Drug trial offers new hope in preventing Alzheimer's Canberra Times Click for more photos Alzheimer's prevention trial | Laura Cuartas, left, with her children Maria Elsy, 48, in bed, and Dario, 55, both suffering from Alzheimer's disease, at home in Yarumal, Colombia. Photo: Todd Heisler/The New York Times | NEW YORK: In a clinical trial that could lead to treatmen...
Azad announces free medicine, diagnostic facilities to children GroundReport | Srinagar, May 20 (Scoop News) – Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is on two day visit of the State, today visited G.B.Pant Hospital and took stock of the medicare facilities being provided to the childr...
Menu on a tablet The Hindu In a fine-dining restaurant, wading through an exhaustive menu that's as heavy as a history textbook can be an ordeal. The ‘heaviness' comes from detailed listing of ingredients to help health-conscious diners who want to know what's being serv...
Azad orders staffing, free medicines at Pant hospital Zeenews Srinagar: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday directed the state health and medical education departments to go for immediate recruitment of doctors and nurses at the GB Pant Hospital here as part of measures to bring down the high infan...
Testosterone drug use growing despite risks San Francisco Chronicle | Testosterone replacement has long been prescribed for men who suffer from abnormally low levels of the male sex hormone, but overuse can lead to infertility and can even speed th...
Is India a dumping ground for drugs? BBC News India has more than 10,500 drug makers with a domestic turnover of nearly $9bn. | Yet, something is rotten with the way drugs are tested and sold in the country. | A has found seri...
Immune drug doesn't help kids with hard-to-treat kidney disorder PhysOrg | INS has an estimated incidence of two to seven cases per 100,000 children and a prevalence of nearly 16 cases per 100,000. Children with the disease excrete large amounts of prot...
Diabetes drug can stave off leading cause of blindness The Siasat Daily Washington, May 10: | A drug prescribed for diabetes could also have another important use: treating one of the world`s leading causes of blindness. | In lab rat and cell-culture e...
New drug shows promise for myeloma patients PhysOrg | However, what isn't clear from the studies is whether or not the improved "progression-free" survival time will translate to a longer overall survival. | "These are very promisin...
Diabetes drug could treat leading cause of blindness PhysOrg | In laboratory rat and cell-culture experiments, the scientists found that metformin, which is commonly used to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes, also substantially r...
Confusion reigns over HIV drugs Canberra Times | PEOPLE with HIV are going without treatment because they do not realise newer medications exist that will not cause the serious side-effects of older drugs. | The confusion and m...
Number of US newborns with drug withdrawal triples WPXI | Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth. | The infant is going through drug wi...
Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes Houston Chronicle | WASHINGTON (AP) — A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers — sugge... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Common antibiotic boosts death risk - study Independent online Washington - A popular antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and sexually transmitted diseases may boost the risk of deat... (photo: Creative Commons / MarshallsArt)
Drinking coffee linked to lower deaths: research The Daily Telegraph Coffee drinkers may live longer as research has found they were less likely to die during the 14-year study period than non-coffee drinkers. | Drinkin... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
