Monthly Archives: April 2019
Organ donors prone to hypertension, diabetes; often end up in recipient queue
Study calls for continuous monitoring of health status of organ donors, finds many develop diabetes, hypertension and then end up waiting for an organ...
Diabetics fasting during Navratri, Ramzan should consult doctors
It is important for diabetics to keep a sharp watch on their health status while fasting for Navratri or Ramzan
Diabetes patients need to manage...
As many as 38 genes contribute to progressive hearing loss
Mouse studies implicate as many as 38 genes in hearing loss; 11 of them play a role in humans too
As many as 38 new...
Traffic pollution causes 13% of all childhood asthma cases globally
Lancet study shows there are 170 new cases of traffic pollution-related asthma per 100,000 children every year around the world
Globally, estimates suggest that...
Intl space station is an incubator of virulent germs
Many of the organisms breeding on the surfaces of the international space station are known to usScientists from NASA have come to a conclusion...
Hemoglobin A1c test fails to diagnose three quarters of diabetes cases
Haemoglobin A1c fails to catch 73 percent of diabetes cases that were detected by the oral glucose test
Hemoglobin A1c (HBA1c) blood test tends to...
Talking to mothers about sugar helps reduce obesity in kids
When mothers are told about the harmful effects of sugar, childhood obesity is brought down
Giving mothers plain facts about the health risks of consuming...
Replacing red meat with plant proteins good for the heart
Study shows replacing red meat with healthier plant proteins decreases cardiovascular risk factors
Diets that replace red meat with healthy plant proteins lead to decrease...
Animal-assisted therapy betters social skills after brain injury
Research shows animal-assisted therapy in which animals are a part of therapy sessions, makes brain injury patients respond more positively
Animal-assisted therapy can foster social...
Breast screening at 50 yrs, & alternate year thereafter is a must
New guideline shows that majority of average-risk women with no symptoms will benefit from mammography every other year beginning at age 50
Average-risk women, between...
