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Andhra doctor drowns in Goa beach, mortal remains brought to residence
The body of a doctor who lost her life yesterday in an accident at a Goa beach arrived at her native town of Jaggaiahpet in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.Ramya Krishna lost her life after she drowned in a beach in Goa on Wednesday. The victim was trying to take a selfie when the waves of the pulled her into the sea.Krishna worked as a medical officer in a primary healthcare unit since she joined a government hospital here in 2018.
Himalaya MEN ropes in Kohli, Pant as brand ambassadors
The Himalaya Drug Company, Indias wellness company, on Thursday signed Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli and young stumper Rishabh Pant as it's official brand ambassadors for 'Himalaya MEN Face Care Range.
Legal marijuana increases injuries and car accidents: Study
Legalisation of recreational marijuana is associated with an increase in its abuse, but does not significantly change health care use overall, a recent study suggests.In a review of more than 28 million hospital records from the two years before and after cannabis was legalised in Colorado, UC San Francisco (UCSF) researchers found that Colorado hospital admissions for cannabis abuse increased after legalisation in comparison to other states.However, taking the totality of all hospital admissions and time spent in hospitals into account, there was not an appreciable increase after recreational cannabis was legalised.The study also found fewer diagnoses of chronic pain after legalisation, consistent with a 2017 National Academy of Sciences report that concluded substantial evidence exists that cannabis can reduce chronic pain."We need to think carefully about the potential health effects of substantially enhancing the accessibility of cannabis, as has been done now in majority of ...
Life expectancy linked to a person's walking speed: Study
People who walk slowly have a lower life expectancy than those who walk fast, a recent study has claimed.According to the study published in the Journal of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, those with a habitually fast walking pace have a long life expectancy across all levels of weight status - from underweight to morbidly obese. Underweight individuals with a slow walking pace had the lowest life expectancy (an average of 64.8 years for men, 72.4 years for women). The same pattern of results was found for waist circumference measurements.Professor Tom Yates, the lead author of the study, said, "Our findings could help clarify the relative importance of physical fitness compared to body weight on the life expectancy of individuals. In other words, the findings suggest that perhaps physical fitness is a better indicator of life expectancy than body mass index (BMI) and that encouraging the population to engage in brisk walking may add years to their lives."Dr Francesco Zaccardi, co-author of ..
Playing puzzles makes brains of older adults sharper
An online study has found that older adults who regularly took part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains.The more regularly adults aged 50 and above played puzzles such as crosswords and Sudoku, the better their brain functioned, according to the study published in the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.The researchers asked the older adults to report how frequently they engaged in word and number puzzles. They also asked them to undertake a series of cognitive tests sensitive to measuring changes in brain function.They found that the more regularly participants engaged with the puzzles, the better they performed on tasks assessing attention, reasoning and memory.From their results, researchers calculated that people who engaged in word puzzles have brain function equivalent to ten years younger than their age on tests assessing grammatical reasoning and eight years younger than their age on tests measuring short term memory.Dr Anne Corbett, the lead researcher, said: "We've ...
Here's why many kidney transplants fail
Genetic incompatibility may be the reason why many kidney transplants fail, even when donors and recipients are thought to be well-matched, a recent study has observed.According to the study published in the Journal of Medicine, genomic collision is a genetic incompatibility between the kidney donor and recipient, causing the recipient to mount an immune attack against the donor protein.The new study could lead to more precise matching between donors and patients, and reduce kidney transplant failures. Also, the same genomic collision may potentially occur in heart, liver, and lung transplants.A successful organ transplant depends on assuring genetic compatibility between the donor and recipient. This is done by matching the donor and recipient's human cell surface proteins that help the immune system determine which cells are foreign as closely as possible.However, mismatches can only explain about two-thirds of transplants that fail for immunological reasons."The rest of those ...
