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Take care of allergies this winter season!
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): While we all love winters, there are some who are left tormented by the allergies that are part and parcel of this season.For such people, the transition from autumn to the coldest season of the year is not a smooth one. Therefore, to avoid catching cold and flu, it is imperative to pay attention to your immunity and lifestyle habits, say doctors."Winter is a time of allergies and some common allergens include dust and mites, pollen, pet dander, perfumes, and mold. The allergy can even continue for days and months causing runny nose, sneezing and sniffling, watery eyes, itchiness, and persistent cough," Dr KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India told ANI.But, aren't allergens present in the air all round the year?"They are," said Dr Chanchal Pal of Moolchand Hospital. "But in winters, they tend to become more active since people shut all the windows and switch on their room heaters to avoid the cold. This warm temperature is ideal for ...
Probiotics won't help kids with 'stomach flu': Study
Despite a growing trend of giving kids probiotics to treat "stomach flu", a new study shows that these dietary supplements may not actually help ease symptoms of vomiting and diarrohea.
Steps to treat your sagging skin
As you start ageing, skin may begin to sag as a consequence of a natural loss and weakening of collagen and elastin. However keeping in mind a few basic steps can help you in getting rid of the sagging skin.
Study links obesity to COPD in never-smokers
A recent study has established the fact that obesity is strongly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in never-smokers.The research, conducted by the University of Toronto, has been published in the Journal of Obesity.COPD is a group of progressive lung disorders that make breathing difficult, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The best-known risk factor for COPD is smoking, but one-quarter of COPD patients have never smoked, said researchers."COPD is much more common among never-smoking older women who are morbidly obese (having a body mass index of 40 or higher) than among their female peers in the normal weight range (13.4 per cent vs 3.5 per cent, respectively). Morbidly obese older men who have never smoked also had a much higher prevalence of COPD than never-smoking men who were normal weight (7.6 per cent vs 2.5 percent)," said the lead author Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson."Surprisingly few studies have focused on never smoking COPD patients," ..
Unhealthy lifestyle, erratic shifts can increase diabetes risk
Night shifts clubbed with an unhealthy lifestyle can put you at particularly high risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The BMJ.It is well-established that unhealthy lifestyle behaviour such as smoking, a poor diet, and little exercise, and being overweight or obese increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Shift work, especially night shift work, has also been associated with a greater risk of Type 2 diabetes.However, the researchers believe this to be the first study to look at the combined impact of an unhealthy lifestyle and rotating night shift work on risk of Type 2 diabetes.For this study, working rotating night shift work was defined as working at least three-night shifts per month in addition to day and evening shifts that month.Unhealthy lifestyle was defined using four factors: being overweight or obese (body mass index of 25 or above), ever having smoked, doing less than 30 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous intensity exercise and having a poor diet ..
Pulse oximeters capable of reading BP too: Researchers
With a few tweaks, pulse oximeters can double up as BP monitoring tools in the near future, suggests a joint research undertaken at Canadian and Chinese health facilities.
Orange juice, berries may prevent memory loss in men
Eating leafy greens, dark orange or red vegetables and berry fruits, and drinking orange juice may lower risk of memory loss over time, especially in men, a study has found. The study, published in the journal Neurology, looked at 27,842 men with an average age of 51 who were all health professionals. Participants filled out questionnaires about how many servings of fruits, vegetables and other foods they had each day at the beginning of the study and then every four years for 20 years. A serving of fruit is considered one cup of fruit or half a cup of fruit juice. A serving of vegetables is considered one cup of raw vegetables or two cups of leafy greens. "One of the most important factors in this study is that we were able to research and track such a large group of men over a 20-year period of time, allowing for very telling results," said Changzheng Yuan, from Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health in the US. "Our studies provide further evidence dietary choices can be important
Mumbai Welcomes Leading Global Cardiologists at CSI 2018
/ -- The 70th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India will be conducted in Mumbai after a gap of seven years at the MMRDA Grounds, Bandra-Kurla Complex from November 22nd-25th, 2018. It is the country's largest forum for the cardiology fraternity and has over 5000 delegates, national and international faculty. CSI-TV is an initiative at CSI 2018 curated by Medwiz Healthcare Communications. As a ?rst-of-its-kind initiative, the conference organizers have adopted the 'GO GREEN, GO DIGITAL' concept to minimize usage of paper and do their bit for the environment. The Scienti?c Program of the conference is designed to enrich the knowledge of practicing cardiologists and physicians. Its theme, 'Translating Recent Advances to Regional Needs', strives to translate advances in scienti?c knowledge into meaningful steps that can transform patient care and public health. It also boasts of joint sessions with Presidents of premier international cardiac societies such as the American ..
