'Weight loss
surgery can cut medical expenses' (19:59)
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS)
People who opt for bariatric or weight loss surgery to treat obesity can save in
medical care costs, a doctor from a hospital here said Friday.
Virtual
smoking apps can tantalise teenagers: study (18:18)
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS/RIA
Novosti) With the help of dozens of free mobile applications, teenagers
can virtually light up and smoke away, say Australian researchers and warn it
can encourage the real thing.
Rajasthan's
free medicine scheme saves 180 camels (16:49)
Jaipur, Oct 26 (IANS) Within
three months of its launch, the innovative free-medicine scheme of the Rajasthan
government meant for livestock has saved 180 camels owned by poor herdsmen in a
single village.
NHRC
committee to frame guidelines for drug trials (15:45)
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday said that is has constituted an
expert committee to frame guidelines for clinical drug trials, following
unethical complaints.
Defective
taste buds prompt obese kids to overeat (15:15)
London, Oct 26 (IANS)
Defective taste buds prompt obese children to gorge on larger portions of food,
which actually blunts their ability to distinguish the five tastes of bitter,
sweet, salty, sour and savoury.
Airport
scanner can damage diabetes device (15:11)
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS)
Full-body scanners used at airports can damage the insulin pump or continuous
glucose monitoring (CGM) device used by diabetics, caution experts.
Patient
outflow to India have Nigerian doctors worried (15:09)
By Francis Kokutse
Accra, Oct 26
(IANS) India's trade relations with Nigeria might be improving, but the
growing trend of Nigerians seeking medical treatment in India has become a cause
of worry for the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), which says that the huge
outflow of patients is a matter of concern.
India's
infant mortality rate drops (14:15)
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS)
India's infant mortality rate (IMR) has come down by three points from 47 to 44
deaths per 1,000 live births during 2011, the health ministry said Friday.
'Exercise
can improve satisfaction levels among youth' (13:53)
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS)
Extending the normal exercise routine by a few minutes could ensure higher
satisfaction levels among young adults aged 18-25 years, says a new study.
Fighting
stress through tribal meditation (11:42)
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Oct
26 (IANS) Stress is increasing in everyday life due to multiple social
and economic factors but an expert assures a remedy through ZeNLP - the science
of creating structured change in behaviour using simple "tribal meditation"
techniques like clapping or chanting.
Omega-3
boosts working memory (10:46)
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS)
Omega-3 essential fatty acids found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed
livestock can boost working memory and are also vital for body functioning, says
a study.
Brazilian
sexagenarian gives birth to twins (10:43)
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 26
(IANS/EFE) A 61-year-old Brazilian woman who spent the last two decades
trying to become a mother gave birth to twins this week, her doctor said
Thursday.
Delhi
reports 76 new dengue cases, total rises to 788 (21:55)
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS)
With 76 new cases reported in the last two days, there was no sign of let-up in
the surge in dengue cases in the capital, official data Thursday revealed.
Garib Rath
train passengers to get bedroll for Rs.25 (21:54)
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS)
Passengers travelling by the Garib Rath Express trains will have the option of
getting a bedroll at an additional charge of Rs.25 on the lines of the sleeper
class of Duronto trains, said a railway official Thursday.
An
electronic nose that sniffs sleep apnea (16:31)
Berlin, Oct 25 (IANS) An
electronic nose used in detecting molecules in a patient's breath could be
tweaked to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea, dangerous pauses in breathing.
Scientists
reveal why lost weight bounces back (16:28)
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS)
The longer a mouse remains overweight, the more "irreversible" obesity becomes,
says a new study.
Video game
teaches kids to curb anger (15:59)
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) A
simple video game can help children with serious anger issues to hone their
ability to regulate their emotions, according to a US study.
Bihar sounds
dengue alert (15:11)
Patna, Oct 25 (IANS) Bihar
has sounded a high alert after two people died of dengue and the number of those
infected rose to about 200 in various parts of the state, the health minister
said Thursday.
Moderate
drinking risky for brain cells (14:48)
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) A
couple of glasses of wine daily may be a good way to promote cardiovascular and
brain health, but it also comes with a hidden risk - lowering brain cell
production by 40 percent, new research says.
Breast
cancer cases shoot up in India (12:44)
By Azera Parveen Rahman
New Delhi,
Oct 24 (IANS) Blame modern lifestyle for it, but breast cancer has
overtaken cervical cancer in India in numbers. Doctors say the only way to win
this battle is through early detection.
Why can't we
contain Japanese encephalitis? (Comment) (12:14)
By P.K. Rajagopalan
Japanese encephalitis
(JE) - so called as the deadly disease broke out first in the 1940s in Japan but
has been contained since - is again claiming lives in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and
Assam in pockets in northern and eastern India.
Odisha
dengue cases climb to 1,520 (10:25)
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS)
Odisha Wednesday confirmed one more dengue case in the state, taking the total
number of those infected to 1,520; the dengue toll this year is six.
Madhya
Pradesh sees highest infant deaths, says report (19:55)
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS)
Madhya Pradesh saw the highest number of infant deaths for the third consecutive
year in 2011, according to a joint report released Tuesday by the Unicef and
union ministry of women and child development.
Hyderabad to
host conference on medical tourism (16:26)
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS)
Eight countries, including the US and Britain, will take part in the Indian
medical tourism conference here next month.
RCC to
market ViruSure services in India (16:16)
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS) RCC
Laboratories, a leading contract research organization, and Austrian firm
ViruSure GmbH Tuesday announced their partnership to market the services of
ViruSure in India.