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AIIMS Acquires Four-Armed Robot to Assist in Surgeries

... robotic radical prostatectomy operation will help minimise complications following the operation, with patients having shorter hospital stay and a better quality of life, he said. AIIMS is organising a two-day international live operative workshop from July 31 to teach the urology fraternity of the country...

Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Labels

... as Canada, Singapore and Brazil that they help to minimise uptake by young people, inform people of the truth, and help de-glamourise cigarette packs. More importantly, they let people know what they really get from smoking."...

Lead testing in children of Mt Isa

...termine where the child was exposed to lead and to minimise future risks, " he added. High levels of lead were observed in one-third of the city’s children when the test was done 12 years ago. GY...

Bhutan Lifts Ban on Poultry from India

...cceptance of several essential conditions aimed to minimise and reduce the risk of egg-borne and poultry meat-borne diseases like avian flu. "This would ensure and safeguard public health and guarantee that only safe and quality poultry products are made available for general consumers in Bhutan," the mini...

Shingles Vaccine For Older People - Panel Recommendation

...s been shown to reduce the risk by 51% and also to minimise the discomfort even if the disease occurs. The vaccine costs $150 and has had sales of $11 million since it came on the market. Merck hopes that the panel endorsement will lead to more usage by doctors and greater insurance coverage. Zostavax is no...

Funds for mental patient safety pledged by government

...ecurity personnel at mental hospitals will help to minimise fear that is generated from stories of sexual abuse and aggressive outbursts that float around the wards of hospitals. The promised funds would in addition to safety measures provide support systems to patients if they require guidance and a forum to...

Old Anti-psychotic Drugs Are Equally Good

...ght be better to switch back to the older drugs to minimise healthcare costs. Atypical antipsychotics like risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine and olanzapine, cost a lot more, at least ten times more than their precursors. But a parallel trial, also funded by the NHS, confirms previous findings that one new ...

Wellington Rest Home Shuts Down Due To Norovirus Outbreak

...at they had been taking all the necessary steps to minimise the spread of the bug. SRI...

Public Transport Causing Backaches in Delhi, Mumbai

... The researchers suggest that office goers could minimise back pain by taking short breaks and stretching periodically while at work. Least invasive treatments like physical therapy, stretching, ointment massage and acupuncture should be tried out before going in for surgery. Source-IANS...

Man Made Heart for Man from Quebec

...s expected to have very little friction .This will minimise wear and tear thereby increasing the life span of the device. The newly devised mechanical heart, ensures a continuous flow of blood .This eliminates the ever familiar heart beat that all living souls are so used to! Therefore patients using this m...

'Hooded Horror': Death by Hanging

...n practice to hood the prisoner before hanging, to minimise neck injuries and to diminish the agony of the witnesses. However the 'struggle behind the hood' continued. Later, a general consenses arose seeking to abolish hanging or to make it more humane. The Evolution of the Noose Let us take a closer pe...

Skin-Destroying Ulcer Appears in NSW as New Treatment Guidelines Emerge

...in NSW, to ensure early diagnosis and treatment to minimise disability,” he said. The finding came as Australian plastic surgeons, GPs, laboratory scientists, pathologists, infectious disease physicians and public health experts collaborated to set down new consensus recommendations for the treatment and p...

HIV Home-based Care Produces Positive Outcomes in Uganda

... counselling, which facilitates disclosure and may minimise violence against women.” Source: Bio - Bio Technology...

Armed Forces Introduce Yoga, Counselling to Counter Stress

...ation of units and individuals had been ordered to minimise exposure to stress, while leave rules had been liberalised to permit the splitting of causal and annual leave. "Improved accessibility of leaders and frequent interaction of junior leaders with soldiers" would ensure better man management and promp...

Kerala Youth Die of Carbon Monoxide Inhalation

...i Zen, are equipped with catalytic converters that minimise CO emission (CO is often a product of ineffective combustion). The car was idling for more than an hour in the enclosed space and the engine got deprived of sufficient levels of oxygen needed for proper combustion. Inefficient combustion and la...

India Earmarks Rs.1.34 Bn to Fight Bird Flu

...uce morbidity, mortality and social disruption and minimise the threat both to animals and humans. Besides, it would generate awareness and help procure emergency supplies of equipments and vaccines. The committee said the World Bank would reimburse Rs.1.26 billion of the investment to the government. T...

Don't Gamble With People's Health, Warn Experts

... funding of prevention and treatment programmes to minimise the harm that growing numbers of people may experience when they gamble is also of paramount importance, stresses Rachel A Volberg, president of the U.S. based Gemini Research and a leading problem gambling epidemiologist in the world. But there a...

Better Risk Management Could Cut MRSA Infection Rates

..., the cover it provides reduces the need to try to minimise exposure to claims, because the insurer, not the hospital, will be paying the claim. In the NHS, the insurer, the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), overcomes this problem by outlining strict risk management standards. The standards are increasingly d...

Army to Conduct Psychological Tests During Recruits to Curb Suicides

...ation of units and individuals has been ordered to minimise exposure to stress, and leave rules have liberalised to permit splitting of causal and annual leave....

Pregnancy and Alcohol - a Dangerous Cocktail Warns BMA Scotland

...dvises the same but if they do choose to drink, to minimise the risk to the baby, they should not consume more than one to two units of alcohol once or twice a week. The BMA report says current guidance regarding drinking during pregnancy can be misinterpreted, as individuals may not clearly understand how ...

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