Monthly Archives: April 2018
Starting football before 12 could expedite nerve disease
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is common in athletes, study shows its onset is linked to age of football initiation
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative...
Avoid golf carts if you have knee pain, walk the course
Research says golfers with knee osteoarthritis who prefer carts will do better, walking
If you are a golf enthusiast, with a knee niggle, keep off...
On Ayushman Bharat Diwas today, health msg to reach 6L villages
Hectic activity in states as SECC data for Ayushman Bharat is verified
It is an important day for the biggest government funded health insurance plan...
Stem cell drugs, not therapy in ‘new drug’ ambit: drug controller
A notification earlier this month for stricter clinical trial norms for stem cells has raised concerns
Drug controller general of India S Eshwara Reddy on...
Elevated lipid levels in brain could be Parkinson’s red flag
Parkinson's Disease is known to be a disease of aging, some of these fats are found in aging brains too
Elevated levels of some lipids...
AIIMS resident doctors end strike, after action against prof
The resident doctors went on strike on Thursday alleging assaultAfter almost two days, resident doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ended...
Now, test sperm motility in the privacy of your own home
A US company has launched a kit that can test sperm motility through a smartphone-based platformA first of its kind home sperm test was...
Fond of dark chocolate? Indulge, because it may improve your eyesight
A small clinical trial found vision improved two hours after eating a bar of chocolate
If you like dark chocolate, here is yet another reason...
India’s vaccine policy under scrutiny: letter wars reach PMO door
Several medical associations have written to prime minister Narendra Modi asking him to ignore "unsubstantiated, irresponsible claims"
The letter wars over India's vaccine policy (read...
Cut-off for NEET PG, superspeciality lowered by 15 percentile
The move to lower NEET cut-off by 15 percentile will benefit 18000 students
If you are planning to appear for NEET PG or superspeciality examinations...
