A new study ignites a debate over the frequency of finger pricks and how blood sugar data should be used. A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine concluded that 14 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes are testing their blood sugar levels too often. That conclusion concerns many of the healthcare professionals who treat patients […]
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There are serious health dangers to eating raw cookie dough, but there are ways to make it safe to taste. It’s prime cookie season. Trays of glittery sugar cookies and rolled date balls adorn many holiday tables this time of year. But just as you’re spooning up the last bits of a batch of classic […]
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Bidi smoking costs India over Rs 80,000 crore in ill health and early deaths every year which is equivalent to 0.5 per cent of the goods and services (GDP) the country produces and more than two per cent of its total health spend, says a study. Direct costs – tests, drugs, doctors’ fees, hospital stays, and transport – make […]
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Alcohol images on birthday and Christmas cards reflect and reinforce a social attitudethat excess drinking is acceptable and associated with celebration, say public health experts. While themes of drunkenness on greeting cards are popular and considered normal, it undermines public health messages about harmful drinking, according to an article published in the journal, The BMJ. These cards “influence […]
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Researchers have developed a system using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to quickly diagnose and classify brain haemorrhages and to provide the basis of its decisions from relatively small image datasets. According to the researchers, such a system could become an indispensable tool for hospital emergency departments evaluating patients with symptoms of a potentially life-threatening stroke, allowing rapid application of the correct […]
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Psychological aspects such as optimism, self-esteem, loneliness and depression are closely linked to the ability to optimise the quality of life and well-being in both people with dementia and caregivers, a new study suggests. According to the researchers, the study seeks to inform support services and guide policy on where resources should be spent to support the […]
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Researchers have developed a robotic system capable of representing, learning and inferring ownership relations and norms that may address some challenges associated with teaching robots social norms and how to conform to them. According to the researchers from Yale University, ownership norms are a set of social norms that help to navigate shared environments in […]
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Antibiotics are being overused in patients undergoing common urological procedures, which exposes them to potential harm including an increased risk of infection by C. difficile bacteria, researchers warned. Clostridium difficile, often called C. difficile, is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhoea to potentially fatal inflammation of the colon. The study showed that […]
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Safdarjung Hospital in the national capital is all set to start surgeries using robotic technology in the Urology Department from January 2019 onwards, with the aim to increase the number of treatments in OTs. “Currently we conduct two-three surgeries in a day. But with the introduction of robotic surgery, we will be able to finish four-five surgeries. […]
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Researchers uncover genetic causes of eye disease. “This is extremely valuable for people with hereditary eye disease,” said co-author Ala Moshiri, Associate Professor at the UC, Davis, School of Medicine and Eye Center. “The whole ophthalmic community is going to start using these data,” Moshiri added. For the study, published in the journal, ‘Nature Communications Biology’, the […]
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