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TAMIL NADU HOSPITAL SUCCESSFULLY REMOVES RARE TUMOUR FROM MAJOR BLOOD VESSEL

12 May 2021 02:05 AM IST

Kauvery Hospital, one of the leading healthcare chains in Tamil Nadu, successfully removed a tumour from the inferior vena cava (the largest vein in the body that passes through the liver), of a 56-year-old woman from Salem. Speaking about the patient, Dr K Elankumaran, Head of Liver Diseases Transplantation and

Nurses are playing a bigger role during Covid

12 May 2021 02:04 AM IST

Right from Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War to Fatu Kekula who helped treat Ebola patients in Liberia, nurses have been at the forefront of any healthcare crisis. They are the critical link in the healthcare system that not only helps people recover back to health, but become the biggest

Covid care: FAQs about getting oxygen support at home

12 May 2021 01:58 AM IST

When is oxygen support required for Covid patients at home? How to choose between oxygen concentrators and cylinders? What if these are not available? These FAQs answer some common queries which are on everyone’s minds right now.

Studies find ‘insufficient evidence’ to support herbal, dietary supplements for weight loss

11 May 2021 02:16 AM IST

London: The first global review of complementary medicines (herbal and dietary supplements) for weight loss in 16 years — combining 121 randomised placebo-controlled trials including nearly 10,000 adults — suggests that their use cannot be justified on the basis of current evidence. The findings of two studies, being presented at

Combining BMI with body shape better predictor of cancer risk

11 May 2021 02:13 AM IST

A new research being presented online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index (BMI) to help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers. The research was presented at the European Congress on Obesity. BMI is a simple way of measuring body fat

Targets set to address mental health challenge

11 May 2021 02:11 AM IST

London: A group of UK academics recently called for targets for mental health in order to meet the healthcare challenges of the next decade. Published in Journal of Mental Health researchers set out four overarching goals that will speed up the implementation of mental health research and give a clear

MILD COVID-19 INFECTION IS VERY UNLIKELY TO CAUSE LASTING HEART DAMAGE

11 May 2021 02:10 AM IST

London: Mild Covid-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting damage to the structure or function of the heart, according to a study. The study was led by UCL (University College London) researchers and funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Barts Charity. The researchers say the results, published

HOW PHYSIOTHERAPY AND ACUPUNCTURE CAN HELP IN ARTHRITIS TREATMENT

10 May 2021 03:28 AM IST

A chronic musculoskeletal or auto-immune condition, arthritis is a group of diseases that affects the joints, the spine and other parts of the musculoskeletal system. Arthritis is among the leading causes of disability worldwide that impact the quality of life as well as productivity of millions of people. While arthritis

Vegetarians have healthier levels of disease markers than meat-eaters: Study

10 May 2021 03:26 AM IST

Vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, and this applies to adults of any age and weight, and is also unaffected by smoking and alcohol consumption, according to a new study in over 166,000 UK adults, being presented at week’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO), held online

WHY INDIA IS WITNESSING MASSIVE COVID-19 EXPLOSION

10 May 2021 03:24 AM IST

WHO’s top scientist Soumya Swaminathan warns that ‘the epidemiological features that we see in India today do indicate that it’s an extremely rapidly spreading variant’.

SUGARY BEVERAGE LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN WOMEN UNDER 50: STUDY

08 May 2021 13:52 PM IST

If you are obsessed with sugar-sweetened drinks then you need to think twice before having them regularly. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine has found a link between drinking sugar-sweetened beverages and an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer in women under age 50. The findings

ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS REMAIN VULNERABLE TO COVID-19 EVEN AFTER SECOND VACCINE DOSE

08 May 2021 13:51 PM IST

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that two doses of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — confers some protection for people who have received solid organ transplants, it’s still not enough to enable them to dispense with COVID safety measures including masks and physical distancing.

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