FDA revises labelling to contain opioid use in cough products in kids Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is requiring safety labeling changes to limit the use of prescription opioid cough and cold...
Hepatitis B vaccination at birth may not be necessary in India : ICMR Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTA large multi-centre study done in North India shows that many newborns are protected at birth by natural antibodies to Hepatitis-B and so Hep-B...
Enzyme shown to regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe human body has two primary kinds of fat -- white fat, which stores excess calories and is associated with obesity, and brown fat, which burns...
Breakthrough : HIV treatment pill once a week Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTResearchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a capsule that can deliver a week's worth of HIV drugs in a single dose. This...
Camelina oil improves blood lipid profile Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe use of camelina oil reduces overall and LDL cholesterol levels in persons with impaired glucose metabolism, according to a new study from the...
People lived well past 40 prior to modern medicine: study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTIt was common for people to live to old ages in cultures throughout history, a study has found, dispelling the myth that most humans did not survive...
Managing Obesity in the Workplace − New Guidance from ACOEM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Jan 2018 7:01 PM ISTEffective prevention and treatment steps—including coverage for bariatric surgery, when indicated—can help employers to control the health and...
Repeated influenza vaccination helps prevent severe flu in older adults Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTRepeated vaccination for influenza in older adults reduced the severity of the virus and reduced hospital admissions, found new research published in...
WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTAt the end of December 2017, WHO prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid, Bharat Biotech’s Typbar-TCV. Typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs)...
How Zika infection drives fetal demise Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTA powerful antiviral protein may act as a checkpoint for keeping or ending a pregnancy.When exposed to Zika virus before birth, mouse fetuses with the...
Supercharged antibiotics could turn tide against superbugs Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTAn old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world's most dangerous...
Research paves the way for treatment strategies of multidrug-resistant chronic infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTAntibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas infections in cystic fibrosis patients show predictable sensitivities to other classes of antibiotics. A new study...
