Monthly Archives: January 2018
Occupational therapy can improve quality of life with diabetes
Occupational therapy can improve the quality of life of young adults living with diabetes.
The University of Southern California-led research study showed that participants who...
Largest ever trial results in NEJM endorse use of steroids for septic shock
The results of the largest ever trial on septic shock patients could put an end to a debate over whether steroids are to be...
Have the flu? Stay at home, you can spread it just by breathing
New research shows coughing or sneezing or contaminated surfaces are not the only means of the flu virus spreading. An infected person can spread...
11% hike in the offing in Budget, India readies Rs 2K cr preventive...
Last year health budget went up by Rs 10000 crore, this time the hike is expected to be Rs 5000 cr taking the total...
No special benefits of doing yoga at a higher temperature: study
Yoga performed at a higher temperature - is just as effective as the same postures performed at room temperature
Yoga performed at a higher temperature...
Johns Hopkins scientists develop single blood test CancerSEEK for 8 cancers
A new non-invasive blood test could help early detection of eight types of cancer and also identify the location of the disease, researchers from...
The next generation flu shot could be a nasal spray not an injection
Scientists from UCLA report in the journal Science a more effective flu vaccine candidate developed by using genomic engineering
The next generation flu vaccine could...
Bridge course for AYUSH doctors a pipe dream, requires nod of 12 allopathy doctors,...
Conditions set in National Medical Commission Bill to allow practitioners of Indian medicine prescribe modern medicines are in reality so stringent that it is...
To ask about sexuality, or not? Doctors in England debate
Last year NHS guidelines recommended that doctors should ask about sexual orientation of patients. The move has doctors split down the middle. India perhaps...
Illicit cigarettes are less than 3% of Indian market, finds BMJ study
A new study reveals that less than 3% cigarettes sold in the Indian market have travelled through illegal channels and the quantum of illicit...
