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A treat for nurses who chip in with tender loving care!

...ng to patients by the bedside it would be a better option for health care assistants to take over the mainstream compassionate jobs whilst the senior nurses tackle administrative jobs which they are more willing to do. Although this scheme is very encouraging it has had to face its share of stiff critici...

Garlic compound may help treat cancer

...t and non-small cell lung cancers. The treatment option given is a combination of taxol and DATS, Karunagaran told IANS in an Internet interview. Although this idea is not new, the application of this idea to this set of compounds is new. The inventors have filed a patent for their invention. Once gra...

Consider Euthanasia For Severely Disabled Babies, College Tells Doctors

...rs must be considered, and active euthanasia is an option which should at least be debated .However the doctors did not list out the specific conditions for which it should be considered. An inquiry into the ethical issues raised by the policy of prolonging life in newborn babies by extraordinary measures...

Ozone Treatment - A Good Alternative For Spinal Injury

...ne discectomy for curing spinal injury is a better option than surgery. This new form of treatment is less painful as well as cost effective,' Vijay Sheel Kumar, president of the World Federation of Ozone Therapy (WFOT), told IANS. Over 40 dignitaries from countries like Spain, Italy and Germany are here t...

Compensation Demanded For Bengal's Blood Scam Victims

...ble justice for the victims, we will have no other option but to move the court seeking justice for this heinous crime," Saha told IANS over phone from Ohio Sunday. His organisation People for Better Treatment (PBT) has shot off a letter to state health minister Suryakanta Misra drawing attention to the c...

Cereal Bars Slammed for More Sugar Than Sweet Snacks

...ere needed to further cut fat, but this was not an option they considered because the firm uses only natural ingredients. It added that 87 per cent of the fat was 'good' fats essential for health. NLA...

Acupuncture for chronic pain in Osteoarthritis patients

...e funds. Acupuncture will become a routine medical option for OA treatment on approval. The authors conclude "the present results show that, in patients with chronic pain due to OA of the knee or hip who were receiving routine primary care, addition of acupuncture to the treatment regimen resulted in a cl...

"Umbrella" Valve Provides Potential Alternative to Lung Surgery

...sicians. “Valve treatment may represent a valuable option for the palliative treatment of patients with emphysema.” Source-ewswise SRM...

Alzheimer's Vaccine- A Realistic Prospect

...felt that immunization was going to be an exciting option against the disease and the UK funding for the research will be a vital contribution to the international efforts to develop a vaccine. MAL...

Hepatitis B Drug Tyzeka Approved By FDA

...patic failure. The new drug gives doctors another option for treatment. A one year study of 1367 patients showed that telbivudine had a better response when compared to other drugs like lamivudine. Over a period of time however some participants developed muscle weakness and pain which stopped when the m...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

...and parents with an additional effective treatment option — CBT or CBT plus medication — a treatment that involves only about 14 to 21 hours, in general," Mathews said. "Probably the most important issue related to our findings is that while the evidence suggests that CBT is as effective as medication, re...

Virtual Colonoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Screening

...g a less invasive, yet equally effective screening option like virtual colonoscopy has drawn many adults off the sidelines," Dr. Pickhardt said. "Since colorectal cancer is uniquely preventable, widespread virtual colonoscopy screening could lead to a significant reduction in mortality from this deadly dise...

A Heady Option to Tackle Brain Damage after Stroke

Researchers in US have come up with a heady option that can work like a magic potion to counter the damage in brain cells often after an episode of stroke or cerebro// vascular accident(CVA). According to the researchers from John Hopkins University ,who conducted a study on mice, revealed that a ...

A Family's Fight against Breast cancer

...80 per cent. Dawn said, "I was told my only real option was a double mastectomy. There was no question about whether I would do it or not. I had to. My partner had been very understanding about my breasts after my surgery, but the thought of having no breasts was very traumatic. What made the difference w...

NewYork-Presbyterian Receives Highest Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery

...maintaining an optimal weight, surgery is the only option for many obese individuals. We offer the full range of treatment options, including gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, duodenal switch, sleeve gastrectomy and others," says Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi, surgeon-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/We...

Home Is Where the Gym Is

...good upright position. New choice: Another newer option is a recumbent cross-training machine that allows for a simultaneous upper and lower body aerobic workout without stressing your joints. Although more costly than other standard workout machines, this versatile device may accommodate people who other...

Doctor Dissuades Mothers from Umbilical Cord Banking

...ansfusion is required as it is known to be a safer option and also more affordable. There are commercial companies which deal with personal cord blood banking services for a whopping fee of 2,784 pounds, which is not recommended by many organizations like the Royal College of Obstetricians, and Gynecologist...

AMA Welcomes Government Plans to Reform PBS

...Abbott is considering how to make the generic drug option work effectively are a welcome start to much-needed PBS reforms. “There’s potential to generate real savings for the PBS by tightening up the rules in this area,” Assoc Prof Gullotta said. “Of course, any such savings must be put back into the PB...

A Safe Drug For Safe Delivery

...that the drug Misoprostol is a reliable and safe option to control and curb excessive bleeding following childbirth. Following the delivery of a baby as a rule the placenta (a temporary organ which attaches a fetus to its mother while yet in the womb) is also expelled through the birth canal, following ...

US to Lift Ban on Canadian Drug Imports

...ause they were getting seized. This does open that option again for people who were trying to figure out how to get their medications to manage their health at a price they can afford." While it is illegal for individuals to import pharmaceuticals to take advantage of price differences, the Food and Drug ...

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