Monthly Archives: April 2019
Can’t get a six-pack? Get a doctor to etch them for you without any...
Now, a plastic surgeon can etch a six pack ab for you without the gruelling workout routine
Even with a good diet and workout routine,...
AYUSH ministry & CSIR look to marry traditional medicine, modern science
AYUSH ministry signs MoU with CSIR for integration of traditional systems of medicine with modern science
AYUSH ministry and the Council of Scientific and Industrial...
Mental health problem is common among children, finds major study
One in five children have mental health problems, finds results from the Ontario Child Health Study 2014 (OCHS)
One in five Ontario children and youth...
New software could reduce variability in ELISA biomarker tests
Researchers have developed a new software, called ELISAtools to limit variability in commercial research biomarker testing kits
Variability in common among research biomarker tests like...
When pharmacies close, heart patients stop taking daily medicines
Study finds that when people use a single pharmacy they stop using crucial heart medicines when it closes
New research from the University of Illinois...
When pregnant moms quit smoking, they reduce risk of preterm birth
Study finds pregnant mothers who quit smoking are less likely to give birth to preterm babies
There is an important association between quitting smoking during...
20.8L got treatment worth Rs 5K cr at almost half price under Ayushman Bharat
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY has benefitted more than 20.8 lakh poor and deprived people who received free treatment worth more than Rs 5,000 crores; govt...
Air pollution in late pregnancy causes high BP in children
Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in late pregnancy are at elevated risk of high BP, according to a new research
Children exposed...
Light intensity physical activity could prevent early memory loss
Light intensity physical activity is associated with larger brain volume and healthy brain aging
New research suggests that engaging in regular physical activity may prevent...
Measles surge coming as vaccine coverage dips, experts warn
US scientists warn that dip in vaccine cover could spur measles cases
Much like India's experience of false anti-vaccine propaganda queering the pitch for the...
