Cleverly designed tuberculosis vaccine shows promise in mice supriya kashyap kashyap17 Jan 2017 9:55 AM ISTA clever new tuberculosis vaccine has shown promise in trials in mice. If it succeeds, it will be the first new TB vaccine in a century. With the rise...
Bronchial carcinoma: Added benefit of crizotinib not proven supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 12:29 PM ISTSince August 2016 crizotinib (trade name: Xalkori) has also been available for adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in whom the...
Innovative imaging, surgery treats plastic bronchitis in adults: Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 10:14 AM ISTResearchers who developed a safe and effective procedure to remove thick clogs in children's airways are now reporting similar success in adult...
Lung-specific Ebola infection found in recovering patient supriya kashyap kashyap9 Jan 2017 1:42 PM ISTScientists have found potential evidence of Ebola virus replication in the lungs of a person recovering from infection, according to new research...
New clinical guidelines for LAM supriya kashyap kashyap8 Jan 2017 9:00 AM ISTThe American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) have published new clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and...
Omega-3 supplements can cut childhood asthma risk supriya kashyap kashyap31 Dec 2016 12:37 PM ISTWashington : The would-be-mothers taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during their third trimester of pregnancy can reduce the risk of...
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap30 Dec 2016 12:51 PM ISTThe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a sudden, life-threatening lung failure caused by an inflammatory injury to the lung that is...
Ancient Chinese medicine can help fight TB: Study supriya kashyap kashyap26 Dec 2016 12:14 PM ISTNew York : Researchers have found that centuries-old herbal medicine, discovered by Chinese scientists to treat malaria, can aid in tuberculosis (TB)...
New combination asthma therapy shows promise supriya kashyap kashyap14 Dec 2016 10:19 AM ISTInvestigations into novel solid forms of the anti-inflammatory drug oxaprozin may lead to a new combined asthma therapy.
Vitamin D tablets may help reduce asthma attacks: Analysis supriya kashyap kashyap8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTThe world's 300 million asthma sufferers could help reduce their risk of severe asthma attacks by taking vitamin D supplements as well as their...
Global hospitals successfully completes 3 paediatric liver transplant surgeries in a record time of 18 hours supriya kashyap kashyap5 Dec 2016 4:56 PM ISTChennai:Global Hospitals, part of Parkway Pantai, Singapore which operates a chain of multi super specialty hospitals in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore...
Menopausal women experience an accelerated decline in lung function supriya kashyap kashyap5 Dec 2016 4:49 PM ISTWomen suffer an increased decline in lung function during menopause, claims a recent research.“Women are living longer and, therefore, many years...
