New three-in-one blood test opens door to precision medicine for prostate cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Jun 2017 9:38 AM ISTScientists have developed a three-in-one blood test that could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer through use of precision drugs designed...
New antibiotic-pseudouridimycin effective against drug-resistant bacteria Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Jun 2017 10:54 AM ISTScientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, the biotechnology company NAICONS Srl., and elsewhere have discovered a new antibiotic effective...
Doctors at Saifee Hospital begin leadless pill-size pacemaker implantation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Jun 2017 5:05 PM ISTMumbai - Saifee Hospital successfully performed a cardiac surgery using a leadless pacemarker. Unlike most pacemakers that are placed in patient's...
UTI treatment reduces E coli, may offer alternative to antibiotics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jun 2017 12:01 PM ISTUrinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections, and they tend to come back again and again, even when treated. Most UTIs are...
Loss of estrogen a risk factor for disc degeneration and lower back pain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Jun 2017 1:11 PM ISTCLEVELAND, Ohio -- "Oh, my aching back!" It's not an uncommon complaint heard from both men and women as they age and experience lumbar disc...
Uterine fibroid embolization helps restore fertility: Journal Radiology Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Jun 2017 12:29 PM ISTOAK BROOK, Ill. - A minimally invasive treatment can help restore fertility in women with uterine fibroids, according to a new study published online...
New techniques successful in surgical repairs of type A aortic dissection: Annals of Thoracic Surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Jun 2017 10:36 AM ISTCardiac surgeons are successfully performing more extensive surgical repairs of type A aortic dissection -- one of the highest risk operations in...
Inherited, rare skin disease helps find potential treatment of male pattern baldness: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Jun 2017 9:29 AM ISTIt is almost axiomatic in medicine that the study of rare disorders informs the understanding of more common, widespread ailments. Researchers from...
First-of-its-kind test to see how HDL-C cleans up arterial cholesterol Ruby khatun khatun9 Jun 2017 10:48 AM ISTA groundbreaking study published in AACC's Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine shows that a new test could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart...
Important: WHO updates Essential Medicines List, gives new advisory on Antibiotics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jun 2017 2:48 PM IST New advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances is among the additions to the...
Outdoor Air Pollution linked with one million preterm births per year in India: New Research Ruby khatun khatun7 Jun 2017 3:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: The research, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, found that in 2010, about 2.7 million...
Opioid abuse following urologic surgery documented: Journal of Urology Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Jun 2017 12:41 PM ISTMAYWOOD, IL - About 1 in 1,111 patients who undergo urologic surgery for conditions such as prostate cancer and kidney stones experience opioid...
