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Burnout Making Doctors Prescribe Wrong Medicines

MT-Desk 20-09-2018 03

LONDON: Doctors with burnout are twice as likely to prescribe wrong medicines and make incorrect diagnoses, a large-scale study has found.The study, published in the journal… Read more..

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An Aspirin a Day of No Benefit for Fit and Healthy Elderly

MT-Desk 19-09-2018 03

Every morning, millions of elderly people without a medical reason take a low dose of aspirin. They have been doing this in the hope of… Read more..

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Environmental Pollutants Could Weaken your Kidneys

MT-Desk 17-09-2018 03

WASHINGTON:Certain environmental pollutants, according to a study, may be the reason for deteriorating kidney health in individuals.Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group… Read more..

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2016 Kidney Racket Fallout: Organ Transplants Drop by 50% in Pune

MT-Desk 15-09-2018 03

PUNE:Organ transplants in Pune have dropped by more than 50 per cent in the last three years in Pune, one of the prime reasons being… Read more..

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Rising Global Temperatures Likely to Up Heat-related Deaths

MT-Desk 14-09-2018 03

LONDON:Countries need to keep global temperatures in check by meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, or more people could die because of… Read more..

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Health Ministry Bans 328 Controversial FDC Drugs with Immediate Effect

MT-Desk 13-09-2018 03

NEW DELHI:The ministry of health and family welfare has prohibited the manufacture for sale, sale or distribution for human use of 328 fixed dose combinations… Read more..

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Back Pain Linked to Risky Behaviours in Teenagers says Study

MT-Desk 12-09-2018 03

SYDNEY:Does your adolescent son or daughter suffer from back pain often? Beware, he or she may be more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and… Read more..

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Dengue - A Continuing Global Threat

MT-Desk 11-09-2018 03

NEW DELHI:Dengue fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue viruses. Each year, an estimated 400 million people globally are infected with the… Read more..

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Crackdown on Illegal Sale of Oxytocin in Delhi, Some Samples Seized

MT-Desk 10-09-2018 03

NEW DELHI:Central and Delhi state drug regulators carried out joint surprise checks to search for any unauthorised sale and distribution of oxytocin, the cuddle hormone… Read more..

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Indian Doctor Barred from UK Practice After Cancer Patient’s Death in Mumbai Hospital

MT-Desk 08-09-2018 03

MUMBAI:An Indian oncologist has been barred from practising medicine in the United Kingdom after a medical tribunal in the country found him responsible for a… Read more..

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You Are Eating Plastic in Salt, Finds IIT Bombay Study

MT-Desk 07-09-2018 03

MUMBAI:An IIT study has found presence of microplastics in several table salt brands in the country. Conducted by a two-member team from the Indian Institute… Read more..