Health (General) – Newsletter for December 11, 2010

Intel helping healthcare reach rural Karnataka

BANGALORE – Global chip maker Intel has initiated a joint telemedicine programme to take benefits of healthcare to rural Karnataka in association with the state government, a senior company official said Friday.

“We have provided IT infrastructure and offsite technical resources at the Angodu primary healthcare centre and Harihara taluk hospital in Davangere district to … Read more >>.

Elderly man gets Asia’s first biosoluble stent

NEW DELHI – Asia’s first biosoluble stent has been successfully implanted in a 65-year-old man for treating his artery blockage, doctors said here Friday.

M.P. Singh, a native of Bihar, was the first patient to undergo the procedure Tuesday.
The surgery at the Escorts Heart Institute was part of the trials being conducted …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

New guidelines to aid food allergies diagnosis released

WASHINGTON – Food allergies are one of the biggest challenges today. But they are often hard for doctors to diagnose, and are even harder for parents to manage.

That is why a new standard for evaluating and treating food allergies is being developed by the US National Institute of Health.

The new guidelines are directed at …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : New guidelines to aid food allergies diagnosis released.

Elderly man gets Asia’s first biodegradable stent

NEW DELHI – Asia’s first biodegradable stent has been successfully implanted in a 65-year-old man for treating his artery blockage, doctors said here Friday.

M.P. Singh, a native of Bihar, was the first patient to undergo the surgery Tuesday.
The surgery at the Escorts Heart Institute was a part of the trials going …. Source  : Elderly man gets Asia’s first biodegradable stent.

Every year, 30M Americans drive drunk on average

WASHINGTON – 30 million Americans drive drunk, while 10 million drive under the influence of drugs over the course of an average year, reveal a new survey.

The study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) … Original article on : Every year, 30M Americans drive drunk on average.

Cholera strain sheds light on new mechanism causing disease

WASHINGTON – A fresh study has found new clinical strains of cholera, which appear to have evolved a distinctly different mechanism to cause the same disease.

Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent for the diarrheal disease cholera.

While there are more than 200 different serogroups only the O1 and the O139 strains have been known to …. Original article  : Cholera strain sheds light on new mechanism causing disease.