Health

New Delhi [India], Mar. 3 : Doctors at Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh, recently managed a highly unusual and complex case where a patient, suspected of having a cancerous tumour, was instead found with 838 stones in her gallbladder.After a correct diagn…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 3 : Smoke from cigarettes blocks self-healing processes in the lungs and consequently can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, partner in the German Center for Lu…

Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 3 : Researchers from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution – increasing the potential for infection and changin…

Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 3 : Scientists have uncovered the physiological mechanics underlying inflammation and obesity by tracking the actions of ‘guardian immune cells’ in response to changes in diet.The study has been published in the Journal Immun…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 2 : Improved treatments for people with severe asthma are a ‘step closer’ after a research team led by the University of Leicester identified a breakthrough in the cause of airway narrowing.The study has been published in th…

Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 2 : A groundbreaking project led by a Florida State University researcher makes an exponential advance in suicide prediction, potentially giving clinicians the ability to predict who will attempt suicide up to two years in ad…

Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 2 : Antibacterial compounds found in soil could spell the beginnings of a new treatment for tuberculosis, new research led by the University of Sydney has found.Believed by many to be a relic of past centuries, tuberculosis (…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 2 : A new report has highlighted a gender divide in the screening of patients for cardiovascular disease – Australia’s number one killer.Research from The George Institute for Global Health and The University of Sydney found…

Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 2 : Heart attack early warning signs are being missed by doctors, according to new research which found that around 16 per cent of people who die from them are admitted to hospital for other reasons in the 28 days prior to th…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 1 : A weight loss drug has reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 80 per cent compared to placebo. The drug, which increases the amount of appetite-supressing hormones produced by the gut, was tested on overweight people wit…