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High job stress can lead to weight gain in women: Study
Are you gaining weight suddenly? Blame increased stress at workplace, say researchers who found that heavy pressure at work predisposes women to weight gain, irrespective of whether they have received an academic education.
Fish oil may not improve asthma symptoms: Study
Fish oil supplements, once touted as the natural substance that could alleviate many of your chronic ailments, may not prove to be helpful to obese/overweight adolescents and young adults with uncontrolled asthma, new research suggests.
Lupin gets 6 observations from USFDA for its Pithampur Unit-2
Drug firm Lupin Saturday said the US health regulator has issued six observations after the inspection of a unit of its Pithampur facility in Madhya Pradesh. The inspection of Pithampur Unit -2 was carried out by the United States Food and Drug administration (USFDA) between January 14 and January 25, 2019, Lupin said in a statement. "The inspection at Pithampur Unit-2 (Indore) closed with 6 observations," it added. The company, however, did not provide any details about the nature of the observations. The company is confident of addressing the observations satisfactorily, Lupin said. The US health regulator issues observations by means of a FDA Form 483 notifying the company's management of objectionable conditions at the facility inspected.
Pregnancy can raise risk of heart disease: Study
Women who have given birth have a higher chance of developing heart disease and strokes than those who are childless, a new study says.
New 3D printing strategy may lead to better medicinal implants
Researchers have created the first 3D-printed fluid circuit element which may be used in implantable devices that release therapies directly into the body. The diode so tiny that 10 could rest on the width of a human hair ensures fluids move in only a single direction, according to the research published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. The microfluidic diode also represents the first use of a 3-D nanoprinting strategy that breaks through previous cost and complexity barriers hindering advancements in areas from personalised medicine to drug delivery, they said. "Just as shrinking electric circuits revolutionised the field of electronics, the ability to dramatically reduce the size of 3D printed microfluidic circuitry sets the stage for a new era in fields like pharmaceutical screening, medical diagnostics, and microrobotics," said Ryan Sochol, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland (UMD) in the US. Scientists have in recent years tapped into the emerging ...
Himachal doctor gets Padma Shri for research on rabid dog bite
Field epidemiologist Omesh Kumar Bharti from Himachal Pradesh will be conferred with the Padma Shri award for his path-breaking research to treat rabid dog bite patients, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended as one of the least expensive therapies in the world.
Fish oil does not appear to improve asthma control in obese youngsters: Study
A new study now finds that fish oil does not appear to improve asthma control in adolescents and young adults who are overweight or obese.The study was published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.In 'Fish Oil Supplementation in Overweight/Obese Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma: A Randomized Trial,' Jason E Lang and co-authors report that four grams of fish oil a day for six months did not improve asthma control, as measured by a standard asthma control questionnaire, breathing tests, urgent care visits and severe asthma exacerbations."We don't know why asthma control in obese patients is more difficult, but there is growing evidence that obesity causes systemic inflammation," said lead author of the study, Dr. Lang, adding, "Because the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil have anti-inflammatory properties, we wanted to test whether fish oil would have therapeutic benefits for these patients."The participants in the study were all diagnosed with asthma by a physician ..
9 deaths due to monkey fever in Shivamogga dist sinc Dec 2018
: A total of nine deaths due to Kyatasandra Forest Disease, also known as monkey fever, has been reported in Shivamogga district since it broke out there in December 2018, the Karnataka health deparment said Friday Releasing the data, the department said 100 positive cases had been identified in the district since December 24, 2018, of whom nine had died. This apart, 120 monkeys too died of the disease, including eight on Friday in Shivamogga, it said. A health officer said 20,362 people have been vaccinated till date, including 208 on Friday. "We are carrying out field surveillance and have so far surveyed 374 villages, he said. Shivamogga District Surveillance Officer Dr B S Shankarappa had Thursday allayed fears, saying early diagnosis was the key to control KFD, a tick-borne viral hemorrhagic fever endemic to South Asia, and that people with poor immunity level might be more susceptible to it. Since the disease is caused by tick, the district authorities were ...
Mumbai's KDAH celebrates a 'Decade of Distinction'
The Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute (KDAH), among the top multispecialty healthcare institutes, celebrated the completion of 10 years of redefining healthcare services in India, here on Friday.
Brain chemical behind fatty food craving identified
Do you feel the urge to binge on golden hot chips, cheesy pizza, crispy chicken, heartwarming hamburgers, all when on a diet? Researchers have identified new brain circuits that may act as a brake on binge eating and junk food craving.
LetsMD seeks incentives for healthcare sector in Budget 2019
Healthcare startup LetsMD Friday sought incentives in the forthcoming Budget for setting up hospitals in smaller towns and cities, and also demanded measures to boost insurance penetration. LetsMD Founder and CEO Nivesh Khandelwal said the cost of healthcare services is increasing and insurance penetration is also negligible in the sector. The government should provide "incentives for setting up hospitals in smaller towns and cities" in this year's budget, he said in a statement. "There should be easy loans available for creating viable healthcare infrastructure in smaller towns and cities. Also, the priority sector status must be accorded to the healthcare industry," he added. He said there will be a demand-supply gap in healthcare financing and the need of the time is to rationalise rates of Ayushman Bharat and other government insurance schemes so they become viable for top hospitals. "The focus has to be on ensuring the last mile availability of financing at tertiary care ...
