Medical News and Health Tips

1. SIMPLYFYING ANGIOPLASTY (THE DECCAN HERALD)
Unblock arteries in twenty four hours with ‘use and throw’’ device ! PERCLOSE PROGLIDE was invented by Abbot Vascular. Intervention Cardiologists in India are using it. Advantages are many—decrease risk of bleeding, decreases blood loss, lowers chances of complications and reduces chances of infection. Hospital stays are shorter and can walk after a few hours of surgery.

2. OSTEOARTHRITIS (The WEEK- Health)
Doing light physical activity everyday can help people with, or, at risk of knee ‘OSTEOARTHRITIS’ and reduces the risk of developing disabilities as they age.
Strenuous exercise however does more harm than good!!

3. MEASLES AGAINST CANCER. (The WEEK-Health)
MULTIPLE MYELOMA , a type of Blood cancer that affects the bone marrow and which, so far could not be cured, has been found to respond positively to specially engineered
Measles vaccine !. A patient suffering from Multiple Myeloma has been given a single dose of intravenous specially engineered virus. Cancer is in ‘remission ’now.

4. CANCER NEED NOT BE A DEATH SENTENCE.
Believe in a better tomorrow, fight cancer mentally and half the battle is won. It is not contagious, relapse is not inevitable, and, a survivor need not pass it on to the next
generation! Come and meet the ONCOLOGIST—change your attitude—gain through the latest advances in Science.