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1000 patients treated in Lifeline Express in remote Tripura
Over 1000 patients from rural hamlets of North Tripura district were treated at the Lifeline Express, popularly known as the Hospital Train, in the last two days at Churaibari railway station, officials said Wednesday. "We received 400 patients on the first day and today 600 patients had registered their names. We provide diagnostic, medical and advanced surgical treatment to persons with disabilities," Life Line Express Joint Director Anil Premsagar said. Among those who received treatment on the 'hospital train' so far, 77 cataract patients would undergo surgery from tomorrow. The train would remained stationed at Churaibari, 185 km from here, till January 6, officials said. "We offer eye and surgeries, plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery and treatment of oral, breast and cervical cancer on Lifeline Express," Premsagar said. The effort is to reach to those people who hail from remote areas that lack medical facilities, he said. When contacted, Chief Medical Officer of .
Bizongo launches new brand identity
India's only unified platform for all kinds of packaging solutions, Bizongo announced the launch of its new brand identity reinforcing the company's leadership as India's largest one-stop packaging platform.In addition to launching a new logo, the company has undergone a complete brand revamp for its solutions - Procure Live, Design Square and Partner Hub. The identity is in line with the company's mission to become synonymous with its brand tagline 'Everything Packaging'. Backed with robust technology solutions and a strong foothold in the current Indian market, Bizongo now plans to enter international markets of USA, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Launched in 2015, Bizongo continues to aid, empower and create value for the $50 bn packaging ecosystem in India.Bizongo's new identity represents the company's value proposition that encompasses everything from design and development to procurement thus unifying the complete packaging experience on a single digital platform.Bizongo has .
Novartis, China's Gan & Lee push into insulin amid diabetes epidemic
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis aims to become a big player in supplying insulin to swelling numbers of diabetics, signing a deal with China's Gan & Lee on versions of three blockbuster brands as the U.S. government is seeking to slash insulin costs.
Dancing may help older women perform daily tasks better: Study
Dancing may help older women maintain their ability to perform daily tasks, according to a study. The research, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, examined the potential effects of 16 different exercise types for reducing disability for activities of daily living (ADL) in older women. Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology in Japan enrolled 1,003 community-dwelling older Japanese women without ADL disability at the start. In the baseline survey, all participants were asked whether or not they participated in any of 16 exercise types through a face-to-face interview. ADL disability during eight years of follow-up was defined as dependence in at least one ADL task (walking, eating, bathing, dressing, or toileting). ADL disability was noted in 130 participants (13 per cent) during follow-up. Participation in dancing, compared with non-participation, was associated with a 73 per cent significantly lower likelihood for developing ...
Pregnant women, extremely obese at high risk from flu: Study
Pregnant women and the extremely obese are among those at high risk for complications from the influenza or flu -- including death -- and should be tested and begin antiviral treatment promptly, according to new guidelines.
Dancing may help older women perform daily tasks better
While dancing is touted as a whole-body workout for the youth, it can also reduce the risk of disability in older women, according to a new study.
Mindfulness training may help effectively lose weight: Study
Mindfulness training may improve the effectiveness of intensive weight management programmes, helping people shed the extras kilos more effectively, scientists say. The research, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, suggests that it could be an excellent strategy for healthcare providers in preventing and managing obesity. Individuals who participated in mindfulness training as part of an intensive weight management programme lost more weight in six months than other programme participants who did not attend mindfulness courses. Mindfulness is a mind-body practice where individuals learn to achieve heightened awareness of their current state of mind and immediate environment in the present moment. The study looked at how this practice could be used to help individuals with obesity. Obesity worldwide has nearly tripled since 1975, according to the World Health Organisation. As of 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults worldwide met the criteria for ...
Cannabis exposure can alter sperm: Study
Exposure to cannabis may trigger structural and regulatory changes in the DNA of users' sperm, a study warns. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center in the US suggest men in their child-bearing years should consider how tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) could impact their sperm and possibly the children they conceive. Like previous research that showed tobacco smoke, pesticides, flame retardants and even obesity can alter sperm, the study shows THC also affects epigenetics, triggering structural and regulatory changes in the DNA of users' sperm. Experiments in rats and a study with 24 men found that THC appears to target genes in two major cellular pathways and alters DNA methylation, a process essential to normal development, according to the study published in the journal Epigenetics. The researchers do not yet know whether DNA changes triggered by THC are passed to users' children and what effects that could have. "What we have found is that the effects of cannabis use on males .
