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...
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...
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...
Children of nurturing mothers are physically healthier
Brandeis psychologist Margie Lachman with Gregory Miller and colleagues at the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Los Angeles; in their recent studies, have reported that adults who 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...
GW Pharmaceuticals seeks FDA permission for Sativex
Sativex, is the world’s first marijuana based prescription drug, developed by GW Pharmaceuticals, a British pharmaceutical company. This drug, developed as a mouth spray, has two best known psychoactive ingredients More...
No track of radiation absorbed by Fukushima workers, off work
The health ministry in Japan has not been keeping a track of the amount of radiation absorbed by workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant, after they were evacuated or while they were off the clock. Some 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...
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...