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Army organises free medical camp in memory of martyred soldier in JK's Doda
The Army Monday organised a free multi-specialty medical camp in the memory of its martryred soldier at his hometown of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. Over 3,000 people, mostly women, thronged the camp organised in the memory of Naib Subedar Chuni Lal, who attained martyrdom fighting terrorists in Kashmir on this day in 2007. As many as 20 doctors, including six specialists each from the Army Medical Corps (AMC) and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspecialty Hospital, rendered their services in the day-long camp held at a sub-district hospital here, the spokesman said. He said commander of four sector Rashtriya Rifles Brigadier N J Singh inaugurated the camp. The parents and wife of the martyr, a recipient of Vir Chakra and Sena medal and the highest peace time award Ashok Chakra posthumously, also attended the camp which was aimed at providing specialised treatment to poor patients. "We are thankful to the Army for organising such a camp here and hope that ..
Micronutrient deficiencies common at time of celiac disease diagnosis
Patients with the celiac disease commonly have micronutrient deficiencies including B12 and D, as well as folate, iron, zinc, and copper, at the time of diagnosis, finds a recent study.Published in the 'Mayo Clinic Proceedings', the retrospective study of 309 adults newly diagnosed with celiac disease at Mayo Clinic from 2000 to 2014 also found that low body weight and weight loss, which are commonly associated with celiac disease, were less common.Weight loss was seen in only 25.2 per cent of patients, and the average body mass index was categorised as overweight."It was somewhat surprising to see the frequency of micronutrient deficiencies in this group of newly diagnosed patients, given that they were presenting fewer symptoms of malabsorption," said Adam Bledsoe, a gastroenterology fellow at Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus."Our study suggests that the presentation of celiac disease has changed from the classic weight loss, anemia, and diarrhea, with increasing numbers of patients ..
Oral steroids increases risk of infection in patients with inflammatory disease
Usage of oral steroid in patients with inflammatory diseases like polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis significantly increased the risk of infection and the risk increases with higher doses.The study was published in the 'CMAJ' (Canadian Medical Association Journal).In a large study of almost 40, 000 adult patients with polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis in England, researchers found higher absolute risks of infection when patients were taking oral steroids than when they were not taking them.The mean age of patients in the study was 73 years. Steroids included prednisolone, prednisone, hydrocortisone, and cortisone. The risk of infection increased with higher doses and was elevated even with low daily doses of less than 5 mg of prednisolone."In periods with prescribed medication, patients' risk was 50 per cent higher than when it was not prescribed," wrote Dr Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Leeds Institute of Data Analytics, University of Leeds."Increases in risk ranged .
Apollo Hospitals inks pact with IMA Lady Docs' for organ
Apollo Hospitals Monday announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Woman Doctors Wing of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to drive organ donation across the country. Under the terms of the MoU, Apollo Hospitals would work with the IMA Woman Doctors Wing to promote organ donation among the public and spread the message of the importance of organ donation in saving lives using various platforms, a press release by the healthcare company said. The demand for organs outstrips supply in almost every country and for patients with organ failure, the wait for an organ can be measured in years, it said, adding that India's organ donation rate was one of the lowest in the World with only 0.8 per10 lakh people opting to donate their organs. "There is a wide gap in the requirement and availability of organs in the country. Over one lakh people die of liver diseases with only 1,000 people getting a liver transplant. Over 2,20,000 people are awaiting ...
Study identifies 27 genetic variants associated with disease in multiethnic genome
A recent study has identified 27 new genomic variants associated with conditions such as blood pressure, type II diabetes, cigarette use and chronic kidney disease in diverse populations.The study, which aimed to better understand how genomic variants influence the risk of forming certain diseases in people of different ethnic groups, was published in the journal 'Nature'.The team collected data from 49,839 African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Native American and people who identified as others and were not defined by those ethnic groups.In this study, researchers specifically looked for genomic variants in DNA that were associated with measures of health and disease.The team found that some genomic variants are specifically found in certain groups. Others, such as some related to the function of haemoglobin (a protein in the blood that carries oxygen), are found in multiple groups.The study gives a glimpse of how ethnic diversity can be harnessed to better ...