New pair of goggles developed to help with vertigo diagnosis
Researchers have developed new goggles that may help diagnose the type of vertigo a person has by measuring eye movements during an episode of the sensation.According to the study published in the Journal of Neurology, vertigo is a form of severe dizziness that can result in a loss of balance, a feeling of falling, trouble walking or standing, or nausea. There is more than one type of vertigo, each with a different cause, and sometimes requiring different treatment."Vertigo can be a disabling condition, so an accurate diagnosis is important to effectively treat and stop vertigo as soon as possible. Observing a person's eye movements during an episode can help make the diagnosis, but people don't always have an episode when they are at the doctor's office," said Miriam S. Welgampola, the study's author.For the study, researchers gave participants a pair of video-oculography goggles that record uncontrolled eye movements that accompany vertigo.The study involved 117 people who had been .
Less chemotherapy effective for older patients with stomach cancer
For older patients with advanced stomach or oesophageal cancer, less chemotherapy might prove to be more effective with fewer side effects like diarrhoea and lethargy, a new study has revealed.The study was presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting 2019.Dr Peter Hall, a co-chief investigator from the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, said: "Increasingly we're realising it's not just age that affects how well someone can tolerate their treatment and we need to do more work to understand how other conditions or aspects of frailty might play a role."The study involved 514 people with stomach or oesophageal cancer having an average age of 76, while the oldest patient was 96.Patients went through a careful medical assessment and then went onto chemotherapy with just two drugs. They were then carefully monitored to see how well the cancer was controlled, whether they had symptoms and side-effects.The findings indicated that medium and lower doses of chemotherapy worked as effective as the ...
Brainwaves during sleep strengthen memories: Study
Brainwaves produced during sleep helps us store new information in our memory, according to a study that explains how bedtime helps boost our learning. Researchers have known about the close relationship between sleep and memory for decades. The study, published in the journal NeuroImage, shows how learned information turns into reliable memories during sleep. Researchers from Concordia University in Canada and University of Liege in Belgium studied how declarative information like facts and faces get stored after they have been learned. Brainwaves -- specifically, ones called sleep spindles, are fast bursts of electrical activity produced by neurons mainly during Stage 2 sleep, prior to deep sleep. Using medical imaging machines, researchers were able to assess brain activity related to these waves. "It's hypothesised that sleep spindles play an important role in transferring information from the hippocampus to the neo-cortex," said Thanh Dang-Vu, associate professor at Concordia ...
Dewan Housing Finance Corporation gets revision in credit ratings from CARE
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Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai performs India's First Total Marrow Irradiation Procedure
/ -- In a first-ever milestone in cancer treatment in India, the Apollo Proton Cancer Center (APCC) in Chennai has successfully performed Total Marrow Irradiation (TMI) as a conditioning protocol prior to Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group said, "The Apollo Proton Cancer Centre has opened new frontiers in cancer care and it is a proud moment today, just a few months after the launch, to see the APCC achieve this significant landmark for the first time in the country. This achievement validates our investment in the APCC in bringing this best and latest medical technology to India. We are sure that the future will see the APCC achieve many more milestones and take the battle against cancer forward not just for patients in India but also from South East Asia." A 35-year-old nurse from Oman underwent the procedure at South East Asia's first Proton Therapy Center. She was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) with mixed phenotypic ..
Army jawan injured in landmine blast along LoC in Poonch
An Army jawan was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. The soldier, who was patrolling the forward area in Dehari Dabasi of Mendhar tehsil, stepped on the landmine resulting in explosion, they said. He suffered injuries in leg and was taken to a military hospital for treatment. His condition is stable, they said.
Twitter rolls out new search prompt for credible vaccine information
The internet is a mixed bag of information. To help find right and credible information related to vaccines, Twitter is introducing a new search tool for its platform.Twitter explains on its official blog, the new tool allows you to search for certain keywords associated with vaccines which directs you to a credible public health resource.The new search prompt is available on iOS and Android and mobile.twitter.com in the US, Canada, Brazil, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, and in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries.
