Vertebroplasty helps reduce acute pain among patients with spinal fractures: Lancet Study savita thakur thakur21 Aug 2016 9:15 AM ISTVertebroplasty is a safe and effective procedure to reduce acute pain and disability in patients who have experienced spinal fractures within a 6-week...
Cartilage repair treatment may prevent joint replacement : Study supriya kashyap kashyap9 Aug 2016 12:54 PM ISTNew Delhi : Interventions aimed at repairing and restoring the cartilage, a rubbery connective tissue that acts as a cushion between the bones of...
Kochi : Youth undergoes double elbow level hand transplant supriya kashyap kashyap31 July 2016 1:23 PM ISTKochi : A 21-year old man has successfully undergone elbow-level double hand transplant at a private hospital here, claimed to be the first of its...
New bio-sensor can detect muscle fatigue supriya kashyap kashyap30 July 2016 2:04 PM ISTNew York : Scientists have developed a sustainable, wearable bio-sensor to detect conditions like muscle fatigue, stress and dehydration by taking...
New drug may treat both diabetes and bone loss supriya kashyap kashyap29 July 2016 1:41 PM ISTNew York : Researchers have developed a new class of compound that has shown promise in treating both diabetes and bone disease.In addition to its...
Promising New Drug Could Help Treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy supriya kashyap kashyap26 July 2016 2:14 PM ISTColumbia : According to studies, approximately one out of every 40 individuals in the United States is a carrier of the gene responsible for spinal...
Most surgical meniscus repairs are unnecessary supriya kashyap kashyap24 July 2016 3:47 PM ISTThree out of four people could avoid knee surgery with a new form of exercise therapy, with significant cost savings for society.Injury to the...
Chronic fatigue syndrome flare-ups caused by straining muscles and nerves supriya kashyap kashyap23 July 2016 1:22 PM ISTA recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine published in PLOS...
Chronic back pain linked to illicit drug use savita thakur thakur22 July 2016 1:42 PM ISTPeople living with chronic low back pain (cLBP) are more likely to use illicit drugs -- including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine --...
Exercise as effective as surgery for middle aged patients with knee damage supriya kashyap kashyap21 July 2016 4:35 PM ISTLondon : Exercise therapy is as effective as surgery for middle aged patients with a common type of knee injury known as meniscal tear (damage to the...
20 per cent elderly Indian population suffering from spinal stenosis : Experts supriya kashyap kashyap21 July 2016 3:06 PM ISTNew Delhi : Around 20 per cent of the elderly Indian population is suffering from spinal stenosis and the figure might increase manifold in the coming...
Selfie Elbow condition waiting to afflict Indians: Experts supriya kashyap kashyap19 July 2016 1:19 PM ISTNew Delhi : If you were left in shock after reading recent reports that 'Selfie Elbow' is a new medical condition, be warned, as the condition can...
