Targeted radiotherapy for less side effects in breast cancer : Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Aug 2017 10:30 AM ISTBreast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumour site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment than those...
Triple vascular screening for AAA, PAD and HT reduces death in older men Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Sept 2017 9:20 AM ISTA novel screening programme for vascular disease saves one life for every 169 men assessed, according to late-breaking results from the VIVA trial...
New study finds improved vaccine that protects against nine types of HPV Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Sept 2017 9:35 AM ISTCervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide, with almost 300,000 deaths occurring each year. More than 80...
FAT is Good for health: New Mega Trial redefines diet guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap19 Sept 2017 5:07 PM ISTThe relationship between the diet and the cardiovascular disease and mortality has been an issue of long debate. Pure study was presented by the...
1 million child deaths AVOIDED in India since 2005 supriya kashyap kashyap20 Sept 2017 9:11 AM ISTToronto: India has avoided about 1 million deaths of children under age five since 2005, driven by significant reductions in mortality from pneumonia,...
Increasing frequency of blood donation has no major side effects : BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Oct 2017 9:40 AM ISTGiving blood more frequently -- up to every 8 weeks for men and every 12 weeks for women -- has no major side effects and could help to increase blood...
New Indian typhoid vaccine could halve infection rate : Oxford study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Oct 2017 10:10 AM ISTA new typhoid vaccine developed by an Indian privately-held Bharat Biotech proved safe and highly immunogenic in a study and could be used to prevent...
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...
MS could be reversed with existing allergy drug Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Oct 2017 7:25 PM ISTIn a remarkably rapid translation of laboratory research findings into a treatment with the potential to benefit patients, UC San Francisco scientists...
Evidence-based guidelines for supportive care of patients with Ebola virus disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTEbola virus disease is afebrile, multisystem illness, with a predominance of gastrointestinal symptoms and signs namely nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea,...
Synergy stent with shorter DAPT is superior to a bare-metal stent in elderly patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTElderly patients undergoing PCI often receive bare-metal stents (BMS) instead of drug-eluting stents (DES) to shorten the duration of dual...
Rapid Use of tranexamic acid could save thousands of lives Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Nov 2017 8:01 PM ISTMajor bleeds must be treated with tranexamic acid (TXA) as fast as possible since deaths occur quickly and the drug's life-saving benefits diminish...
