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Here's how you can help smokers kick that butt
According to a study, when smokers-who are trying to quit-are allowed to regulate their nicotine intake, it helps them kick the habit.Led by the Queen Mary University of London, the research has been published in the journal Addiction.In the first study to tailor nicotine dosing based on smokers' choices while trying to quit, the results suggest that most smokers who use stop-smoking medications can easily tolerate doses that are four times higher than those normally recommended.The author of the study Dunja Przulj from the Queen Mary University of London said: "Smokers determine their nicotine intake while they smoke, but when they try to quit, their nicotine levels are dictated by the recommended dosing of the treatment. These levels may be far too low for some people, increasing the likelihood that they go back to smoking.""Medicinal nicotine products may be under-dosing smokers and could explain why we've seen limited success in treatments, such as patches and gum, helping smokers
Tamil Nadu's first robotic knee replacement surgery performed at SIMS hospital
Doctors at SIMS Hospital this week performed two back-to-back successful Robotic total knee replacement surgeries, for the first time in Tamil Nadu on 65 years old patients, both with severe knee pain since over 5 years.These surgeries were done using the NAVIO PFS Robotic surgical system, the latest advanced generation Robotic intervention in joint replacement (developed in the USA) and to the delight of the families, enabled these patients to walk without significant pain within 4 hours of the surgery itself.The surgery was performed successfully by the team lead by Dr. Vijay C. Bose, Joint Director & Senior Consultant, Institute of Orthopedics SIMS Hospital, Dr. Pichai Suryanarayanan, Sr.V.P, Medical, Joint Director & Senior Consultant, and Institute of Orthopedics SIMS Hospital. Dr. Ashok Kumar P.S., Senior Consultant, Department of Advanced Joint Replacement Surgery at SIMS Hospital. Padma Shri Kapil Dev, Captain of World Cup Winning Team, presided over the occasion of ...
Sleepwell, India's Leading Mattress Brand, announces "Run for Health" Initiative on Jan 1
The motto of the organisation is to cultivate a healthy environment with healthy employees, as Health and Fitness are of paramount importance in one's life.In support of this motive, Sleepwell welcomed the New Year by organising "Run for Health"- a 3 km Marathon for its employees on 1st January 2019.Company's Managing Director, Rahul Gautam expressed his warm wishes of good Health to all the employees, Gautam said, "Health is not only Wealth but Wealth of all Wealths". It is a state of complete Physical, Emotional & Social Well-being. Let us begin by changing our mindset from sick-care to Healthcare by establishing Good Health as a priority."The Marathon was organised at Sleepwell Corporate office, in Noida, and also at all other work locations and factories, across the country.The objective of this Marathon was to inspire one and all to adopt a healthy lifestyle and to actively involve every stakeholder in regular health and fitness activities.The Run was organised in four ...
Here's the secret to maintaining weight loss
Staying in shape is no mean job as people often find that they quickly regain the weight that they had shed after a rigorous regime of dieting or exercise. Eating a diet low on carbohydrates may, however, help them maintain weight loss, new research has found.
1.82 crore people have availed healthcare service under BSKY:
Odisha government Wednesday claimed that 1.82 crore have availed healthcare service under the state government's own health scheme. Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena claimed that 1,82,33,733 people got the benefit from the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), which was launched in the state on August 15, 2018. Of the 1.82 crore people, 4,05,708 patients underwent free of cost operation and pathological tests were carried on 71,09,674 patients under BSKY, the minister said adding that 43,519 patients were given scanning facility while 2,58,773 patients had x-ray. He said 62,784 patients had free of cost ultra sound and 12,973 patients got MRI. "During the period, 19,689 kidney patients got free of cost dialysis and 16,892 cancer patients availed chemotherapy. As many as 24,753 patients got free of cost ICU facilities," the minister said. The minister said the people will get health care service in as many as 210 private hospitals in the state. Annual ...
