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Venkaiah Naidu visits Karunanidhi in hospital
Indian Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday met DMK President M. Karunanidhi at the Kauvery Hospital here and enquired about his health.
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Vice President Naidu visits hospital to inquire about Karunanidhi's health
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today visited a private hospital here to inquire about the health condition of DMK chief M Karunanidhi. Naidu said doctors informed that Karunanidhi's condition was stable. "Visited Kaveri Hospital and met former Chief Minister Thiru Kalaignar Karunanidhi. Met his family members and doctors and enquired about his health. Doctors said he is stable. Wish him a speedy recovery," Naidu tweeted. Last night, the hospital had said, "Karunanidhi's health condition continues to remain stable with ongoing active medical support. He is continuously being monitored and treated by the panel of expert doctors in the ICU." The 94-year-old DMK president, who is being treated for fever due to urinary tract infection, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kauvery Hospital yesterday following a dip in his blood pressure. Besides Naidu, TMC leader Derek O'Brien also visited the hospital. "I came here on behalf of the TMC and Mamata Banerjee. I met M K Stalin ...
Magnetic surgical cement can heal spinal fractures
Scientists have developed a magnetised surgical cement that can be used to heal spinal fractures, and deliver drugs to hard-to-reach areas. Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumours or osteoporosis usually undergo a procedure called kyphoplasty, where the fracture is filled with surgical cement. While kyphoplasty can stabilise the bone, cancer patients are still often left with spinal column tumours that are very hard to reach with conventional chemotherapy, which has to cross the blood-brain barrier when delivered intravenously. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in the US found that by adding magnetic particles to surgical cement used to heal spinal fractures, they could guide magnetic nanoparticles directly to lesions near the fractures. Nanoparticles bound to various drugs have been used to target drugs to specific locations or types of cells in the body. Most commonly, this is achieved by binding a minute amount of drug to the nanoparticle, which is
Gut bacteria can protect against Salmonella infections
Stanford scientists have identified a molecule produced by gut bacteria that can inhibit the growth of Salmonella in the intestines, paving the way for new treatments to fight the infections caused by contaminated food. The findings may help to explain why some people are better able to fight infection by Salmonella and other intestinal pathogens. Propionate, a byproduct of metabolism by a group of bacteria called the Bacteroides, inhibits the growth of Salmonella in the intestinal tract of mice, according to researchers at the Stanford University in the US. The researchers determined that propionate doesn't trigger the immune response to thwart the pathogen. Instead, the molecule prolongs the time it takes the pathogen to start dividing by increasing its internal acidity. Salmonella infections often cause diarrhoea, fever and abdominal cramps. Most people recover within four to seven days. However, the illness may be severe enough to require hospitalisation for some ...
E-cigarettes, tobacco linked to higher risk of oral cancer
Turns out, Tobacco use remains a leading cause of oral cancer but the tobacco landscape is evolving with increasing use of non-cigarette tobacco products and dual-use of multiple product types.Benjamin Chaffee and co-author Neal Benowitz, University of California, evaluated exposure to known carcinogens (a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue) according to recent use of different tobacco product types, alone or in combination.Participants were categorized according to use of combustible, which includes cigarettes, cigars, water pipe, pipes, blunts (marijuana-containing cigars), smokeless, which includes moist snuff, chewing tobacco and snus, e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement products.For each product, the recent use was defined as within the prior three-days and non-use defined as none within 30-days.All tobacco use categories demonstrated elevated nicotine and tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) concentrations relative to non-users. TSNA exposures were highest ..
Brain reward response may impact anorexia nervosa
A new study has found that the brain's response to taste stimuli is linked to high anxiety and a drive for thinness that could play a role in driving anorexia nervosa.The researchers, led by Dr. Guido Frank, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, monitored a large group of patients with anorexia nervosa as they tasted sugar during brain imaging.Frank found that as these patients restricted their diet, a brain reward circuit associated with the neurotransmitter dopamine becomes more active but also triggers anxiety. This makes food avoidance worse and perpetuates the often deadly disease.The researchers found their brain response was higher than those in the control group, representing a biological marker for the illness. At the same time, this brain response was related to high anxiety and less weight gain for those being treated for anorexia nervosa."When you lose weight your brain reward response goes up," said Frank.
