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A new anti diabetic drug on the anvil

India leads the top 10 countries estimated to have the highest number of diabetics in 2000 and 2030, with China and the US following closely. Type II Diabetes, one of the most common chronic diseases globally, is fast gaining // epidemic proportions throughout the world...

A call to epileptic mothers to help reduce birth defects

... lifestyle adjustments that may help. 10. Stay on top of emerging information about anticonvulsant drugs. This move has been made possible through sustained efforts of the Foundation along with help from medical professionals and Voluntary health. Organizations from different regions of the globe. Fi...

New laser technology heals acne scars

...y removing the outer layers of skin (epidermis and top dermis) to promote growth of new, smoother and more uniform layers. However, possible adverse events include infection, bleeding, pigment changes and permanent scarring. In the study, dermasurgeons at Northwestern University Medical Cen...

Top Pharmaceuticals Influence Doctors Prescriptions

...ublished in the journal Nature which suggests that top pharmaceutical companies are influencing decisions of doctors about how their products are to be prescribed.// The journal reveals that that the vicious circle is set by academicians and physicians who make the general rules on which drug to prescri...

Jumping The Queue Has Left Hospital Suspending Transplantation

In the US one of the top organ transplant hospitals in California has suspended its liver program following allegations a Saudi national improperly received an organ ahead of dozens of other needy American patients.// The Los Angeles Times reported that officials at St. Vi...

British Women Flies to India for Treatment of Breast Cancer

.... Medical tourism is likely to become one of the top foreign exchange earners for India in the near future. Almost all private hospitals are attracting patients from all over the world. The medical treatment in India is available at a reasonable cost and can be combined with a holiday. It hence makes m...

Death from heart attack can be reduced by new drug combination

... been suggested that the drug be used routinely on top of aspirin to produce a moderate yet significant health benefit in the emergency treatment of heart attack....

Canadians flocking to India for quick and efficient medical treatment

... rushing to India and other Asian countries to get top medical attention at reasonable costs and avoid waiting//. According to a recent report, Canada is highly short of doctors and specialists, forcing patients to wait for three years for procedures such as knee replacement and hip resurfacing. Patien...

Diagnostic Procedure For Tuberculosis Made Easy

...Peru, it has beaten 1,200 other entries to win the top prize at the Medical Futures Innovation Awards 2005. The judges, chaired by Professor Sally Davies, director of research and development at the Department of Health, choose Dr Moore's test because of its simplicity and its huge potential to have a ...

UK Govt Says On Course For National Chlamydia Screening

...creening should be achieved by 2007. Tackling the top five sexually transmitted infections is a priority for government, especially chlamydia which affects one in 10 sexually active women, the governmenht said. Since April 2003, 78,698 people have been screened and over 8,000 people have tested positiv...

Land of Kebabs, also reaps enormous profit in fast food

...vourite, and KFC is my number two." Clearly, the top slots are all taken. And although it doesn't seem to concern the likes of KFC and McDonald's, this year's Ramzan coincided with a deeply worrying report from the World Health Organisation (WHO). It claims that in Asia, chronic diseases, dominated b...

Scientists Seek New Ways To Grow Hair On Bald Pates

...hind it. For example, how can men lose hair on the top of their heads while their beards and even eyelashes keep going strong? Black men are far less susceptible, but about a third of 30-year-old white men have signs of what doctors call male-pattern baldness. By the time they're 50, about half of them ...

Dogs Can Help Heal The Heart

...p in the study, she said. Pressure in the heart's top left chamber dropped 10 percent after a visit by volunteer and dog. The same pressure rose three percent for those visited by a volunteer and five percent for the unvisited group. Pressure in the pulmonary artery dropped five percent during and afte...

British Scientists Doubt Delhi Doctor’s Stem Cell Claim

...iven consent. The report quoted Prasanna Hota, a top civil servant in India's health ministry, as saying: 'We have our concerns and worries about Dr Shroff's work.' --IANS...

Bird Flu Spreading in China's Poultry

...ation lists preventing the spread of bird flu as a top priority along with free trade and fighting terrorism, according to a draf....

High Levels Of Noise In Work Place Found To Increase Blood Pressure

...ove or before the other, such as 120/80 mm Hg. The top number is systolic and the bottom is diastolic. The fact that people spend most of their time at work adds concern about blood pressure that forms an important part of health. Furthermore, it remains elevated even if the noise levels decline after ou...

UNAIDS Chief Appeals for Projects to Battle AIDS/HIV

...er Piot, executive director of UNAIDS, said. 'Out top priority is to make the money work and ensure that funds reach the people on the ground and best used,' he added. Piot was speaking at a summit for 'Elected Representatives in India's Northeast on HIV/AIDS' organized by India's Parliamentary Forum o...

Hospital Noise Raises The Risk Of Medical Error: Study

...mes E. West found that hospital noise is among the top complaints of both patients and hospital staff members, but that little is being done to address the problem. Since 1960, average daytime hospital sound levels around the world have risen from 57 decibels to 72 and night-time levels have jumped fro...

Raids Conducted In Hospitals And Pharmaceutical Companies

...nies. The CBI officials feels that many doctors, top officials in the Ministry of Health and various Pharmaceutical companies are involved in the equipment scam and case of criminal conspiracy and cheating has been registered against them....

Bill Gates Takes Personal Interest in AIDS Program

...eduled to visit Bangalore and Chennai to meet some top Microsoft clients. The scheduled Chennai visit, if it doesn't get cancelled because of floods, will also see him interact with government and NGOs to review the progress on efforts to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS. "Microsoft India is not just the f...

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