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15,000 entries received for Coimbatore Marathon
A record 15,000 entries have been received for the 6th edition of "Coimbatore Marathon 2018" to be held here on October 7 to support a foundation involved in cancer care. With the theme "Inspire and get inspired", the event would be held in three categories of 21.1 KM run (half- marathon), a 10 KM run and a five KM run and walk. It is organised by the Coimbatore Cancer Foundation in association with Coimbatore Runners and Show Space Events, Race Director Ramesh Ponnusamy said Monday. The event was being held in aid of the foundation dedicated to counselling, care and support of cancer patients and their family members for the last 27 years, he said. Foundation Managing Trustee Dr Balaji said the number of participants for the marathon had been increasing ever year from 8,300 and touched the highest so far this year. It had become "a landmark event" not only in the country's marathon calendar, but also in the initiative against Cancer, he said. Professional marathon ...
Animated video launched to create awareness on beast cancer
An animated video aimed at creating awareness on breast cancer has been launched by the Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Reseach (SRIOR) here. The video, claimed by the institute to be the first of its kind, uses animated characters to answer frequently asked questions by the common public so that they can fully understand breast cancer. Pollachi Sub-Collector Gayatri Krishnan Monday launched the bilingual (Tamil and English) animated video, which is split into nine small learning modules, SRIOR Director Dr Guhan said. It can be accessed from url "www.breastcancersrior.com". Speaking on the occasion, Krishnan said she will take efforts to popularise the video in educational institutions and among general public.
Drinking more water can reduce bladder infections in women
Women who drink about an extra litre-and-a-half of water daily are nearly 50 per cent less likely to suffer from bladder infections, especially in premenopausal stages, a new study has found.
Dr Reddy's Labs sells rights of cloderm cream to EPI Health LLC
Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) Tuesday said its wholly-owned subsidiary Promius Pharma has sold rights of cloderm cream and its authorised generic to EPI Health, LLC. "Promius Pharma, LLC, has sold its rights of Cloderm (clocortolone pivalate) cream, 0.1 per cent and its authorised generic to EPI Health, LLC, an affiliate of EPI Group, LLC," DRL said in a statement. Ron Owens, President of EPI Health, said: "The addition of this product to our growing portfolio will support our ongoing efforts to build a successful prescription branded franchise in the US while contributing to EPI Health's goal of becoming a leader in medical dermatology.
Viagra may cause irreversible damage to colour vision
High doses of Viagra -- a popular erectile-dysfunction medication -- can cause irreverible damage to a person's colour vision, a first-of-its-kind study suggests. Researchers from Mount Sinai Health System in the US based their study on a 31-year-old patient who arrived at an urgent care clinic complaining of red-tinted vision in both eyes that had not gone away in two days. He reported that his symptoms began shortly after taking a dose of liquid sildenafil citrate, sold under the brand name Viagra. Sildenafil citrate can cause visual disturbances with normal dosage, but symptoms typically resolve within 24 hours. The patient told doctors he had consumed much more than the recommended 50mg dose, and that symptoms began shortly after ingestion. The patient was then diagnosed with persistent retinal toxicity linked to the high dose of medication damaging the outer retina. His tinted vision has not improved more than a year after his initial diagnosis, despite various ...
Stress reduces fertility in women, but not in men: Study
Higher levels of stress can lower conception or fertility in women but it does not affect men, finds a study.
2 hosp staffers take bribe to clear kidney transplant file,
A social officer attached to a state-run hospital in Mumbai and a coordinator with a private facility were arrested Monday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000 to facilitate clearance of the file of a patient in need of kidney transplant, the ACB said Tuesday. The accused duo had demanded Rs 1.50 lakh from the family members of the patient, but had settled for Rs 80,000, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (AVB) official said. They are identified as Tushar Savarkar (34), a social service branch officer of JJ Hospital, and Sachin Salve (32), a co-coordinator with a private hospital located in suburban Mahim. The duo were arrested while accepting the amount from a family member of the patient who is currently undergoing treatment for renal failure in the private hospital, an ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) official said. "The patient is on dialysis and wanted to undergo a renal transplant surgery," he said. The patient had found a donor in his brother-in-law, but needed an ...
