WHO: Surveillance of birth defects important for reducing child mortality Noha26 Nov 2016 12:28 PM ISTDespite significant progress in Millennium Development Goals over the past decade, ending preventable maternal newborn and child mortality remains an...
Delhi: Three swine flu cases reported Noha17 Dec 2016 12:52 PM ISTDelhi: Two patients at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and one at the neighboring Safdarjung Hospital have tested positive for...
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)...
Endocrine Society issues Clinical practice guideline on pediatric obesity supriya kashyap kashyap5 Feb 2017 11:33 AM ISTThe Endocrine Society issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to prevent and treat childhood obesity with lifestyle...
Researchers develop model for studying rare polio-like illness supriya kashyap kashyap25 Feb 2017 10:21 AM ISTScientists, led by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, have developed the first animal model for studying paralysis caused...
Indoor Tanning, Sun Safety Articles Published by JAMA Dermatology supriya kashyap kashyap11 March 2017 9:37 AM ISTTwo original investigations on indoor tanning and sun safety by authors from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, are being...
First global Guidelines for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention supriya kashyap kashyap21 March 2017 10:04 AM ISTThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued a clinical practice guideline on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for the prevention...
Continue cervical cancer screening even beyond 65 years, says new Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2017 12:46 PM ISTCervical cancer is often thought of as a disease that primarily affects young women. Because of this, many older women fail to keep up with...
Test to identify best treatment for gonorrhea now developed Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 May 2017 2:39 PM ISTResearchers from UCLA have developed a laboratory test that helps physicians determine which people with gonorrhea may be more treatable with an...
New Regime for Meningococcal B Vaccine: Guideline Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:29 PM ISTAdvisory Committee on Immunization Practices,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), US has recently...
Chickenpox increases risk of heart attack, stroke: JACC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 July 2017 3:10 PM ISTContracting shingles, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus, increases a person's risk of stroke and heart attack, according to a research letter...
Researchers developing new tool to distinguish between viral, bacterial infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Aug 2017 11:30 AM ISTAntibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but overuse is leading to one of the world's most pressing health threats: antibiotic resistance. Researchers at the...
