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
Much ground has been covered; tobacco taxes are the ultimate frontier for India
Between a 2008 ban on smoking in public places under the aegis of then health minister Anbumani Ramadoss and a hard fought battle for larger pictorial warnings...
Ahead of International Day of Yoga, government plans to take Yoga to every village
Ahead of the International Day of Yoga, Indian government is planning an ambitious Yoga Gram programme to spread yoga in every village of the country. The...
While lung cancer risk falls five years after quitting, it remains substantially higher than non-smokersJust because you stopped smoking years ago doesn't mean you're out of the woods when it comes to developing lung cancer.
That's the "bad" news. The...
Clinical trial enrolments favour men; older women are the most under-represented group
Women, especially older women are a grossly under-represented group in clinical trials on heart failure medicines.
Clinical trial enrolment favours men, according to a study presented at Heart Failure...
Study finds vitamin and mineral pills and supplements have little health benefits
Popping vitamin pills may in fact do nothing for your health, suggest the results of a new study.
The most commonly consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent...
Higher proportion of male hormones poses great heart disease risk in post menopausal women
Post menopausal women, have a higher blood level of a male hormone (testosterone) as compared to the female hormone estrogen. This is associated with a higher...
Delhi government caps profit margin of private hospitals on drugs and implants; bill waiver for death
The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has mandated all private hospitals and nursing homes to "preferably" prescribe drugs that are included in the...
Walkers spend more energy if they chew gum while on a walk
Chewing gum while walking increased both the walking distance and energy expenditure. The effects are more pronounced in middle-aged and elderly men
New research presented at the European Congress...
No link was found between HPV vaccination and risk of autoimmune diseases in a study published in CMAJ
There is no increase in the risk of autoimmune disorders in girls who received the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV4) vaccine.
Human papillomavirus is...
Video games that require physical activity, called "exergaming" improve quality of life in heart failure patients
It sounds too good to be true but video games it seems are exactly what the doctor ordered for heart patients.
Results of a new...
