Though India is second only to China with shockingly high prevalence of diabetes, hardly 0.1% of patients regularly use a glucometer to adjust dosages of medications and lifestyles accordingly....
Xavier Hames has type 1 diabetes and is at constant risk of hypoglycaemia -- when low glucose levels can result in seizures, coma or death. But Hames was fitted with a pancreas-like pump that can identify when sugar levels are low and stop the release of insulin, Xinhua reported....
Scientists have found that drinking four cups of coffee a day has a protective effect against skin cancer....
Alarmed over mounting swine flu cases in Telangana, the state government Wednesday swung into action and sought help from the central government, which agreed to send a high-level medical team, medicines and diagnostic kits....
A 35-year old man from Jodhpur, who had symptoms similar to those of Ebola virus disease, died Wednesday at the AIIMS hospital. The health ministry said the man was not suffering from the deadly virus....