Here's how magnetic surgical cement heals spinal fractures
Turns out, magnetic surgical cement heals spinal fractures and provides the required drug delivery.Patients with spinal fractures, caused by tumours or osteoporosis, usually undergo a procedure called kyphoplasty, where the fracture is filled with surgical cement.While kyphoplasty can stabilize the bone, cancer patients are still often left with spinal column tumours that are very hard to reach with conventional chemotherapy, which has to cross the blood-brain barrier when delivered intravenously.Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago found that by adding magnetic particles to the surgical cement used to heal spinal fractures, they could guide magnetic nanoparticles directly to lesions near the fractures.Nanoparticles bound to various drugs have been used to target drugs to specific locations or types of cells in the body. Most commonly, this is achieved by binding a minute amount of drug to the nanoparticle, which is designed to also bind to a specific type of cell, ...
Scuba diving risky for older hearts
Turns out, overweight scuba divers are being urged to shed pounds to avoid an underwater heart attack.A new study conducted by the researchers of European Society of Cardiology found that aged and corpulent scuba divers are at a risk of an underwater heart attack."Cardiac issues are now a leading factor in diving fatalities. Divers who learned to dive years ago and who are now old and overweight, with high blood pressure and high cholesterol, are at increased risk of dying," said study author Dr Peter Buzzacott.People who pay to go diving must learn skills and theory and be screened for fitness. After that initial screening, certification to scuba dive lasts for life. This is where the researchers see an increase in risk. It's not commonly new divers who have health problems, because they have been recently screened. It is older divers who have not looked after their health.Until now, there has been no clear picture of how common cardiovascular risk factors are among active ...
New genes linked to childhood nephrotic syndrome identified
Childhood nephrotic syndrome is one of the most common chronic kidney diseases among children.A Japanese research team led by Professor Kazumoto Iijima, Associate Professor Kandai Nozu and Tomoko Horinouchi, identified a group of genes which are strongly related to the development of childhood nephrotic syndrome.Also known as nephrosis, childhood nephrotic syndrome is an incurable disease with an unknown cause, characterised by large amounts of protein leaving the body in the patient's urine, and protein levels in the bloodstream becoming extremely low.The majority of patients develop a steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome that responds to steroids and immune-suppressing drugs and go into remission, but at least 20% of cases are resistant strains that recur repeatedly during adulthood.It is found that people who are genetically predisposed develop the syndrome when exposed to an immunological stimulus such as infection.The research team is currently carrying out a genome-wide ...
15-year-old Indian-American boy graduates as engineer, starts PhD in US
A 15-year-old Indian-American child prodigy has reached a milestone in his academic journey and is all set to start his doctorate after completing his graduation in biomedical engineering, according to a media report. Tanishq Abraham, graduated from the University of California, Davis with the highest honours of summa cum laude. "Of course I feel very happy, very excited, and I'm very proud of my accomplishments," Tanishq was quoted as saying by the FOX40. "He's got a lot of passion and we have to keep up with him, pretty much," said his parents, Taji and Bijou Abraham, hailing from Kerala. Tanishq has also designed a device that could measure the heart rate of burn patients without touching them. As for the future, it's back into the lab at Davis for a Ph.D. and eventually medical school. Tanishq has big dreams of finding solutions to problems, the report said. "Yeah, of course, what everybody likes to say and what I am also interested in is, of course, cancer and developing new ...
Seminar offers insight into side-effects of beauty treatments
The "unrealistic beauty standards" and "lifestyle choices" of young professionals were among the key topics discussed at a seminar hosted by The Bengal Chamber here, in the presence of distinguished directors, actors and doctors. Filmmaker Arindam Sil, who was one of the panelists at the show - 'Wake up Call' - said the increasing pressure to look youthful, fit and beautiful often forces professionals to go under the knife. Life under the studio lights or the one that is under public glare is not just about fun and action, Sil observed. "It might be a great morale booster at the psychological level, but people are going against nature to look good. The reconstructive surgeries, botox injections and crash diets could have serious health implications," he said at the seminar yesterday. Oncologist Arundhati Chakraborty, on her part, stated that people in the film industry or those associated with performing arts are prone to insecurities and depression. "Often these ...
