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Heart disease risk begins even before we are born: Study
Children whose mothers had a complicated pregnancy may be at a greater risk of heart disease in later life, according to a study which suggests the disease risk begins in the womb. Heart disease is the greatest killer in the world today, and it is widely accepted that our genes interact with traditional lifestyle risk factors, such as smoking, obesity or a sedentary life, said researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK. There is already evidence that the gene-environment interaction before birth may be just as, if not more, important in "programming" future heart health and heart disease, according to the study published in the journal PLOS Biology. For instance, human studies in siblings show that children born to a mother who was obese during pregnancy are at greater risk of heart disease than siblings born to the same mother after bariatric surgery to reduce maternal obesity. The new research shows that adult offspring from pregnancies complicated by chronic hypoxia ...
Think about your romantic partner to keep your blood pressure in check
Trying to figure out a trick to keep mental stress in check? It turns out just thinking about your romantic partner during a stressful situation may help keep your blood pressure under control just as effectively as actually having your significant other in the room with you.As part of a recent study, 102 participants were asked to complete a stressful task which included submerging one foot into 3 inches of cold water ranging from 38 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit.The participants, all of whom were in committed romantic relationships, were randomly assigned to one of three conditions when completing the task.* They either had their significant other sitting quietly in the room with them during the task.* They were instructed to think about their romantic partner as a source of support during the task* Or they were instructed to think about their day during the task.Those who had their partner physically present in the room or who thought about their partner had a lower blood pressure ...
Thinking about romantic partner may help keep BP in check: Study
Thinking about your romantic partner, when faced with a stressful situation, may help keep your blood pressure under control just as effectively as actually having the significant other present with you, a study claims. In the study, published in the journal Psychophysiology, 102 participants were asked to complete a stressful task -- submerging one foot into three inches of cold water ranging from 3.3 to 4.4 degrees Celsius. Researchers from the University of Arizona (UA) in the US measured participants' blood pressure, heart rate and heart rate variability before, during and after the task. The participants, all of whom were in committed romantic relationships, were randomly assigned to one of three conditions when completing the task. They either had their significant other sitting quietly in the room with them during the task, they were instructed to think about their romantic partner as a source of support during the task, or they were instructed to think about their day during ..
MP: Patients being served meals in hands
For the past several days, patients at the government hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district are being served meals directly into their hands instead of on plates!When asked, a person in charge of meals said they had stopped serving food on plates as the plates kept getting stolen by the patients.There has been no response from the hospital authorities when asked about the issue and the health risks posed through such unhygienic practices.Patients also told ANI that they were being given meals without plates for quite a few days now.
Shopping in 'unhealthy' locales up BP risk: Study
People who frequently indulge in shopping in "unhealthy" areas as compared to those who visiting "healthy" retail stores, were more likely to be at risk of high blood pressure, say researchers.
Odisha inks MoU for 102 digital dispensaries across 23 districts
In remote areas of Odisha, where it is often difficult for people to access doctors, especially for minor ailments, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led government has harnessed the power of technology to bring the services of an MBBS doctor and primary healthcare to the doorsteps of the people through digital dispensaries.Odisha government on Tuesday signed a MoU with Glocal Healthcare Systems for operation and management of 102 digital dispensaries across 23 districts.Each digital dispensary has provision for an MBBS doctor consultation through video conference facility. In addition, a pharmacist, nurse, laboratory assistant and support staff are in place in each dispensary.The dispensaries are equipped with a minimum set of investigations such as routine testing of urine, blood, haemoglobin, blood sugar, malaria, dengue, BP, ECG, sPO2, pregnancy detection, etc. and a pharmacy facility with dispensing of generic medicine. All these services are provided free of cost to the people, ...
