Lack of benefit of cranberry in reducing UTI among older women: JAMA Study supriya kashyap kashyap30 Oct 2016 11:23 AM ISTAmong older women residing in nursing homes, administration of cranberry capsules compared with placebo resulted in no significant difference in...
Male birth control shots prevent pregnancy: Study supriya kashyap kashyap29 Oct 2016 11:33 AM ISTMen can take birth control shots to prevent pregnancy in their female partners, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal...
AHA releases Statement for healthcare providers to translate nutrition recommendations into practical food choices supriya kashyap kashyap29 Oct 2016 11:00 AM ISTStatement Highlights Healthcare providers should counsel people about how to eat a heart-healthy diet taking their ethnic, cultural and personal...
Iron deficiency anemia in ulcerative colitis: Many patients dont get testing, treatment supriya kashyap kashyap28 Oct 2016 9:05 AM ISTMany patients with ulcerative colitis don't receive recommended testing and treatment for the common problem of iron deficiency anemia, reports a new...
Indian salt intake twice the WHO recommended mark supriya kashyap kashyap27 Oct 2016 2:37 PM ISTKolkata : The average salt intake in India is double that of the WHO recommended maximum consumption level of 5 gm/day, a study said.Researchers at...
AIDS patient Zero: Myth or Reality supriya kashyap kashyap27 Oct 2016 2:29 PM ISTA combination of historical and genetic research reveals the error and hype that led to the coining of the term 'Patient Zero' and the blaming of one...
N-acetylcysteine may help prevent age related health problems supriya kashyap kashyap26 Oct 2016 2:46 PM ISTNew York : N-acetylcysteine or NAC, which is already used in high doses in medical detoxification emergencies, may help prevent many age-related...
Old blood as good as new for transfusion: study supriya kashyap kashyap26 Oct 2016 2:16 PM ISTToronto : Using fresh blood for transfusions may not boost patient survival, according to a new study which contradicts the common perception that...
Researchers use CRISPR to accelerate search for HIV cure supriya kashyap kashyap26 Oct 2016 12:51 PM ISTResearchers at UC San Francisco and the academically affiliated Gladstone Institutes have used a newly developed gene-editing system to find gene...
Ray of hope to improve HIV drug therapies supriya kashyap kashyap26 Oct 2016 9:42 AM ISTWashington : A new research, through the use of nanotechnology, now aims to improve the administration and availability of drug therapies to HIV...
Calcium induces chronic lung infections supriya kashyap kashyap25 Oct 2016 4:11 PM ISTThe bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a life-threatening pathogen in hospitals. About ten percent of all nosocomial infections, in particular...
Why hepatitis C virus vaccine has been difficult to make supriya kashyap kashyap25 Oct 2016 1:16 PM ISTResearchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the globally endemic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Now scientists at The Scripps...
