Hope for first drug against lymphedema, a cancer complication supriya kashyap kashyap11 May 2017 11:21 AM ISTMany cancer patients, especially those who've undergone breast cancer treatment, experience painful, swollen limbs, a condition called lymphedema.Now...
Thalassemia patient from TN delivers a healthy baby at the age of 30 supriya kashyap kashyap11 May 2017 9:20 AM ISTNH Health City Bengaluru : Thalassemia is a genetic disorder and prevention is the key to avoid bringing a child with Thalassemia major into this...
Elevated cardiac troponin may occur without heart attack: Latest JACC Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 May 2017 4:03 PM ISTElevated cardiac troponin, a diagnostic marker of damage to the heart, may occur even if a patient has not had a heart attack, according to a study...
FDA approves first new drug for ALS in decades supriya kashyap kashyap9 May 2017 4:36 PM ISTThe first new drug to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in more than 20 years has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...
ACP issues guideline for treating low bone density or osteoporosis to prevent fractures supriya kashyap kashyap9 May 2017 2:27 PM ISTPhiladelphia : The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published in Annals of Internal...
MRSA blood infections are less fatal in kids, but cause significant complications supriya kashyap kashyap8 May 2017 9:44 AM ISTChildren with bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a common antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are less...
Pregnant woman twice as likely to be a victim of an assault-related trauma , Penn study finds supriya kashyap kashyap8 May 2017 9:42 AM ISTSan Diego : Studies have found that one in six pregnant women have been abused by a partner beaten, stabbed, shot, or even murdered. New research...
Obese women less likely to suffer from dangerous preeclampsia complications: ACOG supriya kashyap kashyap7 May 2017 1:25 PM ISTSan Diego : Despite having higher rates of preeclampsia, a dangerous high-blood pressure disorder of late pregnancy, obese women may be less than half...
Antioxidant Resveratrol reduce artery stiffness in diabetics: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap6 May 2017 4:49 PM ISTStudy Highlight: In a short-term study, consuming resveratrol, an antioxidant, reduced artery stiffness in some people with Type 2...
Researchers identify gene that controls birth defect common in diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap6 May 2017 4:41 PM ISTResearchers have identified a gene that plays a key role in the formation of neural tube defects, a problem commonly found in infants of pregnant...
Adaptive radiotherapy reduces pneumonitis while controlling lung cancer supriya kashyap kashyap6 May 2017 4:39 PM ISTVienna : Lung cancer patients who are treated with radiotherapy can develop an inflammation of the lung tissue called pneumonitis; this can limit the...
Pancreatic cancer patients may live longer by traveling to academic hospital for operation supriya kashyap kashyap4 May 2017 10:13 AM ISTNew study findings link traveling to an academic medical center for surgical removal of pancreatic or thyroid cancer with higher quality surgical care...
