The malignant tumor is in the space between Yuvraj Singh's lungs, which is known as the mediastinum. ...
06:32 PM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: The New Year started off on a sour note for actor Akshay Kumar as he was in pain after injuring his shoulder, but he now feels better after taking therapy in Germany. "The New Year started with a downer, what with the shoulder injury, was in excruciating pain since the past few days! Just got back from Germany post some therapy. Feeling much relief now, thank you to...
11:52 AM, Jan 13, 2012
We tried to find out how much cancer treatment costs have gone up, and were surprised to find that the cost of a single cycle of basic chemotherapy for stage 1 cancer has actually gone down over the past 10 years. A decade ago, it would cost about Rs 10,000 at a government hospital and Rs 25,000 at a private one. This figure has come down to Rs 3,000 for...
11:28 AM, Nov 24, 2011
Bhubaneshwar: Mission Ashra in Bhubaneshwar is using the Diwali festivities as therapy for women with special needs and helping them reunite with their families. It has transformed Indira Choudhary's life, giving the 38-year-old the much-needed refuge to recover from a nervous breakdown after her father's death in 2006. Regular treatment at 'Mission Ashra' and being a part of Diwali festivities has helped her overcome her demons. "Celebrating Diwali has been...
02:51 PM, Oct 25, 2011
Washington: Playing video games could help improve the vision of adults suffering from amblyopia or lazy eye, scientists have found. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that adults with amblyopia -- a brain disorder in which vision in one eye does not develop properly " experienced marked improvement in 3-D depth perception and the sharpness of their vision after spending 40 hours playing video games. Amblyopia is the...
03:56 PM, Sep 04, 2011
Jakarta: Lying across train tracks is not normally associated with good health, but for a growing number of Indonesians it has become an effective alternative to conventional medical therapy for easing aches and pains. They say the mild current that passes through their bodies when they lie across the track makes pain go away and eases the symptoms of conditions ranging from diabetes to arthritics. One particular track in western...
08:09 PM, Aug 19, 2011
Sydney: Brain function in schizophrenia improves after being subjected to very mild, painless electrical currents through electrodes on the scalp. In a recent study using a technique called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), scientists from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have shown that brain function in schizophrenics can improve after applying the stimulation for just 20 minutes. "There are very few new treatment options for people with schizophrenia, so finding a...
11:53 AM, Aug 01, 2011
Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he was preparing for a second round of chemotherapy in Cuba to eliminate the risk of malignant cells after completing what he called a successful first session. The announcement by the 56-year-old socialist leader that he had surgery in Havana last month to remove a baseball-sized cancerous tumor has called into question his fitness to run for re-election next year in the...
02:45 AM, Jul 23, 2011
Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to Cuba to begin chemotherapy nearly a month after surgery to remove a tumor, and he is expressing optimism the treatment will help him survive his cancer. Chavez said he would start the treatment in Havana on Sunday in an attempt to ensure cancer cells do not reappear following last month's operation. "We're going to give it everything we've got," Chavez said in...
08:48 PM, Jul 17, 2011
Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday he may need radiotherapy or chemotherapy to treat his cancer, which has rattled the OPEC member nation he has dominated for 12 years. The 56-year-old socialist leader's most detailed comments to date on his condition raised the prospect of a lengthy health battle. Such a scenario could undermine Chavez's ability to govern Venezuela and run for re-election in...
03:50 AM, Jul 14, 2011
New Delhi: The big winner at the Academy Awards this year, 'The King's Speech', has drawn everyone's attention to the emotional struggles of people who suffer from Speech ailments. Speech therapy can go a long way in improving their life. Nothing can stop five-year-old Krishna from being a chatter box! Not the fact that he was born deaf and now needs to wear a cochlear implant/hearing aid nor even the...
10:44 AM, Mar 22, 2011
In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease. It's far too early to know if this scientific first will prove to be a cure, or even a new treatment. The research was only meant to show that, so far, it seems feasible and safe....
01:19 PM, Mar 01, 2011
New Delhi: It's World Cancer Day on Friday, but the grim news is one in three persons is likely to be affected by cancer by 2020. Forty four-year old Aruna Tyagi's life fell apart when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May 2006. She underwent various treatments. "I underwent an operation, took chemotherapy, radiation and then doctors offered me this therapy," said Tyagi. She agreed to an experimental therapy...
12:16 PM, Feb 04, 2011
Washington: Women who start hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as they begin to go through menopause have a higher risk of breast cancer than women who start taking the drugs later, researchers reported on Friday. The findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, help answer lingering questions about just who is and who is not at greater risk of side-effects from taking HRT. The study of more than...
02:38 PM, Jan 29, 2011
As patients turn to the stem cell therapy, questions are being raised on its effects? ...
08:57 AM, Jan 21, 2011
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