Zika vaccine for women not likely before 2020: WHO supriya kashyap kashyap3 Feb 2017 1:15 PM ISTGeneva : About forty potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none are likely to be available for women of childbearing age before...
Why only some people develop life-threatening dengue infections supriya kashyap kashyap2 Feb 2017 9:42 AM ISTFor most people who contract it, dengue fever is a relatively mild-mannered disease at least the first time around. For some, however, a subsequent...
Paracetamol and liver damage: Study supriya kashyap kashyap1 Feb 2017 11:44 AM ISTScientists have shed new light on how the common painkiller paracetamol causes liver damage.Their findings may offer valuable insights into poisoning...
Anti-inflammatory diet could reduce risk of bone loss in women savita thakur thakur28 Jan 2017 2:20 PM ISTAnti-inflammatory diets, which tend to be high in vegetables, fruits, fish and whole grains -- could boost bone health and prevent fractures in some...
Plan A is to get patients to stick to their blood pressure pills supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jan 2017 10:02 AM ISTThere is value in starting off patients with high blood pressure on an all-in-one pill. In the long run, it may help them stick to taking the...
Sepsis Leading Cause of Hospital Readmission : JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jan 2017 10:59 AM ISTSepsis hospitalizations account for a higher proportion of unplanned 30-day readmissions than hospitalizations for heart attack, heart failure, COPD,...
Statins may hold keys to future cancer treatment: Research supriya kashyap kashyap25 Jan 2017 11:49 AM ISTHigh doses of drugs commonly used to fight high cholesterol can destroy a rogue protein produced by a damaged gene that is associated with nearly half...
The type, not just the amount, of sugar consumption matters in risk of health problems supriya kashyap kashyap25 Jan 2017 9:04 AM ISTThe type of sugar you eat and not just calorie count may determine your risk for chronic disease. A new study is the first of its kind to compare the...
Statins could prevent Venous Thromboembolism: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 Jan 2017 1:02 PM ISTStatins could hold the key to eradicating one of the most preventable causes of hospital deaths after researchers uncovered a new role for the...
Smart jacket invented to detect pneumonia supriya kashyap kashyap23 Jan 2017 12:25 PM ISTKampala : A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a "smart jacket" that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease...
Antimicrobial sutures can prevent surgical site infections and save money supriya kashyap kashyap21 Jan 2017 11:33 AM ISTNew analyses of the published clinical studies indicate that antimicrobial sutures are effective for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs), and...
Malaria drug successfully treats 26-year-old brain cancer patient supriya kashyap kashyap20 Jan 2017 12:40 PM ISTAfter her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old Lisa Rosendahl's doctors gave her only a few...
