Health Archives - Stories By Priya Journalist, Writer, and Art Analyst Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:30:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.storiesbypriya.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpg Health Archives - Stories By Priya 32 32 New surgical therapy to control Parkinson’s https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/dbs-new-surgical-therapy/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/dbs-new-surgical-therapy/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:30:35 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=493 Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), a major breakthrough in treating the disease, may also be available in state. Dr Rajendra Joshi, 47, can hardly respond to his doctor’s instructions to get up and move. However, when the doctor switched on a pacemaker like device, Joshi instantly got up and started walking normally. Joshi is suffering from […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/dbs-new-surgical-therapy/feed/ 0 Use of tobacco rising among teenagers in Gujarat : Experts https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/use-of-tobacco-rising-among-teenagers-in-gujarat-experts/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/use-of-tobacco-rising-among-teenagers-in-gujarat-experts/#respond Sun, 29 May 2011 18:12:18 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=70 AMA organised a mega rally on May 31 to raise awareness against use of tobacco. According to latest reports, 80% males and 40% females take tobacco in different forms in India and roughly 50,00,000 children get habituated to tobacco every year in the country. Gujarat is known as one of the states in the country […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/use-of-tobacco-rising-among-teenagers-in-gujarat-experts/feed/ 0 Insurers forcing rates on doctors, hospitals https://www.storiesbypriya.com/special-stories/insurers-forcing-rates-on-doctors-hospitals/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/special-stories/insurers-forcing-rates-on-doctors-hospitals/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 10:02:10 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=18 Insurance companies have come up with irrational cost cutting of medical insurance amounts in order to reduce incurred business losses. The companies are offering a list of fixed costs in MOU for Preferred Provider Network (PPN) thus giving an excuse of streamlining the service for common policy holders, said Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA) officials who […]

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