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The DNA That Spells Double Risk of Heart Attack

...bit. Genes which spell doom and double the risk of suffering a heart attack have finally been identified by sc...y a particular gene which doubles their chances of suffering a heart attack. The only saving grace could come in the form of making healthy lifestyle choices tha...

70-year-old, Three Sons Seek Mercy Death

... Mayiuddin, 33, and Mustaffa, 30, are stated to be suffering from a rare genetic disease - that weakens the limbs - since they were 15 years old. They have no money to seek treatment. "Doctors at the district headquarters hospital couldn't cure the disease. I have already spent all my money for their treatme...

Ontario Grants Fast-Track Compensation Rights for Work-Related Illnesses

...my father and all firefighters who have died after suffering a terrible illness because of their job." Bob Shaw spent days battling a blaze under black plumes of chemical smoke at Hamilton's Plastimet plant in 1997. It is considered one of Canada's worst industrial fires. The Ontario Professional Fire Figh...

Maggots Rid Patients of MRSA

...cently they found that many of their patients were suffering from MRSA-contaminated foot ulcers, with the rate doubling in a three year period, possibly due to overuse of antibiotics and the selection of broad rather than narrow-spectrum antibacterial agents. This led to their first study, funded by Central Ma...

Anti-Epileptic Drug Intake May Result In Children With Mental Retardation

...140 British families claim that their children are suffering from fetal anti-convulsant syndrome because their mothers took valproate during pregnancy. The syndrome includes a range of neural, behavioral and physical disorders such as cleft palate and spina bifida, learning difficulties, behavioral problems an...

Going Overboard on Alcohol Creates a Bottleneck at Hospitals

...lia in the next 20 years. Many Australians will be suffering chronic diseases like liver cirrhosis, cancers and brain disorders. The region is also witnessing a surge in drinking among 18 year olds who also portray acute withdrawal symptoms. The government is facing flak at not being able to effectively cont...

Rural Heart Patients Missing Out

Rural heart patients are suffering from inequalities in health services between rural and metropolitan areas, according to health experts . Chronic heart failure is an increasing public health problem in developed countries as the population ages, and Australia has one of the highe...

Pain and Intensity Of Post-stroke Spasticity Decreased by Botox Treatment

... a better quality of life for post-stroke patients suffering from spasticity-related pain, according to the researchers who presented their findings today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Boston. Spasticity is a disabling condition that leaves the muscles and tendons permanently sh...

Disabled Orissa Brothers Lives Saved by Timely Intervention

... Mayiuddin, 33, and Mustaffa, 30, are stated to be suffering from a rare genetic disease - that weakens the limbs - since they were 15-years-old. They have no money to seek treatment. "Doctors at the district headquarters hospital couldn't cure the disease. I have already spent all my money for their treatme...

Genetic Variation is Linked to Substantial Risk in Heart Attack

...ith the variation have a 1.64-fold greater risk of suffering a heart attack (myocardial infarction) and a 2.02-fold greater risk of suffering a heart attack early in life (before age 50 for men and before age 60 for women) than those without ...

Ostracized HIV Victim of Bihar Commits Suicide

...aid the victim's father-in-law. The man had been suffering from high fever, a wracking cough and weakness since his return from Kolkata last year. "He became skinny and could not walk properly," said a villager. Like millions of migrant workers who leave home in search of better prospects, he too had gone...

Bihar Under the Grip of Kala Azar

...n Bihar, over 100,000 people, mostly the poor, are suffering from this disease and thousands have already died this year. "They are dying in thousands and silently. It is unlike when dozens died due to dengue in Delhi, creating a flutter," Thakur told IANS here. The sand fly that transmits the disease mult...

NRI Boy Underwent a Rare Dual Transplant Surgery

...h in the world. California-based Ganesh Nehru was suffering from a disease known as primary Hyperoxaluria, in ...n the kidneys, bones, heart and pancreas. Patients suffering from the disease usually die by their mid-30s. He underwent the rare surgery at the Sir Ganga Ram ...

Red Cross renders emergency relief efficiently

...umanitarian activities' it has aimed at minimising suffering and created more congenial climate for peace. The society has been dealing a series of activities that include hospital services, blood bank, HIV/AIDS programmes, home for disabled servicemen,vocational training centers, tracing activities, materni...

Trade Center Collapse Caused Lung Ailments in Rescuers

...ring the rescue operation. The rescuers seem to be suffering a rare type of lung condition which showed up a year after the catastrophe. Medical specialists from the Fire Department and from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that 13 firefighters and emergency medical service workers were sick wit...

First Ultrasound Thrombolysis in U.S. Performed at Emory University Hospital

...lysis to destroy a deadly blood clot in a patient suffering from deep vein thrombosis. The procedure was performed by Abbas Chamsuddin, MD, associate professor of interventional radiology in the Emory University School of Medicine, to relieve a major system of clotting that filled the veins of the patient's...

Now Kidney Stones can Be Healed With Low-cost Laser Technology

...gy, we have successfully treated over 200 patients suffering from kidney stones in the last year. The unique fe...pital last year, has helped cure over 200 patients suffering from kidney stones at a very affordable cost. The Holmium laser machine was bought from Germany for ...

Nexus Between Psychiatrists and Drug Firms Dangerous, Say Critics

...f at least 29 children dying and at least 165 more suffering serious side effects in which an antipsychotic was listed as the "primary suspect." That was a substantial jump from 2000, when there were at least 10 deaths and 85 serious side effects among children linked to the drugs. Since reporting of bad drug ...

Army Training Regimen Brutal in US, Needs Overhauling

...ng for more than a year with a shoulder injury and suffering excruciating pain. It was unlikely he would ever be fit for battle, but he could not get out. Over the months of Scarano's confinement to the program, his shoulder got worse, and so did he. "The Army has me on Ambien, seroquel, tylox and oxycontins. ...

Research Reveals Way to Speed Up Treatment of Deadly Malignant Hyperthermia

... time and resulted in faster treatment of patients suffering from MH. Thirty seconds or more could be shaved off the DS preparation process, which normally takes two minutes. To conduct the study, two standard fluid warmers were used that are typically found in hospital rooms around the country. "Every seco...

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