FDA-approved drug helps treat rare immunologic disease, study finds Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 May 2017 9:56 AM ISTAdding the injectable drug mepolizumab to standard treatment for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare immunologic disease,...
Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jun 2017 11:11 AM ISTGeneva: Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, also warning of the...
Heavy metals in baby teeth linked with autism : NIH study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Jun 2017 4:50 PM ISTBaby teeth from children with autism contain more toxic lead and less of the essential nutrients zinc and manganese, compared to teeth from children...
Drug discovery: Alzheimer's and Parkinson's spurred by same enzyme Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 July 2017 1:32 PM ISTAlzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are not the same. They affect different regions of the brain and have distinct genetic and environmental...
FDA proposes risk-based enforcement approach to homeopathic drugs Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Dec 2017 7:05 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new, risk-based enforcement approach to drug products labeled as homeopathic. To protect consumers who...
E-cigarette flavouring chemicals found toxic to white blood cells Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTFlavours are good for food but not at least when it comes to E-Cigarette. According to a new study different flavoring compounds including cinnamon,...
When do you really need Vitamin D Tests ? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTMany people don’t have enough vitamin D in their bodies which increases the risk of fractures. It also can lead to other health problems, therefore...
Metabolic acidosis adversely affects Cognitive functions in CKD Meghna Singhania11 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTMetabolic acidosis is commonly associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). As the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) falls, the acid excretion starts...
Novel Agent dramatically improves Oral Mucositis due to Radiation Vinay Singh singh26 Aug 2018 7:18 PM ISTA first-in-class synthetic superoxide dismutase abruptly decreased the incidence of severe oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer...
Toxic metals exposure increases risk for cardiovascular disease: BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTPeople heavily exposed to toxic metals such as copper, arsenic, lead, and cadmium are more likely to develop coronary heart disease and cardiovascular...
Annual economic cost of Bidi smoking in India is INR 805.5 billion : BMJ Vinay Singh singh22 Dec 2018 7:28 PM ISTAccording to a Research paper published in BMJ, Total annual economic cost of Bidi smoking is INR 805.5 billion in India. Costs are estimated under...
Synthetic Protamine to safely remove heparin post-surgery in near future Hina Zahid7 July 2019 7:10 PM ISTSynthetic Protamine to safely remove heparin post-surgery in the near future.Researchers at the University of York have developed a new way to safely...
