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Punjab CM undergoes minor surgery for kidney stone removal

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Monday underwent a minor surgery at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here for kidney stone removal. The surgery was successful and the chief minister is likely to be discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, an official spokesman said. Doctors at the PGIMER said the stone had been troubling Singh for sometime and it was decided that it must be removed as early as possible. A simple procedure, lasting about 40 minutes, was conducted on him Monday morning by a team of doctors, spokesman said. It was a minor procedure and the chief minister would be able to take up his regular routine within a couple of days, according to doctors. The spokesman said Singh was recovering and is expected to resume work within a day or two. The chief minister was admitted to the PGIMER on Sunday evening. The 76-year-old had undergone routine medical tests at the PGIMER on December 9 as a follow-up after a bout of viral fever a week ..

Pharma shares gain

Stocks trimmed gains in early afternoon trade after an intraday upmove. At 12:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 236.23 points or 0.66% at 36,199.16. The Nifty 50 index was up 55.50 points or 0.51% at 10,860.95. Pharma shares advanced.

Solara Active Pharma jumps after USFDA inspection

Solara Active Pharma Science rose 8.19% to Rs 296 at 11.52 IST on BSE after the company said its research centre at Chennai received zero observations on Form 483 from US drug regulator.

Positive parental relationship protect kids from stress of violence, poverty

A strong parental relationship can override the stress caused by experiencing violence or poverty in childhood, a study has found. To study the impact of the caregiver relationship, researchers from Emory University in the US used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to observe activity in the amygdala, a key area of the brain that processes fear and emotion. They showed children aged 8-13 a series of photos of adult faces that were either neutral or expressing fear. The amygdalae of children who had experienced violence in their lives grew more active in response to both types of faces, which suggests that these children may engage emotional, fight-or-flight responses even for social cues that are not particularly threatening. This may be an adaptive response to growing up in an unpredictable or dangerous environment. In children who had not experienced violence, amygdalae were more only active in response to the fearful faces. In another part of the experiment, the ...

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals receives final USFDA approval for Hydrocortisone Valerate Ointment

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Bharti Airtel in focus on fund raising plan

Bharti Airtel announced that its board will meet on 20 December 2018 to consider various fund raising options for the company as the board may deem appropriate. The announcement was made on Saturday, 15 December 2018.

CG: 10 kids fall sick after consuming milk at anganwadi centre

As many as ten children fell sick after they drank milk served to them at an anganwadi centre in a village in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, an official said Sunday. The condition of all the children is said to normal and they have been discharged from hospital here, he said. The incident took place in Tilai Rawar village in Dongargaon taluka Saturday, said Rajnandaon Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Atul Vishwakarma. After consuming milk, at least ten children started vomiting, he said. They were rushed to a nearby primary health centre and later shifted to the government hospital in Rajnandgaon. "They were discharged Sunday afternoon, after their conditioned became normal", Vishwakarma said, adding that samples of milk have been sent for examination. Dongargaon SDM has been asked to probe the incident, he added.

Magnesium helps maintain optimum vitamin D levels: Study

Researchers have found that magnesium may optimise vitamin D status, raising it in people with deficient levels and lowering it in people with high levels.

Probiotics may help treat bipolar disorder

Probiotics -- commonly referred to as 'good bacteria' -- may help treat bipolar disorder and other psychiatric mood disorders, a study has found. Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition characterised by dramatic shifts in mood from depression to mania. Currently, the standard treatment includes a combination of psychotherapy and prescription medications such as mood stabilisers and antipsychotics. However, an emerging field of research is exploring the use of probiotics -- often thought of as "good bacteria" -- as a potential new avenue for treatment of bipolar and other psychiatric mood disorders. The study from Sheppard Pratt Health System in the US found that a probiotic supplement may reduce inflammation of the gut, which is known to exacerbate bipolar disorder. Probiotic organisms are non-pathogenic bacteria that, when present in the gut flora, are known to improve the overall health of the host. In recent years, research has demonstrated a strong link between the ...

New drug offers hope for bone marrow cancer patients

A therapeutic drug has been found to improve outcomes and survival rates for patients with a serious type of bone marrow cancer.

Australian researchers discover how a baby's sex is determined

While it is known that the sex of a baby is determined by its chromosome make-up at conception, new research has identified a "regulator" that increases or decreases the activity of genes which decide if we become male or female.

