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Blood test could replace CT scan in diagnosing brain trauma

The novel blood test was administered within 12 hours of a suspected traumatic brain injury A high sensitivity blood test might help doctors rule out...
Abuse of anabolic steroids is common in body builders, gym enthusiasts

Anabolic steroids precipitate cardiac crisis in amateur weight lifter

Abuse of anabolic steroids is common in body builders, gym enthusiasts The body building culture that has taken root in the last decade or so ...
Woman brain epilepsy | Photo: www.amenclinics.com

Hypertension, smoking associated with late onset epilepsy

Hypertension, diabetes and smoking could increase risk of epilepsy in later life Hypertension, diabetes and smoking do not just precipitate cardiovascular diseases. These lifestyle factors...
Mosquito

It is officially dengue, malaria, chikungunya season

Monsoons are when these mosquito borne diseases have a field day; government figures show that the numbers are already rising It is that time of...
dementia

Dementia risk linked to the number of children a woman has

Number of miscarriages, number of reproductive years also have association with dementia risk The number of kids a woman has, her age at first menstruation...
Kawasaki disease

Women heart patients under-treated, twice as much as men

Australian study shows quality of treatment women receive is not the same as that of men Women with heart conditions are under-treated, a new study...
Video games may help heart patients

Video games, exergaming can reduce childhood obesity

GameSquad study shows children lose weight with video games, fitness coaching & step tracker Video games have long been accused of killing children's keenness to...
LGBT ralley

First study on incidence of dementia in the LGBT population

The colonial era Section 377 that makes homosexuality a crime, makes such data hard to come by in India The first dementia prevalence data from...
Breast cancer, diabetes

Diabetes ups cancer risk, especially in women, study finds

There are earlier studies too that link cancer to both diabetes and obesity Diabetes is a risk factor for cancer in both men and women,...
diabetes, blood sugar

Diet control just 2 days/week can reduce blood sugar

Diabetics do not need to follow calorie restrictions every day, study shows Some good news for diabetics. Calorie restriction two days per week is almost as...