Sun Pharma recalls over 2,500 bottles of diabetes drug from US
The US arm of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is recalling over 2,500 bottles of Metformin hydrochloride extended release tablets from Arizona on account of presence of foreign substance in one lot. United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) said the company is recalling 2,508 bottles of Metformin hydrochloride extended release tablets 500 mg, packaged in a 500-count bottle. The reason for recall is presence of foreign substance- one lot of these tablets contains foreign matter identified as a piece of rubber glove detected in one tablet= it added. The tablets were manufactured at Sun Pharma's Halol facility, USFDA said in its Enforcement report. The ongoing, voluntary recall is a class II recall, it added. As per USFDA, a class II recall is initiated in a situation "in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote." Metformin ...
Vice President to meet Karunanidhi
Karunanidhi was admitted to hospital on Saturday following a drop in his blood pressure.The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is currently stable with ongoing medical support.In a statement, Executive Director of Kauvery Hospital, Dr Aravindaran Selvaraj said that the 94-year-old leader is "being continuously monitored and treated by the panel of expert doctors in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)."Earlier on Saturday, Karunanidhi's daughter and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Kanimozhi informed that her father's health condition is now better.Addressing the media outside Kauvery Hospital, Kanimozhi said, "Karunanidhi's health condition is now better and his blood pressure is also stable."Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad also visited the DMK chief at the hospital.The DMK stalwart, who is suffering from fever due to urinary tract infection, was earlier undergoing treatment at his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai.
Doctors remove 35-kg tumour from elderly woman
A team of doctors in Kalyani College of Medicine and JNM Hospital today removed ovarian tumours weighing around 35.45 kg from a 60-year-old woman, the hospital said. Assistant Professor, Gynaecological Surgeon Mriganka Mouli Saha of Kalyani JNM Hospital, who led the surgery team, said, "No such big ovarian tumour was operated successfully in our country in the recent past." Arati Adhikary (60), the patient, is a resident of Kanchrapara Rajani Babu Road in North 24 Parganas. The locals brought Arati, known to be a vagabond, to the hospital 10 days back. Surgery team member Soumyabrata Mitra said that her tumour was detected through ultrasound.
Four deaths reported after Measles Rubella vaccination in Guj
Gujarat health officials on Saturday said they have received reports about four children dying after they were given measles rubella vaccination.
Karunanidhi's health stabilising: Kauvery Hospital
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's health condition continued to be stable with ongoing medical support, Chennai's Kauvery Hospital said on Saturday.In a statement, Executive Director of Kauvery Hospital, Dr. Aravindaran Selvaraj said that the 94-year-old leader is "being continuously monitored and treated by the panel of expert doctors in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)."Earlier in the day, Karunanidhi's daughter and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Kanimozhi informed that his father's health condition is now better.Addressing the media outside Kauvery Hospital, Kanimozhi said, "Karunanidhi's health condition is now better and his blood pressure is also stable."Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad also visited the DMK chief at the hospital.Karunanidhi was admitted to Kauvery Hospital's ICU at around 1:30 am after a sudden drop in blood pressure. Later, the hospital also ...
50,000 patients suffer from hepatitis in Punjab
Around 50,000 patients are suffering from hepatitis in Punjab, state Health Minister Brahm Mohindra said here on the World Hepatitis Day today. The minister said viral hepatitis (Hepatitis B and C) remained a major challenge affecting approximately 325 million people globally. "It is the root cause of liver cancer, leading to 1.34 million deaths every year," Mohindra said. The minister called upon healthcare workers to not only generate awareness amongst masses but also to work towards the goal of 'Eliminating hepatitis'. Addressing a gathering here today, he stated around 50,000 patients had been suffering from this disease in Punjab. Mohindra said free treatment of hepatitis was available in 25 government hospitals in the state. Nearly 10,000 children die of liver failure in India every year, Sonal Asthana, an eminent liver surgeon from Bangalore, said. Liver transplant is a safe and effective treatment for liver failure and is now well established in India, she added. The major ...
Karunanidhi stable: Hospital (Roundup)
DMK President M. Karunanidhi, who had a slight health setback a couple of days ago and was rushed to hospital in the small hours of Saturday following a dip in blood pressure, was stable, the hospital said in late night bulletin.
Government pledges to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030
Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday launched the 'National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme' with the goal of ending viral hepatitis, or inflammation of liver, as a public health threat by 2030.