Progress of 50 years of heart transplantation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTThis month marks the 50th anniversary of the world's first human heart transplant performed at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town by South African...
New research agenda towards world free of malaria Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTMore than 180 scientists, malaria programme leaders and policy makers from around the world have come together through a consultative process to...
Global response to malaria at crossroads Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTAfter unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the World malaria report 2017. There were an estimated 5...
Frequent HIV Testing has lead to early detection of HIV globally : CDC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTA new CDC Vital Signs report published today finds that HIV is being diagnosed sooner after infection than was previously reported. According to the...
One in 10 drugs sold in developing countries is fake or substandard : WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTOne in 10 drugs sold in developing countries is fake or substandard, leading to tens of thousands of deaths, many of them of African children given...
Diabetes and obesity together responsible for nearly 800,000 cancers worldwide Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Nov 2017 7:01 PM ISTThe study, led by Imperial College London, found that nearly six percent of new worldwide cancer cases in 2012 were caused by the combined effects of...
Slow progress in efforts to prevent child deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea: Report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTIn 2016, pneumonia and diarrhea were responsible for one of every four deaths in children under five years of age.Figures released by UNICEF earlier...
Vitamin D Deficiency- A Silent Epidemic Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTThe essentiality of vitamins as a source of nutrients, that enables the smooth and normal functioning of the body, is well accepted by many. Vitamins...
Moderate coffee drinking associated with positive health benefits Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTDrinking coffee is "more likely to benefit health than to harm it" for a range of health outcomes, say researchers in The BMJ today.They bring...
Help obese kids avoid weight stigma, doctors advise Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Nov 2017 7:02 PM IST Shaming kids about their weight doesn’t encourage them to shed excess pounds, U.S. doctors warn.In fact, it often has the opposite effect and...
Everything about musculoskeletal ultrasound Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTWe as Radiologists and Physicians are particularly well clued to the concept of ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) in terms of Radiation hazards...
New global commitment to end tuberculosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Nov 2017 7:02 PM IST75 ministers agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The announcement came at the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference on...
