Cancer, not Zika or HIV, scares Americans most supriya15 Sep 2016 9:33 AM GMTNew York : While Zika remains a hot topic in the news, a new survey has revealed that of all the health conditions it is cancer particularly brain...
Eating more fruits and vegetables cut kidney patients medicine expense in half : AHA Study supriya14 Sep 2016 7:30 PM GMTStudy Highlights: People with kidney disease cut their medicine expenses in half and reduced their blood pressure by eating more fruits and vegetables ...
New blood spot test to diagnose HIV savita13 Sep 2016 7:54 AM GMTNew blood spot test used internationally in fight against HIV as new Technique developed which measures patient adherence to anti retroviral drugs...
Metronidazole to treat Antibiotic Diarrhoea savita13 Sep 2016 3:34 AM GMTCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE often called C-difficile, or C- diff, is a type of bacteria that causes symptoms that can range from diarrhea to life...
Opthalmologists Beware: Zika virus can persist in eyes, spread through tears supriya12 Sep 2016 3:57 AM GMTWashington : Eyes may be a reservoir for Zika virus, say scientists, including one of Indian origin, who found evidence of the virus in eyes and tears ...
Common mosquito cannot transmit Zika: Brazilian scientists supriya9 Sep 2016 3:37 AM GMTBrasilia : Brazilian scientists have denied that the common mosquito known as Culex can transmit the Zika virus, saying that the Aedes aegypti...
Early study shows malaria vaccine efficacy may improve by changing dosing schedule supriya8 Sep 2016 4:23 AM GMTResearchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and collaborators recently published results of a phase II study which demonstrated...
Obese patients with kidney cancer may live longer: Study supriya8 Sep 2016 3:38 AM GMTWashington : Obesity usually shortens our lifespan but a new US study found that overweight patients with advanced kidney cancer had significantly...
Test to avoid unwanted blood transfusion during dengue supriya6 Sep 2016 7:45 AM GMTNew Delhi : The Immature Platelet Fraction (IPF) test during dengue can prevent unwanted blood transfusion along with the complications related to it, ...
New dengue vaccine may up infection in low affected areas: study supriya4 Sep 2016 3:31 AM GMTLondon : The newly licensed dengue vaccine may actually increase the incidence of infections if used in low transmission areas, a team of...
Chikungunya virus is transmitted across mosquito generations: Study supriya3 Sep 2016 1:16 PM GMTNew Delhi : Researchers in New Delhi have found that 'Aedes aegypti' mosquitoes that transmit the chikungunya virus, pass it on to their offspring a...
Implanted device can improve central sleep apnea treatment: Lancet Study supriya3 Sep 2016 6:27 AM GMTNew York : An implanted nerve stimulator significantly improves symptoms in those with central sleep apnea, without causing serious side effects, show ...