'Dead lizard' found in food at Haldiram's, FDA cracks whip
A man allegedly found a dead lizard in a food item served at the snacks major Haldiram's outlet here, a Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) official said on Wednesday. The incident took place at the outlet located at Ajani square on Tuesday morning. The picture of the dead lizard found in 'vada sambar' went viral on the social media. "The man and a woman accompanying him, both from Wardha, had ordered vada sambar at the outlet. But while eating, the man found a dead lizard in the food. They brought this to the notice of the outlet's supervisor, who later on threw it away," assistant commissioner of FDA (Nagpur) Milind Deshpande told PTI. "They were later admitted to a private hospital and discharged on Wednesday," he adsded. The duo, however, neither spoke to media, not lodged a complaint in this regard. "The FDA was informed about it in the evening, after which we immediately visited the the Haldiram's outlet and conducted an inspection. We found certain deficiencies in
Morgan Stanley to invest Rs 145 cr in Manipal Health Ent
Morgan Stanley India Infrastructure (MSII) Wednesday committed a Rs 145 crore investment in Manipal Health Enterprise, the healthcare arm of Manipal Education and Medical Group, for an undisclosed stake. The tie-up involves an investment of Rs 100 crore in Healthmap, a Public Private Partnership for diagnostic imaging in Indian healthcare, a statement said. "Healthmap has been at the forefront of making quality diagnostic imaging available to the masses and we are proud to play a role in advancing affordable healthcare in India," Dilip Jose, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Manipal Health Enterprises said. He added millions are pushed deeper into poverty each year because of healthcare emergencies and costs and early diagnostic imaging can help them avoid such emergencies but the cost of the tests can be a deterrent. MHEPL is backed by private equity majors including Singapore's Temasek and TPG.
India's child mortality rate was world's highest in 2015: Study
At 47.8 deaths per 1,000 live births, India in 2015 had more deaths among children under five than any other country, new research has found.
Morgan Stanley invests Rs 145 cr in Manipal Health subsidiary
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley Infrastructure's Indian arm on Wednesday announced Rs 145 crore investment in HealthMaP Diagnostics Ltd, a subsidiary of Manipal Health Enterprise Ltd, to expand its chain of diagnostic imaging centres across the country.
Philip Morris urges govt to create regulatory environment for smoke-free alternatives
US-based cigarette maker Philip Morris has urged the Indian government to create a regulatory environment for scientifically substantiated smoke-free alternatives. Philip Morris said in a statement that the US Food and Drug Administration recently certified that IQOS, its electrically heated tobacco system, is appropriate for protection of public health and is authorised for sale in the US. IQOS is a pen-like electronic device that includes an electronically controlled heating blade that warms a tobacco stick and releases a vapour with the taste of tobacco but fewer harmful chemicals than cigarette smoke. The multinational company said it hopes a regulatory environment is also created in India, after the certification, where a variety of scientifically substantiated smoke-free alternatives can be made accessible. "Hopefully the Indian government can one day create a regulatory environment where a variety of scientifically substantiated smoke-free alternatives can be made accessible to
Jayalalithaa death probe: Apollo Hospital chief says medical evaluation should be done by experts
The Chairman of Apollo Hospital Dr PC Reddy on Wednesday said medical evaluation in the ongoing probe on former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death should be done by medical experts itself.While referring to the Justice Arumughaswamy Commission which is probing Jayalalithaa's death case, Dr PC Reddy said, "Our request was that medical evaluation should be done by medical experts and that is all we asked. The Supreme Court has said yes."This comes weeks after the top court stayed proceedings of the Arumughaswamy Commission in connection with the case.The order was passed by a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi which also comprised Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna in an appeal by the hospital last month.Popularly known as 'Amma', Jayalalithaa was taken to Chennai's Apollo Hospital on September 22, 2016, where she was treated for 75 days before she breathed her last on December 5.In September 2017, Justice Arumughaswamy was appointed to head the probe into the death .
AI tool to detect hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have found a way to teach a computer to precisely detect one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in human brain tissue using artificial intelligence (AI). The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, is a proof of concept for a machine-learning approach to distinguishing critical markers of the neurodegenerative disease. Amyloid plaques are clumps of protein fragments in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease that destroy nerve cell connections, said researchers at University of California, Davis (UC Davis) in the US. Much like the way Facebook recognises faces based on captured images, the machine learning tool can "see" if a sample of brain tissue has one type of amyloid plaque or another, and do it very quickly. The findings suggest that machine learning can augment the expertise and analysis of an expert neuropathologist. The tool allows them to analyse thousands of times more data and ask new questions that would not be possible with the ...