The long hours worked by resident physicians, and the mandated reduction of those hours in recent years, are widely known. A related issue—perhaps an even more
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Two-Tier Serologic Testing Provides Good Specificity for Diagnosing Lyme Disease
17 August 2008
The 2-tier serologic test for Lyme disease provides better specificity than the C6 peptide ELISA method, according to a report in the July 15th issue of Clinical Infe
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Lab Test Predicts Mortality in Dialysis Patients
10 August 2008
An elevated serum level of alkaline phosphatase is associated with an increased risk of death in patients on maintenance hemodialysis, according to a report in the Ju
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GI Bleeding After Stroke Linked to Increased Mortality Risk
8 August 2008
A new study shows that although it is relatively uncommon, gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage during the hospital stay after an acute is
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Sleep Apnea Linked To Higher Risk Of Death
5 August 2008
A US
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Use of Muscle Relaxants for Musculoskeletal Conditions Reviewed
5 August 2008
Recommendations for selecting muscle relaxants for musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, fibromyalgia, tension headaches, and myofascial pain syndrome
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Ankle Impairments Seen in Diabetics Even Without Neuropathy
2 August 2008
New study indicates that even in the absence of peripheral neuropathy, patients with long-standing diabetes mellitus are prone to im
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Genetic Variants Associated With Risk of Statin-Induced Myopathy
24 July 2008
A new genomewide-association study has identified a genetic risk factor for myopathy in patients who are being treated with statins to lower LDL-cholesterol levels [<
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Preterm Babies Have Increased Rates of Medical, Social Disabilities as Adults
24 July 2008
Compared with full-term babies, preterm infants are at higher risk of having medical disabilities in adulthood and are less likely to
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Recommendations Issued for Geriatric Screening and Prevention in Primary Care
23 July 2008
Recommendations for geriatric screening and prevention in primary care are reviewed in an article published in the July 15 issue of
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Most Children with Cow\'s Milk Allergy Can Tolerate Heated Milk
21 July 2008
Seventy-five percent of children with milk reaction will tolerate extensively heated milk, according to a report in the July 15th online issue of the Journal of Aller
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Salmeterol May Raise Risk for Serious Adverse Events in Patients With Asthma
18 July 2008
Salmeterol increases the risk for serious adverse events in patients with asthma, according to a review published in the July 16 Online First issue of the
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Routine Tests May Underestimate Kidney Disease Prevalence in HIV
18 July 2008
Serum creatinine-based estimates of glomerular filtration rates (GFR) may misjudge the true GFR in patients with HIV disease and thereby miscalculate the frequency of kidney disease in these patien
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CT Scans May Cause Medical Device Malfunctions
18 July 2008
Direct X-ray exposure from computed tomography (CT) may cause some rooted and external electronic medical devices to breakdown, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned yesterday in a preli
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Spit May Soon Replace Blood for Diagnosis
15 July 2008
In a breakthrough study, researchers in the
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Women’s groups demand national policy on surrogacy
8 July 2008
Aarti Dhar
NEW DELHI
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Medical Tourism: Advantages Of Offshore Health Care
7 July 2008
Medical Tourism can be defined as the provision for patients to travel offshore in search of faster, cost-effective and safer medical and surgical procedures. A comb
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Tourism in India
6 July 2008
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Benefit of Medical Tourism
26 June 2008
As food and oil prices rocket all over the world, consumers are getting a crash course in economics: when demand increases, prices increase.
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The Development of Cosmetic Surgery in India
25 June 2008
The origins of plastic surgery can be traced to India
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Medical tourism in Gujarat for Eye Care
25 June 2008
In India Gujarat is the top most destinations for Eye care treatment. Gujarat provides
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