80% of head, neck cancer in India are preventable
Head and neck cancer account for 30 and 10 percent of total cancers in males and females respectively
Boys are born with stronger spines: Study
Reaserchers have found that compared to newborn boys, girls have significantly smaller vertebra, birth weight and body length. Human beings are the only mammals in which this difference is seen, and it is one of the few key physiological differences between the sexes
Oral cancers account for 25 percent of all cases: AIIMS
Mostly patients visit doctors at the late stage. People have to understand that only after a billion of cancerous cells develope, there will be a small swelling in the mouth during oral cancers, which becomes very late
World’s largest goiter removed
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) that they have removed a 2.91 kg goiter, said to be the world's largest, from a 60-year-old woman.
Chemotherapy equipment dangerous.
Chemotherapy treatment usually involves the patient receiving medicine through an intravenous catheter. These catheters, as well as the equipment attached to them, are treated with a silver coating which is antibacterial, preventing bacterial growth and unwanted infections during a treatment.
What’s up Doc or WhatsApp Doc?
At Max Super Speciality Hospitals in New Delhi, WhatsApp has connected several breast cancer patients with specialists who are available for counselling round the clock. This trend is catching up fast with the Indian health providers.
Peppermint oil and cinnamon heal chronic wounds.
Scientists have found a way to package antimicrobial compounds from peppermint and cinnamon in tiny capsules that can both kill bacteria on chronic wounds and actively promote healing.
Coffee is diabetes and obesity free
Maintain your love with coffee as it does not put you at the risk of developing obesity or diabetes.
Doctors can now have word to word with your Lungs.
Physicians and healthcare workers can now literally see what your lungs are saying, thanks to Indian scientists who have designed a new technology that allows lung disorders to be easily spotted through images of digitally-processed lung sounds.
Why we avoid taking stairs.
Close proximity of a staircase to an escalator that seems so much faster and more convenient discourage people from making the healthy decision of taking the stairs, says a study.
Spinal cord injuries rising among elders
Traumatic spinal cord injuries are on the rise, especially among older individuals, says a study by an Indian-origin researcher.
What’s up, Doc, or should that be WhatsApp, Doc?
When you fall ill or want to seek medical advice, who do you turn to? Your family doctor or the neighbourhood medico, of course. But, say experts, you may have now another possibility: social media.
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