| Patients suffer as Jammu medical college employees intensify strike Health services continue to remain paralyzed in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, as a strike by government medical college employees, excluding doctors, demanding regularization of jobs under the Sixth Pay Commission and release of pending arrears entered the third day on... | |
| Molecule that can switch off cancer discovered Scientists from the University of Colorado have found a 'switch' that can turn off... |
| Agra villagers suffer from water contamination Ground water in Dayalbagh, a suburb of Agra, allegedly contains a high level of fluoride and is causing serious health hazards to... |
| Have pre-marriage health check: Chinese official Pre-marriage health check-ups should be held as there has been an increase in the congenital defect rate among new born babies, a Chinese official said here... |
| Now, sticking plaster that can cure cancer Skin cancer patients have a new reason to smile - doctors are set to unveil the first ever sticking plaster that can cure the deadly... |
| Using home cervical cancer testing kits can increase diagnosis A new research has suggested that more high risk cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) could be detected by offering home testing kits to women who do not come forward for cervical... |
| Body's response to taste or smell of meal 'a diabetes risk factor' Our body's response to foods' smell, taste could be a risk factor for diabetes, say... |
| Flu during pregnancy may raise baby's schizophrenia risk Influenza A infection during pregnancy can affect brains of babies, says a study on rhesus... |
| Free Nhs Prostheses For Breast Cancer Patients WOMEN who have been treated for breast cancer will be entitled to free prostheses on the NHS to allow them to do sports. Health Minister Edwina Hart yesterday announced a national policy to allow... |
| Emirates World Humanitarian Medical Team Performs Rare Open Heart Surgery In Bosnia The medical team of Emirates World Humanitarian Mobile Hospital in Bosnia-Herzegovina carried out a rare surgery to remove a tumor from the heart of a patient in her sixties.The three hours surgery... |
| Guidelines: Do Medical Tests Later, Less Often Recent reports and guideline changes suggest some medical tests should be delayed, avoided, or done less often:- MAMMOGRAM: Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and they should get one... |
| Experts Say Us Doctors Overtesting, Overtreating CHICAGO -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans - maybe even President Barack Obama - are being... |
| Scientists Solve Puzzle Of Chickens That Are Half Male And Half Female A puzzle that has baffled scientists for centuries - why some birds appear to be male on one side of the body and female on the other - has been solved by researchers. The research, which involved... |
| Sequencing Genome Of Entire Family Reveals Parents Give Kids Fewer Gene Mutations Than Was Thought Researchers at the University of Utah and other institutions have sequenced for the first time the entire genome of a family, enabling them to accurately estimate the average rate at which parents... |
| Cholesterol Targets For Heart Patients Not Being Met cholesterol levels according to a study of 25,250 patients in Germany published online 11 March in the European Heart Journal [1]. The study investigated the way primary care doctors assessed... |
| Guidelines For Body Donation Programs Approved By The American Association Of Anatomists The Board of Directors of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) has approved a set of guidelines to govern programs accepting the donation of bodies for education and biomedical research. The... |
| New Drug Candidate Reduces Blood Lipids cholesterol with no serious side effects. This according to a clinical trial conducted by researchers from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, amongst other centres, published in... |
| Weighing Parents' Preferences And Risk Factors When Choosing Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Or Plan A Repeat Cesarean An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to clinicians and facilities able and... |
| Young Boys' Academic Functioning May Be Adversely Affected By Video-game Ownership Parents of young boys may want to encourage moderation when it comes to their kids' video game habits. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for... |
| Antibiotic Lessens Symptoms In Movement Disorder antibiotic's capacity to improve cell function in laboratory tests is providing movement disorder researchers with leads to more desirable molecules with potentially similar traits, according to... |
| Confidence Is Key To Gauging Impressions We Make The gift of "seeing ourselves as others see us" is particularly beneficial when we judge how we've made a first impression - in a job interview, during a sales pitch or on a first date. Yet, many... |
| Fifty Years Of The 'light Fantastic:' Laser Advances Spark Scientific Progress Fifty years after the first laser sparked a technological revolution, the "light fantastic" continues to impact people's daily lives - by playing DVDs, speeding Internet connections, and performing... |
| 7 European Countries Give Nomix Toilets The Thumbs-up People in seven European countries have positive attitudes toward a new eco-friendly toilet that could substantially reduce pollution problems and conserve water and nutrients, scientists in... |
| Novel Stroke Treatment Passes Safety Stage Of Uci-led Clinical Trial stroke has passed an important safety stage, according to the UC Irvine neurologist who led the effort. Dr. Steven C. Cramer said patients showed no ill effects after the sequential administration... |
| Winner Of The Aaos Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughan Award: Penn Researcher, Louis J. Soslowsky, Phd, Louis J. Soslowsky, Ph.D. Fairhill professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and professor of Bioengineering, director of the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory and Penn Center for Musculoskeletal... |
| Orthoscan, Inc. Launches First Mini C-arm With Flat Detector At Annual Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting OrthoScan, Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, launched a new version of its Mini C-Arm product with flat detector this week at the Annual Academy of... |
| Mayo Clinic Receives Unique Philanthropic Gift For Cancer Research cancer research that will focus on finding new treatments and preventive measures to reduce the incidence of cancer. This professorship is made possible by a $2 million gift from The Vasek and Anna... |
| Bioalliance Announces Positive Preliminary Results In The First Phase I Clinical Trial Of Fentanyl Lauriad AIDS patients, announced positive preliminary results from the first Phase I trial of fentanyl Lauriad®. This first randomized, single-centre trial in healthy volunteers has evaluated the... |
| American College Of Cardiology Embraces Interactive Technology For Patient Engagement , emotions, health literacy and even the patient's condition itself can create a barrier for good communication between patients and their doctors. Studies show patients forget as much as 80% of... |
| Neopharm Announces Orphan Drug Application Filing For Il13-pe38qqr For The Treatment Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis NeoPharm, Inc. (Other OTC: NEOL.PK), announced that it has filed an orphan drug application with the Office of Orphan Products Development of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to... |
| Rti Biologics™ Launches Two Biologic Implants At Orthopaedic Surgeon Annual Meeting RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), the Florida-based processor of orthopedic, dental, surgical specialties and other biologic implants, is launching two new biologic implants for use in sports... |
| Affymax Receives $5 Million Milestone Payment On Initiation Of Phase 3 Clinical Trials For Hematide™ In Japan Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFY) today announced that it has received a $5 million development milestone payment from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company as part of the companies' exclusive global agreement to... |
| Joint Role Of Obesity And Alcohol In Increasing The Risk Of Liver Disease Obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease in both men and women according to two studies published on bmj.com today. These findings have significant clinical and public... |
| Democrats Pare Differences Over Health Overhaul (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 11,... |
| Democrats Still Lack Votes To Pass Their Health Care Bill Washington (AP) - Top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes to push... |
| Experts Say U.s. Doctors Are Overtesting, Overtreating Chicago (AP) - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans -- maybe even President Barack Obama -- are being... |
| Molecule That Can Switch Off Cancer Discovered Scientists from the University of Colorado have found a 'switch' that can turn off cancer. They have discovered a molecule that actually triggers cell death, and they are convinced it can be... |
| India Company's Medical-tourism Push purchase of a big stake in Singapore-based Parkway Holdings could lead to a major shakeup in the global health-care industry. In Asia, Singapore has always been at the top of the pecking order of the... |
