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PSRI multi-specialty hospital conducts free health check up camp
Updated: Jul 17, 2017 13:11 IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Commemorating its 21st Founder's Day and in an endeavor to promote healthy lifestyle, Pushpawati Singhania Hospital & Research Institute (PSRI) a multi-specialty hospital here organized free health check-up camps and school wellness programme.
Full Story >>Here's how weekly social hour can help dementia patients
Updated: Jul 17, 2017 11:49 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 17 (ANI): Person-centred activities combined with just one hour a week of social interaction can improve quality of life and reduce agitation for people with dementia living in care homes, while saving money, according to a recent study.
Full Story >>Combo therapy better than drug alone against Alzheimer's
Updated: Jul 17, 2017 11:34 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 17 (ANI): Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease is better at turning back the clock on the ageing brain than medication alone, according to a recent study.
Full Story >>1 in 3 stroke survivors shuns 'life-saving' statins due to side-effect concerns
Updated: Jul 17, 2017 09:21 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 17 (ANI): Nearly 30 percent of stroke patients are refusing to take life-saving statins because they are worried about the side effects, according to a recent study.
Full Story >>9/11 survivors may be at increased heart, lung disease risk years later
Updated: Jul 17, 2017 08:33 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 17 (ANI): The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001 have left behind scars that are more than just skin-deep. According to a recent study, the survivors may be at an increased long-term risk of asthma, other respiratory diseases and heart attack.
Full Story >>2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation
Updated: Jul 13, 2017 16:22 IST
Geneva [Switzerland]/New York[United States], July 13 (ANI): Some three in ten people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF.
Full Story >>Brain tumor next to the brain stem treated with Radio Surgery
Updated: Jul 13, 2017 15:33 IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): In an exemplary case of medical excellence in the treatment of brain tumors, doctors at Venkateshwar Hospital, New Delhi recently helped a 55-year-old woman combat a serious brain tumor, which was leading to progressively worsening neurological complications over a sustained period of time.
Full Story >>Here's how diabetes puts you at tooth loss risk
Updated: Jul 13, 2017 08:37 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 13 (ANI): Good dental care is extremely important for diabetics as according to a recent study, the disease can risk a patient's oral health.
Full Story >>Cyberattacks can put public health at risk
Updated: Jul 13, 2017 08:02 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 13 (ANI): Recent ransomware attacks like 'WannaCry' and 'Petya' are highlighting the growing threats against health care information systems.
Full Story >>Tumour-targeting drug paves way for bone cancer treatment
Updated: Jul 13, 2017 07:49 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 13 (ANI): The treatment of osteosarcoma, the most common tumour of bone, is challenging, but a new study is offering hope to the patients with this disease.
Full Story >>Tall, obese men at higher prostate cancer death risk
Updated: Jul 13, 2017 07:22 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 13 (ANI): Men who are tall and obese are at an increased risk of high grade prostate cancer and prostate cancer death, according to a recent study.
Full Story >>Tiny human heart made from rat organ could help put new drugs to test
Updated: Jul 13, 2017 07:22 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 13 (ANI): A miniature human heart has been created in the laboratory from a rat's heart in a breakthrough that could one day revolutionise transplants.
Full Story >>Brain training no better than video games at making you smarter
Updated: Jul 12, 2017 16:11 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 12 (ANI): The commercial brain-training program Lumosity has no effect on decision-making or brain activity in young adults, according to a randomized, controlled trial.
Full Story >>Switching immune system off can turn HIV protection on
Updated: Jul 12, 2017 13:38 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 12 (ANI): A vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS has come closer to reality after a recent study found that the immune system may keep body from neutralizing HIV-1 virus.
Full Story >>Be generous to lead a happier life!
Updated: Jul 12, 2017 12:28 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 12 (ANI): Hence proved! People concerned about the well being of others are happier than those who focus only on their own advancement.
Full Story >>Immune system may help in neutralising body from HIV-1 virus
Updated: Jul 12, 2017 08:48 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 12 (ANI): According to a new study, researchers have discovered a process protecting the body from autoimmune disease appears to prevent it from creating antibodies that can neutralize the HIV-1 virus, a finding that could possibly help lead to a vaccine that stimulates production of these antibodies.
Full Story >>Cognitive behavioral therapy may help people with chronic pain, study shows
Updated: Jul 12, 2017 08:47 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 12 (ANI): In a recent study, the new approaches made in Cognitive behavioral therapy may help in better outcomes in the psychological flexibility model and Acceptance and Commitment therapy.
Full Story >>Depression affects Males and Females differently, suggests study
Updated: Jul 12, 2017 08:47 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 12 (ANI): According to a recent study, researchers found that depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female patients in certain brain regions.
Full Story >>32-year-old successfully undergoes bilateral Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Updated: Jul 11, 2017 17:22 IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Marked as the world's youngest bilateral Total Knee Replacement surgery, a 32-year-old privately employed young lady from Uran was suffering from bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis secondary to Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Full Story >>Manipulating cells may help in treating Parkinson's disease
Updated: Jul 11, 2017 14:20 IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): According to recent study, advancements in materials from this study could potentially help patients requiring stem cell therapies for spinal cord injuries, stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, arthritic joints or any other condition requiring tissue regeneration.
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