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Balance of two enzymes may help treat pancreatic cancer
A new research has set the stage for clinicians to potentially use levels of a pancreatic cancer patient's PHLPP1 and PKC enzymes as a prognostic and for researchers to develop new therapeutic drugs that change the balance of the two enzymes as a means to treat the disease.
Tuberculosis can be eradicated by 2045: Experts
The world can eradicate tuberculosis by 2045 if the fight against the killer disease is properly funded, an international team of experts has said. Warning of the immense economic and social costs of inaction, they said that better screening, treatments and public awareness were needed to reduce the more than 10 million cases recorded every year. A chronic lung disease which is preventable and largely treatable if caught in time, tuberculosis is the top infectious killer of our time, causing over 1.6 million deaths each year. "That is huge and the economic burden of that to both developing and developed nations is staggering," Eric Goosby, the United Nations' special envoy for the disease, told AFP Wednesday. "It's not rocket science, it's really common sense. We need to initiate a new prevention strategy." Tuberculosis has existed for millenia and is latent in around a quarter of the world's population. Despite killing nearly as many people each year as HIV/AIDS and malaria combined,
Tuberculosis can be eradicated by 2045: Experts
The world can eradicate tuberculosis by 2045 if the fight against the killer disease is properly funded, an international team of experts has said. Warning of the immense economic and social costs of inaction, they said that better screening, treatments and public awareness were needed to reduce the more than 10 million cases recorded every year. A chronic lung disease which is preventable and largely treatable if caught in time, tuberculosis is the top infectious killer of our time, causing over 1.6 million deaths each year. "That is huge and the economic burden of that to both developing and developed nations is staggering," Eric Goosby, the United Nations' special envoy for the disease, told AFP Wednesday. "It's not rocket science, it's really common sense. We need to initiate a new prevention strategy." Tuberculosis has existed for millenia and is latent in around a quarter of the world's population. Despite killing nearly as many people each year as HIV/AIDS and malaria combined,
BeatO raises Rs 11.75 cr from Orios Venture Partners, existing investors
Health tech-startup BeatO Wednesday said that it has raised Rs 11.75 crore in pre-series A round of funding led by Orios Venture Partners with participation from existing investors. "BeatO, the Delhi based health-tech startup, announced the closure of its Pre-Series A round of Rs 11.75 crore. Orios Venture Partners led the funding round with participation from existing investors - Blume Ventures, Leo Capital and Vishal Sampat," the company said in a statement. BeatO focuses on meeting the end-to-end needs of a person with diabetes. The consumers can start using BeatO by purchasing their smartphone-based glucometer that connects with the mobile app. The BeatO Glucometer connects to the user's smartphone and works with BeatO app that keeps a record of all readings. The app connects doctors with diabetes educators to get real time guidance in case readings go out of the desired range and provides instant alerts to family and caregivers too. "The company will utilize the funds to increase
The Den brings list of therapies to rejuvenate skin and hair this Holi
The Den Bengaluru, Sanctuary Spa, has brought together a list of therapies to detox skin and hair with the onset of Holi.Holi is a festival of food, friends, colours and limitless merriment. With the vibrant and exhilarating festival approaching, it is imperative to take care of skin and hair. Often the colours and constituents used while playing Holi can set deep into skin and hair owing to the direct contact of these chemicals. To tackle this, The Den Bengaluru has bought a number of therapeutic treatmentsLime Leaf and Natural Honey Salt Body Scrub (30 Minutes), revitalizes and cleans skin with minerals and vitamins. It cleanses and exfoliates skin as it is rich in anti-oxidants and vitamins C and E respectively. Scalp Massage & Wash (30 Minutes) is a nourishing scalp massage for deep relaxation, unwinding, and de-stressing therapy. Designer Lift Facial (60 Minutes) is a facial which cleanses, pampers and rejuvenates the skin in order to make it look healthy and supple.The Den
Ayushman Bharat a channel to transfer public money into private hands: Doctors at AIIMS event
Public health experts, including doctors from the AIIMS, Wednesday questioned the potential of government's flagship healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat, claiming it was an "official channel" through which public money will go to the private sector. Referring to implementation of such healthcare schemes in the past, sector experts pressed for urgent need to strengthen publicly funded hospitals to offer universal health care, while speaking at a panel discussion on 'Ayushman Bharat: Fact and Fiction', organised by AIIMS Front for Social Consciousness in the campus of country's premiere medical institution here. The Ayushman Bharat scheme was nothing but an old wine in a new bottle, said Dr Vikas Bajpai, professor at the Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health of Jawaharlal Nehru University. He stressed on the need to analyse the "failures" of the various publicly-funded health insurance schemes, including the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana or RSBY, to ensure that "inadequacies" .
