Communicable diseases rise 32 perccent in 5 years, spending up 7 percent supriya kashyap kashyap27 March 2016 9:57 AM ISTSpending on programmes to control India's three main communicable diseases malaria, tuberculosis and leprosy increased seven percent over five...
Voice-controlled mobile app helps you lose weight supriya kashyap kashyap27 March 2016 9:56 AM ISTNew York : A mobile application developed by US scientists lets you log calorie counts at every meal by verbally describing the contents of a meal,...
Tetanus shots are must in every 30 years: Study supriya kashyap kashyap25 March 2016 1:14 PM ISTNew York : A team of US researchers has challenged the convention that tetanus and diphtheria vaccine boosters need to be administered every 10 years....
Season you were born in affects allergy risk supriya kashyap kashyap23 March 2016 12:42 PM ISTWashington D.C : Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall. Which season were you born in? As it turns out, the season in which a child is born can determine...
New ultra-sensitive test for cancer HIV developed Geeta Sharma Sharma21 March 2016 12:38 PM ISTLos Angeles : A new ultra-sensitive test designed to detect diseases including HIV and cancer may prove 10,000 times more effective than current...
Paracetamol ineffective in relieving arthritis pain: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 March 2016 1:46 PM ISTWashington D.C : If you have arthritis, a new study suggests there's no point in taking paracetamol, the active ingredient in a large number of...
Novel method to harvest stem cells developed supriya kashyap kashyap18 March 2016 1:44 PM ISTSydney : Scientists have developed a new method for harvesting stem cells, which is less invasive and reduces side effects for donors.The new method...
Disposable biochip for simpler, affordable HIV diagnosis underway supriya kashyap kashyap15 March 2016 5:41 PM ISTResearchers have developed a highly sensitive disposable bio sensor that can detect sub-populations' white blood cells that are key to diagnosis of...
HIV drug may check skin cancer becoming drug-resistant supriya kashyap kashyap15 March 2016 5:23 PM ISTLondon : A drug prescribed for patients affected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is likely to prevent skin cancer developing...
HIV infected men risk brittle bones more than women supriya kashyap kashyap12 March 2016 4:21 PM IST New York: Men infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at greater risk of suffering from brittle and fragile bones than women, finds new...
Brazil to adopt WHO standards to determine microcephaly supriya kashyap kashyap10 March 2016 8:05 PM ISTBrazil: Brazil will adopt the World Health Organization (WHO) standards from the next week to determine if a baby has microcephaly, the media reported...
USFDA steps in to cut Zika transmission risk through surgeries savita thakur thakur3 March 2016 4:03 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new recommendations to reduce the risk of potential transmission of the mosquito-borne Zika virus from...
