WHO says India tops MDR-TB cases in South East Asia
As per recent World Health Organization estimates, India has recorded about 63,000 cases of notified multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 2010, the highest in the South East Asia region. The prevalence of MDR-TB is approximately 2.3 per cent among new cases and 12-17 per cent among re-treatment cases. However, due to the size of the population More...
Gene testing aids safer and personalized Chemotherapy
Researchers led by Christof Vulsteke, of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, have discovered a novel way of identifying breast cancer patients who are likely to suffer fatal side effects from chemotherapy. More...
England’s new FA center well equipped to avoid Muamba like incident
England national team doctor Ian Beasley has told the media that the Football Association’s new St George’s Park complex will, without any further delay, initiate a better detailed health screening of More...
Fitness Strategies for Astronauts in space
The health issues that the astronauts usually face while in space include dizziness upon standing up, considerable loss of bone mass and impaired muscle function. The effects of long- term space flight, in low gravitational More...
12 Swine Flu cases have been detected in Pune, India
About twelve Swine Flu cases have been reported over a fortnight in Pune, Maharashtra, India, which has led to an alert among the health authorities. The critical condition of patients admitted to the local hospitals More...
Why are men more aggressive than women under stress?
Why do men react more aggressively than women under stress? Have you ever wondered? New research says it is because all their responses bubble down to a single “macho” gene. Australian scientists who More...
New research to cut down chemotherapy side- effects
Scientists from Duke University have determined the structure of a key molecule that can carry chemotherapy and anti-viral drugs into cells, which could help to create more effective drugs with fewer effects to More...
Gas-filled Aspirin in the battle against cancer
As per reports from the Iranian Students News agency (ISNA), one of their scientists, Khosrow Kashfi, has developed a gas-filled aspirin that can boost the cancer-fighting ability of the drug. Khosrow, is an associate More...
Indian company acquires rights to copy generic cancer drug
Indian pharmaceutical company, Natco Pharma, has been authorized to manufacture an expensive anti-cancer drug originally developed by Bayer Corporation. This move, although undermining the Bayer’s patent, is expected More...
Dubai celebrates World Kidney Day
Marking seventh World Kidney Day, the Dubai Health Authority conducted free health screenings on this Thursday. Various hospitals and health centers emphasized on the need for kidney donation as well as an early More...