MediBulletin Bureau
A team of experienced and committed journalists. Working under guidance of Dr. O. P. Choudhury. You can reach us at: bureau@medibulletin.com
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 be a risk factor for high cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, especially in older people.
A new...
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 on manufacture of oxytocin in the private sector from July 1, a new drug is...
Modified polio virus shown to help in some cancersThe virus that rid the world of polio - almost - can now increase survival in some cancers.
A genetically modified poliovirus therapy developed at Duke Cancer Institute shows significantly improved long-term...
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 seems.
Stress hormones can save lives, or take them, especially in diabetics. Released during an emergency...
Study suggests prevalence of fatigue more than doubled in women diagnosed with endometriosis
Fatigue is a common but underestimated symptom of endometriosis, according to findings from an international study of over 1100 women.
The study found that the prevalence of fatigue more...
The painful insulin jabs may soon be a thing of the past
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed an oral delivery method that could dramatically transform the way in which...
The study shows that neither of the two drugs approved for diabetes in young people slows the disease
In young people with diabetes, neither insulin nor a dual drug onslaught will slow the disease, a new study has revealed.
According to...
Administration of nitric oxide gas during and for 24 hours following heart surgery decreased the risk of patients developing acute and chronic kidney problems
Nitric oxide can reduce the risk of acute kidney problems after heart surgery, Chinese researchers have...
After comments abroad that caused outrage among doctors, PM tries to make up
Prime minister Narendra Modi praises doctors in his weekly Mann ki Baat programme on Sunday. He also spoke about the celebrations of the fourth International Day of...
Study warns normalisation of plus size could defeat public health interventions against obesity
The advent of plus size could normalise obesity, warns new research.
Attempts to reduce stigmatisation of larger body sizes - for example with the launch of plus-size clothing...
