Jailed Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday moved a trial court, seeking direction to Tihar Jail Authorities to provide the basic foods as per his religious beliefs and to immediately conduct the medical check-up of the applicant which is due since October 21.

Researchers at Imperial College London, University College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have found that a new type of ultrasound scan can diagnose most prostate cancer cases with good accuracy in a clinical trial involving 370 men.

London [UK], June 20 (ANI): During new research, researchers used a machine learning technology to look into the structural features within the brain, including the areas which were not previously associated with Alzheimer's.

London [UK], June 20 (ANI): During new research, researchers used a machine learning technology to look into the structural features within the brain, including the areas which were not previously associated with Alzheimer's.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] April 16 (ANI/Newsvoir): A team of doctors from Medway Heart Institute, a tertiary cardiac centre at Medway Hospitals, a premier and integrated multi-specialty group of hospitals located in Kodambakkam, Chennai, performed an extremely challenging Aortic Dissection surgery on a 32-year-old man with kidney failure.

London [England], March 5 (ANI): A new research has found that the good old ultrasound scan can also be used to detect cancer. It suggests that ultrasound tests can be used to detect cases of prostate cancer.

London [England], March 1 (ANI): The one thing that rings a bell in everyone's minds and makes them scared is when they're asked to take an MRI, the procedure that is used to detect cancer. But, new research has found that the good old ultrasound scan can also be used to detect cancer. The research found that ultrasound tests can be used to detect cases of prostate cancer.

Chennai Tamil Nadu India NewsVoir The girl was unable to open her mouth due to which she could not eat or chew food and had difficulty in speech Ear infection - a primary cause for the obstruction in opening of mouth Kauvery Hospital Chennai a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu today announced the successful treatment of a child with the inability to open her mouth The girl aged eight years from Tirunelveli was brought to the hospital with complaints of inability to open her mouth The child who developed early stages of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis a condition where the mandible lower jaw bone is fused to the fossa a hollow space by bony or fibrotic tissues could open her mouth only up to 1mm Dr Manikandan Ramanathan Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Kauvery Hospital Chennai said The young girl came to us with an inability to open her mouth a problem she had been facing for the previous three to four years We thoroughly examined the child and inquired into the possible causes for this serious disability and discomfort We speculated whether it was due to an injury from a fall that might have damaged the joint or a possible chronic ear infection The parents confirmed that she did not have any major injuries but had a history of ear infection and that a surgery was done for the same It was after this surgery that she was unable to open her mouth When treatment is not given at the right time for such problems the damaged joint would get fused leading to such complications CT scans and MRI showed that the right side temporomandibular joint jaw was indeed completely fused with the rest of her skull We then proceeded to make a model of the childs head based on the CT Scans that we took Accordingly we planned how to tackle the complexities and perform the surgery using the head model This particular procedure is called Stereolithographic model After designing a detailed plan we put the girl under Anaesthesia This was a complicated procedure as it required the patient to open her mouth to undergo the intubation that was required to maintain the anesthetized state We opted to use a procedure called Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy to intubate the child and put her under Anesthesia Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows the doctor to examine the breathing passages airways of the lungs of the patient We were then able to perform the surgery where we removed the bone mass which restricted the opening of the mouth and placed a growing joint from the chest rib in the operated region he added Within two days of surgery the girl regained her ability to open her mouth to almost 30mm She has since regained good opening of mouth which facilitates normal speech and has been able to perform all functions like eating and chewing solid food which was a huge challenge earlier when she could only ingest fluids and mashed food Infections causing conditions such as these are very common in young children due to their inability to keep the region clean Also the distance between the joint of the jaw and the ear is very short so any infection in either region can easily spread to the other This has been the primary reason for the childs inability to open her mouth which further led to Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis This if left untreated could have led to life-threatening problems such as choking or aspiration into her lungs causing pneumonia or led to permanent damage to the jaws growth We were able to treat the child at the right time and restore the functions of her jaw She would need regular monitoring for the next eighteen years as growth continues to take place actively added Dr Manikandan Commenting on the success of the treatment Dr Aravindan Selvaraj Co-founder Executive Director Kauvery Hospital Chennai said This case is a reminder for parents to be wary of any unusual signs in their childs growth When a child has a fall and sustains an injury or undergoes an infection in an organ system it is best to have it checked completely to avoid complications such as these We came to know that the child was not able to undergo the required treatment due to the risk involved in administering anaesthesia for surgery The state-of-the-art infrastructure and modern technologies like Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy at our hospital were keys to achieving such an excellent and happy outcome for the child and family I congratulate Dr Manikandan and team for helping the child regain the normal functions of her jaw thereby enabling her to lead a better quality of life PWR PWR

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Hospital Chennai, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, today announced the successful treatment of a child with the inability to open her mouth.

Adelaide [Australia], January 23 (ANI): Australia fast-bowler, Tayla Vlaeminck has been ruled out of the remainder of the Women's Ashes and subsequent ICC Women's World Cup after scans revealed a stress fracture of the navicular in her right foot.