Swine flu claims another life in Indore, death toll reaches 3
A 35-year-old woman here has died of swine flu, taking the death toll in the city due to the disease to three this month, an official said on Tuesday. The woman died on Saturday, but her test report confirming her death due to H1N1 virus was received on Tuesday. "The woman, a resident of nearby Mhow, was admitted to a private hospital in Indore on January 17. The sample of her swab was sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhopal next day for examination," district in-charge of Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) Dr Amit Malakar told PTI. "The woman died during treatment on Saturday. We received the test report from AIIMS (Bhopal) today, in which she was found to be H1N1 positive," he said. Malakar, however, claimed that delay in receiving the woman's test report did not have any effect on her treatment. "The woman was given Tamiflu medicine, as her symptoms were that of swine flu. But she could not be saved despite the efforts of ...
In mid-level reshuffle, govt appoints 30 joint secretaries
The Centre Tuesday effected a mid-level reshuffle in the bureaucracy by appointing 30 joint secretaries in various ministries and departments including defence, economic affairs and cabinet secretariat. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued the orders for the new appointments. While 1996-batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer Satwant Atwal Trivedi has been appointed as a joint secretary in the NATGRID (national intelligence grid), 1992-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Chandra Shekhar Kumar has been appointed in the Cabinet Secretariat. Trivedi is currently serving as Inspector General (intelligence) at the Border Security Force (BSF) headquarters here. 1999-batch Kerala cadre officer Ashok Kumar Singh has been appointed in the defence ministry, while 1992-batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, Rajat Kumar Mishra, has been appointed in the department of economic affairs under the finance ministry. 1989-batch Indian Revenue Service .
More than a quarter of Delhi children under 5 underweight: Survey
Children in the national capital may encounter stunted growth and become more vulnerable to diseases as more than a quarter of them under the age of five are underweight, a National Family Health Survey revealed on Tuesday.
Ex-PM Manmohan Singh unexpected entrant on 10YearChallenge: Dr
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who will complete ten years of a successful heart surgery on January 24, is an unexpected latest entrant on the trending social media rage the "10YearChallenge". Noted cardiovascular thoracic surgeon Dr Ramakanta Panda said Tuesday that the then PM Singh was 76 years old when he was operated upon by a team of doctors led by him, for a redo cardiac bypass surgery on January 24, 2009. Five bypass surgeries were performed on Singh, who had already undergone a bypass surgery in 1990 and a stenting procedure in 2004, stated Dr Panda, the vice chairman of the Mumbai-based Asian Heart Institute. Recalling the day Singh was operated, Dr Panda, who had performed over 24000 heart surgeries, said Singh appeared extremely calm before the procedure began. "Singh told me that he has full faith in me as a surgeon," Dr Panda said. Dr Panda said the former PM was one of his most ideal patients. "In the last 10 years, Singh has strictly pursued his ...
Amul launches camel milk in select markets
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, owner of dairy brand Amul, on Tuesday announced the launch of camel milk in select markets of Gujarat.
Bangladesh's 'tree man' back in hospital
Abul Bajandar, better known as Bangladesh's "tree man" for the large bark-like warts on his body because of a rare genetic disorder, was back in hospital here on Tuesday months after skipping his treatment last year.
AI can cut time needed to process abnormal chest X-rays
Scientists say they have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) system that can reduce the time needed to process abnormal chest X-rays from 11 days to less than three days. Chest X-rays are routinely performed to diagnose and monitor a wide range of conditions affecting the lungs, heart, bones, and soft tissues, according to the study published in the journal Radiology. The system developed by researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK may dramatically reduce the time needed to ensure that abnormal chest X-rays with critical findings will receive an expert radiologist opinion sooner. The researchers extracted a dataset of half million anonymised adult chest radiographs (X-rays) and developed an AI system for computer vision that can recognise radiological abnormalities in the X-rays in real-time and suggest how quickly these exams should be reported by a radiologist. The team developed and validated a Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithm that can read a ...
AI-based system to cut process time for abnormal chest X-rays
A novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system can dramatically reduce the time needed to process abnormal chest X-rays with critical findings -- cutting the average delay from 11 days to less than three days, say researchers.