Roche Diabetes Care India appoints Gaurav Laroia as GM
Roche Diabetes Care India Wednesday said it has appointed Gaurav Laroia as general manager (GM) for its India operations. He will report to Roche Diabetes Care Asia Pacific head, Pedro Goncalves, and will be a member of the Roche Diabetes Care Asia Pacific leadership team, the company said in a statement. Laroia relocates to Mumbai from his current role as head of the program management office, APAC for Roche Pharmaceuticals in Singapore, it added. He has more than 18 years of experience in commercial operations, business development and management consulting in healthcare-related multinational organisations in India, Singapore and the USA, the release said. Gaurav holds a PhD in molecular and cellular biology from New York University School of Medicine, USA and a masters in genetics from the University of Cambridge, UK. "India is a very important market for Roche and our aspiration in the near future will be to be India's topmost integrated diabetes solutions provider, touching ...
Community-based HIV testing effective in reaching at-risk populations: Study
Training lay people to conduct HIV testing can be an effective approach to reach high-risk populations and prevent the spread of the infection throughout the world, a study has found. Lay providers can serve as a critical addition to efforts to help achieve the United Nations' global HIV targets by 2020 and help to cover the "last mile" of HIV services to at-risk populations. The study -- published in PLOS ONE -- suggests that community-based HIV testing is an effective approach to reach people at risk of HIV who have never been tested or test infrequently. Key at-risk populations include people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, female sex workers, and first-time HIV testers. A cross-sectional survey of 1,230 individuals tested by lay providers found that 74 per cent of clients belonged to at-risk populations, 67 per cent were first-time HIV testers, and 85 per cent preferred lay provider testing to facility-based testing. Furthermore, lay provider testing yielded a higher .
Former Congress MLA Kalpana Parulekar dies in MP
Senior Congress leader and former MLA Dr Kalpana Parulekar died on Wednesday at a private hospital here in Madhya Pradesh after a brief illness. She was 67. Parulekar was admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Indore on December 18, the hospital's superintendent Dr Sanjay Geet told PTI. "Her many vital organs had stopped functioning. She breathed her last this morning," he said. Parulekar was suffering from a heart-related ailment since a long time. A few days back she had a kidney problem following which she was put on dialysis, he informed. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath expressed grief over Parulekar's demise. "Got the news of sad demise of former MLA Dr Kalpana Parulekar. She was unwell for quite some time. Humble condolences..," Nath said in a tweet. Parulekar, a firebrand leader known for raising several public issues, had earlier represented the Mahidpur Assembly constituency in Ujjain district. She was also jailed for leading violent agitations over some ...
Novel therapy restores youthfulness in mice
Scientists claim to have identified a way clear away old, damaged cells and restore youthful characteristics in mice -- paving the way for anti-ageing therapies and treatments of diseases linked to old age. The research from Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel suggests that the dream of keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisdom of our years could be at least partly obtainable in the future. The research, published in Nature Communications, began with an investigation into the way that the immune system is involved in a crucial activity: clearing away old, senescent cells that spell trouble for the body when they hang around. Senescent cells -- not completely dead but suffering loss of function or irreparable damage -- have been implicated in diseases of ageing by promoting inflammation. The researchers used mice in which a crucial gene for this immune activity was missing. At two years -- which is an elderly age for mice -- the bodies had a greater
50 injured during New Year celebrations in Buenos Aires
At least 50 people sustained injuries during New Year eve celebrations in Buenos Aires, local health authorities said.
NHRC notice to Bihar govt over patient being thrown out of hospital
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Bihar government over reports of a ward boy throwing a patient out of a hospital in Vaishali district.Taking suo moto cognisance of the reports, NHRC has issued a notice to the Bihar chief secretary, seeking a report, along with the present health status of the patient, within four weeks."The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that a patient from the burns ward of the Hajipur Sadar Hospital in Bihar's Vaishali district was allegedly thrown out by a ward boy to a place where garbage is dumped. The picture of the patient lying on the waste has also been carried," the Commission said in a statement.Reportedly, the patient was referred by Lal Ganj Referral Hospital for treatment there, it added.The NHRC observed that the contents of the news reports, if true, amount to human rights violation of the patient."The right to health and proper medical care is one of the basic human rights. Even if ...
