Prevention of Tuberculosis: NICE Guidelines Hina Zahid3 Jan 2020 7:00 PM ISTNational Institute for health and care excellence has released guidelines for Prevention of Tuberculosis. It is an update on the guidelines published...
WHO's NCD prevention policies not being followed by most countries: Lancet Hina Zahid9 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 73% of all global mortality. Most countries have endorsed WHO non-communicable disease (NCD)...
More than 80% of school-going adolescents not sufficiently physically active globally: WHO Hina Zahid26 Nov 2019 7:05 PM ISTThe first-ever global trends for adolescent insufficient physical activity show that urgent action is needed to increase physical activity levels in...
Lassa fever: All set for Vaccine trial Hina Zahid27 Oct 2019 7:20 PM ISTThere is currently no vaccine for the Lassa arenavirus, which causes Lassa fever. Lassa fever, a hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus (LASV...
European Medicines Agency grants first approval to Ebola vaccine for European Union Hina Zahid24 Oct 2019 7:20 PM ISTLONDON - European Medicines Agency has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union for Ervebo (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP),...
BCG vaccine offers protection from Lung Cancer, reports 60-year follow-up of a clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar25 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a 60 years follow-up clinical trial, scientists have come up with surprising results which shows that childhood bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination...
WHO releases 2019 updated list of essential medicines, adds new antibiotics to the list Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTThe World Health Organization has released an updated List of Essential Medicines.It has added 28 treatments for adults and 23 for children, plus new...
Promising new drug discovered against Buruli ulcer Hina Zahid24 Dec 2018 7:28 PM ISTSwiss researchers along with their associates have discovered a promising compound against Buruli ulcer. The findings of their research have been...
WHO recommends New limits of Saturated, Trans Fat Intake Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTAccording to new draft guidelines on New limits of Saturated, Trans Fat Intakeproposed by World Health Organization (WHO), adults and children should...
4 weeks tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis as effective as 9 months course : New Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTAll over world tuberculosis kills more people than any other infectious disease and is a leading cause of mortality especially in HIV Patients.At...
Promising new drug for Hep B tested safe and effective Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Nov 2017 7:30 PM ISTResearch at the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) on the campus of Texas Biomedical Research Institute helped advance a new treatment...
The end of pneumonia? New vaccine offers hope Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 Oct 2017 7:25 PM ISTA new vaccine under development provoked an immune response to 72 forms of the bacteria that's responsible for pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis....
