Lack of benefit of cranberry in reducing UTI among older women: JAMA Study supriya30 Oct 2016 5:53 AM GMTAmong 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 supriya29 Oct 2016 6:03 AM GMTMen 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 supriya29 Oct 2016 5:30 AM GMTStatement 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 supriya28 Oct 2016 3:35 AM GMTMany 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 supriya27 Oct 2016 9:07 AM GMTKolkata : 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 supriya27 Oct 2016 8:59 AM GMTA 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 m...
N-acetylcysteine may help prevent age related health problems supriya26 Oct 2016 9:16 AM GMTNew 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 supriya26 Oct 2016 8:46 AM GMTToronto : 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 supriya26 Oct 2016 7:21 AM GMTResearchers 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 supriya26 Oct 2016 4:12 AM GMTWashington : 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 supriya25 Oct 2016 10:41 AM GMTThe 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 supriya25 Oct 2016 7:46 AM GMTResearchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the globally endemic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Now scientists at The Scripps...