Medical Education App for doctors crosses 1.5 lakh downloads in record time
'eMedicoz- India's first medical education-centric mobile app for Doctors and medical students' today announced a significant milestone in its journey.The newly launched medical education-centric application has crossed 1.5Lac downloads within nine months of its rollout. eMedicoz was introduced to India in February this year.Majority of these users are verified Doctors and medical students and app has downloads across the world.eMedicoz - brings to reality a unique vision of creating a digital medical community and professional network for medical students, practicing doctors and healthcare professionals.Medical students can get insightful knowledge and discuss cases/questions on different forum through this online space. Budding doctors can get an idea about latest technology and development in the field of medicine. Basically, the aim of making this app is to bridge the gap amongst medical students preparing for various career opportunities at post-doctoral level and provide them a .
HxCentral Partners With IIHMR to Advance Research and Innovation in Healthcare Experience Management
/ -- HxCentral by SapphireIMS to set up a healthcare center of excellence to accelerate innovation in improving the patient safety and healthcare quality through technology HxCentral, a healthcare experience management solutions provider, today announced its partnership with Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Bangalore, a premier healthcare research institute, to collaboratively improve the healthcare technology solutions that help hospitals in ensuring high rate of patient safety, improve quality compliance and overall healthcare experience. Indian healthcare industry is on the cusp of digital transformation. Digitization and automation of healthcare processes is becoming a critical need for hospitals to efficiently serve more patients, ensure their safety, comply with complex standards and importantly offer affordable healthcare to the public. IIHMR will bring its years of healthcare research experience that will enable the HxCentral solutions to be even more ..
New system lets you control tablets just by thinking
Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that can enable people with paralysis to operate an off-the-shelf tablet device just by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks. Tablets and other mobile computing devices are part of everyday life, but using them can be difficult for people with paralysis. In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, three clinical trial participants with tetraplegia were able to navigate through commonly used tablet programmes, including email, chat, music-streaming and video-sharing apps. Using an investigational BCI that records neural activity directly from a small sensor placed in the motor cortex, the participants messaged with family, friends, members of the research team and their fellow participants. They surfed the web, checked the weather and shopped online. One participant, a musician, played a snippet of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on a digital piano interface. "In this study, we've harnessed that know-how to restore ...
LifeCell Urges Preserving Baby's Stem Cells for Family Protection
/ -- - Launches new TVC with regional themes for better audience connect - LifeCell, India's premier stem cell bank, launched their new campaign on television to create awareness and promote umbilical cord stem cell banking for the benefit and protection of the entire family. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/542620/LifeCell_Logo.jpg ) Umbilical cord blood stem cells have been proven to treat over 100 medical conditions. These stem cells can be preserved at birth with a community stem cell bank and matching stem cells can be retrieved for any of the family members, when required for treatment. By preserving the baby's cord blood stem cells at birth, the baby and the entire family gets the protection of stem cells. The messaging of the TVC is created around the big benefit of preserving the baby's umbilical cord stem cells at birth with a community stem cell bank. The TVC is aimed at to-be-parents and their families and themed around gifting of good health for the baby by the ...
Delhi remain in grip of smog
Delhiites on Thursday woke up to a smoggy and hazy morning. For the past couple of weeks, the city-state residents have been forced to stay indoors as a thick blanket of smog and haze has enveloped the region, giving tough time to those suffering from asthma and other respiratory problems.According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality index of the capital docked at 383 on Thursday morning, which is considered 'very poor.' At Dhirpur, the air quality index (AQI) was 340 at 8:45 am, while in Mathura Road area, AQI dipped to 'very poor' category to 334. Furthermore, AQI near Pitampura, Airport Terminal 3 and Delhi University stood at 329, 317 and 361 respectively.Speaking to ANI, Dr Sanjeev Arora, who practices at a private medical centre in Noida, said, "High levels of smog in the atmosphere are suffocating, particularly for asthma patients who have hyperactive airways. Scores people are getting attacks due to inflammation of
BioMarin sets stage early for haemophilia cure off-Broadway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc is turning to the theatre to establish its name with haemophilia patients, long before its experimental cure for the bleeding disorder could reach the market.
