Omega 3, Vitamin D may help fight cancer and provide protection from heart attack: VITAL clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar28 Sept 2019 9:01 AM ISTFish oils are well known for their omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin A and D rich content which has numerous health benefits. On the other hand, vitamin...
Alarming prostate cancer rise in India, ICMR recommends regular digital rectal examination after 50 Deepanjana Sarkar26 Sept 2019 7:30 PM ISTWitnessing the alarming increase in the prostate cancer cases in the country, experts from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have advised...
Fathering children by assisted reproduction may increase risk of prostate cancer: BMJ Hina Zahid25 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTMen who became fathers through assisted reproduction techniques seem to be at higher risk for prostate cancer and early-onset prostate cancer compared...
BCG vaccine offers protection from Lung Cancer, reports 60-year follow-up of a clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar25 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a 60 years follow-up clinical trial, scientists have come up with surprising results which shows that childhood bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination...
Addition of diabetes drug Metformin improves survival in lung cancer patients: JAMA Oncology Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTMexico: The diabetes drug metformin apart from lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes patients has been previously shown to have varied benefit in...
Single high dose of radiation effective in treating ventricular tachycardia, finds NEJM study Hina Zahid18 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTWashington- Radiation therapy that is primarily used for treating cancer may also be effective in treating heart condition of Ventricular Tachycardia,...
Screening and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus: Updated ASGE guideline Hina Zahid10 Sept 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has released its updated "ASGE guideline on screening and surveillance of Barrett's...
New imaging technique captures molecular detail to detect Prostrate Cancer Deepanjana Sarkar1 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTScientists at Stanford University have used a Transrectal Ultrasound and Photoacoustic (TRUSPA) technology to Image prostrate for detection of...
Shocking! Patient gets trapped inside MRI machine Deepanjana Sarkar20 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTIt's shocking that a patient got trapped inside an MRI machine.A female patient has claimed that she got stuck in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)...
FDA approval: Patients with myelofibrosis get another treatment Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Aug 2019 11:33 AM ISTFood and Drug Administration has given approval to yet another treatment for patients with myelofibrosis .The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has...
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Cancer patients: ASCO Guideline Update Hina Zahid12 Aug 2019 7:00 PM ISTASCO has released an update on Clinical Practice Guideline on Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer which has been...
Perfusion CT scan may predict response to therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Deepanjana Sarkar7 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTPerfusion computed tomography (CT) scan may be useful in predicting the histopathologic response to therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,...
