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- Rights panel to probe alleged drug trials on women
- Spinal ozone jab can relieve back pain
- Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar
- Physiotherapy after surgery best for shoulder problems
| Rights panel to probe alleged drug trials on women Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:43 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) New Delhi, June 21 - Taking action on an alleged case of unauthorised drug trials on women in Andhra Pradesh, the country's apex human rights body has deputed a team to investigate the matter. In a statement Tuesday, the National Human Rights Commission - said it has taken cognisance of media reports alleging that 25 poor women in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh were lured for testing a cancer drug by a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company. After taking the drug, six women had to be hospitalised for complications. 'The commission has also come across such media reports wherein it has been alleged that there is no effective law to monitor clinical trials in India. This is one of the reasons that the country has emerged as a hotspot for foreign companies, which unhesitatingly flout all rules and regulations to test their products on Indians,' the statement said. 'The commission has issued notices to the union health secretary, Drug Controller General of India, chief secretary of Andhra Pradesh and district magistrate, Hyderabad calling for their detailed reports within four weeks in the matter,' it said. The NHRC has also asked its director general - to depute a team which should consist of a member from its core group on health to inquire into the matter and submit its report. http://www.rxpgnews.com    |
| Spinal ozone jab can relieve back pain Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:42 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A shot of ozone, a form of oxygen found naturally in the atmosphere where it shields us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, could relieve your back ache, say scientists. Studies have shown an ozone-oxygen gas mix can shrink tissue and reduce pain. The gas mix is now being tested as a way to treat slipped or herniated disc pain. For treatment purposes, ozone is created in a lab in liquid form and then combined with oxygen, the Daily Mail reported, citing a study in the journal Spine. In a clinical trial underway at the Doctor Negrin University Hospital, Spain, the treatment is being given to patients with slipped discs who will be compared with a control group who receive a placebo treatment of just oxygen. Discs are the protective circular pads of cartilage that sit between the vertebrae in the spine, where they act as shock absorbers, according to the Daily Mail. Over the years, these discs gradually lose their water content, which makes them less flexible and more prone to damage. This can be caused by heavy lifting, bending, moving, or simply age-related wear and tear. As a result, the tough outer case of a disc can split, allowing the soft inner core to bulge out. This tissue then presses on the nerve fibres that pass between the vertebrae, causing pain. The problem usually occurs in the lower back. Treatments include physiotherapy and painkillers, but if the pain continues for longer than six weeks, surgery may be considered. Around one in 10 cases of a slipped disc will require surgery, where the piece of disc that is bulging is cut away. With the new treatment, the patient is first anaesthetised, then doctors use tiny cameras to guide a needle to the damaged disc, where the gas mixture is injected. During one study of 60 patients in Rome, those who were given the ozone therapy were twice as likely to be pain-free than those in a control group. http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:32 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Patna, June 21 - Four more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the death toll to 32. A central team examined patients to identify the ailment, officials said Tuesday. The four children died in Muzaffarpur district after reporting high fever followed by convulsions and unconsciousness. Bihar Health Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey told IANS that two expert teams will help identify the disease that had killed several children in last few days. 'It is not proper to term it encephalitis,' Choubey said. According to reports, an expert team from the central government visited hospitals in Muzaffarpur where over three dozen children were undergoing treatment. 'A two-member team of experts from New Delhi visited hospitals and examined children to identify the disease,' a health official said. Another team from Pune is likely to visit the district for investigation, officials said. Locals termed the disease 'chamki ki bimari' and said the symptoms were similar to encephalitis, a disease that causes inflammation of the brain. http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| Physiotherapy after surgery best for shoulder problems Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Most patients who receive physiotherapy after surgery experience that pain is reduced by a half within a few months. Most of them are free of pain after one to two years. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Age-related changes in tissue combined with acute trauma can contribute to shoulder problems. The most common cause of such problems, however, is compression of the tendons in the shoulder due to a reduction in the space available, says Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg, physiotherapist and researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology. Patients with these symptoms should initially be treated by physiotherapy. Those for whom physiotherapy does not have an adequate effect are offered surgical treatment, in which the space available is enlarged and the tendons repaired, if necessary. The two most common procedures are known as arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair. The aim is that the patient should become free of pain, regain muscular strength, regain mobility, and be able to resume work and leisure activities. Patients who undergo either of these two procedures are offered physiotherapy, following a tailored programme of treatment. The results presented in the thesis show that most patients state that pain and discomfort are reduced by 50%, 3-6 months after the surgery. They had achieved full mobility and muscle strength compared with reference values at the two-year follow up after the surgery, says Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg. Follow up 8-11 years after the surgery showed that many of the patients had retained good shoulder function, mobility and strength. Their quality of life was good and they display the same pattern of physical activity as do Swedish people in general, states Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg. http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
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