgram, famous for his 1963 "obedience" experiments, when people were encouraged to "electrocute" peers as punishment for a mistake. Blass has written a book and numerous a...

Northeast To Get Mega Rural Health Mission

...e they complete the yearlong tenure, they would be entitled for permanent registration," the minister told reporters after launching the mission. He said the healthcare system in the northeast was characterized by "poor and ill-maintained infrastructure facilities', besides shortage of support staff. "The...

Botched Abortions Trigger Concern Over Legal Ambiguity In Britain

...s process. Babies that survive the procedure are entitled to medical care. However, anti-abortion campaigners assert that at times they are simply left to die. Currently, abortion on demand is permissible in Britain up to 24 weeks of gestation, which is more than halfway through a normal pregnancy and the ...

Children Are Indifferent To Obesity

...o. Denying obese people healthcare that others are entitled to is indeed unfair, especially as those who are thus afflicted also pay taxes. The primary care trusts of the area have declared that operations will not be conducted on people who have a Body Mass Index of 30....

Overweight, smokers and drunks beware: treatment could be denied

...ation some time back that obese people will not be entitled to hip and knee replacement surgery on the NHS in East Suffolk. The ruling came as part of a series of measures to be taken by the three primary care trusts in the area in an attempt to save money locally for the NHS. The reason cited is that the r...

British Doctor cleared of murder

...ng the suffering of his patients as he was legally entitled to do.' But the families of the dead men have reacted with anger following the decision. Harry Gittins' daughter Jillian Coates, who triggered the police investigation by raising concerns about the treatment her father received from Dr Martin, sa...

Ban on Alzheimer's Drugs Questioned

...d hence they suggested that all patients should be entitled to receive the treatment to know about the effectiveness of the drug. Britain's Alzheimer's Society and The Association for the British Pharmaceutical Industry both were against the initial ban levied on the drug....

Therapy inducing self-repair of nerves to help Alzheimer’

... The paper detailing the findings of this study is entitled 'Activation of the Keap1/Nrf2 Pathway for Neuroprotection by Electrophilic Phase II Inducers,' is published in the January 17th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The US-Japanese research team, consisting of scientists f...

Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Are Not Getting Cash Benefits

...tients are not aware of the benefits that they are entitled to. This means that they are missing out on ￡200 million each year. "Terminally ill patients are entitled to financial support or some financial support, which I, myself, was not aware of, but apparently th...

US Government Calls For Better Drug Supplies

...ortedly unable to identify the poor people who are entitled to extra help where the drug costs are concerned. Several hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries are reported to have switched plans. The present coverage of Medicare amounts to one million prescriptions everyday. The states that have offered to c...

London Hospital Provides Specialized Care For Pregnant Women

...HS tests and screening. In addition, they would be entitled to enjoy 24-hour telephone based contact and home visits by the midwife. They would also be eligible to participate in four sessions of pre-natal classes. The birth rehearsal program is another added attraction. The unique service has been availed ...

Cancer Aid And Research Foundation: Offering Endless Hope To Cancer Patients

...idered by the committee members. Patients would be entitled to receive up to a maximum of 50% of the treatment cost, which is directly sent to the hospital and medical shop. Cancer patients form different regions of the country approach the foundation, claiming financial help. In addition, a number of post...

Court Orders Private Hospitals To Provide Free Treatment For The Poor

...e of less than Rs.2,000 become aware that they are entitled to free healthcare under the court's directive. As many as 70 hospitals in the city were allotted land at concessional rates on the assurance that they would provide free medical treatment to the poor. But complaints had poured in from the poor th...

Patients Should Be Entitled to "Humane Compensation" if Drug Trials Go Wrong

... if the volunteers came to know that they were not entitled to any compensation, the number of people showing up at clinical trials will definitely suffer. He cited an example of the wording of a contract to show what he meant, "[The sponsor] will pay compensation for [non-negligent harm]. Any payment would b...

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