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Hyderabad hospital vandalised over patient's death

The family of a 24-year-old man, who underwent a brain surgery at Hyderabad's Yashodha Hospital and later died, on Saturday vandalised the hospital.According to Raju's family, he was admitted here after he got injured while playing cricket.They claimed that the doctors performed a brain surgery and raised a bill of Rs 7 lakh for the 10-day treatment.They further said that once the bills were cleared, the hospital declared Raju dead.An investigation is underway.

Potential therapy to prevent chlamydia identified

Exposing the gut to chlamydia - sexually transmitted disease - protects against subsequent infection in the genital tract and other tissues, a study has found. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the US and causes infertility, ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease if left untreated. The study, published in the journal Infection and Immunity, indicates that exposing the gut first to chlamydia is a novel avenue to explore in preventing the genital infection. However, when the genital tract is the site of initial chlamydia exposure, a different outcome may result. In this scenario, genital chlamydia spreads to the gut and induces responses that promote further disease in the genital tract. "This research emphasises the pre-exposure of chlamydia to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract as a vaccine," said Guangming Zhong, from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the US. Human exposure to chlamydia is unpredictable, ..

HCAH to hire around 4,500 persons in India by FY19-end

Home healthcare service provider HealthCare at Home (HCAH) plans to hire around 4,500 employees by the end of next fiscal as it undertakes aggressive expansion plans across the country. The company backed by promoters of Dabur, the Burman family, and founders of HealthCare at Home (HAH) UK, has around 1,300 employees at present. "We plan to hire around 4,500 employees by the end of next financial year, taking our total strength to up to 6,000," HealthCare at Home (HCAH) Co-Founder and CEO Vivek Srivastava told PTI. This is required to expand the company's presence in more cities and expand its service portfolio, he added. Highlighting the difference between HCAH and others in the same space, Srivastava said: "All our people are on our rolls and we spend and a lot of time, effort and money on training and up-skilling these people." Going forward, the company that currently has presence in over 40 cities across the country is also looking at entering new cities and ...

Eating green leafy vegetables may reduce stroke risk: study

Consuming green leafy vegetables may be a novel way to reduce stress and lower the risk of experiencing a stroke, a study has found. Intracerebral hemorrhage - bleeding within the brain - takes a high toll on working-age people in Nigeria and Ghana, with high blood pressure accounting for more than 90 percent of this often-lethal type of stroke. According to the findings, people who ate more green leafy vegetables had 64 per cent lower risk of experiencing a stroke. Researchers studied 682 patients (average age 53.7 years) who experienced brain bleeds. Bleeding strokes accounted for 32.2 per cent of all strokes in the study. Of the bleeding strokes, 93.9 per cent were determined to be related to high blood pressure, 7.2 per cent to structural abnormalities such as a bulging weak area of a blood vessel, and much smaller percentages to other medical conditions or medication use. The research was presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference

Gut exposure to chlamydia may reduce gut infection

Exposing the gut to chlamydia -- sexually transmitted infection that may not cause symptoms -- protects against subsequent infection in the genital tract and other tissues, a new research has suggested.

Enzyme linked to colon cancer identified

Scientists have identified an enzyme that is absent in healthy colon tissue but abundant in colon cancer cells. The enzyme appears to drive the conversion of normal colon tissue into cancer by attaching sugar molecules, or glycans, to certain proteins in the cell. "Our data suggest (that) this specific enzyme seems to affect a subset of proteins that could be involved in cell- cell adhesion," said Hans Wandall, from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. In other words, the glycan modifications changed the patterns in which cells stuck together, leading the cells to develop as something that looked more like a tumour than a healthy tissue. Understanding the role that sugar-modified (glycosylated) proteins play in healthy and cancerous cells is an emerging area of cancer biology that may lead to new therapies. For the study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the researchers examined a group of 20 enzymes that initiate the first step in a particular kind ..

Frailty increases delirium post-surgery among older adults

Older adults, who are frail are twice more likely to experience delirium following a surgery, a study found.

Here's why you should buy extended warranty solutions

Extended warranties are a way of offering additional protection for expensive purchases, and come into effect after the expiration of the manufacturer's warranty. With gadgets and technology products becoming a backbone of our daily life, extended warranties are becoming a norm for the consumers.To cover oneself against unexpected situations where the manufacturer's warranty has expired, and protect against costly repairs, here are the top five reasons listed by south Asia director, The Warranty Group (TWG), Vivek Burman, as to why one should go for an extended warranty or a service contract:- Helps to be prepared for recurring repair costsEven purchases from the best manufacturers need repair and maintenance from time to time. The repair costs for these products is so high these days, that the consumer could easily end up taking a small term loan to repair or replace the damaged part. For instance, damaged speakers in the latest smartphone models can cost up to one-fifth of the unit .

