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Patient brought back to life after his heart stopped beating for 45 minutes with breakthrough procedure

Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): In a complex procedure that reflected its commitment to technological advancement with its path breaking work, Fortis Malar took a leap forward by by using Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) to revive a man nearly 45 minutes after his heart had stopped beating. more

Lowered birth rates one reason why women outlive men: Study

Stockholm, Apr 19 (IBNS) Using unique demographic records on 140,600 reproducing individuals from the Utah Population Database (USA), a research team led from Uppsala University has come to ...

New study finds shifted sleep-wake cycles affect women more than men

London, Apr 19 (IBNS) A new study from the Surrey Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey, published on Tuesday in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science ...

Zika: UN health agency launches database on worldwide virus research

New York, Apr 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have launched a new Zika Research Projects List, a database that l ...

Kolkata: Fortis Hospital launches heart failure clinic

Kolkata, Apr 16 (IBNS): Kolkata's Fortis Hospital, along with Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai recently launched the Heart Failure Clinic & Advanced Therapy Program for the people of Eastern I ...

‘We need improvement,’ on humanitarian access, says UN envoy for Syria

New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The day after a new round of intra-Syrian talks began in Geneva, the United Nations envoy mediating a solution to the crisis reported on Thursday on t ...

World’s largest, fastest vaccine rollout targets polio’s ‘final strongholds’ – UN initiative

New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Holt In a massive undertaking aimed at stamping out polio once and for all – dubbed ‘the switch’ – a United Nations-backed eradication initiat ...

Investing in treatment for depression and anxiety leads to four-fold return – UN report

New York, Apr 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy $1 trillion each year, and every one dollar invested in scaling up treatment leads to a retur ...

Former Indian captain takes initiative to raise funds for cancer patients

Kolkata, Apr 13 (IBNS): Tata Medical Center recently announced their fund raising activity, ‘Dada’r Shongey Dil Sey Dijiye’, in collaboration with former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, ...

Desert Locust outbreak in Yemen leaves surrounding countries potentially at risk

New York, Apr 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The presence of recently discovered Desert Locust infestations in Yemen, where conflict is severely hampering control operations, poses a potential t ...