COPD exacerbations lead to lung function decline, particularly among those with mild COPD supriya kashyap kashyap10 Sept 2016 12:13 PM ISTAcute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are associated with significant long-term lung function loss, according to...
Risk, Risk Factors for Depression After Stroke : Jama Psychiatry Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 Sept 2016 11:46 AM ISTDuring the first three months after stroke, the risk for depression was eight times higher than in a reference population of people without stroke,...
X-rays still best for diagnosing knee pain among middle-aged patients : JAAOS Study supriya kashyap kashyap9 Sept 2016 8:24 PM ISTKnee pain is common among Americans age 40 and up. Nearly one in 17 people visit doctors' offices each year for knee pain or injuries from...
Stomach cancer can be found through urine tests: report supriya kashyap kashyap9 Sept 2016 12:45 PM ISTBeijing : Stomach cancer can be found through urine, avoiding painful tests, according to a new study by a Chinese hospital.This has significance in...
Common mosquito cannot transmit Zika: Brazilian scientists supriya kashyap kashyap9 Sept 2016 9:07 AM ISTBrasilia : Brazilian scientists have denied that the common mosquito known as Culex can transmit the Zika virus, saying that the Aedes aegypti...
Twins should be delivered at 37 weeks to minimize deaths, say experts supriya kashyap kashyap9 Sept 2016 9:07 AM ISTTwins should be delivered at 37 weeks' gestation to minimise stillbirths and newborn deaths, and there is no clear evidence to support routine...
Signs TB Can Persist in Lungs Despite Treatment: Research supriya kashyap kashyap9 Sept 2016 9:07 AM ISTPatients with active tuberculosis of the lungs, the infectious form of the disease known as pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), are typically treated with...
Hip fractures Study: Half of elderly patients unlikely to fully recover supriya kashyap kashyap8 Sept 2016 9:02 PM ISTOne in every two older persons who have suffered a hip fracture will never be as physically active and independent as they were before. The odds are...
Early study shows malaria vaccine efficacy may improve by changing dosing schedule supriya kashyap kashyap8 Sept 2016 9:53 AM ISTResearchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and collaborators recently published results of a phase II study which demonstrated...
Indian Scientists Discover Link Between Obesity, Diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap8 Sept 2016 9:53 AM ISTKolkata : In a major breakthrough, Indian scientists have zeroed in on key disease events triggering type 2 diabetes in obese people.They say the...
Hospital Infection Prevention And Control Guidelines For Isolation Precautions supriya kashyap kashyap8 Sept 2016 9:28 AM ISTNational Centre For Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India came out...
Obese patients with kidney cancer may live longer: Study supriya kashyap kashyap8 Sept 2016 9:08 AM ISTWashington : Obesity usually shortens our lifespan but a new US study found that overweight patients with advanced kidney cancer had significantly...
