Take decisive action against Zika: WHO to Southeast Asian nations supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2016 2:06 PM ISTThe World Health Organisation (WHO) urged countries across the Southeast Asia region to continue taking decisive action against Zika virus as two new...
Universal flu vaccine designed by scientists supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2016 9:58 AM ISTAn international team of scientists have designed a new generation of universal flu vaccines to protect against future global pandemics that could...
Manuka honey useful to curb bacteria growth in urinary catheters: Journal of Clinical Pathology Study supriya kashyap kashyap30 Sept 2016 9:41 AM ISTManuka honey can be used to curb growth of bacterial bio films in medical devices like urinary catheters which carry a high infection risk, finds a...
Six healthy babies born in Nicaragua to Zika infected mothers supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 9:20 AM ISTManagua : Six healthy babies were born to mothers that had been exposed to the Zika virus during their pregnancies in Nicaragua, the Central American...
Biomarkers of cognitive impairment found in HIV patients: Study supriya kashyap kashyap26 Sept 2016 1:15 PM ISTNew York : Using reliable biomarkers, researchers have found a unique epigenetic footprint which offers them insight into how cognitive impairment in...
Zika no threat to plasma derived drugs, says EU regulator supriya kashyap kashyap25 Sept 2016 11:03 AM ISTLondon : Patients who take medicines derived from blood plasma or urine are not at increased risk of catching Zika, even if the body fluids come from...
Researchers take a new step towards non-antibiotic bladder infection therapies supriya kashyap kashyap25 Sept 2016 10:15 AM ISTCystitis is a common infection, particularly in women. Although usually treatable with antibiotics, patients can be plagued with recurrent and chronic...
Fungus a major risk factor in Crohn's disease: Study supriya kashyap kashyap22 Sept 2016 1:14 PM ISTNew York : A team of international researchers has, for the first time, identified a fungus as the key factor in the development of Crohn's...
UCLA researchers use stem cells to grow 3-D lung in a dish supriya kashyap kashyap18 Sept 2016 10:59 AM ISTFINDINGSBy coating tiny gel beads with lung derived stem cells and then allowing them to self-assemble into the shapes of the air sacs found in human...
Elderly succumbing to chikungunya due to low immunity, chronic health issues supriya kashyap kashyap16 Sept 2016 3:23 PM ISTNew Delhi : With most of the 10 chikungunya deaths in the national capital being of elderly people, health experts say there are more chances of...
Chikungunya spurt could be due to evolution of viral strain: Experts supriya kashyap kashyap16 Sept 2016 2:56 PM ISTNew Delhi : As the number of deaths in Delhi due to chikungunya and its complications have shown a spike, health experts say the sudden "upsurge" of...
FDA warns against mixing opioids, benzodiazepines Meghna Singhania16 Sept 2016 12:55 PM ISTAfter an extensive review of the latest scientific evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is requiring class-wide changes...
