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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
LAUGHING GAS HELPFUL FOR LABOR PAIN, YET EPIDURAL STILL TOP CHOICE
Although women report being very satisfied with nitrous oxide to manage labor pain with no adverse side effects to the baby, over half...
Baby
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
IBD PREVALENCE THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN ESTIMATES AND EXPECTED TO RISE: STUDY
New study demonstrates that IBD prevalence is three times higher than previously reported, and is expected to rise, reports a new study.
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
PLANT-BASED FOODS AND MEDITERRANEAN DIET BOOSTS GUT MICROBIOME
Specific foods could provide protection for the gut, by helping bacteria with anti-inflammatory properties to thrive, reports a new...
Food, Diet
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
20% PATIENTS ARE PRESCRIBED OPIOIDS POST-HEART DEVICE IMPLANTATION SURGERY
New large US study found that 1 in 5 patients was prescribed opioids after having a pacemaker or similar device implanted and 80 percent...
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
COMMON GENETIC MUTATIONS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF SEVERAL CANCERS
A single mutation in splicing factor 3b subunit gene is the underlying cause of several cancers. This key discovery has therapeutic...
Cancer
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
EBOLA CANDIDATE VACCINE EFFECTIVE EVEN AFTER DILUTION
The NIH investigators completed the vaccine dosage study using cynomolgus macaques and an updated vaccine component to match the EBOV...
Vaccination
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE DOUBLES IN 20 YEARS: STUDY
New study analysed 1,232 patients from 18 European countries the resistance to antibiotics taken for Helicobacter pylori infection...
Lymphoma, Cancer
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
AMERICAN INDIANS ARE MORE PRONE TO IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
Irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation may pose a huge threat to American Indians, finds a new study.
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
TOO MUCH STRESS MAY UP HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Can chronic stress increase blood pressure? Yes, high levels of chronic stress can put African-Americans at a higher risk of developing...
Stress
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS ARE MORE DEADLY IN DIABETICS: HERE'S WHY
Are diabetics more susceptible to respiratory problems? Yes, respiratory infections such as flu or pneumonia are more severe and common...
Flu, Diabetes
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
POTATO PUREE CAN BOOST ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
Potato freaks rejoice: Eating potato puree is just as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting exercise performance in trained athletes,...
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
INDIA SEEKS UNITED NATIONS ACTION TO TACKLE ANTI-MICROBIAL RESISTANCE
Global emergence of anti-microbial resistance is a threat to public health. Relevant UN agencies should align themselves in their endeavour...
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
SMARTPHONE CAN HELP PATIENTS TO TAKE MEDICINES ON TIME
Smartphone with a simple Mobile app to remind the patients of medication can be a cost effective way of helping patients take their...
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS MAY TRIGGER LUNG CANCER
Children, who have accidentally inhaled asbestos may see the effect after many years. Some can even develop lung cancer.
Cancer
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
RISK OF AUTISM LINKED TO INSUFFICIENT PLACENTAL STEROID
Single ALLO injection during pregnancy was enough to avert both the cerebellar abnormalities and the aberrant social behaviors in experimental...
Pregnancy, Injection, Injections
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 21, 2019
OPIOID-FREE SURGERY HELPED ONE-THIRD KIDS POST-TONSILLECTOMY
New study analysed the combination of non-opioid pain medications for providing adequate pain relief among children after tonsillectomy.
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 20, 2019
NEW ANTIBODY THAT ERADICATES LEUKEMIA STEM CELLS DISCOVERED
UCLA researchers develop an antibody that could keep leukemia from persisting after treatment.
Leukemia
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 20, 2019
PATIENT CONTROLS TWO PROSTHETIC ARMS WITH HIS THOUGHTS
Simultaneous control of two of the world's most advanced prosthetic limbs through a brain-machine interface has been demonstrated by...
Brain, Arm
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 20, 2019
TYPES OF EXERCISES CAN HELP STAVE OFF EFFECTS OF AGING ON THE BRAIN
A new study has revealed that types of physical activities you choose may also have an effect on your brain's response to aging.
Brain
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By Medindia Health
- Oct 20, 2019
YOUNG ADULTS NOT SEEKING TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: STUDY
A growing number of young adults are dealing with a substance use disorder in some cases, multiple substance use disorders and not...
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The headlines of Master Doctor
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Scientists discover signs a virus may trigger polio-like illness
Acute flaccid myelitis has left nearly 600 in the US - mostly children - with life-threatening paralysis. At last University of California, San Francisco, scientists found...
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Hilary Duff Is All Of Us Struggling With Second Grade Math Homework
Hilary Duff is struggling with second grade math and we feel her
Us parents have already gone to school and done all kinds of homework. Eventually, we got to a stage in life...
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Cancer-causing stomach bug has become TWICE as hard to treat with...
Rates of resistance of Helicobacter pylori against clarithromycin jumped from under 10 per cent in 1998 to almost 22 per cent last year, according to French scientists.
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Nearly 6,500 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage patties sold at Walmart recalled...
George's Prepared Foods, which prepares Walmart's Great Value Brand, has recalled 6,444 pounds of read-to-eat frozen meat products after a small sample was discovered to have...
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20% Patients are Prescribed Opioids Post-Heart Device Implantation Surgery
New large US study found that 1 in 5 patients was prescribed opioids after having a pacemaker or similar device implanted and 80 percent had never taken opioids before, report...
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American Indians are More Prone to Irregular Heartbeat
Irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation may pose a huge threat to American Indians, finds a new study.
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Painful cystic acne left tennis star's sister too afraid to leave the house...
Charlotte Bouchard, 23, originally from Montreal but now living in London, started suffering acne breakouts at the age of 20 which she believes was caused by the contraceptive...
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Potato puree is just as good for athletes at boosting their performance as...
The 60g dose every hour acted as 'race fuel' for fatigued cyclists in a study at the University of Illinois. It worked as well as trendy carbohydrate gels which are mostly high...
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Potato Puree can Boost Athletic Performance
Potato freaks rejoice: Eating potato puree is just as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting exercise performance in trained athletes, reveals a new study.
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Essure coil leaves woman in agony for more than five years
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Speers , 34, from County Down, Bangor, Northern Ireland, was left in agony for more than five years after having an Essure sterilisation implant.
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