Roche-AbbVie cancer drug gets accelerated FDA approval
(Reuters) - Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday its cancer drug, Venclexta, received accelerated approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as part of a combination treatment for newly diagnosed patients with a form of leukemia.
Hong Kong finds humans contracted hepatitis carried in rats
Researchers said Wednesday they have found a second patient in Hong Kong who contracted a strain of hepatitis carried by rats, in what appears to be the first known human cases in the world. The finding surprised the researchers, though it wasn't immediately clear whether there were significant implications for human health. "Because the rat ... strain is very different from the human strain, people think it wouldn't be able to jump to humans," said Siddharth Sridhar, one of the principal researchers at Hong Kong University. "This was a clinical discovery." The first case came out in September. Researchers confirmed that a 56-year-old man had a hepatitis E strain previously known only in rats in Vietnam. The second case was found after blood samples from more than 70 hepatitis E patients were tested. A 70-year-old woman with a compromised immune system was found to have been infected with the hepatitis strain, the Hong Kong Health Department said Wednesday in an emailed response to ...
Kenya man undergoes total knee replacement, hospital claims 'first' daycare TKR in north India
A 60-year-old man from Kenya underwent a daycare total knee replacement (TKR) surgery at a city hospital here, which the doctors Wednesday claimed was the "first" such operation in northern part of the country. Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery is a procedure to replace the affected knee joint with artificial material and serves as a saviour for patients struggling with severely damaged knee joints. "Joseph Maina Githemba from Kenya, was advised replacement for his left knee owing to an accident he had met 15 years ago," a spokesperson of Max Hospital, Saket said. Under the care of Vikram Mhaskar, Consultant - Knee & Shoulder Surgery, Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, Joseph underwent complete check-ups before the surgery including blood tests, ECG, X-rays, cardiology and physician tests and pre-anaesthesia checkup (PAC). Joseph was trained to do exercises that would be required after his recent surgery. "Dr Vikram and his team performed the first daycare TKR in north
Integrated Health Information Platform launched in HP
With an objective of digitising healthcare among others, the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) under Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) was launched in all 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh Wednesday, a state spokesperson said. The launching was chaired by Deputy Mission Director at the state-level which was followed by Chief Medical Officers in their respective districts. Inauguration was done in Kullu district under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Yunus. IHIP is being set up in six states of India. IHIP is real time, village wise, case based electronic health information system with GIS tagging which will help in prompt prevention and control of epidemic prone diseases, the spokesperson of the health department said. In 2016, the Centre had informed Parliament that the move behind setting up IHIP was to enable creation of interoperable health records which can be made available and accessible throughout the country. At the launch event, the health ...
IMA asks private doctors to notify authorities about number of TB patients
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Wednesday urged all private doctors to notify every tuberculosis patient in order to achieve India's goal to 'End TB' by 2025. The annual number of TB cases notified by private providers needs to increase ten-fold, from 0.2 to 2 million annually by 2020, IMA national president Ravi Wankhedkar said at an event in Indore in Madhya Pradesh. "India has the largest burden of tuberculosis in the world. Notification of every TB patient is the single most important intervention to meet the government's vision of a TB-free India. "The state branch of IMA will address this and encourage all private doctors to notify every TB patient in order to achieve goal of 'End TB' in Madhya Pradesh. If patients are detected early and accurately, it gives an opportunity to treat them early and prevent infection further," Wankhedkar said. The IMA highlighted various efforts to achieve the 'End TB' vision as part of a joint collaboration with the government to reach out to
Parents' feeding styles reflect on children's genes: Study
Parents tend to adopt feeding styles in response to their children's natural body weight, which is largely genetically influenced, a recent study suggests.The research challenges the idea that a child's weight largely reflects the way their parents feed them. With childhood obesity at critical levels, researchers are looking for environmental factors which could explain why more children are developing overweight.The way a parent feeds their child is thought to be a powerful shaper of their children's eating behaviour: rigid restriction is thought to cause weight gain because children overeat when the restriction is no longer in place (called the 'forbidden fruit' effect); while pressuring a child to finish everything on the plate is thought to provoke anxiety in children with low appetites and compromise weight gain.Published in PLOS Genetics, researchers looked at the relationship between a child's genetic predisposition towards a higher or lower weight and their parent's feeding ...