Researchers identify key proteins that may make Zika deadly supriya kashyap kashyap3 Jan 2017 1:23 PM ISTUntil it burst onto the scene earlier this year, Zika was an obscure, little-known virus. As a result, scientists know little about how it works. Over...
Yoga may have health benefits for people with chronic non-specific lower back pain supriya kashyap kashyap15 Jan 2017 10:32 AM ISTA new systematic review, published in the Cochrane Library, suggests that yoga may lead to a reduction in pain and functional ability in people with...
Researchers identify gene that may play a central role in heart disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Jun 2017 9:45 AM ISTHeart disease kills more than 600,000 Americans every year, which translates to more than one in every four deaths. Although lifestyle choices...
Gene that could play key role in depression identified Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 July 2017 12:06 PM ISTGlobally, depression affects more than 300 million people annually. Nearly 800,000 die from suicide every year -- it is the second-leading cause of...
Research identifies causes and latest treatment of diarrhea in children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Sept 2017 9:20 AM ISTEach year, more than half a million deaths among children under five years of age around the world are caused by diarrheal diseases largely due to...
Avoid these 10 most unnecessary and overused medical tests and treatments : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTUnnecessary medication. Tests that don't reveal the problem, or uncover a "problem" that isn't really there. Procedures that have more risk than...
New heart device for effectively treating valvular heart disease without surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Nov 2017 8:30 PM ISTA new study has found that a pioneering device to repair heart valves is safe and effective, and can reduce the invasiveness and side effects of...
Single-dose cholera vaccine for faster protection in epidemics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTSingle-Dose Vaccine Could Provide Faster Protection in Cholera EpidemicsEach year there are more than three million cases of cholera worldwide, a...
Chinese massage an effective treatment for chronic neck pain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Dec 2017 7:28 PM ISTA new study evaluating a form of Chinese massage, tuina, in patients with chronic neck pain found it to be effective, safe, and cost-effective...
Topical Mupirocin highly effective in Staph infections in NICU babies Hina Zahid28 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD), have found in a Clinical...
