Bad cholesterol not behind elderly deaths: Researchers supriya kashyap kashyap28 Jun 2016 2:12 PM ISTNew York : Older people with high levels of "bad" or low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) cholesterol live as long, and often longer, than their peers with...
Novel test helps faster detection of pathogens in lungs supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:44 PM ISTLondon : A new molecular-based method can detect mycobacterial pathogens, which cause tuberculosis, much more quickly than the culture-bases...
American Pain Society Offers Guidance on Medical Marijuana for Pain supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:43 PM ISTMarijuana often is used to self-treat chronic pain and, with 24 states legalizing medical use of the herb, the American Pain Society published...
Zika virus may not cause microcephaly : Study supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:42 PM ISTNew York : The number of missing cases of microcephaly epidemic in several countries raises serious questions about the assumed connection between...
Low Birth Weight Ups Type 2 Diabetes Risk supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:39 PM ISTNew York : Children born with low birth weight due to genetic factors are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, finds a new study.The...
Regenerative Medicine Offering New Treatment for Bronchopleural Fistulas supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:36 PM ISTRochester : W For the first time in human application, Mayo Clinic researchers successfully closed an open wound on the upper chest caused by...
KDOQI clinical practice guideline for hemodialysis adequacy supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:34 PM ISTWith the rising burden of CKD in the country, importance of Dialysis interventions cannot be undermined. At the same time, Interventions that can...
Health-care providers may not fully understand cancer risk from CT scans: Study supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 9:44 AM ISTPhiladelphia : Computed tomography (CT) scans are an invaluable diagnostic tool in modern medicine, but they do come at a price: exposing patients to...
New devices causing paradigm shift in stroke care supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2016 4:16 PM ISTNew devices called stent retrievers, which effectively reverse strokes, have revolutionized the treatment of certain stroke patients, according to an...
New treatment approaches to improve peritoneal dialysis supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2016 4:15 PM ISTOne of the main functions of the kidneys is to filter metabolic products out of the blood. If the kidneys are no longer able to do this, the blood has...
Nasa Technology Reveals Bacteria's Role in Breast Cancer supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2016 4:15 PM ISTWashington : Using planetary protection techniques that ensure Nasa spacecraft do not contaminate other worlds, researchers, including one of...
High tech scans could spare cancer patients from intensive chemotherapy supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2016 4:15 PM ISTLondon : Researchers have found that high-tech scans can spare patients suffering from cancer of the lymphatic system of the serious side effects of...