Babies delivered by candlelight, CM says it was an emergency
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Friday downplayed the nine deliveries by candlelight at a government hospital recently, saying it was an emergency. Candles had to be lit to perform the deliveries in an emergency. Do you want to say they should not have been lit?" Rawat snapped when asked about the incident. Nine deliveries were conducted using candlelight and torches at the Government Doon Medical College Hospital here due to power outage for several hours from 8 pm Tuesday. The chief minister said Doon Hospital has all the facilities. Due to a technical fault in the generator on a day when the sole electrician of the hospital was on leave, the power could not be restored, forcing doctors to conduct deliveries by candlelight. Power was restored at the hospital over 14 hours later at 10 am on Wednesday. Chief medical superintendent of the hospital's women wing, Meenakshi Joshi, said, "The inverter was not taking the load and the electrician was not available. I have ...
Take a cue from PM on practising yoga, says Panneerselvam
: People should take a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and practice yoga to stay healthy, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said Friday The Prime Minister must be taken as an 'example' in this connection, he said. "Taking our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an example, Yoga and other physical excercises must be done (by all)," he said in his address at the inauguration of the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre here. The AIADMK Coordinator further said that one has to follow such a regimen to ensure a disease-free life. He further said that the Tamil people had lived a healthy life with a focus on fitness and strong physique, and that even saint poet Thuiruvalluvar had dedicated an entire section on medicine in his treatise, the 'Tirukkural.' The late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had rolled out a number of schemes in the medical sector to ensure a healthy Tamil Nadu, Panneerselvam said. These included Primary Health Centres running 24 hours a day
Memory loss caused by Alzheimer's can be restored: Study
Researchers have developed a novel approach that may one day make it possible to reverse memory loss, caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Country faces formidable challenges in health sector;Vice Prez
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday said the country faced 'formidable challenges' in the health sector despite advances in treatment methods and referred to the 'glaring disparity' in provision of health services between urban and rural areas. Naidu urged the private sector to expand to rural areas to bridge the divide with the urban parts, vis-a-vis the availability of quality health care. India has made significant progress since Independence in the health indicators with successive governments according high priority to health and the well-being of the people, he said at the inauguration of the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre. "Although the health outcomes have improved with the availability of modern methods of treatment and better health care facilities, the country is still facing many formidable challenges on this front," he said. These included inadequate public spend,low doctor-patient ratio, high share of out-of-pocket expenditure, inadequate infrastructure in .
KDAH celebrates 'Decade of Distinction' in Mumbai
The Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute (KDAH), among the top multispecialty healthcare institutes, celebrated the completion of 10 years of redefining healthcare services in India, here on Friday.
India can export 300 million kg tea by 2020: Tea Board
The Indian government is hopeful of achieving the target of exporting 300 million kg tea by 2020 with the support of industry and stakeholders, Tea Board said on Friday.
Sharif health: Larger special medical board to be formed to assess his condition
Pakistan's Punjab government has decided to constitute a "larger special medical board" to evaluate jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's condition after doctors suggested that he has cardiac complications and should be shifted to hospital. A four-member (second) special medical board of the Allama Iqbal Medical College/Jinnah Hospital Lahore examined Sharif, 69, in jail recently and recommended that for his "optimal treatment" he should be shifted to hospital. Three-time prime minister, who is serving a seven-year imprisonment in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail, was rushed to a hospital Tuesday after he complained of heart related complications. He was later discharged from the hospital and taken back to jail following the medical tests. "The government has decided to form a larger special medical board' in view of a previous medical board's report that Nawaz Sharif is not completely well and he should be shifted to hospital from jail to get optimal treatment for his heart ...
Optimism may cut diabetes risk in women: Study
Positive personality traits such as optimism may help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study conducted on postmenopausal women claims. The research based on data from a long-term study called the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) explored whether the association between personality traits and risk of diabetes is mediated by behavioural pathways such as diet, smoking, or physical activity. The study, published in the journal 'Menopause', followed 139,924 postmenopausal women from the WHI who were without diabetes at baseline. In 14 years, 19,240 cases of type 2 diabetes were identified. The results of women with higher quartile of optimism were compared with women who were least optimistic. The former had a 12 per cent lower risk of incident diabetes. Hostility was more strongly associated with risk of diabetes in women who were not obese compared to women who were. "Personality traits remain stable across one's lifetime; therefore, women at higher risk for diabetes who ..
MP varsity signs MoU with AIMIL to develop Ayurveda drugs using nanotechnology
Madhya Pradesh-based Jiwaji University and Delhi-based AIMIL Pharmaceutical firm have inked an MoU to develop new Ayurveda drugs using nanotechnology. The pact is also aimed at standardising and scientifically validating the existing drug formulations in the ayurveda sector. Former health secretary and ex-Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr V M Katoch, who was present at the MoU signing function, lauded the improved co-ordination between research institutes and ayurvedic industry. The MoU was signed between Jiwaji University Vice-Chancellor, Dr Sangeeta Shukla and AIMIL Pharmaceutical Executive Director Sanchit Sharma. "Ayurveda is the key to treating some of the incurable diseases. If old formulations are subjected to modern research, we will surely be able to develop world-class medicines with negligible side effects," Dr Katoch said. Commenting on the development, AIMIL Pharmaceuticals (I) Ltd Executive Director Sanchit Sharma said, "AIMIL will pump in ...