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Childhood traumas may worsen lupus symptoms: Study

Traumas such as abuse, neglect and other Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) can worsen symptoms of lupus and lead to organ damage, depression and declining health status, claims a new study.Lupus is a skin condition marked by inflammation.According to a study by Arthritis Care & Research, adults with lupus, higher ACE levels, as well as the presence of ACEs from each of the three domains - abuse, neglect and household challenges- were associated with worst patient-reported accounts of suffering from organ damage, depression, physical function and overall bad health status.In the study involving 269 patients, over 60 per cent identified at least one adverse childhood experience, and more than 15 per cent indicated at least four adverse childhood experiences."More than half of the participants with lupus reported ACE exposure, many of whom experienced substantial trauma in childhood. There is a clear difference in patient-reported outcomes with cumulative ACE exposure in these ..

Inflammatory bowel disease during childhood linked to higher cancer rates: Study

A recent study has revealed that individuals who suffered from inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease during childhood are at an increased risk of cancer and early death.Ulcerative colitis affects the large intestine and causes irritation and swelling called inflammation whereas Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterised by inflammation that responds to tissue injury ultimately causing redness, swelling, and pain.According to the study published in the Journal of Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, researchers diagnosed patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease before 18 years of age.Over a follow-up of 9.6 years, 72 patients developed cancer and 65 died. Most cancers were in the small or large intestine, but there were also cases of lymphomas and skin melanomas.Patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis during childhood had 2.5-times higher risk of developing cancer and a 3.7-times higher risk .

Stress in early life may lead to depression

People who take stress in early life are at risk of developing negative thinking which could lead to major depressive disorder (MDD), says a study.

Cognate Health Services - Committed towards preventive health care in India

Cognate Health Services is voluntarily providing multiple health care services with a unique concept of enabling preventive health care services accessible and affordable for everyone.The company is effectively managing to assist people of India to procure good health and lead a happy life. Cognate Health Services has a strong network with reputed hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, clinics, and diagnostic centres. It is efficiently maintaining a high level of standards with well-qualified medical arrangements to offer organized and genuine facilities.The overall approach is to spread the word that preventive health care is a basic requirement in rural and urban India. Apparently, Cognate is committed to serving the country with the best medical plans and packages. Cognate's decent plans and packages are genuinely affordable.An individual can easily choose any program as per the needs and his budget. All the plans can be easily customized as per his convenience. The company is ...

Manisha Koirala has been a big help in crusade against cancer:

Bollywood actress and cancer survivor Sonali Bendre said actress Manisha Koirala has been a big help in her crusade against the disease. "Manisha (Koirala) has been a big help. She has been through it and is a survivor. She has also written a lovely book about it," she said during an interactive session organised by FICCI FLO (Bangalore Chapter) here late Wednesday evening. She was responding to a question as to whether she had received tips from celebrities like Yuvraj Singh and Manisha to fight cancer. Manisha was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012, but was declared cancer-free by mid-2014 after undergoing treatment. Sonali said she did not meet another cricketer Yuvraj Singh, a cancer survivor. She did however, meet his mother. "I haven't met Yuvraj. I met his mother, though, and she was very warm and kind," she added. In 2011, Yuvraj was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his left lung and underwent chemotherapy treatment in Boston and Indianapolis. In March ...

In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doc on Saturdays

It's Saturday in Bhutan and Lotay Tshering has just completed urinary bladder repair surgery on a patient at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital. But Tshering is no ordinary doctor. During the week, he also happens to be prime minister in the Himalayan kingdom famous for measuring citizens' Gross National Happiness. "For me it's a de-stresser," said Tshering, who was elected prime minister of the nation of 750,000 people last year in only its third democratic election since the end of absolute monarchy in 2008. "Some people play golf, some do archery, and I like to operate. I am just spending my weekends here," the 50-year-old told AFP. No one at the hospital bats an eyelid as Tshering, wearing a faded lab coat and crocs, walks through the busy corridors. Nurses and hospital attendants continue with their jobs as normal. The Buddhist kingdom is in many ways a case apart, benchmarking itself on happiness instead of economic growth. One of the pillars of Gross National .

