Stating that most cases of eye cancer in the country get detected at alarmingly late stages, doctors here have stressed on the importance of spreading awareness about types of the disease and its symptoms among people to ensure its prevention, detection and treatment. "Eye cancer in this part of the world is not very frequent but it ca...
Relatives of the Zika virus, especially West Nile, can spread from an infected...
Strides Pharma Global Pte Ltd, an arm of Strides Shasun, has received approval of the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its tablets to treat the HIV-1 infection, said the drug major on Wednesday. "We have received approval of the US regulator (FDA) for the production of 300mg Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate tablets for treating HIV-1 i...
In a first, US researchers have developed a brain pacemaker that could slow down the decline in problem-solving and decision-making skills in patients with Alzheimer's disease. The brain pacemaker, similar to a cardiac pacemaker device, consists of thin electrical wires that can be surgically implanted into the patients' frontal lobes of the brains vi...
People who suffer a traumatic brain injury -- occurring when an external force injures the brain -- may be at increased risk of developing dementia even after 30 years, says a study. A traumatic brain injury, also known as intracranial injury, is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, especially in younger individua...
Researchers have found that a strain of bacteria commonly found in milk may be a trigger for developing rheumatoid arthritis in people who are genetically at risk. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease that causes the immune system to attack a person's joints, muscles, bones and organs. Patients suffer from pain...
Doctors at a private hospital here have successfully placed a kid-sized metallic stent across the narrowed part of the oesophagus of a 10-year-old- boy who was unable to swallow his own saliva, leave aside food and water, after gulping down sulphuric acid by mistake. The boy's oesophagus, in other words the food pipe -- a...
In a first, researchers have shown that human muscles possess a 'memory' of earlier growth at the DNA level. Periods of skeletal muscle growth are "remembered" by the genes in the muscle, helping them to grow larger later in life, said the study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The research can have important implications in how athletes ...
Are you suffering from heart disease? A treatment with Vitamin D3 might help restore damage to your cardiovascular system, finds a study. Vitamin D3 is produced naturally when skin is exposed to the sun or through over-the-counter pills. Several diseases, including high blood pressure, build-up of fats, cholesterol in and on the artery walls...
Hypertension among young adults in India is higher than previously estimated...
