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Tag: "pitfalls" at medical news

AIIMS Fined Rs 5 Lakhs for Negligence

...guilty of carelessness. Giving concession to the pitfalls in the procedure of detecting cancer (through the technique adopted by doctors) ... we find that the negligence of AIIMS was limited to the extent of wrong diagnosis that resulted in very serious consequences that the right breast and arm pit of the ...

The Bottleneck in Neuroblastoma

...gists design the best treatment, avoiding the twin pitfalls of undertreating or overtreating any given child. Better treatments may be on the horizon, but better understanding of neuroblastomas precise biology can guide physicians to the best choices among possible options. John Maris, M.D., of The Childr...

Urgent Need for Guidance on Mobile Phone Use in Clinical Care

...not be safe, suitable or reliable, the medicolegal pitfalls of picture messaging have been emphasised undermining its potential benefits. Mobile communications knows no boundaries, so international as well as national agreement on transfer of data is required. Specifically this must cover the status of cons...

Ontario Kids Junk Veggies to Vegetate on Junk Foods

...from a tender age. Parents and kids must know the pitfalls of unhealthy eating, which is a leading cause of increasing obesity rates, researchers said. Researchers analyzed more than 650 children in Ontario, studying in grades 6, 7, and 8. A web based questionnaire was used to find the diet of respondents...

'Ire' of Irish Moms pained over maternity services in Ireland.

... and Gynecologists which also aims at studying the pitfalls that plague today’s maternal health care system. ST...

World Alzheimer’s Day: In Memory of Those With 'Memory Loss

...therapy, environmental changes and medication. The pitfalls of drug therapy for patients who are already suffering memory impairment can get worse because of the inability to remember to take a drug, and more so if the drug is to be taken many times in the course of a day. Behavioral approaches are beneficial...

Do not Aspire to Lose Weight Soon After Child-Birth

...h Keogh. Irish mothers are being advised about the pitfalls of following celebrity trends//, and aspiring for an hour glass figure soon after child birth, which can have serious effects on the health of the mother and the child. Infact, she advises, that the months following the baby’s birth, is a time for ...

Puff-packs to sport potent pictures of smoking-peril

...t a range of pictures that intend to underline the pitfalls of smoking. There is a lot of truth that images have a far greater impact than plain text, and evidence to this is already shown in certain countries that have introduced visual aids in their packaging. Jean King, Cancer Research UK's director of ...

Parents – Teen’s Most Reliable Source for Sex Educatin

...nd that is probably the reason she is aware of the pitfalls of unprotected sex. It was discovered from the survey that nearly 1/3 of teens were engaging in regular sexual activities, and of this group nearly two thirds engaged in oral sex. Nearly 25% of the sexually active teens indulged in unprotected sex...

Anger, laden with numerous pitfalls - Deflecting an angry outburst always pays

...ing to him. Anger is certainly not worth all the pitfalls associated with it, Heart disease not withstanding.So what’s the moral of the story? Simply back off when you are angry! ...

Methyl-DNA binding Proteins To Fight Cancer

...ers are struggling to achieve. "There are hidden pitfalls here," explains Anna Prokhorchuk, project manager. "It is necessary to make chimeric Kaiso work only to activate cancer suppressor genes, not the other methylated DNA sequences. This is what we are working at in the Bioengineering Centre jointly with...

Youngsters Not Aware Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

... sexually rocking Teens knew very little about the pitfalls of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. And those in the know of a particular disease was because they had contracted it! In summary, barring HIV Aids, that topped the Teen Knowledge Chart, they had no clue about other STDs. Downs believes th...

NABH Health accreditations final draft to be released by this month

...o gives a report on what are the things lagging or pitfalls in the hospital, which has to be rectified. NABH takes the final decision of giving accreditation and if required the committee may ask the hospital to rectify its problems and resubmit the proposal for accreditation. Accreditation standards for I...

Aromatase Inhibitors drug Femara after Tamoxifen therapy protects from breast cancer recurrence

... in a new organ. Recurrence mostly occurs due to pitfalls or not properly taking therapy or tablets, even tamoxifen resistance developed by the patient may also lead to recurrence. Recurrence may occur at the same initial cancer site called as loco-regional or in a new site. The new study using Femara Aro...

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