Telangana Health Department likely to implement biometric attendance at state-run hospitals

Telangana Health Department is planning to implement biometric attendance system across the state with an aim to address the issue of unavailability of doctors, nurses and medical staff at primary health centres (PHC) and community health centres (CHC).According to a review held by the state health department, it was found that in some areas the attendance of doctors and nurses was less than 20 per cent.In small centre areas, doctors were seen skipping duty."State health department has taken a great initiative of implementing biometric attendance in PHCs and CHCs. Due to few non-sincere doctors and nurses, many others and government hospitals have also come under the scanner. Hence, by implementing it there is a possibility getting things back on track," Nagendra Osmania Hospital superintendent said.A doctor from Gandhi hospital, D Srujan told ANI, "The idea of implementing biometric attendance in PHC's and CHC's is good but the government also has to look at every aspect. Sometimes .

MUHS board for removal of "virginity test" from MBBS course

An expert panel of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has unanimously proposed to remove the contents of "virginity test" from the curriculum of forensic medicine of MBBS course. The paraclinical expert academic board of Nashik-based MUHS took the decision following a plea by Dr Indrajit Khandekar, professor, forensic medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) Sewagram, who said "virginity test" has no scientific basis. The MUHS had held a meeting on April 9 under the chairmanship of Dr R J Bharma. Board members, including forensic experts Dr Hemant Godbole and Dr Sandip Kadu, were also present at the meeting, where this decision was taken. The board's move came in response to a detailed report submitted to Registrar of MUHS Dr K D Chavan on December 26, 2018 by Khandekar. Khandekar had urged the state government and the MUHS to remove the contents about "virginity test" from the medical curriculum of forensic medicine subject of ...

Researchers draw link between psychological distress, emotional eating, obesity

People with lower incomes may be more likely to have obesity as a result of psychological distress that gives rise to emotional eating, recent findings suggest.As part of the latest study, as team of researchers explored whether the relationship between lower socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity is explained by psychological distress and subsequent emotional eating as a coping strategy.150 participants from North West England from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds completed questionnaires measuring psychological distress, emotional eating and resilience. They reported their income and education level as an indicator of socioeconomic status and their height and weight in order to calculate body mass index (BMI).The findings were published in the Journal of Obesity.Researchers found that lower SES was associated with higher psychological distress, and higher distress was associated with higher emotional eating, which in turn predicted higher BMI.The study showed that psychological .

Researchers build AI that can help predict breast cancer

One of the biggest challenges with breast cancer is the delayed diagnosis. To help doctors identify at-risk patients early, researchers are taking the help of artificial intelligence.MIT researchers have built a new deep learning model that can predict from a mammogram if a patient is likely to develop breast cancer in the future. As their official release explains, the system has been trained on mammograms and known outcomes from over 60,000 patients to learn the subtle patterns in breast tissue.The AI was able to accurately access 31 per cent of all cancer patients in its highest-risk compared to 18 per cent by traditional models. Systems like these could help doctors in early diagnosis, much before the disease actually develops.

How Coca-Cola retains power to kill some health research

Coca-Cola supports research in the fields of nutrition, physical inactivity and energy balance, but a contract mechanism could allow the American soft drink giant to "quash" findings from some of the health research it funds, reveals a new study from University of Cambridge.

Chatting on food habits makes kids healthier: Study

Parents, please take note. Talking about food benefits is likely to get your kid to eat healthier, which might help them to grow bigger and run faster, says a study.

Asia's heaviest woman sheds 214 kgs in four years!

Once holding the dubious distinction of being Asia's heaviest woman weighing over 300 kgs, a woman from Maharashtra's Palghar has shed a staggering 214 kgs in four years, her bariatric surgeon Shashank Shah announced here on Wednesday.

