US researchers have found that a new oral drug for treating breast cancer has potential to combat other types of cancer too. According to the researchers, Palbociclib targets the rapid division of tumor cells by suppressing…
Marketed as a safer substitute to conventional tobacco cigarettes, electronic cigarettes could damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer, according to a new study. A team at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System…
A young caretaker in a de-addiction centre at Naharkanata, on the outskirt of Bhubaneswar, was murdered by inmates on Tuesday. On late hours of Monday, the victim identified as Sumit Behera, 28, was attacked by inmates as he…
A new study has made the shocking discovery that harmful pathogens, like salmonella, can survive for at least six months in dry foods like cookies and sandwich crackers. Lead researcher Larry Beuchat from University of…
At least 7 persons suffered partial loss of vision after undergoing cataract surgeries at a charitable hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot district, according to the health officials.
However, an official from Sadhu…
Regular orgasms can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Men who ejaculate regularly throughout their lives lower their risk of the disease, a new study has found.
Writing in the journal Obesity, the researchers have proposed an approach called “precision weight loss” that would customize weight loss programs to each person’s genetic script, Dispatch Tribunal reports…
The government has revised the national list of essential medicines (NLEM) and added 106 more drugs while 70 other drugs have been removed from the list. The total number of essential medicines, prices of which are…
Diseases like tuberculosis (TB), scarlet fever and scurvy, which were quite common in the 19th and early 20th centuries, are now increasing at a rapid rate in neighborhoods across London, CNN reported.
A Bengaluru-based biotechnology start-up, has become the first Indian firm to develop artificial living tissue, which performs the function of a human liver, and can lead to full-scale transplantable organs in a…
Night shifts not only damage health, but also put those who drive home after their shift at significantly high risk of car crashes, according to a US study. The new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
Indian pharmaceutical major, Cipla, has launched a generic drug to be used for treating hepatitis C under the brand name Ledipasvir-Sofosbuvir costing Rs 25,000 for a bottle of 28 tablets in India.
Eating a handful of almonds daily can enhance the diets of adults and young children, according to a new study.
Middle-aged and older women with gum disease are at a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer than those without gum problems, suggests a new study. Previous research has found links between periodontal disease and…
A new study in the United States discovered that taking a magnesium supplement might be helpful in preventing the progression of pancreatic cancer. According to the US National Cancer Institute, the overall occurrence…
A new study has found that antibiotics alone can help in treating children with appendicitis.
India pledges Rs 3.32 crore to UN emergency response fund mechanism for the 2015-16 period to support global humanitarian relief operations.
Sensitivity to sweetness varies widely across school-aged children and is partly genetically-determined, according to the research from the Monell Chemical Senses Centre in the US.
A new study has found that women who conceive their first child in their early 20s do not report better health during midlife than those who had their first baby as a teenager.
A new study has found that use of antidepressants during pregnancy could increase a child’s risk for autism. The study was published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The researchers said that women who…
A cartoon in The Australian newspaper has come under criticism internationally for depicting Indians as starving people, eating solar panels to reduce carbon emissions. The cartoon has sparked widespread outrage in India.
Scientists have discovered that persistent semen exposure in sex workers brings changes in the cervical and vaginal micro-environment in a way that may in fact increase HIV resistance.
A new study has found that high stress could lead to Alzheimer’s disease in old age. The findings of the study were published this week in the journal Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. The researchers claimed…
Results of a long-term clinical trial have demonstrated that combining chemotherapy with a treatment known as “suicide gene therapy,” can successfully kill prostate tumor cells.
Around 37 percent of women will experience ‘sleep orgasms’ by the age of 45, according to the researchers. Sleep orgasm is a phenomenon that occurs primarily in women between their 40s and mid-50s – it’s not just for…
Highly commercialized standards of health and beauty can result in the ‘Angelina Jolie’ syndrome – resorting to preventive action, such as surgery on a healthy body, for a conjectural disease, researchers claimed…
The researchers have come up with a new gene therapy technique which modifies prostate cancer cells allowing the body of the patient to attack and kill those cells. Since the technique causes the tumour cells in the body to self…
According to two major studies unwarranted delays in breast cancer treatment may compromise patients’ survival. The studies featured Thursday in JAMA Oncology. One study, headed by Fox Chase Cancer Center surgical…
A new U.S. study has found that concussion is number one in the list of injuries suffered by high school cheerleaders.
A new study has debunked the popular belief that happiness brings good health. The study was published on Wednesday in The Lancet. For the study, the researchers followed one million middle-aged women in Britain for…
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