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Cancer survivors get more easily fatigued: Study

Researchers have found that adults who have undergone successful cancer treatment may become fatigued more quickly than their peers who do not have a history of cancer.

Sasikala's husband hospitalised for chest infection; condition 'critical'

Jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala's husband M Natarajan has been admitted to a hospital here with "severe" chest infection and his condition is said to be "critical", an official said. The 74-year-old was admitted to Gleneagles Global hospital here. "Natarajan Maruthappa was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), Gleneagles Global (Hospital), on March 16 with severe chest infection," the hospital said in a statement today. Natarajan is on "ventilator support" and his condition is "critical," the hospital's chief operating officer, Shanmuga Priyan, said. In October last year, Natarajan was admitted to the hospital, where he underwent a liver and kidney transplant. He was discharged after having completely recovered from the operation with good liver and kidney graft function. Sasikala, serving a four-year imprisonment in a disproportionate assets case in the central prison in Bengaluru, had visited her husband after obtaining emergency parole last year. Natarajan had worsening ...

'Obesity paradox' is a myth: study

"Obesity paradox," - the idea that overweight or obese people are not always at increased risk of heart disease - may be a myth, according to a study of nearly 300,000 people. The research, published in the European Heart Journal, shows that the risk of heart and blood vessel problems, such as heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure, increases as body mass index (BMI) increases beyond a BMI of 22-23. Furthermore, the risk also increases steadily the more fat a person carries around their waist. The study was conducted in 296,535 adults of white European descent who are taking part in the UK Biobank study, and who were healthy at the time they enrolled with the study. UK Biobank recruited from 2006 to 2010, and follow-up data on participants were available up to 2015 for this latest analysis. Researchers at the University of Glasgow in the UK found that people with a BMI between 22-23 had the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). As BMI increased above 22, the risk of ...

Young Indians in the radar of glaucoma

With over 70% of the Indians at a risk of developing glaucoma, on an average, over two lakh of them lose vision.It is known to be a silent ailment that can lead to blindness and hence creating awareness among the masses is necessary to prevent glaucoma from becoming an epidemic."Awareness should be spread to eliminate blindness caused by glaucoma by encouraging people to get regular eye checks done which also includes optic nerve examination. It is important to educate people about the disease which has no symptoms but can cause blindness silently by damaging the optic nerve. People with a family history of diabetes, hypertension, and poor blood circulation are especially at an elevated risk of getting the condition and hence should visit an ophthalmologist regularly," said Dr. Ritika Sachdev, MS, Addl. Director Medical Services, Centre for SightAccording to the statistics of WHO, glaucoma is the second largest cause of blindness in the world and fourth largest in India. According to .

3 AIIMS doctors killed in accident on Yamuna expressway en route Agra

The doctors were travelling to Agra from Delhi in an SUV which rammed into a canter

Stay in shape to cut heart disease risk

If you thought it might be possible to be overweight or obese but not at increased risk of heart disease, think again! A new study of nearly 300,000 people has found that unhealthy weight gain can raise risk of heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure.

The neighbourhood chai wallah will never go out of fashion (Lifestyle Feature)

The good old "tapri wali chai" -- tea from a roadside seller -- is not going out of fashion any time soon, even if fancy tea variants continue to flood the cafes, chai bars and vending machines.

3 AIIMS doctors enroute to Agra killed in accident on Yamuna e-way

Three AIIMS doctors, two of them women, died early today and four others of the same institute were injured in an accident on the Yamuna Expressway near here, police said. The seven doctors, posted as resident doctors in Emergency Medicine department of the AIIMS, were travelling to Agra from Delhi in an SUV to celebrate birthday of Dr Harshad Wankhade, who was also killed in the accident. The SUV rammed into a canter around 2.30 AM, they said. While three doctors died on the spot, the four others were rushed to a private hospital here. They were then referred to the AIIMS trauma centre, SP (Rural) Aditya Kumar Shukla said. The speeding SUV rammed the canter and partially entered into it, he said, adding three of them succumbed to injuries on the accident spot, while four injured doctors were rushed to a nearby private hospital for first aid. The deceased have been identified as Dr Yashpreet Kathpal (25), Dr Hembala (about 25), and Dr Wankhade (35) . According to Shukla, Dr Abhinava ..

Urological cancer patients at five times higher suicide risk

Patients with prostate, bladder or kidney cancers are five times more likely to commit suicide, a survey led by an Indian-origin scientists has found. The analysis also showed that cancer patients are about three times more likely to commit suicide than the general population. The proportion of attempted suicides which result in a completed or successful suicide was higher in cancer patients, with a higher proportion still in patients with urological cancers. Severe psychological stress is one of the main side-effects of both a diagnosis of cancer and cancer treatment, with depression affecting between 5 and 25 per cent of cancer patients: many are also affected by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Previous research has shown that the vast majority of cancer patients who have symptoms of depression often go untreated. The study shows a substantial increase in suicide attempts and successful suicides in cancer patients. It is the largest UK study looking at suicide in cancer ...

Urological cancer linked to increased risk of suicide

Patients with urological cancer such as prostate, bladder or kidney cancer are five times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, new research has found.