Open ortho surgery simulator based on AI launched in India

An 'open orthopaedic surgery simulator' based on artificial intelligence has been launched in the country to offer hands on training to young medical graduates and give them an experience similar to that of an operation theatre without risking lives of patients. Doctors said the technology is best suited for Indian conditions where the doctor patient ratio is one of the lowest across the world and will help create an environment where experienced hands only perform surgeries. Launched by MedAchievers Academic Council (a global initiative of MedAchievers) and Labindia Healthcare, the technology will be available at some medical colleges at undergraduate and post-graduate levels across India. "The AI based simulator will be used in spine surgeries, knee surgeries, on basic healing, trauma and other kind of surgeries. The move will definitely help save millions of lives that unfortunately are lost due to lack of trained pool of doctors in specific domain," Dr Harsha Vardhan, Founder and .

Early physical therapy can reduce opioid use: Study

According to a recent study, patients who underwent physical therapy soon after being diagnosed with pain in the shoulder, neck, low back or knee were approximately 7 to 16 percent less likely to use opioids in the subsequent months.The study was published in the journal 'Jama Network Open'. Amid national concern about the overuse of opioids and encouragement to deploy alternatives when possible, the findings provide evidence that physical therapy can be a useful, non-pharmacologic approach for managing severe musculoskeletal pain."We asked ourselves, 'How can we address the pain that people are having, while not increasing their risk of needing opioids? And what our study found was that if you can get these patients on physical therapy reasonably quickly, that reduces the probability that they'll be using opioids in the longer term," said study author Eric Sun.The researchers reviewed claims for outpatient and emergency room visits for the earliest instance of a diagnosis of ...

Novel AI tool can predict risk of infection after surgery

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can successfully predict whether a patient is at risk of developing a serious, and possibly life-threatening infection after surgery. Staphylococcus epidermidis is an ubiquitous coloniser of healthy human skin, but it is also a notorious source of serious infections with indwelling devices and surgical procedures such as hip replacements. It has not been known whether all members of the S epidermidis population colonising the skin asymptomatically are capable of causing such infections, or if some of them have a heightened tendency to do so when they enter either the bloodstream or a deep tissue. Scientists from the Aalto University and the University of Helsinki in Finland combined large-scale population genomics and in vitro measurements of immunologically relevant features of these bacteria. They were then able to use machine learning to successfully predict the risk of developing a serious, and possibly ...

Machine Learning helps predict infection risk from hospital bug

Finnish researchers have used Machine Learning (ML) to predict the risk of developing a serious and possibly life-threatening infection from "hospital bug".

Novel ingestible capsule with Bluetooth can monitor health

Scientists have developed an ingestible, capsule controlled using Bluetooth wireless technology, which can be customised to deliver drugs or monitor health over long periods of time. The capsule can reside in the stomach for at least a month, transmitting information and responding to instructions from a user's smartphone. Manufactured using 3D-printing technology, the capsules could be deployed to deliver drugs to treat a variety of diseases, particularly in cases where drugs must be taken over a long period of time. They could also be designed to sense infections, allergic reactions, or other events, and then release a drug in response. "Our system could provide closed-loop monitoring and treatment, whereby a signal can help guide the delivery of a drug or tuning the dose of a drug," said Giovanni Traverso, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. These devices could also be used to communicate with other wearable and implantable medical devices, which could ..

Right care at right time can save 30 million newborn every year: UNICEF

Around 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick each year and need speacialised care to survive, reveals a new report by a global coalition that includes United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO)."When it comes to babies and their mothers, the right care at the right time in the right place can make all the difference," said Omar Abdi, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director."Yet millions of small and sick babies and women are dying every year because they simply do not receive the quality care that is their right and our collective responsibility," he added.The report, titled "Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every small and sick newborn", also found that among the newborn babies most at risk of death and disability are those with complications from prematurity, brain injury during childbirth, severe bacterial infection or jaundice, and those with congenital conditions. Additionally, the financial and ...

Indian companies explore Nepali market through 'Nepal Medical Show'

Indian companies, that manufacture health care equipment, are exploring markets in Nepal through the ongoing three-day Nepal Medical Show and Nepal Lab Expo 2018 taking place in Kathmandu from December 14 to 16.The specialised show for medical, surgical, hospitals, diagnostics and other healthcare industries has given a platform to a variety of international companies. More than 200 companies have set up their stalls for the exhibition at Bhrikutimandap here, amongst which Indian companies dominate over others."This is a very good platform to explore the business in Nepal because I think there is no manufacturing of surgical equipment here. So basically I think this is a very good achievement for the manufacturer to show their product in countries like Nepal," RK Tripathee, the Managing Director of Super Surgemed Pvt. Ltd told ANI.The show which will end today has highlighted the concerns of the medical and surgical, clinical diagnostic hospital infrastructure, medical tourism, ...

Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod to market generic drug for tapeworm infections

The company's product will be manufactured at Zydus group's formulations manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad

Zydus receives USFDA tentative approval for Pregabalin Capsules

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