Just one glass of wine may impair sense of control: Study
Drinking only one pint of beer or a large glass of wine is enough to significantly compromise a person's sense of agency -- the feeling of being in control of actions, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Addiction Biology, is the first to test the effect of alcohol on sense of agency, an important aspect of human social behaviour which implies knowledge of the consequences of those actions. Researchers from the University of Sussex in the UK focused on low doses of alcohol, typically consumed during social drinking, that do not produce a large impairment of behaviour. Until now, research has mostly focused on the loss of inhibitory control produced by obvious drunkenness, characterised by impulsivity, aggression and risky behaviour. "Our study presents a compelling case that even one pint of beer is enough to significantly compromise a person's sense of agency," Silvana De Pirro, lead author of the research paper, said. "This has important implications for legal .
New tech can create tastes in virtual reality
Scientists have developed a system that creates 'virtual taste' by controlling neurons with light. The system was successfully applied on flies, enabling them to experience sweet taste while feeding on bland gelatinous goo. The tool optoPAD, developed by researchers from Champalimaud Foundation in Portugal, combines two high-tech elements. The first is optogenetics, a powerful method that uses light to control the activity of neurons -- turn them "on" or "off". In the experiments, flies found the bland food more appetising because its sweet-sensing neurons were activated by exposure to green light. The second element of the optoPAD is an additional system, previously developed in the lab, called flyPAD. "The flyPAD uses touchscreen-type technology to monitor the fly's feeding behaviour. Just like your phone is able to detect the touch of your finger on the screen, flyPAD is able to detect whenever the fly touches the food," said Jose-Maria Moreira, one of the researchers in the ...
Woman taken on 'cart' to UP hosp; inquiry report gives clean chit to medical facility
Days after a video showing a man carrying his ailing wife on a cart to a hospital went viral, the district administration Monday gave a clean chit to the medical authorities here and said the man failed to avail ambulance service. Chief Medical Officer of Shamli Sanjay Bhatnagar said the woman, Anju Devi (36), has been referred to a medical college in Meerut for treatment. The video had surfaced on June 21, leading to protests over the alleged shoddy treatment meted out to the man seen in the footage. Reports claimed that the man was denied ambulance to bring his wife, suffering from a spine issue, to the hospital. An inquiry led by a subdivisional magistrate was ordered into the matter. Bhatnagar said claims of non-availability of ambulance were found to be false during the investigation. According to the inquiry report, the man in question failed to call the ambulance and chose to transport his wife to the medical facility on a cart, the medical officer added.
Drinking coffee may help fight obesity, diabetes: Study
Drinking coffee may stimulate the body's own fat-fighting defences, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes, a study claims. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, is one of the first to be carried out in humans to find components which could have a direct effect on 'brown fat' functions, which plays a key role in how quickly we can burn calories as energy. Brown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat, is one of two types of fat found in humans and other mammals, said researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK. Initially only attributed to babies and hibernating mammals, it was discovered in recent years that adults can have brown fat too. Its main function is to generate body heat by burning calories, opposed to white fat, which is a result of storing excess calories. People with a lower body mass index (BMI) therefore have a higher amount of brown fat. "Brown fat works in a different way to other fat in your body and produces heat
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Frozen sperm retains viability in outer space conditions: Study
The human sperm retains its complete viability within the different gravitational conditions found in outer space, a study has found. The research opens the possibility of safely transporting male gametes to space and creating a human sperm bank outside Earth. Scientists from Polytechnic University of Barcelona in Spain said that there is lack of difference in a range of sperm characteristics observed in frozen sperm samples exposed to microgravity and those maintained in ground conditions. While the effects of microgravity on the cardiovascular, musculo-skeletal and central nervous systems are well known and tested in space flight, relatively little is known about the effects of different gravitational environments on human sperm and eggs. "Some studies suggest a significant decrease in the motility of human fresh sperm samples, but nothing has been reported on the possible effects of gravitational differences on frozen human gametes, in which state they would be transported from ...