Exercise can help cut depression, schizophrenia symptoms
Exercising two or three times a week can reduce symptoms of depression and schizophrenia, according to experts who suggest that a structured physical activity regime can complement standard medication and psychotherapy to better treat mental health conditions. Based on compelling evidence from a meta-review of existing research, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) has issued new guidelines to promote exercise as a key additional treat for mental health conditions. A global team of scientists collaborated on the new EPA guidelines published in European Psychiatry, which suggest a regime of structured exercise should be added to standard medication and psychotherapy. Researchers found that exercise can effectively reduce mental health symptoms, improve cognition, and strengthen cardiovascular fitness among patients with depression and schizophrenia. Their analysis demonstrates that moderate intensity aerobic exercise, two to three times a week for at least 150 minutes, reduces ...
Irregular BP, sugar readings may up heart attacks, stroke risks
People with fluctuations in weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels are more likely to be at a higher risk of developing heart attack, stroke and death, compared to those with more stable readings, a new research suggests.
Bi-weekly aerobic exercises may help combat depression, schizophrenia
Adhering to moderate levels of aerobic exercise like brisk walking, swimming, running, or cycling for just two to three times a week for at least 150 minutes can reduce symptoms of depression and schizophrenia, according to new guidelines by the European Psychiatric Association (EPA).
Drinking more water may cut bladder infections in women
Drinking an additional 1.5 litres of water daily can reduce recurring bladder infections in women by nearly half, a yearlong study has found. In the trial, women who drank an additional 1.5 litres of water daily experienced 48 per cent fewer repeat bladder infections than those who drank their usual volume of fluids, said Yair Lotan, a professor at University of Texas in the US. The participants self-reported their usual volume as less than 1.5 litres of fluid daily, which is about six 8-ounce glasses. "These findings are important because more than half of all women report having bladder infections, which are one of the most common infections in women," said Lotan. More than a quarter of women experience a secondary infection within six months of an initial infection and 44 to 77 per cent will have a recurrence within a year, researchers said. Physicians suspect more fluids help to reduce bacteria and limit the ability of bacteria to attach to the bladder. Symptoms for acute ...
Never dreamed my research would take the direction it has: Nobel Medicine Prize winner Allison
James Allison, the winner of the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize, has said he never dreamed that his research would take the direction it has. The American immunologist and Tasuku Honjo of Japan jointly won on Monday the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how the body's natural defences can fight cancer. Allison, Ph.D, chair of Immunology and executive director of the Immunotherapy Platform at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for launching an effective new way to attack cancer by treating the immune system rather than the tumour. He is the first MD Anderson scientist to receive the world's most preeminent award for outstanding discoveries in the fields of life sciences and medicine. "By stimulating the ability of our immune system to attack tumour cells, this year's Nobel Prize laureates have established an entirely new principle for cancer therapy," the Nobel Assembly of Karolinska Institute in ...
Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of age-related blindness
Consuming a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, potatoes, olive oil, seeds, fish, low saturated fat, dairy products and red meat can help prevent potential blindness in later stages of life, a study has found.
Scientists decode why too many choices hinder decision making
Scientists have identified the brain region behind choice overload, which makes it difficult make a decision when faced with too many options. Choice overload can sometimes have serious consequences, said Colin Camerer, a professor at California Institute of Technology in the US. For the study, volunteers were presented with pictures of scenic landscapes that they could have printed on a piece of merchandise such as a coffee mug. Each participant was offered a variety of sets of images, containing six, 12, or 24 pictures. They were asked to make their decisions while a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine recorded activity in their brains. As a control, the volunteers were asked to browse the images again, but this time their image selection was made randomly by a computer. The fMRI scans showed brain activity in two regions while the participants were making their choices: the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), where the potential costs and benefits of decisions are ...
