Monthly Archives: June 2018
Upping tuberculosis drug dose defeats disease faster
Increasing Rifampicin dosage shortens treatment period without side effects
Increasing the daily dosage of a key tuberculosis antibiotic can contain the disease better and does...
Air pollution, even at ‘safe’ levels can hike diabetes risk
New study says countries like India with no clean air policies particularly vulnerable
With an estimated 70 million diabetics, India is widely touted as the...
Arterial stiffness as a measure of heart health in children
Finnish researchers devise non-invasive test for blood vessel stiffness
Arterial stiffness is one of the early signs of heart disease, and arterial stiffening has been...
Diabetes, obesity drug shows promise in alcoholism
The drug works on the hunger hormone to reduce alcohol cravings
A drug originally developed for diabetes and obesity has shown promise in dealing with...
Cataract surgery could bring down traffic accidents
Study shows that it is possible to prevent one traffic accident for every 5000 cataract surgeries done in one yearThe world over, traffic accidents are...
After shortage, paediatric lasix to cost 8 times more
Furoped, used to drain the body of water, is used in babies with heart ailments to reduce the load on the heart
Following furore over...
Fit, middle-aged people can break depression CVD link
Study shows men and women who are more physically fit at midlife have a lower risk of depression and cardiovascular mortality
Depression is known to...
New drug shows promise in excess bleeding at childbirth
Can replace Oxytocin, says WHO. India embarks on a restrictive regimen on oxytocin manufacture from July 1
Just as India readies to implement a ban...
Polio virus could have a new role; in brain tumour survival
Modified polio virus shown to help in some cancersThe virus that rid the world of polio - almost - can now increase survival in...
Stress hormones key to preventing heart attacks in diabetics
Study suggests diabetes patients should be on medicines to prevent heart attacks
The fight or flight hormone is also a life and death hormone, it...