DRDO scientist develops herbal drug to treat leucoderma
Ahead of the International Vitiligo Day, a herbal drug developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has given a new hope to those suffering from leucoderma, a skin condition in which white patches develop on the skin. Recognising the benefits of the drug, the Narendra Modi government last month conferred Hemant Pandey, a senior DRDO scientist with the prestigious "Science Award" for developing 'lukoskin' for treating the skin condition mired by social stigma. The auto-immune condition, also called 'vitiligo', can be life-altering. Some people develop low self-esteem and severe depression, an observation which prompted Pandey to work on an advanced version of Lukoskin drug for better results. As the world marks June 25 as International Vitiligo Day, Pandey, who heads the Herbal Medicine Division of DRDO's Defence Institute of Bio-energy Research (DIBER) at Pithoragarh, talked about Lukoskin, which is presently manufactured and marketed by Delhi-based AIMIL ...
Viruses in kitchen sponges may help fight antibiotic resistance: Study
Researchers have discovered viruses that infect bacteria living in the kitchen sponges which may prove useful in fighting 'superbugs' that cannot be killed by antibiotics alone. A kitchen sponge is exposed to all kinds of different microbes, which form a vast microbiome of bacteria, said researchers from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in the US. Bacteriophages are the most abundant biological particles on the planet and are typically found wherever bacteria reside. With this understanding, kitchen sponges seemed a likely place to find them. The researchers isolated bacteria from their own used kitchen sponges and then used the bacteria as bait to find the phages that could attack it. Two student researchers successfully discovered phages that infect bacteria living in their kitchen sponges. "Our study illustrates the value in searching any microbial environment that could harbour potentially useful phages," said Brianna Weiss, a Life Sciences student at NYIT. The ...
Muzaffarpur AES cases: Suryakant Tiwari orders investigation against Harsh Vardhan, Mangal Pandey
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Suryakant Tiwari orders investigation against Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey, in a case of negligence registered against them, in connection with deaths of children in Muzaffarpur due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).The death toll due to AES touched 130 in Muzaffarpur on Sunday with 110 deaths reported at government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) and 20 at Kejriwal Hospital.As the death toll continued to rise due to AES, senior Resident Doctor deployed at SKMCH, Dr Bhimsen Kumar on Saturday was suspended over alleged negligence of duty.In a recent incident, people took out a protest march on Sunday against the government's alleged apathy in tackling Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the district.They took out the march from Bhagwanpur chowk on National Highway-28 in Muzaffarpur. People put up the faces of all 40 Members of Parliament from Bihar in demonic forms to register their ...
Paramount Bed's latest nursing facility displayed at ISPRM 2019
The new rehabilitation devices of Paramount Bed, a pioneer of medical beds, was displayed during an exhibition in the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine."In order to solve the problem of Japan's ageing population, Paramount Bed proposes welfare equipment around the bed and equipment for nursing care. By combining different types of cushion and folding them to adjust their height, the patient's posture can be maintained," said Kiyotaka Koike of Paramount Bed.It is an auxiliary tool to keep a patient's posture in bed or sitting down for a long time. This is the device that helps patients in training to walk. Also, it measures pressure on the soles of the feet as they are recovering, making it easier to check the right way to walk."Paramount Bed promotes and sells medical equipment, primarily hospital beds, to more than 100 counties around the world. Due to high demand in Japan, our product development is increasingly focused on rehabilitation devices.Demand ...