Novel protein 'mat' can soak up pollution: study

In a breakthrough, scientists have created novel protein mats that can soak up and trap chemical pollution. Despite years of effort to stabilise proteins outside of their native environments, scientists have made limited progress in combining proteins with synthetic components without compromising protein activity. The study, published in the journal Science, shows a path toward exploiting the power of proteins outside of the cell by demonstrating a unique way to keep proteins active in synthetic environments. The materials presented in the study could enable on-demand biochemical reactions where they were once not feasible. "We think we've cracked the code for interfacing natural and synthetic systems," said Ting Xu, professor at University of California, Berkeley in the US. Proteins are usually unstable outside their native environments. To function properly, proteins must fold into a specific structure, often with the help of other proteins. To overcome this challenge, researchers .

Keep stomach calm with ginger, fennel seeds

Eating out and binging on fast food is a common problem, which may upset bowel movements.

This telehealth program offers hope for diabetics

Turns out, improving blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes patients is as easy as using a telehealth program.A study conducted in veterans found that the program for diabetes self-management not only shortens the wait to talk to a physician specialist versus an in-person visit but also results in patients with type 2 diabetes having comparable improvements in blood glucose (sugar) control to patients receiving traditional care finds.The "telediabetes" program at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Pittsburgh Healthcare System, where the study took place, merges an electronic consultation, or e-consult, from an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes with ongoing telephone-based care, said senior investigator Archana Bandi.Unlike a typical e-consult meant to be a one-time recommendation, this program provides team-based care with follow-up, she noted."Without incurring any travel, our electronic consultation program provides equally efficacious diabetes care with significantly expedited ...

Bengal to work out strategy to strengthen Darjeeling tea brand

The West Bengal government, along with all stakeholders, is planning to work out a strategy to strengthen the brand of Darjeeling Tea so that producers can fetch better value for the crop, an official said on Saturday.A

Lalu admitted to hospital after chest pain complaint

RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad was admitted to a hospital here on Saturday for treatment after he complained of chest pain.

Organs of brain dead man give new lease of life to 7 persons

Seven persons got a new lease of life after the organs of a 52-year old brain deadman, a driver, were transplanted on them. K N S Lingaraj of Kerban Village in Nilgiris district had suffered brain death following an accident on March 13 at Veerapandi on the city outskirts. He was brought to Sri Ramakrishna Hospital here and the brain death was confirmed by a panel of doctors, the hospital said in a release today. A team of doctors harvested the heart, lungs, liver, two kidneys and two corneas with the permission of Lingaraj's wife and transplanted on seven persons at various hospitals, the release said.

Intl conference seeks ways to improve alternative care for children in S Asia

Over 200 participants from 18 countries exchanged knowledge and experience in the field of alternative care for children in South Asia, as part of a two-day conference in Noida that also sought to examine the gaps in legislation frameworks in the region. In order to focus on vulnerable children, who live in out-of-home care settings, Udayan Care in collaboration with Amity University, organised the 3rd Biennial International Conference that ended today. "An estimated 43 million children (out of 153 million globally) who have lost one or both parents, live in South Asia," the organisers said in a statement. A very large number of children live in out-of-home care settings in South Asia. It is invariably state's obligation to make adequate efforts to support such children in realising their full potential, it said. Alternative care for children is an umbrella of care and protection to look after all such children, which ensures that they are not further exposed to risk and vulnerability

New nano fibre material may prevent infectious diseases

Scientists have developed a highly efficient and durable bacteria-and virus-killing material which may be integrated into personal protective equipment (PPE) in the near future to prevent the outbreak of emerging infectious diseases.

Experimental obesity drug may prevent kidney stones: study

Scientists have found that a drug connected with fat regulation prevents the formation of kidney stones in mice. The finding opens the possibility of developing drugs which may help prevent kidney stones in at-risk individuals. The researchers gave 1mg/kg of the beta3- agonist CL316243 for 12 days. Then the mice, plus 20 controls, were then injected with glyoxylate, which causes the formation of kidney stones. At various time points, the mice were then checked to see if they had formed stones: the formation of stones decreased to 17 per cent in the experimental group, compared with the controls. "This is experimental work for now. But I believe that this may open the way to the development of the new drugs which can stop the development of kidney stones in at-risk people. So far we have only tested this on mice, but in mice it seems to work," said Teruaki Sugino from the Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in Japan. "We were able to analyse the biochemical ...

Programme to provide free Hepatitis B drugs being developed: Nadda

Union Health Minister J P Nadda today said that a programme would be developed soon to provide free drugs for Hepatitis B. The minister announced this yesterday at the 27th Annual Conference of the Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL). The five-day event, which began on March 14, was organised by the Asia Pacific Association for Study of Liver and Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS). The minister spoke about the implementation of the Hepatitis-C programme, and said availability of free drugs against the disease has been finalised and would be launched very soon across the country, according to a ILBS statement. "A full programme on Hepatitis-B will be soon developed with availability of free drugs against this deadly virus," he said. The minister also announced free vaccination against Hepatitis B for all health care workers across India. Nadda also said liver diseases should be given greater significance and will be included in the non-communicable .