Precision medicine : Statistical model can calculate potential success of new drugs

Vienna, 07 November 2018 : The aim of “precision medicine” is to devise individualised treatment strategies and therapies. Statistical methods play an important role in predicting the efficacy of drugs…

Women who give birth to boys more likely to suffer from depression

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): According to a recent study, women who give birth to males are 71-79 per cent more likely to develop postnatal depression (PND). Furthermore, women…

Skin cancer deaths among men rising

Skin cancer deaths among men have soared in nations since 1985, with mortality rates among women rising more slowly or even declining, researchers told a medical conference in Glasgow on…

Weight cut not always cosmetic surgery, says consumer court

Ahmedabad: Weight reduction surgery is not always cosmetic surgery and the insurance company is liable to pay for it when it is performed to avoid multiple health complications which may…

IVF doctors told to refund Rs 4.8 lakh to Mysuru man

BENGALURU: Promised a child or twins through surrogacy, a man paid an IVF centre Rs 4.75 lakh only to be told later by doctors that single men can’t have a…

This is how Giant of Air Pollution engulfs Delhi lungs!

New Delhi: In just two days, giant lung exhibit in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has turned pitch dark from snowy white. This artificial lung was installed in the campus of…

Asthma, COPD patients urged to take extra caution by doctors

HYDERABAD: Ahead of Diwali, doctors sounded an alert for people with asthma and COPD, saying that they needed to exercise extra caution. With temperatures falling, pollutants in the air due…

Blood vessel cell changes could help early detection of blocked arteries

Washington DC, [USA]: According to a new study, it may be possible to detect early signs of atherosclerosis, which leads to blocked arteries, by looking at how cells in blood…

Pune : Execution of PCPNDT Act in new hands

Implementation of the Preconception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act in the city will now be in the hands of new assistant health chief Dr Kalpana Baliwant, who has taken…

Nephroplus Announces The Acquisition of DaVita Care India

Bangalore, November 05, 2018: NephroPlus, India’s largest dialysis care network announced the acquisition of DaVita Care India, part of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company, and a leading provider of…