Tiny coil implantation in the lungs help severe Emphysema patients supriya kashyap kashyap17 May 2016 12:22 PM ISTPittsburgh : The minimally invasive implantation of tiny coils into the lungs improves exercise ability, lung function and quality of life for...
A third of heart patients don't resume work: Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 May 2016 1:14 PM ISTLondon : One in three patients who suffered heart failure and were subsequently hospitalised for the first time have not returned to work a year...
Vaccination against Seasonal Influenza in Adult High Risk Groups: API Recommendations supriya kashyap kashyap25 July 2016 5:30 PM ISTIn the recent issue ( July 2016) of Assocations of Pysicians of India, through their supplement issue, A Muruganathan1, Santanu Guha, YP Munjal, SS...
COPD exacerbations lead to lung function decline, particularly among those with mild COPD supriya kashyap kashyap10 Sept 2016 12:13 PM ISTAcute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are associated with significant long-term lung function loss, according to...
Ovarian removal to prevent ovarian cancer should not be an option for premenopausal women: Mayo study supriya kashyap kashyap30 Sept 2016 1:16 PM ISTThe controversial practice of ovary removal in premenopausal women to prevent ovarian cancer should be discontinued in women who are not at high risk...
Treatment guidelines: Acute Exacerbation of COPD savita thakur thakur30 Oct 2016 9:30 AM ISTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of disorders characterized by chronic airflow obstruction/limitation. The airway...
Harvard Scientists make robot smoker to understand lung diseases supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 1:14 PM ISTBoston : Harvard scientists have developed a new robotic smoker, an instrument that puffs away cigarettes like a human and is integrated with a...
Mexico: The most obese man in the world starts treatment supriya kashyap kashyap18 Nov 2016 10:45 AM ISTMexico : The world's most obese man in Mexico began medical treatment to lose weight.Juan Pedro Franco, 32, weighing 500 kg, was transported night by...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease- Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap14 Jan 2017 10:39 AM ISTCOPD should be suspected in any person, particularly in middle life, with history of tobacco smoking and/or other risk factors, and presenting with:...
Sepsis Leading Cause of Hospital Readmission : JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jan 2017 10:59 AM ISTSepsis hospitalizations account for a higher proportion of unplanned 30-day readmissions than hospitalizations for heart attack, heart failure, COPD,...
Chronic Non-communicable diseases on the rise in Urban India: Practo Appointment Report supriya kashyap kashyap10 Feb 2017 11:13 AM ISTChennai : Practo, the leading healthcare platform, released the second edition of its Annual Healthcare Map of India, which highlights some of the...
Potential new treatment combats COPD and other lung diseases supriya kashyap kashyap14 Feb 2017 1:13 AM ISTNew research published online in The FASEB Journal reveals a potential drug to combat the life-threatening effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