Free medical treatment of Rs 80,000 for elderly in C'garh

The Chhattisgarh government will provide free medical treatment worth Rs 80,000 to senior citizens undera health insurance scheme, Chief Minister Raman Singh announced today. The facility will be provided soon to senior citizens in the state under the Mukhyamantri Swasthya Beema Yojna (MSBY), he said. Singh made the announcement after dedicating a newly- built hut shed, named 'Bapu Ki Kutiya' and meant for use by senior citizens, at the garden in Collectorate premises here. "Under MSBY, free medical treatment worth Rs 80,000 will be provided to senior citizens through health smart cards. An order in this regard will be issued soon," he said. Hailingthe initiative of 'Bapu Ki Kutiya', the Chief Minister said itis the duty of the government, the society and the family to take care of health and safety of elderly people. Under the project, hut sheds will be built at 100 places in the capital for senior citizens. The sheds will have table, chairs, cooler, newspapers, ...

New ingestible antibody to prevent allergy, asthma

Researchers have in a breakthrough developed a new ingestible or inhalable antibody that can prevent allergic reactions and asthma in adults, a finding that could pave way for a far more effective allergy medicine.

Certain bacteria may increase HIV risk for women

Scientists have identified seven bacterial species whose presence in high concentrations may significantly increase the risk of HIV infection in women.

Why you feel attracted to the opposite sex

Researchers have found that it is the work of a brain hormone called kisspeptin, that drives both attraction to the opposite sex and sexual behaviours, an advance that can lead to treatment for patients with psychosexual disorders.

Prez launches Pulse Polio programme for 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind today launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2018 by administering polio drops to children below five years at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The president administered the drops on the eve of National Immunisation Day, which is observed tomorrow, an Union Health Ministry statement said. Over 17 cr children, below five years, across the country will be given polio drops as part of the Government of India's drive, it said. "We need to remain vigilant and maintain the population's immunity, and carry out sensitive surveillance till global polio eradication happens as the poliovirus is still circulating in other parts of the world which may reinfect us," Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on the occasion. He said that the government is making all the possible efforts to protect children from diseases. "It is important that all vaccines under the programme reach every child of our country," Nadda said. To mitigate the risk of poliovirus importation, .

Vaccine attitude rises and falls with ideology: study

Political views and a person's trust in government play a role in whether or not they get vaccinated, a study has found. A person's ideology directly impacts who they trust, allowing the person to selectively credit information related to vaccine risks and benefits in ways that reflect their ideology, said researchers at the University of Idaho in the US. An individual with strong conservative political views is less likely to vaccinate than a person with strong liberal political views, according to the study, as is someone who holds lower levels of trust in government medical experts. "Decisions about vaccination are based on more than mere knowledge of risks, costs and benefits," the researchers said. "Individual decision making about vaccinating involves many other factors including those related to emotion, culture, religion and socio-political context," they said. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, suggest that awareness campaigns will have limited ...

Newly found mechanism could pave way to end allergic reactions

Scientists have found a new mechanism in which an antibody can prevent allergic reactions in a broad range of patients. The breakthrough could pave the way for a far more effective allergy medicine. The antibody interacts in a complex biochemical process in the human body by which it prevents the human allergy antibody (IgE) from attaching to cells, thus keeping all allergic symptoms from occurring. "We can now describe the interaction of this antibody with its target and the conformational changes very accurately," said Edzard Spillner, from the Aarhus University in the Denmark "This allows us to understand, how it interferes with the IgE and its specific receptors on the immune cells of the body, which are responsible for releasing histamine in an allergic reaction," said Spillner. Generally, an allergic person produces high levels of IgE molecules against external allergens when exposed to them. These molecules circulate in the blood and are loaded onto the effector ..

Here's why Asian-Americans are more prone to severe strokes

People of Asian-American origin are more likely to experience severe ischemic stroke and worse outcomes than whites, claims a study.

Enzyme linked to colon cancer identified

Researchers have identified an enzyme that appears to drive the conversion of normal colon tissue into cancer by attaching sugar molecules, or glycans, to certain proteins in the cell.

Researchers overseas hail China's first monkey clones

The first two cloned monkeys created by Chinese researchers have recently caught much spotlight on the international stage, as experts abroad praised the study as a technical advance with the potential of furthering human disease research.

Aerobic exercises may boost cognitive skills, delay Alzheimer's

Engaging in aerobic exercises such as spinning, running, walking may be three times more effective than other types of exercise in delaying the risk of Alzheimer's disease as well as improving cognitive function in older adults, a study has found.

Indore reports first swine flu death of 2018

A 35-year-old woman died of swine flu here, the first H1N1 fatality reported in the city this year, an official said today. Asha Pandit, district in-charge of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), said the woman, who was receiving treatment for H1N1 virus, died yesterday at a private hospital here. The woman, a resident of Kanadiya here, was undergoing treatment for the past 20 days but could not be saved, Pandit said. The victim, the first to succumb to the deadly virus in the city this year, was also suffering from arthritis and diabetes, she said. Since January 1, 18 patients had been tested for swine flu in different hospitals of the district. The woman who died was the only one among them to test positive for the highly- contagious virus, she added. H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine flu, is a respiratory flu with symptoms like fever, sore throat, cough, headache, runny nose, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting. Like other strains of the flu, H1N1 is