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Doctors add that it should not be carried out on people who only want to increase their height.

Limb lengthening surgery not for everyone

Doctors say procedure can cause pain and limping for almost a year if done on healthy people.

7 April 2016 2:33 AM IST

90 to 95 per cent of dog bites occur without provocation.

Hyderabad: 50 cases of dog bites everyday

Doctors at the Fever Hospital say that the extreme weather conditions and lack of shelters was making it difficult for...

5 April 2016 1:06 AM IST

It is very difficult in super-specialty hospitals to verify whether each out-patient or discharged patient has got the right medicines. (Representational image)

Hyderabad MNJ Cancer Hospital spends Rs 22 crore on useless gadget

Patients suffer as machine is not legal'.

4 April 2016 2:52 AM IST

One of every six adolescents in India is overweight.

Diabetic not ready to accept

Diabetes is found in persons as young as 13 years.

4 April 2016 1:38 AM IST

The sudden change in temperature can cause heat exhaustion.

Summer sensitising: Sweat production increases to dissipate body heat

People who move in and out of air-conditioned surroundings have to be extra careful.

4 April 2016 12:33 AM IST

Presently, plasma is available at Rs 1,600 per litre and is given in packs to hospitals.(Photo: news.softpedia.com)

Lack of plasma affects treatment

According to recent estimates, the demand at the super specialty hospitals in the country is as high as 4 lakh litres of...

29 March 2016 4:57 AM IST

Constant bombardment of others success stories makes a section of people sensitive to negative comments and they tend to get irritated faster. (Representational image)

Social media related depression

Addiction to social media often leads to personality disorders, inferiority complex and extreme depression.

28 March 2016 12:06 AM IST

The problem being seen at the ground level is that when patients start showing resistance in the first six months of treatment, it is important to evaluate the resistance to the drugs. (Representational image)

Initial Tuberculosis treatment a worry for doctors

Patients showing resistance to first line of antibiotics, reason yet to be identified.

24 March 2016 2:18 AM IST

The major problem is the increased pill burden, which will increase the cost of the medicines.

Ban effect: Diabetic drug intake to rise to 15 drugs in Hyderabad

Due to the recent ban on FDC drugs, diabetes patients will have to opt for dual combination or single dose drugs.

23 March 2016 1:57 AM IST

The advent of processed foods led to the introduction of new additives, which affect our health. (Representational image)

Time to stop eating processed foods

Additives to increase shelf life, flavour etc. in store-bought foods are seriously harming us.

22 March 2016 12:17 AM IST

The subsequent rise in price will affect medicines used to treat kidney stones, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer.

Patients forced to buy medicines in-house in Hyderabad

Age of the doctor, experience and also number of cases handled will be given importance.

20 March 2016 3:17 AM IST

Central Sleep Apnoea: Unlike OSA, the airway is not blocked, but the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe, due to instability in the respiratory control center.

Sleep disorders awake, few treat it

On World Sleep Day, research shows prevalence of sleep apnoea at 13%

18 March 2016 2:32 AM IST