Saturday, March 31, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Glioma
A tumor is a collection or growth of abnormal cells. Tumors found in the brain typically are categorized as primary or secondary. The most common form of primary brain tumors, gliomas, start in the brain or spinal cord tissues. Secondary or metastatic brain tumors can begin in other parts of your body and spread (metastasize) to the brain.
Why choose Mayo Clinic
Experience and expertise. Mayo Clinic's brain tumor treatment team includes more than 80 experienced and highly trained doctors who treat more than 3,600 children and adults with gliomas and other brain and nervous system tumors each year.
Efficiency and teamwork. Mayo Clinic's teamwork system brings together the specialists you need to create a customized treatment plan for you. All testing and treatment planning usually can be completed in a few days rather than in several weeks or months. Also, you often can be scheduled for surgery at Mayo Clinic quickly, if needed.
Newest research. Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists are active in the latest research on gliomas and other brain tumors, and Mayo Clinic participates in cooperative clinical research trial networks, including the North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is the only multisite cancer center in the nation and one of three cancer centers to receive a National Cancer Institute-sponsored Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for brain cancer research.
Read more:http://www.mayoclinic.org/glioma/
A tumor is a collection or growth of abnormal cells. Tumors found in the brain typically are categorized as primary or secondary. The most common form of primary brain tumors, gliomas, start in the brain or spinal cord tissues. Secondary or metastatic brain tumors can begin in other parts of your body and spread (metastasize) to the brain.
Why choose Mayo Clinic
Experience and expertise. Mayo Clinic's brain tumor treatment team includes more than 80 experienced and highly trained doctors who treat more than 3,600 children and adults with gliomas and other brain and nervous system tumors each year.
Efficiency and teamwork. Mayo Clinic's teamwork system brings together the specialists you need to create a customized treatment plan for you. All testing and treatment planning usually can be completed in a few days rather than in several weeks or months. Also, you often can be scheduled for surgery at Mayo Clinic quickly, if needed.
Newest research. Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists are active in the latest research on gliomas and other brain tumors, and Mayo Clinic participates in cooperative clinical research trial networks, including the North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is the only multisite cancer center in the nation and one of three cancer centers to receive a National Cancer Institute-sponsored Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for brain cancer research.
Read more:http://www.mayoclinic.org/glioma/
Cancer killed 5.5 lakh in India in 2010
NEW DELHI: Tata Memorial Hospital, Lancet, Centre for Global Health Research and University of Toronto jointly releases study findings on cancer mortality in India in 2010.
The findings are:
There were 5.56 lakh cancer deaths in India in 2010.
71% (3.95 lakhs) of these deaths occurred in people aged 30-69 years (2 lakh men and 1.95 lakh women).
Cancer deaths accounted for 6% of deaths across all ages, but among the 30-69 years age group, this rose to 8% of the 2.5 million total male deaths and 12% of the 1.6 million total female deaths.
At 30-69 years, the three most common fatal cancers in men were: oral (including lip and pharynx, 45,800 (23%), stomach 25,200 (13%) and lung (including trachea and larynx) 22,900 (11%).
For women, the leading causes of cancer death were cervical 33,400 (17%), stomach 27,500 (14%), and breast 19,900 (10%) cancers in women.
Tobacco-related cancers represented 42% (84000) of male and 18.3% (35,700) of female cancer deaths at ages 30-69 years
Source: TOI
NEW DELHI: Tata Memorial Hospital, Lancet, Centre for Global Health Research and University of Toronto jointly releases study findings on cancer mortality in India in 2010.
The findings are:
There were 5.56 lakh cancer deaths in India in 2010.
71% (3.95 lakhs) of these deaths occurred in people aged 30-69 years (2 lakh men and 1.95 lakh women).
Cancer deaths accounted for 6% of deaths across all ages, but among the 30-69 years age group, this rose to 8% of the 2.5 million total male deaths and 12% of the 1.6 million total female deaths.
At 30-69 years, the three most common fatal cancers in men were: oral (including lip and pharynx, 45,800 (23%), stomach 25,200 (13%) and lung (including trachea and larynx) 22,900 (11%).
For women, the leading causes of cancer death were cervical 33,400 (17%), stomach 27,500 (14%), and breast 19,900 (10%) cancers in women.
