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Oracle Corp. to help build world's first "Digital Hospital"

...n a briefing on Monday. Ultimately, they said, the improvements will reduce the overall cost of care.It was also added at the briefing that another 10 sites where the hospital can be duplicated have been identified. Its now the era of cyber hospitals!!!...

Alternative medicine more popular among HIV positive patients

Despite significant improvements in anti AIDS therapy, complimentary and alternative medicine seem to be more attractive to the AIDS positive patients, according to a new study. Among 191 HIV-positive outpatients surveyed about their use of complementary and alternative therapies, 6...

For better mood and energy!! Work-up in short span

...he levels of fatigue and confusion and significant improvements in energy levels after 10 minutes. Exercise did not appear to reduce levels of tension, depression and anger among women, but these feelings were already low, the researchers note. In general, the results suggest that exercising for 10 minutes at an...

A boost to quit smoking

...% reduction in carbon monoxide. Even more dramatic improvements were seen when the subjects quit smoking altogether. Thus this is an encouraging news, because it shows that your health can start to benefit almost straight away. Hence this can motivate people to quit smoking....

Surgery a safety in senility

...heir quality of life had improved. But far greater improvements were seen in the group who had undergone revascularisation....

Cannabis for pain

...again provided. Dr Notcutt said subjects reported improvements ranging from 'life-changing' to allowing them to get a good night's sleep. One subject had returned to work; others had started driving, gardening and caring for children again....

Fluoride Found Effective in Osteoporosis

.... Women treated with fluoride showed significant improvements in various measures of bone formation compared with women not treated with fluoride, the researchers note, suggesting that fractures were prevented by bone remodeling and bone formation....

Cement injections linked to osteoporosis

... weeks later//, many patients reported substantial improvements - less pain, better sleep and more mobility. A few patients did experience relapses of pain, while three developed a pulmonary embolism - a blockage in the lung area - caused by the cement moving beyond the area of the spine.But overall, the new tre...

FDA attacks American Red Cross for blood violations

...Cross in a 1993 consent decree to make substantial improvements in the quality control of its blood program, inspections over the past two years have revealed persistent and serious violations of blood safety rules. FDA inspectors said they found several violations including incorrect labeling and release of po...

Support therapy helps breast cancer patients

...el of Stanford University, who led the study, said improvements in both treatment and social acceptance of cancer may explain the difference between his research and the earlier studies. The breast cancer death rate has been dropping substantially since the late 1990s because of earlier detection and more effec...

Hope For Stiff-Person Syndrome

...lk more easily, fell down less often, and reported improvements in their ability to perform work-related and household tasks. The Findings indicate that intravenous immune globulin is safe, well tolerated, and effective for stiff-person syndrome and significantly improves patients' ability to perform the activit...

Unsatisfactory Grade On Women's Health Issues

... After the release of the report, four states made improvements in women's access to health coverage, while five states improved benefits for pregnant women. Many states improved health screenings for women's cancers. Still, few states have made progress in women's diabetes rates or in promoting programs to cut o...

Older Men Surviving Coronary Bypasses

...o boost the survival rates, according to Pell, are improvements in "secondary prevention," meaning post-surgical drug treatments and changes in diet, exercise and lifestyle, including quitting smoking....

Heart Surgery Is Getting Safer for the Old

...lable for follow-up interviews, 71% reported major improvements in functioning, such as reductions in shortness of... age group. The researchers also found significant improvements in post-operative death rates compared with surgery that took place a decade ago on patients in this...

New methods to prevent injury of patients

...personnel. In road safety, automobile technology improvements have brought benefits - rather than blaming the driver. Researchers feel that in hospitals, computerised prescriptions could stop drug errors more effectively than blaming doctors or nurses who make a mistake....

Healthy snacks improve nutrition of kids

...ding healthy snacks could lead to such significant improvements in children's diets. Although the percentage of daily calories from fat did not decrease much, she pointed out that the outcome was the same as seen with other, more expensive and time-consuming interventions. For example, a 3-month education program...

Depression has a worthwhile treatment

...ment, must follow.Hence this approach will lead to improvements in diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of depression....

Surgery a safety in senility

...heir quality of life had improved. But far greater improvements were seen in the group who had undergone revascularisation....

Hormone Therapy applicable for Prostate Cancer

...o short-term resulted in statistically significant improvements in overall survival, as shown by this trial. The long-term survival rate for men with aggressive prostate cancer is poor, so additional therapies are needed to improve their chances. He added the findings also indicate hormone suppression with radiot...

Toxin injections support stroke associated spasticity

... a one-off botox injection or placebo. Significant improvements were reported in the botox group during the 10 weeks of follow up. They were better able to take care of personal hygiene and dressing and had fewer problems with pain or positioning their hands, they said....

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