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40% women lung cancer patients in Goa non-smokers, likely victims of passive smoking

April 9, 2018

Almost 40% of women in Goa who have lung cancer do not smoke themselves, which means it is likely that they are victims of `passive smoking’, an anti-tobacco NGO has said. The National Organisation for Toba...

There’s hope for cancer patients. A new way to kill liver cancer cells and stop tumour growth found

Loknath Das

February 13, 2018

Health

Scientists have found a new way to kill liver cancer cells and inhibit tumour growth. They have developed a two-way process to achieve the goal and starve the liver cancer. The researchers explained the pro...

Heart patients, take note. Vitamin D3 may heal damage to heart

Loknath Das

February 3, 2018

Health

If you are suffering from a heart disease, treatment with Vitamin D3 might help restore the damage done to your cardiovascular system, says a new study. Vitamin D3 is produced naturally when skin is expo...

Hope for cancer patients: Enzyme linked to colon cancer identified

Loknath Das

February 2, 2018

Health

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. The research, publish...

Heart patients, beware: Heart attack ups dementia risk

Loknath Das

November 20, 2017

Health

A recent study has found that heart attack increased the risk of vascular dementia by 35%, and the risk remains elevated for up to 35 years after the heart attack. Researcher Jens Sundbøll from the Aarhu...

Aspirin May Cause Serious Bleeding in Older Stroke Patients

Loknath Das

June 15, 2017

Health

Aspirin is one of the most commonly used drugs in treating pain, fever and inflammation. It is also known to be used in cardiovascular incidents like stroke, angina and heart attack. Experts recommend aspir...

Walking regularly benefits physical, mental health of dialysis patients

saheli

December 3, 2016

Health

Even walking for 20 minutes every day can significantly boost the quality of life of dialysis patients, say researchers. Scientists made 296 dialysis patients undergo a normal physical activity or a low ...

Balloon-in-a-pill helped obese patients lose weight

saheli

November 5, 2016

Health

Obese patients who swallowed balloon capsules that helped them eat less lost an average of 15 pounds, roughly two times more weight than patients who just dieted and exercised, researchers report. The ca...

Encouraging surgical ICU patients to get moving pays off

saheli

October 2, 2016

Health

Getting out of bed and moving around as soon as possible benefits surgical intensive care unit patients, a new study shows. Among 200 surgical ICU patients in the United States, Germany and Austria, those e...

the secret existence of a dentist: some patients assume superglue will fix their toothache

Anupam

June 7, 2016

Career

“i'm able to’t believe something worse than staring into a person’s mouth all day,” the person growls disdainfully from the dental chair. for my part I assume that ft would be a lot worse. After quoting him...

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