Breast implant safety put under scanner by FDA
After thousands of women reported that breast implants had caused them problems, like debilitating joint pain and fatigue, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and researchers have started re-examining its safety.
USFDA approves first drug for postpartum depression
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) in adult women.
Eating fish may help reduce asthma risk 70%: Study
Eating fish oil, rich in omega 3 fatty acids, can help reduce the risk of asthma by nearly 70 per cent, finds a study.
Nipah virus alert sounded in Tripura
Tripura government Tuesday sounded an alert after the death of five members of a family in Nipah virus attack in a Bangladesh village bordering West Bengal, an official said here. The Tripura government issued a notice to all district chief medical officers Monday to stay sensitized and alert on any impending Nipah virus attack in the state. The alert was sounded to all district chief medical officers, Joint Director of Family Welfare and Preventive Medicine Dr P Chatterjee said. "Five persons of a family died in Bangladesh due to Nipah virus attack. The deaths occurred near the West Bengal border, not the international border adjoining Tripura. Since the incident occurred in Bangladesh, Government of India asked us to stay alert," the official said. Nipah virus usually transmits from infected bats carrying the virus. Drinking raw date palm sap is the most common way of transmission of the virus and the health department notice advised people not to drink that sap.
Drinking hot tea increases risk of oesophageal cancer: Study
A recent study has found that the temperature of hot tea is linked with elevated risk of oesophageal cancer. However, previous studies had already established a link between drinking hot tea and oesophageal cancer.The study, which appeared in the International Journal of Cancer, has examined this association between hot tea and oesophageal cancer by prospectively and objectively measuring tea drinking temperature and following 50,045 individuals aged 40 to 75 years for a median of 10 years.During follow-up, 317 new cases of oesophageal cancer were identified. Compared with drinking less than 700 ml of tea per day at less than 60degC, drinking 700 ml per day or more at a higher temperature (60degC or higher) was associated with a 90 per cent higher risk of oesophageal cancer.A lot of people enjoy drinking tea, coffee, or other hot beverages. However, according to this study, drinking very hot tea can increase the risk of oesophagal cancer. It is, therefore, advisable to wait until the .
Social anxiety in children connected to complications during childbirth reveals study
A recent study has found a link between children who suffer from social anxiety and babies who had a complicated birth.The researchers found that the babies who had complicated birth had a higher risk of developing social anxiety later on in life. This study was published in the journal of Infant and Child Development.For the study, 149 children aged 9 to 12 years were screened for behavioural inhibition, a tendency to exhibit a fearful disposition and withdrawal in unfamiliar contexts and situations and were assessed for social anxiety symptoms using parent and child reports.Investigators found that pre-natal complications were associated with higher levels of behavioural inhibition and social anxiety symptoms.Analyses also suggested that behavioural inhibition acted as a pathway between birth complications and social anxiety symptoms.This study has set the stage for future longitudinal work. They are going to further examine if childhood temperament is a developmental path by which .
Hearing two languages increases attention development in infants: Study
According to a recent study, children who live in homes where two languages are spoken have shown better attention control than kids in a monolingual family.Infants who sense more than one language show better attention control than the infants who hear only one language. This proved that exposure to a bilingual environment can be a significant factor in the early development of attention in infancy says the study published in the journal Developmental Science."By studying infants, a population that does not yet speak any language, we discovered that the real difference between monolingual and bilingual individuals later in life is not in the language itself, but rather, in the attention system used to focus on language."This study tells us that from the very earliest stage of development, the networks that are the basis for developing attention are forming differently in infants who are being raised in a bilingual environment. Why is that important? It's because attention is the ...