Measles vaccination drive in schools: HC asks govt to inform people about risks of vaccine
The Delhi High Court made it clear to the AAP government Tuesday that the risks of administering measles and rubella vaccine have to be indicated in its advertisements on the vaccination drive to be held in schools, and said express consent of the parent is necessary to vaccinate a child. "Contra indications are necessary for consent, whether positive or negative. You have to tell people about the risks," Justice Vibhu Bakhru said, adding that the "consent has to be express" and not opt-out. The observations by the court came after the Delhi government, represented by standing counsel Ramesh Singh, said there was no need to indicate contra-indications or risks of the vaccine as it could discourage people and added that it would be administered to children unless parents state in writing that they are opting out. The Delhi government's submissions were made in a proposed draft order placed before the court which was hearing pleas on behalf of parents challenging the Directorate of ...
Ex-PM Manmohan Singh completes the #10Yearchallenge post heart surgery
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who will complete a decade after a successful heart surgery on Thursday, is the unexpected new entrant on the #10Yearchallenge on social media, an official said on Tuesday.
General cognitive ability during youth predicts mental capacity later in life: Study
A person's early adult general cognitive ability (GCA) is a stronger predictor of cognitive function and reserve later in life than factors such as higher education, occupational complexity or engaging in late-life intellectual activities, a new study, published in PNAS finds. GCA is the skill set that includes reasoning, memory and perception.Better education and late-life intellectual activities have been associated with reduced risk of dementia and sustained or improved cranial ability to improvise and find alternate ways of getting work done and may help people compensate for other changes associated with aging.An international team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine sought to understand whether being in a more complex job helps maintain cognitive abilities, or do people with greater cognitive abilities tend to be in more complex occupations.The researchers evaluated more than 1,000 men participating in the Vietnam Era Twin ..
DCW asks Delhi Police to start criminal prosecution against authorities over death of 21 children
The DCW asked Delhi Police Tuesday to initiate criminal prosecution against state health department officials and hospital authorities over the death of 21 children allegedly due to non-availability of diphtheria vaccine. Last year in September, 21 children died due to diphtheria at a civic hospital in north Delhi. The deaths were reported at the Maharishi Valmiki Infectious Diseases Hospital at Kingsway Camp. Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal said it is clear that the deaths of the children could have been prevented had the vaccine been procured in a timely manner. "Instead, the North MCD dragged its feet in the matter and for over nine months, there was no vaccine available in the hospital. Further, acute infrastructural issues highlighted raise serious concerns on the intent and sincerity of hospital authorities and it may be the case that funds meant for upkeep and upgradation of the hospital were mismanaged," Maliwal said in the notice. Therefore, it is clear that ...
Nawaz Sharif shifted to hospital from jail
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a seven-year imprisonment in a Lahore jail, was rushed to a hospital on Tuesday after he complained of heart related complications. Sharif, 69, was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore from Kot Lakhpat Jail in high security. Wearing off-white shalwar qameez and blue waistcoat, Sharif chose not to respond the media queries on his arrival at the hospital. Doctors conducted his various tests including TROP-I, Echocardiography and Stress Thallium Scan. "My father is not well. I wanted to go to the PIC but my father stopped me to come because of security issues," Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz said. "The authorities concerned have not yet provided with us the reports of the special medical board that earlier had examined Mian sahib. After pleading with the jail authorities, we have also written to the Punjab Home department for the reports but to no avail," she said. A special medical board that examined ...
Bangladeshi 'Tree Man' dreams of cure as rare skin disease returns
A Bangladeshi dubbed "Tree Man" because of bark-like growths on his skin will need aggressive surgery to remove them, doctors said Tuesday, after dozens of attempts failed to cure the extremely rare genetic condition. It is believed fewer than half a dozen people worldwide have "tree-man syndrome" - epidermodysplasia verruciformis - but the condition is particularly aggressive in Abul Bajandar, who has already undergone 25 bouts of surgery since 2016 to remove the greenish-grey gnarled protuberances from his skin. The former rickshaw puller, whose case has made headlines around the world, has not worked in years because the growths have left him unable to use his hands. More than once, doctors believed the 28-year-old was cured, hailing their treatment as a milestone in medical history. But the growths kept returning. Most recently, in May, the condition flared up on parts of his body previously spared and he fled the Dhaka Medical College Hospital without notifying staff. "The ...