Exercise as effective as drugs to treat high BP: Study
Exercise may be as effective as taking prescribed drugs to tackle high blood pressure, a study claims. However, the researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK caution patients against giving up their blood pressure lowering drugs in favour of an exercise regimen yet. The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that patients should boost their physical activity levels, alongside their medication. Exercise can lower systolic blood pressure -- the amount of pressure in the arteries when the heart is beating and expressed as the top number in any blood pressure reading. However, how exercise compares with blood pressure lowering drugs, is not clear. To get round this, the researchers pooled the data from 194 clinical trials looking at the impact of drugs on lowering systolic blood pressure and 197 trials looking at the impact of structured exercise, and involving a total of 39,742 people. Structured exercise was categorised
J&J says Indian drug regulators visited facilities, company provided talc samples
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday that Indian drugs authorities visited some of its facilities and it provided them with "tests and samples" of its talcum powder.
Cannabis exposure can alter sperm: Study
Marijuana intake in men planning fatherhood could impact their sperm as well as the children they conceive, finds a study.
Mindfulness strategies may help shed excess weight
Mindfulness training could be the key to support weight loss in individuals with obesity, thereby facilitating healthier eating behaviours, as per a new study.
Aggressive behaviour emotionally affects sadists, finds study
Contrary to popular belief, aggressive behaviour brings emotional pain to sadists, a recent study has observed.People with sadistic personality traits tend to be aggressive, but only enjoy their aggressive acts if it harms their victims. However, according to a series of studies conducted on 2000 people, these actions ultimately leave sadists feeling worse than they felt before their actions."Sadistic tendencies don't just exist in serial killers, but in everyday people and are strongly-linked to greater aggressive behaviour," said David Chester, lead author of the study which is published in the Journal of Society for Personality and Social Psychology.In the real world, a sadist might be someone bullying others to feel better, or a group of sports fans looking for rival fans to fight for the "excitement" of it.In a lab setting, as part of the study, the scientists gauged people's aggressive and sadistic tendencies by measuring participant's likelihood to seek vengeance or to harm an .
Dieting may lead to binge-eating disorder, obesity
Inculcating severe food restrictions can lead to binge-eating disorder and obesity, a new study has found.It is important to examine potential links between binge-eating disorder and food insecurity, as binge-eating is associated with more severe mental and physical health problems than overeating or obesity alone.To investigate, researchers surveyed 1,250 adults in the United States and categorised them into three groups: healthy weight, binge-eating disorder, and obesity. The team assessed financial influences on participants' food consumption behaviours over a span of 12 months.As part of the study, which was published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, a greater proportion of individuals within the binge-eating disorder and obesity groups reported that they cut the size of their meal or skipped meals, and ate less than they thought they should, relative to participants in the healthy weight group."This is an important study because it expands our view as to who ...
EC nod for Biocon co-developed cancer cure drug
The European Commission (EC) has approved the cancer cure drug Ogivri that Biocon co-developed with its US-based partner Mylan, said the Indian biotech major on Wednesday.
PCOS raises early risk of diabetes, heart disease in women
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) develop metabolic syndrome earlier than women without the condition, likely putting them at a higher risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
Indian drug inspectors seize J&J baby powder: source
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian drug inspectors have seized samples of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder from a plant in Himachal Pradesh, an industry source said on Wednesday, following a Reuters report the company knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in the product.
Junk food ups depression risk: Study
A diet of fast food, cakes and processed meat may significantly increase risk of depression, a study has found. Researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK found that eating foods which are known to promote inflammation -- such as those high in cholesterol, saturated fats and carbohydrates -- puts people at 40 per cent higher risk of depression. The team analysed data from 11 existing studies that focused on the link between depression and pro-inflammatory diets -- encompassing more than 100,000 participants, between 16 to 72 years old, of varied gender and ethnicity, spanning the USA, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. All the studies recorded the presence of depression or depressive symptoms in the participants -- through self-observation, medical diagnoses and antidepressant use --alongside a detailed questionnaire about the contents of their diet. Each participant was assigned a score of how inflammatory his or her diet is, according to the dietary ...
Are today's children reaching bone maturity earlier?
Bones of children born in the most recent century reach full maturity earlier than it used to before, a new study has found.Today's children have bones that reach full maturity earlier - by nearly 10 months in girls and nearly seven months in boys, the study suggests."Our findings show there is a "new normal" for timing when kids' skeletons will reach full maturity," said Dana Duren, lead author of the research.As part of the study published in the Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, the research team, led by Duren, assessed the radiographs of more than 1,000 children born between 1915 and 2006. The team evaluated radiographs of the bones in the hands and wrists to determine the precise timing of the beginning and end of a developmental process called epiphyseal fusion."We focused on epiphyseal fusion because it signals the end of the growth of the bone. It begins when the growth plate, which is cartilage at the end of the bone, starts to connect the epiphysis, or ..
Biocon gains after joint product gets approval in EU
Biocon rose 0.42% to Rs 643.35 at 9:20 IST on BSE after biosimilar Trastuzumab co-developed by Biocon and Mylan received approval in the European Union (EU).