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 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...
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...
Developing better combination therapies for colorectal cancer
Scientists at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, U.S.A, have shed new light on the molecular connection between chronic inflammation and DNA methylation, a process that shuts down cancer-fighting More...
Cancer diagnosis seldom deters smokers
A research team led by Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH, of the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, in its recent report, suggested that a significant number of patients don’t quit smoking More...
India moves resolution on mental disorders at WHO summit
New Delhi, India: India has insisted the world into joining hands to fight against mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Foreseeing depression as the leading cause of More...
What you should know about Human Papillomavirus
New Delhi, India: Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a virus associated with cervical cancer in women, has been suspected to cause head and neck cancer, upon being sexually transmitted. Recent studies and clinical findings More...
Delayed gastric emptying: Time to worry?
While for some, delayed gastric emptying may be a routine thing – not worthy of hitting the panic button; ignoring it completely could mean overlooking the warning signals of a medical condition termed “Gastroparesis”. Gastroparesis More...
Scientists of Indian-origin discover essentials of Malaria
Washington, U.S.A: Indian-origin researchers have made a deep-seated discovery in comprehending how malaria parasites cause the deadly disease. The team of scientists led by Kasturi Haldar and Souvik Bhattacharjee of More...
Gene Therapy Achieves Early Success Against Heredit
Symptoms improved significantly in adults with the bleeding disorder hemophilia B following a single treatment with gene therapy developed by researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis More...