IIL sets up new sterile filling facility in Telangana
: Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL), a city-based biologicals company, Monday announced the ground-breaking of a new Sterile Filling Facility (SFF) at its manufacturing plant in Phase III of Genome Valley, in Ranga Reddy district, with an investment of Rs 75 crore. According to a press release issued by IIL, with this upcoming filling facility, the company expects to increase its capacity to supply lifesaving vaccines such as the Anti Rabies Vaccine (ARV) Abhayrab. The new state-of-the-art facility expected to be ready later next year. The sterile filling facility is equipped with hi-end equipment from the world's best manufacturers, in line with the requirements of the nature of work handled at the plant, it said. K Anand Kumar, Managing Director of IIL said the animal health and human health player has a long history of supplying vaccines critical to public health. "We are constantly striving to make the vaccines affordable and accessible to reach the benefits of ...
Protest against removal of E-employees affects UP hospitals
Patients across the state faced inconvenience due to the strike observed on Monday by the workers of government hospitals against the decision to remove E-employees on the pretext of a funds crunch.Due to strike, long queues of patients were seen in the government hospitals.Dhiraj Kumar Rawat, an E-employee, while talking to ANI, said: "We will be removed from jobs on June 30. The government, which has a huge budget for so many hospitals, doesn't have money for us.""I have been circulating letters regarding this. I have even sent it to the Health Minister as well as to other ministers, but in vain," he said.Shalu Saini, also an E-employee, said: "We have staged a two-hour strike today. However, we will hold a day-long strike if our demands are not met."Due to strike, all the works related to online registration, patient details, cash counters, patient discharge files came to a halt on Monday.Jiswar Sarkar, one of the patients, said: "I have been standing in the line for the past 45 ...
After Nath discharged, facilities at hospital discharged too: Chouhan takes jibe at CM
Two days after Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath underwent a trigger finger surgery at the Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal, former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan taking a jibe at him said as soon as Nath was discharged, "the facilities discharged too.""Your initiative of getting treated at a government hospital was good, but as soon as you were discharged, the facilities discharged too," Chouhan tweeted.Referring to a news article published in a Hindi daily, former CM took to Twitter and alleged that the condition of the government hospital, where the CM was treated, has gone back to its bad condition after Nath's discharge.His tweet further read, "It is my humble request that the system and facilities that were repaired for two days should remain the same and the citizens should get better medical facilities too".Nath on Saturday underwent a successful operation at the Hamidia Hospital here after suffering a trigger finger problem.
SC asks Centre, Bihar, UP govt for response on encephalitis deaths
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response within seven days from the Centre and the Bihar government on the issue of the deaths of more than 100 children in Muzaffarpur due to the outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES). A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai also asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file a response on the deaths from the disease in the state. The bench directed the Bihar government to file an affidavit on the adequacy of medical facilities, nutrition and sanitation and the hygiene conditions in the state. During the hearing, one of the lawyers informed the court that similar deaths had occurred earlier in Uttar Pradesh. The court took note of it and directed the state government to file its response as well. The matter has been posted for hearing after 10 days. The petition was filed by an advocate, Manohar Pratap, who said he was deeply pained and saddened by the deaths of more than 126 children, mostly in the age group of one to 10 years, in the
Frozen sperm retains viability in outer space: Study
According to recent research frozen sperm retains its viability in outer space conditions.As part of a recent study, investigators said that the lack of difference in a range of sperm characteristics observed in frozen sperm samples exposed to microgravity and those maintained in ground conditions 'open the possibility of safely transporting male gametes to space and considering the possibility of creating a human sperm bank outside Earth'.According to the team of researchers, while the effects of microgravity on the cardiovascular, musculo-skeletal and central nervous systems are well known and tested in space flight, relatively little is known about the effects of different gravitational environments on human sperm and eggs. Some studies suggest a significant decrease in the motility of human fresh sperm samples, but nothing has been reported on the possible effects of gravitational differences on frozen human gametes, in which state they would be transported from Earth to space.The
