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Don't Cut Lifesaving ICDs During Financial Crisis: EHRA

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The European Heart Rhythm Association aims to raise awareness about the importance of ICDs and sudden sudden cardiac death in countries in Central and Eastern Europe. ICD implantation rates in Europe vary widely, ranging from 1 ICD implantation per million inhabitants in Ukraine to 326 in Germany. Treatment gaps between East and West exist for other cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) including implantable pulse generators (IPGs, also called ...

Telehealth Gives a True Picture of the Patient's Condition

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A visit to a doctor is expensive, not only in terms of money but more importantly in terms of time. A home visit by a doctor, once common in the past, is very rare today. This concept is now being replaced by telehealth to some extent. Telehealth is a means of providing consultation to patients using means of telecommunication and information technology. This approach is particularly useful in two settings: in the rural setting where it is difficult to ...

US Appreciates India's Role in Eradicating Polio

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The US applauds India's role in eradicating polio and the joint effort by both the countries towards ensuring child survival, US representative to the United Nations Susan Rice said here Tuesday. "I appreciate India's role in eradicating polio," Rice said at the US embassy here to highlight the Call For Action initiative against child mortality led by India, Ethiopia and the US. The Call For Action is a commitment by the countries to try and stop deaths ...

ESC Acute Cardiovascular Care Association is Launched

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ACCA was previously the ESC Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care. Today it becomes one of six ESC Associations, whose presidents are invited to ESC Board meetings. "It will be easier to inform the ESC Board about the activities of the association," said Professor Christiaan Vrints (Belgium), outgoing chairman of the Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care. "We will also have a bigger impact on the policies and the development of the ESC as an organisation." The ...

Effects of Tofacitinib, an Oral Janus Kinase Inhibitor, on Active Ulcerative Colitis

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Ulcerative colitis is a long-term inflammatory disorder of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. There is no effective therapy which works in all patients of ulcerative colitis. In a recent study, tofacitinib (CP-690,550), a selective Janus kinases inhibitor was evaluated for its effectiveness against ulcerative colitis. By blocking Janus kinases, the drug inhibits the inflammatory process of ulcerative colitis. This multi-center, phase 2 clinical ...

Increased Coffee and Tea Consumption Elevates Vitamin D Levels and May Promote Weight Loss in Adolescents

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Drinking 8 to 12 cups of coffee or tea per week elevates circulating vitamin D levels in adolescents independent of physical activity, sun exposure, age, gender and BMI, according to a Saudi study published in the iNutrition Journal/i. Apart from caffeine, coffee also contains a number of alkaloids and phenolic compounds including cafestol and kahweol. Kahweol is known for its beneficial effects on bone and cafestol is said to inhibit the ...

Healthcare Management System Launched by Indian Navy

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Indian Navy launches a comprehensive health care information management system, say sources. Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma launched the HIMS, an enterprise-wide application that covers all operational and management aspects of naval hospital. "The launch of this application will help to improve the patient experience in naval hospitals," an Indian Navy release said here. "The application automates all patient processes from ...

Flu Spreads Before Symptoms Appear: Study

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Flu virus gets transmitted even before the appearance of their symptoms, reveals study. If applied to human, it suggests that people pass on flu to others before they know they are infected, making it very difficult to contain epidemics. Knowing if people are infectious before they have symptoms is important to help authorities plan for an epidemic, but it has been difficult to establish this from data collected during outbreaks, the journal ...

It's Never too Late to Take a Walk for Life

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They say it is never too late. And the saying seems true when it comes to going for a walk, as experts have found a daily stroll that it could protect from many chronic diseases. According to the US study, just a little light exercise can stave off heart failure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and even Alzheimer's. And it is never too late to start. Stepping up exercise in your 50s can have major long-term benefits, Daily Express reported. People ...

Why Some Type of Fats are More Harmful Than Others

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Some fats have been linked to ailments like heart disease and diabetes, while others, like those often found in plants and fish, have well documented health benefits. So why do our bodies respond so destructively to some fats but not others? The answer may lie in how different fats interact with the microbes in our guts, according to researchers from the University of New Mexico and Northwestern University. They assumed that some fats might ...

New Antibacterial Coating for Sutures Effectively Reduces Infections

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New antibacterial coating for sutures is almost 1,000 times more effective than the most widely used coating and reduces infection after surgery, say researchers. Professor Gregory Tew, who is from UMass-Amherst, and colleagues explain that infection at the site of surgical incisions is one of the most common post-surgical complications that keep patients hospitalized longer and boost hospital bills. The most common antibiotic coating contains triclosan, ...

Indian Made Pill Lets Drink-drivers Pass the Breath Tests

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An Indian made pill which could help drink-drivers to drink as much as they can and pass breath tests has gone on sale in the UK. Police and road safety campaigners reacted angrily after it emerged that the controversial product - already banned in the US - is being sold online. The pill, called Alcopal costs 20 pounds for a pack of 20, is said to neutralise alcohol in breath samples, the Mirror reported. Supplier Arthur Kibble claims a motorist ...

Taiwan Minister Calls on Men to Sit Down to Urinate

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Taiwan's environmental minister is calling on the island's men to sit down when they urinate in order to keep toilets clean, drawing a mixed reaction from the general public. Stephen Shen, head of the Environmental Protection Administration, said Monday he himself had adopted the habit, and suggested other men follow suit so toilet seats will be ready for the next user. An environmental official contacted by AFP Tuesday acknowledged the advice would ...

