Study compares treatments for urinary incontinence in women supriya kashyap kashyap5 Oct 2016 8:16 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the JAMA, Cindy L. Amundsen, M.D., of Duke University, Durham, N.C., and colleagues assessed whether injection of on a...
Scientists develop new drug screening tool for dystonia supriya kashyap kashyap9 Dec 2016 9:34 AM ISTResearchers have identified a common mechanism underlying separate forms of dystonia, a family of brain disorders that cause involuntary, debilitating...
ACC releases new Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization for Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 9:47 AM ISTThe American College of Cardiology, along with several partnering organizations released updated appropriate use criteria for performing coronary...
Vaccine-chemotherapy combo offers hope for deadly brain cancer patients supriya kashyap kashyap17 April 2017 12:25 PM ISTWashington : A team of researchers may have just hit pay dirt with a new combination therapy for a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer...
New tech: Hand Held device for cervical cancer screening Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jun 2017 9:40 AM ISTWashington D.C. [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): A newly-developed handheld device for cervical cancer screening is promising to do away with uncomfortable...
Single Injection may provide weeks of glucose control in Diabetes Ruby khatun khatun6 Jun 2017 3:18 PM ISTBiomedical engineers at Duke University have created a technology that might provide weeks of glucose control for diabetes with a single injection,...
Indian-American professor creates low-cost device to check cervical cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 July 2017 11:04 AM ISTAn Indian-American professor and her team have developed a new handheld, lowcost device that will soon check cervical cancer without using a painful...
Time to dial back on diabetes treatment in older patients? Study finds 11 percent are overtreated supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2017 10:00 AM ISTAnyone with diabetes who takes blood sugar medication knows their doctor prescribed it to help them. After all, the long-term effects of elevated...
Survival of the least-fit: Antiviral drug selectively targets the nastiest viruses Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTAn antiviral drug that inhibits a virus' replication machinery selectively targets the most aggressive viruses, according to new research that looked...
Exercise helps prevent low back pain and makes it less severe Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTPeople who exercise may lower their odds of developing low back pain or may reduce the intensity of back pain they do experience, a research review...
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...
Are lipid-based products more effective for treating dry eye disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Nov 2017 7:28 PM ISTNew treatments for dry eye disease that deliver lipids to the ocular surface are designed to more closely mimic the important tear film lipid layer at...