A new enzyme based treatment developed for severe dry eye disease

A new enzyme-based treatment for severe dry eye disease drastically reduced signs of the disease and discomfort, hence proving to be safe and effective, claimed researchers.According to the study published in the Journal of Translational Vision Science and Technology, the trial compared eye drops containing a biosynthetic form of an enzyme called DNase with eye drops without the enzyme."Participants in the trial who used the drops with DNase reported less eye discomfort and their corneas were healthier," said principal investigator of the study, Dr Sandeep Jain.In dry eye disease, production of tears is abnormal, and the cornea, the transparent outer layer of the eye, becomes inflamed.In severe dry eye disease, which often accompanies diseases such as Sjogren's syndrome and ocular graft-versus-host disease, the inflammation in the corneal tissue can become extreme enough to cause disabling eye pain and sensitivity to light."In dry eye disease, several things happen. There is an ...

New AI method predicts future risk of breast cancer

Researchers have developed a new tool with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) methods to predict a woman's future risk of breast cancer.

Patients' death not due to oxygen supply cut: TN hospital

The death of three persons at the government-run Rajaji Hospital in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Tuesday was due to natural causes and not from disruption in oxygen supply from a power cut, a senior hospital official said on Wednesday.

How to deal with critical spinal injuries? Timely action, rehabilitation make the difference

In 2008, Kashyap Rawat was rendered completely paralytic due extensive injuries suffered during a terrorist attack in Connaught Place in Delhi. Only 25 years of age then, he remained on ventilator for nearly four weeks. Rawat took two and a half years to fully recover and stand on his feet again. "His injuries were extensive," Rajendra Prasad, a senior consultant and spine surgeon at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, said. Rawat was brought to the hospital with cervical spinal injury with complete paralysis from neck down, tracheal and oesophageal injury. His lung had collapsed and there were fractures in left radius and ulna (bones in the forearm) and left fibula (leg bone), Prasad said. "We did multiple surgeries to remove metal fragments from his body. He also required tracheostomy, an incision made in the windpipe to facilitate air passage for breathing," he added. Rawat remained in the ICU for one month and spent another in the ward. Now a resident of Vadodara in Gujarat, he thanks .

Green signal to man for neuro muscular treatment

As an interim measure, the Delhi High Court has allowed a man suffering from a neuro muscular disease to continue with his ongoing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy treatment.

Repeated exposure to food makes children adopt healthy eating habit: Study

A recent study observed that repeated exposure to food items increases children willingness to adopt the healthy eating habit.According to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, repeated opportunities for children to become familiar with the food without pressure, helped them understand the benefits of healthy eating and increased consumption."Because preschool children rely on other people to provide food, it is important to understand best practices to improve healthy eating. This study shows the value of creating consistent nutrition phrases to use in the home and in child care and healthcare settings during meal time," said lead author Jane Lanigan.Ninety-eight families were recruited from two early education programs for children 3-6 years old. One centre served snacks, breakfast, and lunch. The second served only snacks and children brought lunch from home. Tomatoes, bell peppers, lentils, and quinoa were introduced during the study.Children ...

New vaccine to immunize wild boars against African swine fever

Wild boar also known as wild swine can be immunized against African swine fever by a new oral vaccine, claim researchers."African swine fever is of enormous concern to the pig industry. Our study demonstrates the effectiveness of the first oral vaccine against this disease on Eurasian wild boar. Overall, we demonstrate that oral immunization of wild boar conferred 92% protection against a highly pathogenic strain of African swine fever, which is currently circulating in Asia and Europe," wrote co-author, Dr Jose Angel Barasona in the study published in the Journal of Frontiers in Veterinary Science.Infected animals can suffer terribly. Symptoms include high fever, depression, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhoea, abortion in pregnant sows, as well as redness of skin on the ears, abdomen and legs. The most virulent, or dangerous, forms of this virus can lead to the death of all those infected.African swine fever affects more than 55 countries on 3 continents, including China, which ...