Monthly Archives: July 2018
Bats indicted in Kerala Nipah outbreak, ICMR sends paper to Lancet
Initial tests on bats were negative causing much speculation about whether newer sources of the infection are emerging
Putting to rest suspense about the source...
8 cups of coffee per day is associated with lower risk of death
New study shows regardless of how the body metabolises caffeine, eight or more cups of coffee per day associated with lower mortality
All those warnings...
Health mission calls out to “heroes” in desperate bid to fill vacancies
The flagship National Health Mission launches recruitment drive
Taking cues from the recruitment tag lines of the Armed Forces, National Health Mission (NHM) has launched...
Anti-oxidants have no role in improving sperm quality
New study debunks earlier findings that anti-oxidants have a positive effect on abnormal sperm parameters associated with male infertility
Increasing your intake of vegetables and...
Men, not careers make women freeze their eggs, finds study
Reasons revolve mostly around lack of stable partnerships with men committed to marriage and parenting
It's not career that's making women keep motherhood on hold...
Self monitoring blood sugar reduces diabetes care costs
Self-monitoring delivers considerable savings on the overall costs of type 2 diabetes care
Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes used in combination with an electronic feedback...
Deep brain stimulation can delay tremors in early Parkinson’s
DBS was earlier prescribed only for patients who are at an advanced stage of the disease
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may slow the progression of...
This Doctors’ Day, let’s restore the primacy of the white coats
Doctor's Day is the birthday of Dr B C RoyDr Bidhanchandra Roy, a former chief minister of West Bengal, some say was the most...
