Obesity, a chronic disease needs long term medical intervention for effective management
Wednesday, March 3, 2021Obesity, a chronic disease, is one of the major public health problems affecting every region of the globe. Obesity is ...
New heart radar can predict death four days ahead
Tuesday, February 23, 2021German researchers are using wireless radar systems to detect strokes or heart attacks early on.
Post-Covid Ayurvedic medicine market has grown by 50 to 90 %
Friday, February 19, 2021Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that post-Covid, Ayurveda has gained global acceptance and its ...
9 out of 10 Indians in favour of strong law against tobacco
Thursday, February 11, 2021More than 80 percent or nine out of 10 Indians believed that use of cigarettes, bidis, and smokeless tobacco was a very ...
COVID-19: Has India achieved herd immunity?
Wednesday, February 10, 2021New COVID cases and deaths have fallen sharply in India in the past few weeks, which has led some officials to suggest ...
India inks MoUs with 25 countries to promote traditional medicine
Wednesday, February 10, 2021India has signed Memoranda of Understanding with 25 countries across the world for cooperation in the field of ...
76% of the Indian population suffers from Vitamin D deficiency
Saturday, February 6, 2021A pan-India study published in May 2020, including 4,624 subjects at 229 sites across 81 cities in India shows that 76% ...
PortShala - a Medical Education Program for Healthcare Professionals launched on World Cancer Day
Thursday, February 4, 2021BD-India (Becton, Dickinson and Company) today announced the launch of a specialist educational program on chemo ports ...
The challenges ahead in organ donation in India
Wednesday, February 3, 2021The event witnessed an intriguing panel discussion on the recommendations of the Whitepaper that addresses the gaps in ...
Russia’s Sputnik V COVID vaccine highly effective, new study shows
Wednesday, February 3, 2021The previously contentious vaccine has shown promising results in a phase III trial. Its efficacy also looks to be high ...
Shivaji University academics get patent for anti-breast cancer drug molecules
Sunday, January 31, 2021Two academics in the Chemistry department of Shivaji University, Kolhapur were granted with patent for their work on ...
BreatheEasy launches self-sanitising face mask; Know how it works
Sunday, January 31, 2021BreatheEasy Consultants private limited has introduced an unique, self-sanitising, comfortable, Nelson labs certified ...
Coronavirus: The dangers of weak vaccines
Thursday, January 28, 2021Mutated coronavirus strains could escape a weak immune response and make the pathogen more aggressive. That way, even ...
COVID-19 and eyesight: Myopia on the rise during lockdown
Monday, January 25, 2021Due to coronavirus lockdowns, less time outdoors and more time on screens is leading to significantly more people ...
Coronavirus mutations: Can people who have recovered or been vaccinated be infected again?
Sunday, January 24, 2021The Brazilian COVID-19 variant is of particular concern. The immune response of vaccinated people and patients who have ...
First 3D photo of coronavirus unveiled; Click here to see how it looks like
Sunday, January 24, 2021So this is what you look like! Until now, there have only been computer graphics of the coronavirus. Now, Austrian ...
Facial paralysis after Pfizer vaccine is rare complication, its origin unknown: Medic
Wednesday, January 20, 2021Facial nerve paralysis experienced after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shot against COVID-19 is a rare ...
COVID-19: Infection gives immunity for several months
Thursday, January 14, 2021A study has found that people who have recovered from COVID-19 are largely protected for at least five months. ...
Holding breath may increase risk of COVID infection: IIT-Madras
Monday, January 11, 2021Researchers at the IIT-Madras (IIT-M) have found that holding one’s breath might increase the risk of getting COVID-19 ...