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Drug saves heroin addicts

The drug naloxone saves heroin addicts from overdose and it is advisable for these addicts to have naloxone with them for life saving emergencies, according to doctors at the National Addiction center at London. Naloxone, is routinely given by doctors, during emergency res...

Arthroscopy for Ankles

... lengthy recovery and rehabilitation time not only saves patients from pain and inconvenience, it also saves them money, Stienstra says....

Better prostate cancer detection

...y now. An added bonus of this technique is that it saves certain patients from having to come back for a second biopsy - when the first is clear but cancer is still suspected....

Handbook cum diary on regulatory information

... new book. The information is self-explanatory and saves much time on repeated inquiries. The list of banned drugs have been updated in such a way that the diary contains even the drugs which are brought under the list with effect from January 1, 2002. The Association has also included the list of all pha...

Novel biopsy technique for prostate cancer

...y now. An added bonus of this technique is that it saves certain patients from having to come back for a second biopsy - when the first is clear but cancer is still suspected....

A cup of coffee could hamper your diet

...ade with fat-free milk instead of whole milk. This saves you about 80 calories and up to eight grams of fat. Use a sugar substitute instead of real sugar. One teaspoon of sugar is 15 calories. Order coffee without whipped cream, flavored syrup, chocolate or candy pieces....

CT Scans Said to Accurately Detect Small Cancers

...other investigation cannot go. They say MDCTU also saves patients from having to endure repeated diagnostic scans and procedures. Thus researchers say they hope that MDCTU can become the first and only imaging test used for evaluating high-risk patients with urinary system symptoms, and that it will soon ...

New Four- in- one Vaccine For DTP & Hepatitis To Hit The Indian Market

...unisation schedule against DTP and Hepatitis B and saves repeated vaccination in children, thereby reducing the associated pain. A child should get three doses each of the two vaccines before he reaches the age of 18 months. The combination vaccine would be supplied for less than Rs.100 to doctors. Glob...

Treatment Of Brain Aneurysms By A New Non-Surgical Approach

...proposed as a treatment for the condition. It also saves the trouble of a complicated surgery that would involve opening of the skull. Coil embolization is a procedure in which tiny coils are used to close off the aneurysm. A catheter inserted into the femoral artery (a blood vessel in the upper leg) is u...

GRIP a boon for the nurses to monitor patients glucose levels.

...ring of glucose levels in critically ill patients, saves nurses time and effort and is more efficient than the paper-based method which is currently used in many intensive care units (ICUs). Monitoring blood glucose level is necessary to avoid stress hyperglycemia - an insulin resistance condition that c...

Australia Witnesses A Fall In the Number of Organ Donors

Organ donation saves hundreds of lives ever year. The need the organ, kidney is on the rise and is the most sought after organ // . Of all the organ transplantations done, kidney transplantation accounts for 64%. But the bad news is that there is a sudden fall in the n...

Pill splitting program of University of Michigan can save money

...ount and splitting the drugs to the required doses saves lot of money though many of them has been for a long time using their drugs by splitting the pill the University program comes as an official message which could help reduce health care costs. Several studies had shown that splitting tablets are m...

MP’s Ask for Reduction of VAT on Condoms, Essential Health Ite

...r Sexual Health and HIV report, the use of condoms saves an estimated ￡2.5bn a year through the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies”. HIV cases in Britain are on the rise, along with teenage pregnancies reportedly the highest in Europe. According to the MP’s, the use of co...

Singapore’s Healthcare To Outsource To Indian Firm For Faster X-Ray Result

...clinics, they need to wait two weeks. "This move saves the patient a trip, a second consultation fee and a day's productivity at work," a health ministry spokesman was quoted as saying. The public medical sector carries out more than one million X-rays a year. Experts say the more sophisticated CT scan...

Call For Blood Donation In Scotland

... level. 'It's vitally important to give blood - it saves lives. Jack had to have blood because it helped him to fight infection. As he was trying to grow, he also needed a top-up as a boost to help him,' Ms Morgan said. National donor services manager Dr Moira Carter said that donations would drop off duri...

Heart Attack Care Continues To Be Biased In Favor Of Men

...as the first evidence that standardized heart care saves lives. GAP tries to increase hospitals' use of aspirin and beta blocker drugs, and cholesterol testing, within 24 hours of a heart attack, and the prescribing of aspirin, beta blockers, cholesterol-lowering drugs and ACE inhibitor drugs for patients...

Crusade Against Malnutrition

...his year to work with the project. "Medika Mamba saves children's lives -- period," he said. "And let's not make any mistake about it, the kids to whom we distribute our Mamba are vulnerable, innocent and in desperate need of assistance. For them it's truly a matter of life or death." Source: Eurekaler...

Committee Set Up to Review Safety of CT Scans

...ivided about the issue with some doctors saying it saves lives while others arguing that it is unnecessary in the absence of any obvious signs of illness. British Medical Association in a report last year warned that scans can cause unnecessary anxiety as they pick up abnormalities, which are found to be...

AMA Urges Organ Donors to Speak Up

...h as heart, kidneys and corneas. “Organ donation saves lives, restores body function and improves the quality of people’s lives – it really is a gift of life.” Souce-Medindia SRM...

Lives being Saved through Weight loss treatment

...ent has been able to show that weight loss therapy saves lives.’ In three studies, 10,000 obese people who had the surgery were compared with another 10,000 obese patients. It was found that those who had the surgery were actually living substantially longer. In addition they were found to be less like...

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