Weight Gaining And Losing May Increase Men's Risk For Gallstones
... solid mass of cholesterol, bile and calcium salts gets accumulated in the gall bladder, it results in the Gallstone disease. Around 25,000 men were targeted for the study and it was found that the associations remained when researchers considered each participant's body mass index (BMI), further sugges...Sleep Problems in Overweight Children Appear Fairly Common
...t muscles relax, the tongue falls back, the airway gets obstructed, oxygen levels may drop, the child is aroused and the cycle begins again. Snoring, present in essentially everyone with sleep apnea, results from the vibration of excess tissue – whether it's fat, large natural anatomy or both – as the chi...Delhi Hospital Completes 100 Liver Transplants
...o to three such cases in the past few months. It gets patients from many foreign countries including Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Holland and Dubai. "We have operated upon eight Pakistanis and eight Myanmarese so far. We get the maximum number of foreign patients from these two countri...Promising Brain Tumor Treatment In The Offing
...k into the patient. The body's immune system, then gets stimulated to attack and vanquish the tumor by itself. In the trial round, two groups of patients were studied. Each group consisted of six patients who received varying doses of the treatment. The initial results have shown impressive survival r...Overweight Children Tested Positive For Sleep Disorders
...t muscles relax, the tongue falls back, the airway gets obstructed, oxygen levels may drop, the child is aroused and the cycle begins again. Snoring, present in essentially everyone with sleep apnea, results from the vibration of excess tissue – whether it's fat, large natural anatomy or both – as the chi...Skin cancer risk runs deep in marathoners
...nt of skin cancer or malignant melanoma. This risk gets predominantly high due to over exposure to sun‘s harmful ultra-violet rays .This can be minimized with adequate protection from UV-rays using sun screen lotions and appropriate clothing. In the survey done as part of the research, it was seen that ...Job Burnout May Make People More Prone to Developing Diabetes
...ok at hundreds of thousands of people to see if he gets the same thing.” Source-Newwise SRM...Eye Surgeries Remain Cancelled Due To TASS Outbreak In Toronto
...ng from this disease after two days of surgery, it gets resolved by itself or with the help of anti-inflammatory treatment within a week or 2. The TASS outbreak started invading North America early in February and had largely dissipated in July. Signs of TASS start appearing after 12 to 24 hours of surg...Doctors on Strike Over Assault Issue
...the problem would be sorted out soon. The hospital gets more than 2,000 people every day. Source-IANS...Are You In The 40s ? Check for COPD
... COPD is generally a progressive disease and as it gets worse, patients become breathless during everyday activities such as climbing a flight of stairs, walking the dog or even getting washed and dressed in the morning. A simple, painless breathing test called spirometry can confirm whether a person has ...New Study Finds On/Off Switch for Septic Shock
...esponse is activated and after cytokine production gets underway. The action is pronounced: messenger RNAs (mRNAs) which are blueprints for very specific cytokines—namely interleukin-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor alpha and COX-2—are degraded. That process of degrading the mRNAs shuts off production of the...See, men cause allergies in women after sex
...ining semen for many weeks until her immune system gets trained to sniff out that semen is no ‘black cat’ to be gunned down! MS...From the frying pan into the fire: Celiac disease and diabetes
...osed to be diabetic much before the celiac disease gets diagnosed which is usually characterized by abdominal cramps ,enlargement of abdomen, loose stools and loss of weight. In yet another unrelated study done by Danish researchers this month it was established that there is indeed a correlation that ...A treat for nurses who chip in with tender loving care!
...he excessive paperwork and administrative workthat gets loaded on them that bogs them down draining out the last dregs of effusiveness and willingness to carry out their more demanding patient care with the expected dollop of goodwill and cheer justified an editorial in a leading periodical for nurses, N...British scientists create artificial stomach
... Once this hydration process is finished, the food gets broken down into smaller pieces that can be absorb...ill help scientists understand more about how food gets processed in the gut, and which nutrients get absorbed. This knowledge may help develop healthier ...Cell Transplants Can Even Help In Restoring Vision
...once the cone and rod photoreceptors in the retina gets lost, replacing them becomes impossible. Though there are treatments for preventing or delaying the loss of these cells, it is a tough task to treat people who are already affected. Scientists say that if the research could be translated into trea...The need to revamp cervical cancer prevention programs
...terval. If [women wait] longer than three years it gets dangerous." The chief executive of the National Health and Medical Research Council will examine the report and suggest a review of screening if required. GYT...Medical School Blog Gives Students “Dose of Reality
... of an attending physician, residents and interns, gets together as a group and she presents her findings. For the rest of the day, she helps the interns and residents with patients, getting home anytime between 6:30 and 10 p.m. “It’s a transformation, being in medical school. It allows you to be good a...WHO takes initiative to fight corruption tainted medicine production-supply chain
...edicines to the public by the governments globally gets misused or lost because of fraudulent practices, b...ney earmarked by the governments for health sector gets used to fight disease. Officers from WHO explain that money is often lost because of bribery rampan......al company One World Health based in San Fransisco gets the grant for developing new drugs that would help to slow down fluid loss from the intestines. The conventional treatment for diarrhea involves rehydration to counter the loss of fluids from the body. Dehydration which is the immediate aftereffect ...