Monthly Archives: January 2019
Blood cancer can make your bone marrow cells age faster
Scientists say the findings can pave the way for new anti-ageing drugs
Blood cancer can accelerate ageing in healthy bone marrow cells, scientists have found....
Shock therapy: To be or not to be, debate experts in The BMJ
Shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy is used for depression
Should we stop using electroconvulsive therapy to relieve symptoms of severe depression? Experts debate the issue...
Malnutrition is still an unresolved problem in US hospitals
Study finds one in three hospitalised adults at risk of malnutrition
Malnutrition remains a huge problem not just at home but also in hospitals.
For the...
Takeda moves on dengue vaccine, undeterred by Sanofi fall
Takeda’s Dengue vaccine meets main goal in late-stage clinical trial, detailed results to come
Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) was efficacious in preventing dengue fever...
New drug can cure cancer in weeks, claim Israeli scientists
The pathbreaking drug that could cure cancer in few weeks time
A team of scientists from Israel claim to have developed a drug that could...
Eating to your heart’s content could be an invite to Alzheimer’s
Researchers find high levels of satiety hormone are associated with Alzheimer's disease
You may be familiar with the saying, "You are what you eat," but...
Public health experts appeal to WHO against Philip Morris collaboration
Collaborating with the Philip Morris International (PMI)-funded Foundation is against WHO policy on steering clear of Big Tobacco
Public health experts from around the world today...
In 1st PMJAY purge, names of BJP MP, UP minister pruned from list
Names of four politicians including one BJP MP and one Uttar Pradesh minister have been removed from the PMJAY beneficiary list
Exposing loopholes in the...
By 2030, hepatitis C infections will reduce by 80%, estimates Lancet
Study shows 15.1 million new hepatitis C infections and 1.5 million cirrhosis and liver cancer deaths will be averted globally by 2030
A comprehensive package of...
6K in 9 months, 1.53K health & wellness centres could take 19 years
Since the launch of the first health and wellness centre in April last year only 6193 have been set up
In the first three quarters...