Ayushman Bharat game changer in healthcare sector: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that governments scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) has been a game changer in India's healthcare sector.
Yoga 'significantly reduces' blood pressure in pre-hypertensive patients, claims study
Six months of yoga lifestyle "significantly reduces" blood pressure in pre-hypertensive patients, a new study by doctors at a city hospital has claimed. The study, recently published in the Journal of Hypertension, was conducted by researchers from the Department of Neurophysiology of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH). "It was a randomised study of 120 patients to study the effect of yoga lifestyle on ambulatory blood pressure in patients with high normal blood pressure (pre-hypertension)," the hospital said in a statement. The patients were divided into two groups -- Group A (yoga), who were assigned to practice yoga an intensive lifestyle modification; while patients in the Group B (conventional) were prescribed the conventional lifestyle modifications (exercise, diet, smoking cessation), it said. "Twenty-four hour diastolic BP particularly the night diastolic and mean arterial pressures showed a significant decrease from the baseline in the yoga group compared to the conventional .
Parrikar's positive approach sets a 'good example' for cancer patients: Oncologist
Ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's positive approach has set a "good example" for cancer patients, Dr Shekhar Salkar, Head of the Oncology Department at Goa's Manipal Hospital, said on Tuesday after the former Defence Minister, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer, visited the State Secretariat for the first time in four months.
Low bed occupancy shows prevalent distrust in facilities at new AIIMS: Parl panel
The low bed occupancy rate at the six new AIIMS indicates that there is a "prevalent distrust" in the healthcare facilities at these institutes, a parliamentary panel has said. The remark was made by the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Union Health Ministry in its 111th report on the functioning of the six new AIIMS (Phase-1) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna. "The low bed occupancy rate speaks volumes about the prevalent distrust in the healthcare facilities of the new AIIMS," the panel said, adding that these institutes have failed "miserably" to accomplish the desired objectives. The committee also noted that only 37 per cent bed occupancy existed in the obstetrics and gynaecology departments of the six new AIIMS. The panel, in this case, drew a comparison with "hitherto neglected institute" Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, where, it said, it had witnessed during the course of study visits that the bed occupancy rate ..
New sensor can monitor heart cells with minimal disruption
Engineers have demonstrated an electronic device to closely monitor beating heart cells, or cardiomyocytes, without affecting their behaviour.
6.85 lakh patient benefits from Aayushman Bharat scheme in first 100 days: Finance Minister
FM says scheme is a game changer in healthcare
JIPMER gets new director
: Rakesh Aggarwal assumed charge as director of the Centrally-administered JIPMER here Tuesday. Earlier, Aggarwal was professor of gastroenterlogy in the Sanjay Gandhi PG Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, since 1991, a press release from JIPMER said. He has done a MBBS course and was an MD in medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and a DM in gastroenterlogy in the PG Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, the release said. He has obtained a masters degree in epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and undergone training in research at the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA, the release said.
NHRC notice to Bihar govt over burns ward patient being 'thrown out' of hospital by staff
The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the Bihar government over reports that a patient from the burns ward at a hospital in Vaishali district was allegedly thrown out by a staffer to a place used to dump garbage. The NHRC in a statement Tuesday said that it issued a notice to the Bihar chief secretary, seeking a report, along with the present health status of the patient, within four weeks. "The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that a patient from the burns ward of the Hajipur Sadar Hospital in Bihar's Vaishali district was allegedly thrown out by a ward boy to a place where garbage is dumped. The picture of the patient lying on the waste has also been carried," the rights panel said. Reportedly, he was referred to that hospital by Lal Ganj Referral Hospital for treatment, it said. "The commission has observed that the contents of the news reports, if true, amount to human rights violation of the patient. The right to health and proper medical ...
Researchers develop brain 'pacemaker' to treat epilepsy, Parkinson's
Researchers have developed a device that works like a "pacemaker for the brain" to monitor the brain's electrical activity and potentially deliver fine-tuned treatments to patients with diseases like epilepsy and Parkinson's.