Study reveals positive attitude helps in eating healthy
A recent study found that motivation affects nutrition and diet. People with a positive attitude are more likely to eat healthy food.The study was published in the journal Appetite and examined the motivational role of a theory called regulatory focus on consumers' involvement in nutrition, that is, the time and effort they put in to finding out about nutrition and seeking out nutritious food. The study also examined the effect of nutrition involvement on consumers' knowledge of nutrition and dietary behaviour.Regulatory focus suggests that there are fundamental motivational differences among people, with two aspects; promotion and prevention, guiding behaviour. Individuals with a promotion focus are concerned with pursuing positive outcomes, for example engaging in healthy behaviours, while those with a prevention focus will seek to prevent negative consequences, for example by avoiding unhealthy behaviours.The study involved 1125 consumers in Taiwan, where dietary habits have been ..
24 suffer eye infection after 'botched' cataract surgeries at Haryana hospital
At least 24 patients, including some women, suffered severe eye infection allegedly due to botched cataract surgeries at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Civil Hospital here. The Kurukshetra district health authorities have suspended eye surgeries at the hospital till Friday. The patients who were operated upon at the hospital over the past three weeks have been referred to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research(PGIMER) in Chandigarh. The PGIMER confirmed that its Advanced Eye Centre (AEC) received 24 patients of post cataract surgery endophthalmitis, an inflammation of the interior of the eye, in last couple of weeks. "At AEC, PGIMER, till now 19 patients have been operated... All the patients are doing well on topical and systemic antibiotics. Their vision is gradually improving. None of the patient has complete loss of vision. Eleven patients have been discharged and advised regular follow up," it said in a statement. "Thirteen patients are still admitted .
Piping hot tea, coffee may up oesophageal cancer risk: Study
Drinking piping hot tea or coffee can significantly increase the risk of developing oesophageal cancer, a study claims. Previous studies have revealed a link between hot tea drinking and risk of oesophageal cancer, but until now, no study has examined this association using prospectively and objectively measured tea drinking temperature. The study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, achieved this by following 50,045 individuals aged 40 to 75 years for a median of 10 years. "Many people enjoy drinking tea, coffee, or other hot beverages. However, according to our report, drinking very hot tea can increase the risk of esophageal cancer, and it is therefore advisable to wait until hot beverages cool down before drinking," said lead author Farhad Islami, of the American Cancer Society. During follow-up, 317 new cases of oesophageal cancer were identified. Compared with drinking less than 700 ml of tea per day at less than 60 degrees Celsisu, drinking 700 ml per day or more .
Piping hot tea raises esophageal cancer risk: Study
Love to drink your tea piping hot? Beware, it could raise the risk of esophageal cancer, finds a study.
Skin diseases more prevalent than thought: Study
Skin diseases may be much more prevalent than thought, but many affected people do not consult a physician, a study has found. The published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology estimated the prevalence of skin diseases outside the typical medical setting. To include people who never or rarely seek medical aid, the study did not rely on health insurance data, but rather on data collected at the Munich Oktoberfest in Germany. Screening examinations were performed randomly on participating visitors by researchers from University of Munich in Germany. Of the 2,701 individuals in the study, at least one skin abnormality was observed in 1,662 of the participants (64.5 per cent). The most common diagnoses were actinic keratosis (26.6 per cent), rosacea (25.5 per cent), and eczema (11.7 per cent). Skin diseases increased with age and were more frequent in men (72.3 per cent) than in women (58.0 per cent). Nearly two-thirds of the affected participants were ...
Skin diseases more common in elderly men: Study
Ranked as the fourth most common cause of human illness, skin diseases increasing with age are more frequent in elderly men than in women, say researchers.
Eating fish may help prevent asthma: Study
Eating fish can help prevent asthma, say scientists after testing over 600 people working in a fish processing factory in a small village in South Africa. The current theory is that the dramatic change in diet worldwide is behind the rise of the disease, researchers said. "Around 334 million people worldwide have asthma, and about a quarter of a million people die from it every year," said Andreas Lopata, a scientist from James Cook University in Australia. "Asthma incidence has nearly doubled in the past 30 years and about half of asthma patients do not get any benefit from the drugs available to treat it. So there's a growing interest in non-drug treatment options," he said. "There is an increasing consumption of what is known as the n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) found in vegetable oils and a decline in consumption of n-3 PUFA, which is mainly found in marine oils," Lopata said. "There has been a global move from fresh fish to fast food," he said. He said the fishing village