Australia for separation Bhutanese conjoined twins in Australia
Conjoined 14-month-old twins Nima and Dawa from Bhutan have arrived in the Australian city of Melbourne where doctors are planning complex surgery to separate them. Elizabeth Lodge is the chief executive of the Children First Foundation that brought the girls and their mother from their Himalayan kingdom home. She said after the family arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday that they were looking forward to the separation at Royal Children's Hospital. The girls are connected at the chest and share a liver. Lodge told reporters that the mother had said the girls were getting frustrated with each other and were losing weight. They must undergo further scans to determine the surgical plan and its timing, with doctors predicting the procedure might take up to eight hours.
Can chiropractic care cause vision loss?
Do you seek chiropractic care for back pain relief? Beware, the alternative to medicine that treats problems with the musculoskeletal system could result in vision problems and bleeding inside the eye, a study claims.
Birth control may reduce ovarian cancer risk
According to a new study, use of contemporary birth control pills, patches or rings that contain both estrogen and progestin has been linked to a reduced risk for ovarian cancer in women of reproductive ages.The study backed up prior data that showed similar results with the use of older forms of oral birth control, widely used until the 1980s."Based on our results, contemporary combined hormonal contraceptives are still associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer in women of reproductive age, with patterns similar to those seen with older combined oral products," said the authors. The use protected from nearly all types of ovarian cancer.The researchers followed the data of women aged between 15 to 79 from 1995 to 2014. After eliminating women who had been treated for infertility, cancer, venous thrombosis or blood clots, the study was narrowed to women of reproductive age defined as ages 15 to 49. Nearly two million women were part of the study.The study then separated the ...
VR tech reduces pain, increase stamina during exercise
Using virtual reality (VR) headsets while exercising can reduce pain and increase how long someone can sustain an activity, a study has found. The researchers set out to determine how using VR while exercising could affect performance by measuring a raft of criteria: heart rate, pain intensity, perceived exhaustion, time to exhaustion and private body consciousness. Led by Maria Matsangidou, a PhD candidate at University of Kent in the UK researchers monitored 80 individuals performing an isometric bicep curl set at 20 per cent of the maximum weight they could lift, which they were then asked to hold for as long as possible. Half of the group acted as a control group who did the lift and hold inside a room that had a chair, a table and yoga mat on the floor. The VR group were placed in the same room with the same items. They then put on a VR headset and saw the same environment, including a visual representation of an arm and the weight. They then carried out the same lift and hold as
Stress reduces fertility in women
Experiencing high levels of stress can reduce fertility and lower odds of conception for women, a study has found. The researchers used data from the Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO), an ongoing preconception cohort of North American pregnancy planners that follows couples for 12 months or until pregnancy, whichever comes first. For the new study, the researchers followed 4,769 women and 1,272 men who did not have a history of infertility and had not been trying to conceive for more than six menstrual cycles. "Although this study does not definitely prove that stress causes infertility, it does provide evidence supporting the integration of mental health care in preconception guidance and care," said Amelia Wesselink, a doctoral student at Boston University in the US. The researchers measured perceived stress using the 10-item version of the perceived stress scale (PSS), which is designed to assess how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overwhelming an individual finds their life ...
Breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protectors
Turns out, a member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer.According to a new study conducted at the Augusta University, induction of heat shock protein 70, or HSP70, - which protects cells from stress - appeared to be a key difference between difficult-to-treat triple negative breast cancer and the more responsive estrogen-positive breast cancer."This aggressive breast cancer hijacks your normal protective physiological process to survive the toxic environment it has created," said researcher Hasan Korkaya.The finding illustrated at least one-way tumour necrosis factor alpha, or TNFa - which as its name implies can cause cancer cells to self-destruct - is manipulated by cancer to instead aid its survival.It also provides evidence that targeting HSP70 could be an effective strategy for some of the most aggressive breast cancers.The researchers have found that to aid cancer, TNFa first induces the protein ...