India fertile ground for Zika epidemic, says Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2016 9:55 AM ISTToronto : With 13 Indians already confirmed to have been infected with the Zika virus in Singapore, experts have more bad news to share. A new study...
Late-onset asthma linked to increased heart disease, stroke risk- AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2016 9:00 AM ISTStudy Highlights: People diagnosed with asthma as adults may have an increased risk of developing heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular risk...
Vedolizumab Is Effective In Crohn's Disease Remission And Healing As In Ulcerative Colitis supriya kashyap kashyap2 Sept 2016 1:49 PM ISTTreatment with vedolizumab appears to induce clinical remission and/or mucosal healing in a considerable number of patients with moderate to severe...
80 percent Delhi-NCR residents suffering from obesity: Survey supriya kashyap kashyap2 Sept 2016 11:45 AM ISTNew Delhi : Around 80.7 per cent of people residing in Delhi-NCR region are suffering from obesity though 78.5 per cent continue to consider...
Blood test for Alzheimers comes a step closer supriya kashyap kashyap2 Sept 2016 11:44 AM ISTLondon : In a major step towards development of a blood test for Alzheimer's disease, researchers have discovered a set of biomarkers (indicators of...
New gene identified as diabetes culprit supriya kashyap kashyap2 Sept 2016 11:44 AM ISTNew York : Using the gene editing technology called CRISPR and other sophisticated scientific tools, researchers have identified a new culprit Type-2...
Psoriasis may carry clogged arteries risk similar to that with diabetes- JAMA Dermatology Study supriya kashyap kashyap2 Sept 2016 11:32 AM ISTPeople with psoriasis may be at increased risk of calcium buildup in the arteries an indicator of heart disease risk comparable to that of people with...
Radiologists detect breast cancer in blink of an eye: Research supriya kashyap kashyap1 Sept 2016 3:44 PM ISTA new study by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital in collaboration with researchers at the University of York and Leeds in the UK and MD...
Doctors prescribe diabetes treatment medications 15 times more than obesity drugs: Study supriya kashyap kashyap1 Sept 2016 3:43 PM ISTObesity is a well-established major risk factor for developing diabetes, with almost 90% of people living with type 2 diabetes having obesity or...
Is childhood antibiotic use linked to obesity in later ages, questions study supriya kashyap kashyap1 Sept 2016 3:40 PM ISTNew York : As the obesity rate continues to skyrocket in the US, scientists across the country are combing the health records of 1.6 million kids to...
Study may explain why people with type O blood more likely to die of cholera supriya kashyap kashyap1 Sept 2016 9:45 AM ISTPeople with blood type O often get more severely ill from cholera than people of other blood types. New research from Washington University School of...
Patients operated on at night twice as likely to die: World Federation of Society of Anaethesiologists supriya kashyap kashyap31 Aug 2016 1:35 PM ISTNew research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (28 Aug - 2 Sept) shows that patients who have surgery...
