Tag: "section" at medical news

Doctor samples come under the ambit of advertisement

...iture falling within restrictive provisions of sub section (3A) of section 37 of Income Tax Act. The nature of the advertisement or publicity depends upon the nature and qua...

Treatment for Meniere's disease

...hem surgical. An operation called vestibular nerve section - cutting a nerve in the middle ear - gave relief ...y lead to hearing loss, while the vestibular nerve section does not....

Lancing tumours into the body

...st was designed to move in liquids and had a short section of ceramic pipe attached to each end of the magnet. A wire wound around the pipe’s surface gave it a screw-like thread. To Test the device, Ishiyama immersed it in a container of silicone oil, which was fixed between two vertical coils of wire. By p...

Why a headache?

...e to excessive gray cells in the brain. It is the section that governs the body clock, which could be responsible for the regularity of the headaches' aspect.// Cluster headaches are marked by a sudden tormenting pain on one side of the head around the eyes, temple or cheek, and can last for 20 minutes to ...

Caesarean may aid twins

...very, than first twins. However, planned caesarean section may prevent such deaths. Researchers analyzed the births of more than 3,200 twins// born in Scotland between 1995 and 1998. They found significantly increased risks of death during labor and neonatal death among second twins born at term. No deaths w...

Scientists locate key hormone involved in appetite control

...n production in the body. The site is located in a section of the hypothalamus that had no previously known function and that is near the brain region affected by the hormone. Researchers believed that this new discovery could be used to develop drugs aimed at stimulating appetite in patients who have under...

Age should not rule out visectomy reversal

...ey add. During a vasectomy, a surgeon cuts a small section out of each vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm from the testes. The open ends of the tubes are then closed. The procedure can be reversed through a surgical procedure that restores the flow of sperm through the vas deferens. SOURCE: The Journal...

Better Prostate Cancer Test

...bility of prostate cancer. "Every time they take a section through the prostate the needle clicks, You hear it, //and then you feel the stab of pain," says Bob Miles. Miles says it’s an unpleasant experience, but says it’s nothing compared to the pain of watching his father die from prostate cancer. "For me...

'Designer' baby for British couple

... new baby, named Jamie, was delivered by Caesarean section on Monday after being genetically matched, while still an IVF embryo, to his four-year-old brother Charlie. Charlie has a rare form of anemia and his parents traveled to the United States for treatment after being refused permission to genetically se...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...ng a low birth weight baby and needing a Caesarean section among women who had trouble getting pregnant, but those links became much weaker once the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were taken into account....

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...ng a low birth weight baby and needing a Caesarean section among women who had trouble getting pregnant, but those links became much weaker once the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were taken into account....

Most Women Unprepared for Operative Deliveries

...epared for operative deliveries including cesarean section or use of forceps.The study included information from 27 women who had undergone an operative delivery between January 2000 and January 2002. The women were asked about their preparation for birth, understandings of the indications for operative deli...

Link between C-section Delivery and Stillbirth

A new study shows women who undergo a cesarean section during their first pregnancy are at an increased r...1.1 per 1000 women who had had a previous cesarean section and 0.5 per 1000 in those who had not. Researchers say It is possible that intentional or inadverte...

“ Economy Class Syndrome

... in the cramped seats typical of the economy class section of an aircraft made it harder for people to move around during long flights, thus making it easier for blood clots to develop. This study looked at 878 air travelers who completed at least 10 hours of air travel over six weeks. All took flights last...

New Treatment For Hip Joints

... on the other end. Specialists say that removing a section of the bone from the lower leg for the graft has no negative effect, since it is not a weight-bearing bone. “The new blood circulating causes new bone to grow. So, in effect, we’re trying to bring the hip bone back alive,” say doctors treating Cast...

Babies Born By C- section At A Greater Risk for Allergies

Babies born by Cesarean section may have greater sensitivity to certain foods and are at a greater risk for diarrhea, // according to a recent study. Researchers studied 865 babies who had been exclusively breast-fed until they were 4 months old. None was born prematurely, and the...

Vaginal Birth After C-section Dangerous For Both Mother And Baby

... birth after first delivering a child via cesarean section may be putting themselves and their newborns at ri...n is small, women who have had a previous cesarean section and who are considering choices for childbirth should be aware of the level of risk involved....

Improved procedure to do laproscopic esophagectomy discovered

...In this the surgeons try to roll up the esophagus, section by section, slowly into the neck, that gives the surgeons more space to cut out the damaged tissue safely. The procedure makes it easier to remove pre-cancerous tissues, and esophageal disease other than cancer with fewer complications. Researchers ...

Justifying the use of letrozole for inducing ovulation

...rticular disease, to be prescribed by a particular section of doctors. Letrozole could be prescribed only for treating breast cancer and not for inducing ovulation as per the permission given by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). However it is said that doctors cannot be asked not to prescribe i...

Clampdown On Fake Drugs Manufacturers In India – New Bill Enacte

...de for a fine of not less than 20,000 rupees under section 28 for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer and under section 28A for not keeping documents, etc., and for not disclosure of information. Subsequent offences woul...

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