Treatments for prostate cancer: Active monitoring as effective as surgery over 10 years supriya kashyap kashyap19 Sept 2016 9:10 AM ISTActive monitoring is as effective as surgery and radiotherapy, in terms of survival at 10 years, reports the largest study of its kind.
Acupuncture boosts effectiveness of standard medical care for chronic pain, depression supriya kashyap kashyap1 Feb 2017 9:00 AM ISTHealth specialists at the University of York have found than acupuncture treatment can boost the effectiveness of standard medical care, lessening the...
Statins - A Hope Drug For Multiple Sclerosis Patients supriya kashyap kashyap9 May 2017 3:45 PM ISTScientists say that Cholesterol-busting drugs Statins could be used to treat multiple sclerosis which affects more than 100,000 people in the UK.A...
Coming Soon: Scalpel-free postmortems to carry out autopsy without cutting corpse Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 May 2017 10:58 AM ISTA ground-breaking study by University of Leicester pathologists and radiologists could represent a breakthrough in how autopsy practice is conducted...
New three-in-one blood test opens door to precision medicine for prostate cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Jun 2017 9:38 AM ISTScientists have developed a three-in-one blood test that could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer through use of precision drugs designed...
Magnetic implants used to treat Nystagmus: Opthalmology Case Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 July 2017 10:47 AM ISTA research team has successfully used magnets implanted behind a person's eyes to treat nystagmus, a condition characterised by involuntary eye...
Injections of anaesthetic agents recommended during knee replacement for Post Operative pain relief Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 July 2017 11:30 AM ISTA new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and the University of Warwick has recommended an...
Steroids not effective in chest infections in non-asthmatic adults : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Aug 2017 11:30 AM ISTOral steroids should not be used for treating acute lower respiratory tract infection (or 'chest infections') in adults who don't have asthma or other...
BCG jab may protect against TB for nearly twice as long as previously thought supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2017 9:35 AM ISTPreviously thought to be effective for 10-15 years, a new case-control study found that if given in early teenage years (12-13), the Bacillus...
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,...
Centrally acting analgesics improve pain in patients with hand osteoarthritis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Nov 2017 7:28 PM ISTDr. Sofat N from Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London and associates in a Single-blind study have concluded that...
Four simple tests for GPs to spot pneumonia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Nov 2017 8:30 PM ISTTesting for fever, high pulse rate, crackly breath sounds, and low oxygen levels could be key to helping GPs distinguish pneumonia from less serious...