Tobacco-related cancers represented 42% (84000) of male and 18.3% (35,700) of female cancer deaths at ages 30-69 years
Source: TOI
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
National Institute for Health Research:improving the health and wealth of the nation through research
The goal of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is to create a health research system in which the NHS supports outstanding individuals, working in world class facilities, conducting leading edge research focused on the needs of patients and the public. The NHS reputation for international excellence is growing as it gains recognition for being the preferred host for collaborative and multi-centred research in the public interest in partnership with and for industry. This will benefit patients, society, the NHS and all our stakeholders.
The goal of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is to create a health research system in which the NHS supports outstanding individuals, working in world class facilities, conducting leading edge research focused on the needs of patients and the public. The NHS reputation for international excellence is growing as it gains recognition for being the preferred host for collaborative and multi-centred research in the public interest in partnership with and for industry. This will benefit patients, society, the NHS and all our stakeholders.
About PubMed Health
PubMed Health specializes in reviews of clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports. Clinical effectiveness research finds answers to the question “What works?” in medical and health care.
PubMed Health is a service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).A search on PubMed Health runs simultaneously in PubMed.
PubMed Health specializes in reviews of clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports. Clinical effectiveness research finds answers to the question “What works?” in medical and health care.
PubMed Health is a service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).A search on PubMed Health runs simultaneously in PubMed.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The LondonLinks website connects librarians and information professionals working with the NHS in London.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Innodata provides a complete portfolio of production and editorial services, from data conversion to composition and authoring to editing. It also provides technology and consulting services, designing and deploying digital publishing, content management and knowledge management systems that help organizations improve information flow.
National Programme on Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, CVD & Stroke
Considering the rising burden of NCDs and common risk factors to major Chronic Non –Communicable Diseases, Government of India initiated an integrated National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancers, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS). The focus of the programme is on health promotion and prevention, strengthening of infrastructure including human resources, early diagnosis and management and integration with the primary health care system through NCD cells at different levels for optimal operational synergies. National Cancer Control Programme, an on-going programme, has been integrated under NPCDCS.
Considering the rising burden of NCDs and common risk factors to major Chronic Non –Communicable Diseases, Government of India initiated an integrated National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancers, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS). The focus of the programme is on health promotion and prevention, strengthening of infrastructure including human resources, early diagnosis and management and integration with the primary health care system through NCD cells at different levels for optimal operational synergies. National Cancer Control Programme, an on-going programme, has been integrated under NPCDCS.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bharat Nirman and Flagship Programmes
Read at : http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/11th/11_v3/11v3_ch6.pdf
India sees biggest dip in poverty, but 360 mn remain poor
Rural people have driven India's record decline of 7.4 percentage points in the number of poor since economic reforms were initiated in the early 1990s. The latest poverty estimates by the Planning Commission show that 29.8% or 360 million Indians were poor in 2009-10 as compared to 37.2% or 400 million in 2004-05 — the difference being equal to the population of countries such as Spain, Argentina and Canada.
The plan panel defines the poor as one who spends less than Rs 28 per day in urban areas and Rs 22.5 in rural areas.
These figures are lower than the Rs 32 in urban areas and Rs 26 in rural areas for the year 2010-11, given to the Supreme Court by the panel. The annual fall in poverty during the period under survey was 1.4 percentage points as compared to 0.8 percentage points between 1993 and 2004.
Read more: HT
Rural people have driven India's record decline of 7.4 percentage points in the number of poor since economic reforms were initiated in the early 1990s. The latest poverty estimates by the Planning Commission show that 29.8% or 360 million Indians were poor in 2009-10 as compared to 37.2% or 400 million in 2004-05 — the difference being equal to the population of countries such as Spain, Argentina and Canada.
The plan panel defines the poor as one who spends less than Rs 28 per day in urban areas and Rs 22.5 in rural areas.
These figures are lower than the Rs 32 in urban areas and Rs 26 in rural areas for the year 2010-11, given to the Supreme Court by the panel. The annual fall in poverty during the period under survey was 1.4 percentage points as compared to 0.8 percentage points between 1993 and 2004.
Read more: HT
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