'Pressurized' Oz Athletes as Young as Eight Turning to Sports Shrinks for Success: Experts

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Australian athletes as young as eight are taking help from sports psychologists to get an extra edge over opponents in their unrelenting pursuit of success in their particular sport. Experts from the sporting industry are of the opinion that today's would-be champions have to cope with heavier training regimes than athletes of yesteryear, and have the added pressures of rankings, selections, media attention and sponsorships along with balancing school activities. ...

Punjab Bans Gutka and Pan Masala

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Punjab Monday ordered a complete ban on the sale, storage, manufacture and distribution of tobacco-based products such as gutka (tobacco-laced areca nut pieces) and pan masala in the state, says officials. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had approved the proposal of the state health and family welfare department for banning such products across the state, he said. "This has been done in the larger interest of public health. The chewing of gutka, ...

Vegas Shows Prince Harry Nude Pic 'Exploiters'

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What happens in Vegas famously should stay in Vegas -- and Sin City displays oon Friday at those who it says betrayed Prince Harry by leaking pictures of him partying naked. The Nevada gambling city ran a full-page ad in the USA Today newspaper with the headline "For Shame" aimed at whoever took pictures of the fun-loving British royal in a Las Vegas hotel suite. "TO THOSE WHO TRADED IN THEIR PLEDGE TO THEIR LAS VEGAS BRETHREN, WE DEPLORE YOU," it said. ...

Nanoparticles Quickly Stabilize Blood Flow in Brain After Injury: Study

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Rice University in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) shows that a nanoparticle might aid emergency care of traumatic and mild brain-injury victims. Combined polyethylene glycol-hydrophilic carbon clusters (PEG-HCC), already being tested to enhance cancer treatment, are also adept antioxidants. In animal studies, injections of PEG-HCC during initial treatment after an injury helped restore balance to the brain's vascular system. A PEG-HCC ...

US Seeks Indian Solution for Cleaning Polluted Lakes

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A product developed by Nualgi Nano Biotech (NNB), a low profile biotech company here, is helping Americans to clean up polluted lakes with the help of reverse technology transfer. A three-acre Duck Pond in Croton-On-Hudson in New York state has been restored to normal health thanks to 'Nualgi' - an invention by NNB founder Thothathri Sampathkumar. Prior to the application of Nualgi in Aug 2011, the Duck Pond "was in a highly impaired state with ...

New Study Attempts to Reverse Autoimmunity in Type 1 Diabetes

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Results from a experimental therapy for Type 1 diabetes that boosts parts of the healthy immune system are reported today in the scientific journal 'Diabetes'. The trial was led by Carla Greenbaum, MD, Diabetes Research Program director at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI), and sponsored by the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN), a clinical trial network funded by the National Institutes of Health. The trial took a unique two-pronged approach to treating ...

Kids Born to Older Mothers Start Off on Better Note

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A new study has claimed that children born to older mothers appear to have a healthier start in life as they are less likely to be admitted to hospital and more likely to have vital immunisation shots. The new study also found that children with older mothers experienced faster language development and suffered fewer social and emotional difficulties before the age of five. For the study, researchers from University College London analysed data from ...

Thai Royal Insult Inmates 'pariahs' Illtreated in Prison

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The kingdom's "royal insult" prisoners, locked up for breaking Thailand's most enduring taboo say that they face mistreatment from jail guards and are shunned even by common criminals. They are viewed by their supporters as prisoners of conscience, and in most countries would never have been locked up. But in Thailand they carry the stigma of flouting one of the nation's toughest and most controversial laws: defaming the monarchy. "Some of ...

Uterus Removal Case: Bihar State Human Rights Commission Issues Notice to Hospitals, Nursing Homes

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The Bihar State Human Rights Commission issued notice to private hospitals and nursing homes and told the hospitals and nursing homes to reply to the notice soon, where uteruses of hundreds of poor women were removed to claim insurance money. "The commission is likely to issue notice to the state government in this connection too," an official of the rights body said. A house committee, which is probing the removal of uteruses of over ...

Recommendation to Discontinue LABA Therapy in Asthma Patients Questioned By Study

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According to a report, discontinuing long-acting I2-agonist (LABA) therapy in adults and older children who have asthma may be associated with increased asthma-related impairment. The report included an extensive literature review and analysis of five clinical trials and the asthma is associated with a combination of inhaled corticosteroids and LABAs. The report is published in Online First by iArchives of Internal Medicine/i, a JAMA Network publication released ...

New Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Lightning Injuries Issued

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The Wilderness Medical Society issues new practice guidelines to lower the likelihood of being killed or injured by lighting and recommendations for effective treatments post strike. Updating the 2006 guidelines, a panel of experts chosen for their clinical or research experience convened at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Wilderness Medical Society in Snowmass, CO. Their task was to develop evidence-based practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment ...

Real-Time Imaging of Barrett's Esophagus Examined By ASGE Initiative

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The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy's (ASGE) Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovations (PIVI) initiative examines real-time imaging of Barrett's esophagus in an article. The article appears in the August issue of iGIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy/i, ASGE's monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. This PIVI is one in a series of statements defining the diagnostic or therapeutic threshold that must be met for a technique or device ...

After Japanese Earthquake 2011 Cardiovascular Incidence On The Rise

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One of the largest ocean-trench earthquakes ever recorded in Japan was the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011. It hit the north-east coast of Japan with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale. The tsunami caused huge damage, including 15,861 dead and 3018 missing persons, and, as of 6 June 2012, 388,783 destroyed homes. Following an investigation of the ambulance records made by doctors in the Miyagi prefecture, close to the epicentre of the earthquake ...