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IMA to create database on physicians

... least six months, as it has to first lay down the parameters for grading, appoint an agency and finally work together towards the final gradation of the hospitals....

Hypertensives could benefit regular alcohol consumption

...istributions of apo(a) isoforms and liver function parameters and log lipoprotein(a) concentrations. They found that the former were comparable across these intake groups while the latter(log lipoprotein(a)) were inversely and independently correlated with alcohol consumption in hypertensives of both sexes. Re...

Diagnosing Sleep Apnea By Overnight Sleep Testing Method

... of the reported medical history and/or anatomical parameters alone or in combination can be used to distinguish patients with OSAS from snoring patients say overnight sleep testing should be done for patients suspected of having sleep apnea....

Delaying pregnancy may lessen life expectancy of the child

...ights. When offsprings were assessed for all other parameters of health, none showed as much detrimental effects as the life expectancy and the birth weight. Babies are considered of low birth weight if they are born weighing less than 2.5kgs. These babies are more likely o have serious health problems as newb...

Pediatricians differ in their opinion of child abuse

...nfusion amidst the medical professionals as to the parameters of child abuse can lead to a lot of child abusers go free from being punished. Reference: Pediatrics, July 2005...

Weighty problem: Protein is the solution?

...cent carbohydrate. Measurements of the following parameters were made throughout viz appetite, caloric intake, body weight, and fat mass. At the end of each phase blood samples were taken to measure insulin, leptin (the hormone responsible for hunger) and ghrelin (the satiety hormone). Results were as follo...

Risk Of Heart Attack Increase From Pre-Hypertension

...g. Blood pressure hovering in any one of these two parameters may signify pre-hypertension conditions. Researchers from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who did the study had said that signifies that you may not be hypertensive but the blood pressure is not normal also. They have examined dat...

Adding Credit To The Health Care Industry In India

...'s health status. Another instrument that displays parameters of the autonomic nervous system made up of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems on a mobile phone-size screen is targeted at family physicians. Any malfunctioning of the nervous system is shown up on screen immediately and the patient’s healt...

MRI, To Detect Remodeling Of Heart and Help Preserve Function

...rdiovascular system. The scan analyzed different parameters of heart function, including thickness of various heart walls, pumping volume, ejection fraction and shortening fraction, blood pressure and body mass index. Deterioration in heart function was observed with changes in the structural pattern of the h...

Benefits Of Robotic Prostate Surgery- But At What Cost?

...ting on the associated factors. Among the various parameters analyzed, robotic surgery and minimally invasive surgery were found to be associated with reduction in blood loss and post surgical complications in addition to shorter hospital stays. However, there is no evidence that the procedure improves cure ra...

Detrimental Effect Of Chronic Alcoholism On Male Fertility

...nes FSH, LH, T, PRL, P, and E2 in blood, and semen parameters were followed during the study. In alcoholics, FSH, LH, and E2 levels were significantly increased, and T and P levels were significantly decreased. No significant change was noted in PRL levels. Semen volume, sperm count, motility, and number of m...

Passive Cigarette Smoking Increases Isoprostane Formation

...version from exogenous precursor, 11-dehydro-TXB2) parameters (MDA, HHT- conversion) examined in these patients before. The findings, to be published in the journal Life Sciences (available online 13 September 2005) document a significant temporary increase in in vivo oxidation injury due to passive smoke f...

A Novel System For Clinical Banking Of Umbilical Cord Blood

... and NC density and total amount, indicating these parameters as useful to decide UCB clinical utility. Furthermore, the author set up a fast procedure to process UCB units for storage. A system for NC separation and volume reduction of UCB samples in a dedicated, germ-free, closed circuit was devel...

Drugs Used In Osteoporosis Can Help Prevent Periodontal Bone Loss

...presence of plaque. All these factors are standard parameters for gum disease as established by the American Academy of Periodontology. It was found that the risedronate therapy group had better periodontal status in five of the six above mentioned conditions. Gum recession did not vary greatly in either group....

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) - View of Experts

...rmone has shown a beneficial/normalizing effect on parameters such as cardiac and renal function, thyroid hormone metabolism, bone metabolism, sweat secretion, total and regional fuel metabolism and psychological well being. A statement appearing in Hormone Research 1995 says, There is no evidence to suggest t...

Reduce risk of osteoporosis in children by taking Vitamin D during Pregnancy

...prised studying 198 children born in 1991-92. The parameters considered were body build, nutrition, and vitamin D supplementation of their mothers during pregnancy. The children were then followed up at age 9 years to relate these maternal characteristics to their body size and bone mass. Giving women supple...

The mystery of the bulge in North Queenslanders

...reasons behind the region's growing waistline. The parameters studied would be everything from its steamy temperatures to its vast and sprawling distances. "Most obesity research has been conducted in metropolitan districts and in relatively temperate climates in Europe and the United States," said Professor L...

Adrenal Suppression not predicted by inhaled corticosteroids

...h low to moderate doses of inhaled budesonide. The parameters studied were changes in height standard deviation scores (HSDS) at the time of testing and height velocity SDS (HVSDS) in the preceding year were also calculated. Adrenal suppression was demonstrated in 15 asthmatic children (20.8%) but this was on...

Medical education to sky rocket: in terms of fees!

...at the fee, and considered the following principal parameters to assess the fee. For your knowledge here are mentioned some fees for MBBS of some states Karnataka: Rs 1.13 lakh - Rs 1.88 lakh Maharashtra: Rs 61,000 - Rs 1.54 lakh Rajasthan: Rs 1,70 lakh - Rs 1.85 lakh Kerala: Rs 1.15 lakh. So day by day m...

NIH To Launch Two Major Gene and Disease Projects Soon

...y to diseases while the other would concentrate on parameters such as diet, pollution, behavior and type of work in the incidence of diseases. Both the research project are hoped to identify innumerable number of genes that work together to increase or decrease risk of illness in a particular individual, acco...

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