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Pune doctors treat a 4 year old boy with congenital anomaly of intestines
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Pune doctors treat a 4 year old boy with congenital anomaly of intestines

New Delhi, April 23: A four year old boy has been given a new life by doctors in Pune, after surgery to treat Midgut Volvulus a condition in which the intestine gets twisted. Midgut volvulus is a severe condition that is common among children and infants and often occurs within the first few...
mRNA vaccine tech can be harnessed to prevent deadly diseases: Report
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mRNA vaccine tech can be harnessed to prevent deadly diseases: Report

New Delhi, April 24: The success of mRNA vaccine technology as seen during the recent Covid-19 pandemic offers hope for using the platform to reduce preventable illness across multiple disease areas, according to a report on Wednesday. The report by Global Data, a data and analytics company, as...
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'There's nothing called multivitamin deficiency', diabetologist criticises...

New Delhi, April 22: Criticising an advertisement by multi-vitamin brand Centrum, published in a leading daily newspaper, diabetes specialist and Padma Shri awardee doctor V. Mohan has said that "there is nothing called multi-vitamin deficiency". The ad, which the chairman of Dr Mohan’s Diabetes...
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'People's Psychiatrist' Chandrashekar who adopted villages in K'taka receives...

Bengaluru, April 22: Chandrashekar Channapatna Rajannachar, a well known psychiatrist and philanthropist in Karnataka, is fondly called a "People's Psychiatrist". His yeoman services have got him the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2024. During his career, he had adopted villages around Bengaluru...
S.Korean medical professors consider taking off every week amid doctors
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S.Korean medical professors consider taking off every week amid doctors' protest

Seoul, April 23: Medical school professors in South Korea are reviewing taking a day off every week as they have been thinly stretched amid the prolonged walk out by trainee doctors, officials said on Tuesday, deepening concerns over further disruptions in the country's health care system. The...
Padma awards: Prema Dhanraj, a burns survivor who rose to be a pioneer in reconstructive surgery
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Padma awards: Prema Dhanraj, a burns survivor who rose to be a pioneer in...

Bengaluru, April 22: The story of 72 year old Prema Dhanraj, who was honoured with the Padma Shri on Monday, is no less than a movie script. Surviving as a child from a fire accident after suffering 50 percent burn injuries, as per the wish of her mother she made it her mission to provide succour...
A scientific exploration of herbal supplements for well being in India
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A scientific exploration of herbal supplements for well being in India

New Delhi: A country like India boasts a rich cultural heritage with well established traditional health practices, including Ayurveda. However, achieving optimal well being in the modern world presents unique challenges. Dietary limitations due to cultural norms can lead to micro nutrient...
Using dietary treatment, over 70 pc of patients reduced IBS symptoms: Study
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Using dietary treatment, over 70 pc of patients reduced IBS symptoms: Study

New Delhi: In a new study a group of researchers found that dietary treatment is more effective than medications in treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and by doing so, more than seven out of 10 (70 percent) patients had significantly reduced symptoms. In the study, published in the journal...
South Korea: Med school deans call for freezing 2025 admission quota, talks on future adjustment
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South Korea: Med school deans call for freezing 2025 admission quota, talks on...

Seoul, April 21: Medical school chiefs nation wide urged the South Korean government on Sunday not to increase the medical school enrollment quota for next year and discuss future increases with the medical community through a joint consultative body. The proposal by the Korean Association of...
Advances in treatment methodologies discussed at Rheumatology Conference
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Advances in treatment methodologies discussed at Rheumatology Conference

Hyderabad, April 21: Advanced treatment methodologies for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases were discussed at the two day Clinical Rheumatology Conference 2024, which concluded here on Sunday. More than 400 rheumatologists from across the country attended the conference held at KIMS...
New shoe insole technology to reduce diabetic foot ulcer risk
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New shoe insole technology to reduce diabetic foot ulcer risk

New Delhi, April 20: Diabetic foot ulcers a dangerous open sore that can lead to hospitalisation and leg, foot, or toe amputations can now be reduced using a new shoe insole technology, said researchers. Nearly one in three people with diabetes develop foot ulcers during their lifetime. Foot...
Revere farmers who grow our food: Zoho
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Revere farmers who grow our food: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu

New Delhi, April 20: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu, on Saturday, said that it is important to revere farmers and connect back with nature. In a post on X.com, Vembu said that people must respect farmers, as well as take care of soil and all its micro-organisms. The CEO of the global software as a...
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