Health

New Delhi, May 7 (India Science Wire): Researchers at Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology have identified a new biomaterial to prevent microbial infections on medical implants like urethral catheters. By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan Studies have shown that around 70–80% of hospital acquired infections are due to the use of urethral …

DALLAS – May 7, 2019 – A new study finds that the protein responsible for the crawling movements of cells also drives the ability of cancer cells to grow when under stress. The protein is actin, which is also a key component of the contraction apparatus of muscles throughout the …

Trans fat intake is responsible for over 5 Lakhs deaths from coronary heart disease each year globally.

Fats, oils, food and food service industries should join global effort to eliminate industrial trans fat from processed food by 2023 -WHO

Apollo Hospitals & MMC, New York, hosted first exclusive Congress on Lung transplantation, to kick-start on Saturday! Hyderabad, May 3rd, 2019 : The Apollo Heart and Lung Transplant Institute at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, in collaboration with Montefiore Medical Center, New York, is hosting, India’s first exclusive Conference on Lung …

People who have served in the military are at a greater risk of developing ALS and dying from the disease than those with no history of military service, according to research released by The ALS Association.

Hyderabad, April 27th, 2019 : The 1st batch of Medical Graduates (batch of 2012) from The Apollo Medical College, passed out and received there degrees at a glittering Convocation ceremony, on Saturday at the Ravi Narayana Reddy Auditorium, Banjara Hills. Chief Guest Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale, Director, Heart & …

Two companies have recalled ground beef products that were sold to restaurants and institutions because they may be contaminated with E. coli O103.

New Delhi, April 25 (India Science Wire): Indian researchers have synthesized a new aromatic molecule that promises to help repel and kill adult female of Aedes aegypti mosquito which is carrier of several disease-causing viruses. By Dr. Aditi Jain Mosquito bites that result in diseases such as malaria and dengue …

Plaques that rupture can activate blood clotting and block blood flow to the brain or heart, resulting in a stroke or heart attack.

state-run maternity hospital at Petlaburj in collaboration with city-based NGO, Helping Hand Foundation has been running an exclusive program on “Healthy eating during pregnancy”

TALKING POINTS: Felicitas Zawaira, Director of Family and Reproductive Health in the WHO African region.

Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used treatments for cancer. It involves single or combination of drugs that prevent cancer cells from dividing and growing. Most cancer patients who have to undergo chemotherapy treatment worry about the associated adverse side effects caused to healthy cells.

Malawi first of three in Africa to roll out landmark vaccine.

Novel strategy could be useful component of comprehensive smoking cessation plan, study says

Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, an epidemiologist deployed by WHO in the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was killed in an attack on Butembo University Hospital.

Several facilities in the state-run Unani hospital in Hyderabad have improved after the hospital tied up with NGO – Two Sets of New bed sheets for 180 beds was provided, Lighting improved, window panes and toilets were fixed, pharmacy and patient bed side stools and almirahs in pharmacy

Arlington, Virginia. April 16th, 2019. The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) issued important updates to the 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (Standards of Care), in annotations as the Living Standards of Care, focused on improving cardiovascular and renal health in people with diabetes. The updates were informed by newly …

Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death.