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Bursting the Genomic Bubble

Bursting the Genomic Bubble

It has been ten years since the human genome, the blue print of our life, was decoded and the mystery that marks us as a species, unraveled. Although the significance of genomics is of...

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Losing Sleep may Mean Gaining Weight

Losing Sleep may Mean Gaining Weight

Obesity has become a major public health issue throughout the world. India harbours 5% of obese population and this is likely to become an epidemic if due measures are not implemented. ...

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New Drug Better Than Aspirin in Preventing Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

New Drug Better Than Aspirin in Preventing Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Trends say that India will report 1.6 million cases of stroke annually by 2015. Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm disorder that increases the risk of stroke. A new ...

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Multi-Speciality Care for Genetic Disorders in India

Multi-Speciality Care for Genetic Disorders in India

Support Group for Mucopolysaccharidoses or MPS, a rare genetic disorder, was the highlight of the one day event held at Mediscan premises that had almost 200 entries registered on 26 January...

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Allergic Rhinitis- Sublingual Immunotherapy Offers Efficient and Low Risk Treatment

Allergic Rhinitis- Sublingual Immunotherapy Offers Efficient and Low Risk Treatment

Allergic rhinitis, a common condition, affects between 10% and 40% of people worldwide. The typical clinical features include sneezing, watery rhinorrhoea, nasal blockage, itchy, watery ey...

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Mental Health Concerns of Transgender Population Living in Chennai, South India – A Study

Mental Health Concerns of Transgender Population Living in Chennai, South India – A Study

A recent study undertaken to understand the level of General wellbeing of Male-to-female (MTF) Transgender population living in Chennai shed light on the mental health concerns of the tran...

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Lead Poisoning

Lead Poisoning

Lead is a silent potent toxin that can severely damage our health. It has proven to be extremely dangerous for children and pregnant women . Lead has no biological utility and is hard to el...

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Make, Don’t Break, New Year Resolutions

Make, Don’t Break, New Year Resolutions

The year 2010 is about to fade away and a brand new year 2011 is waiting in the wings with bated breath! New year is always a time for fun, merriment, parties, gatherings; to many it...

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Infectobesity: Obesity Due to Viral Infection

Infectobesity: Obesity Due to Viral Infection

So, it could be a virus after all! Many of us wonder why we put on so much weight despite regular workouts and controlled diet. Scientists are of the opinion that obesity maybe the result...

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Is Telemonitoring in Patients With Heart Failure a Failure?

Is Telemonitoring in Patients With Heart Failure a Failure?

There is no reduction in the risk of readmission or death from any cause with telemonitoring as compared with usual care. There were no step-downs in the risk of hospitalization for hear...

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Impact of Electronic Health Record on Medical Malpractice Liability

Impact of Electronic Health Record on Medical Malpractice Liability

Electronic health record (EHR) (also  electronic medical record  (EMR) or  computerised patient record ) is an evolving concept. It is a record in digital format that can be shared across...

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Mounting Expeditions – One Conquest After Another

Mounting Expeditions – One Conquest After Another

Everest, Kanchenjunga, Alps, Mount Kilimanjaro— or be it the Rockies - the very mention of these names command the awe and respect from both the mountaineers and the common man. When Edmun...

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An 'Egg-Cellent' Breakfast

An 'Egg-Cellent' Breakfast

Why eggs for breakfast? Good question. Well, why not? Eggs are an ‘egg-ceptional’, practical, convenient and an inexpensive source of nutrients with less than 80 Kcal. They are packed wi...

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Oxytocin: Outstanding Hormone, Outlandish Uses

Oxytocin: Outstanding Hormone, Outlandish Uses

"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses." - Lao Tzu The hormone Oxytocin has been lovingly referred to as the...

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Muscular Dystrophy - An NGO's Crusade to Help the Society

Muscular Dystrophy - An NGO's Crusade to Help the Society

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of almost thirty genetic disorders that causes progressive degeneration of our voluntary (or skeletal) muscles causing their weakness. Duchenne Muscula...

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