Stem Cell therapy to help heart patients supriya kashyap kashyap14 April 2016 1:09 PM ISTHeart failure patients who are treated with stem cell therapy may have fewer cardiac events, researchers, including one of Indian origin, have...
Aspirin highly effective in mini-strokes: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 May 2016 3:26 PM ISTTaking aspirin immediately after minor strokes could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in patients who have minor 'warning' events, a...
Lancet Report: Indian medical schools far behind in medical research Geeta Sharma Sharma30 May 2016 4:16 PM ISTA recent report published in the reputed journal Lancet commenting on medical colleges churning out doctors and no research publications is indeed a ...
Concerning fact: India leads in TB- related deaths in children worldwide Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Sept 2017 9:25 AM ISTDeath due to incurable diseases like HIV is inevitable and pushes scientific institutions to invest time, money and human resources to discover...
Vitamin D protects against severe asthma attacks Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Oct 2017 9:45 AM ISTTaking oral vitamin D supplements in addition to standard asthma medication could have the risk of asthma attacks requiring hospital attendance,...
Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years: WHO report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Oct 2017 11:00 AM ISTThe number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a new study led...
Pollution kills three times more people each year than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTPollution around the globe now contributes to an estimated 9 million deaths annually or roughly one in six according to an in-depth new study...
Stenting NOT better than Placebo in stable angina : ORBITA Trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTClinically the primary goal of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in stable angina is a symptomatic relief but there is no evidence from...
Antenatal metformin does not benefit obese pregnant women: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Dec 2018 7:30 PM ISTAustralia: Metformin gave in addition to dietary and lifestyle advice initiated at 10–20 weeks’ gestation does not improve pregnancy and birth...
Low Back Pain mistreated globally against treatment guidelines : Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 7:12 PM ISTLow back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide affecting an estimated 540 million people at any one time. It is mistreated very often...
