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A rare complication of bowel disease

... - insertion of a tube in the throat to bypass the obstructed segment of the airway. Airway inflammation like this can even be life-threatening, say the researchers. It's a rare complication of IBD,but is important for physicians....

Accuracy Of Lung Function Test Questioned

... Another common error can occur when the sensor is obstructed by condensation of water vapor, mucus, or the subject’s fingers. Researchers say these two problems are especially dangerous because the high values they produce replace accurate but lower values recorded during testing, leading the technician to be...

WHO acts to reduce the maternal death toll

...re haemorrhage, infection, hypertensive disorders, obstructed labour and unsafe abortion. This leaves almost one million children motherless each year. These children are 10 times more likely to die in childhood than children whose mothers have not died. There is a stark divide of maternal mortality between th...

Artificially made protein to inhibit angiogenesis

... abnormal growth of blood vessels that may lead to obstructed vision or growth of a tumor. The new protein, when applied to animals suffering from corneal injury or skin cancer called melanoma, reduced the blood vessel proliferation by up to two third of its growth. The protein is all set to stop vascular endo...

Playing Didgeridoo can cure sleep apnoea

...ournal. The condition occurs when the airway is obstructed during sleep, and results in the sufferer gasping for breath, snoring loudly, snorting and constantly waking up. It carries an increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and high blood pressure. About five percent of people have the condition that mak...

Numerous Reasons behind the Death of a Woman during Pregnancy and Birth

...t 6 % of the maternal deaths in Africa. Anemia and obstructed labor is the cause of death in one-tenth of deaths in Asia. Deaths related to abortions were highest more than 30% in Latin America and the Caribbean. Gulmezoglu said that this statistics is an early call for an increased attention to provide service...

At Least 25 Women Die Of Maternity Complications In MP Everyday

...eding, infections, pregnancy-induced hypertension, obstructed labour and unsafe abortions. --Edited IANS...

UNICEF Facts & Figures About Maternal Death In India On The Eve Of Mother’s Da

...ing during childbirth (common in home deliveries), obstructed and prolonged labor, infection, unsafe abortion, disorders related to high blood pressure and anemia. Forty-seven percent of maternal deaths in rural India are attributed to excessive bleeding and anemia resulting from poor nutritional practices. Fur...

A Killer Clot, Coagulates Karen’s Lif

...t had formed in her legs moved up to the lungs and obstructed the blood flow to her lungs. Kathy and Norman, Karen’s parents, absolutely devastated are investigating the possibility of medial negligence at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - where Karen had undergone the treatment - that did not perceive the latent dan...

Transport of Proteins Unravels the Mystery behind Neurodegenerative Diseases

... of Medicine showed how a chemical pathway that is obstructed in Kennedy disease interferes with a cellular distribution system called ‘fast axonal transport’ that moves proteins from where they are synthesized to where they are needed in the cell. This transport system is critical in neurons because these cell...

Fight Back Against Inherited Sudden-Death Heart Condition

... muscle and identify areas where blood flow may be obstructed from leaving the heart. With a thorough history, physical examination and some simple noninvasive testing, doctors can tell someone with HCM how high their risk of sudden death is — around 1-in-100 each year for most HCM patients, but as high as 6-...

Mobile use increases risk of infertility in men

...n Ohio and his team found that sperm production is obstructed by the electromagnetic fields generated by mobile phone handsets. Earlier studies in laboratory scale have shown that close and heavy exposure to this type of radiation harms sperms. However, this had not been proved in human so far. "On the face...

Newborns With Respiratory Distress Potentially Have Rare Genetic Disease

...rmal or no motion. As a result, the airways become obstructed and infected, which incites a destructive inflammatory process in those organs. Cilia are also present in the female reproductive system, central nervous system and gut. "The tricky thing about this disease is that many of the clinical symptoms are...

Cancer Patient’s Life Improved With Anti-reflux Valv

...rom the liver to the intestines. When this duct is obstructed from cancers of the pancreas, gallbladder, or bile... 60 consecutive patients in whom the bile duct was obstructed from cancer of the pancreas or the bile duct. He placed a standard biliary stent in 30 patients and ...

Off-label and Untested Use of Drug-coated Stents Appears Widespread

...rtery after balloon angioplasty is used to open an obstructed coronary artery. The newer drug-eluting stents are normal metal stents coated with a drug that is known to interfere with the process of restenosis (re-obstruction). Data on the use of drug-eluting stents outside of approved indications in real-wo...

New Device to Treat Snoring and Sleep Apnea

... respiratory organs and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. It can sometimes be frustrating for patients and their loved ones. There are several medical or surgical treatments available to help people who snore. Almo...

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