Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
The purpose of screening is to identify people in an apparently healthy population who are at higher risk of a health problem or a condition, so that an early treatment or inter¬vention can be offered and thereby reduce the incidence and/or mortality of the health problem or condition within the …
Making cancer detection more easy and quick, scientists developed a cancer-detecting breathalyzer that can detect cancer just through a person’s breath and have already begun its clinical trials. A UK-based diagnostics company ‘Owlstone Medical’ designed a cancer detection device that will be able to detect multiple cancers simply through a …
(Seychelles News Agency) - Music therapy, a new and unique form of health care in Seychelles, was introduced in the country this past year by two Russian specialists. This creative arts therapy is used to improve the physical and mental health of patients suffering from a wide range of health …
Scientists have designed a new class of antibiotic which seeks and destroys resistance genes in bacteria. The unique approach could be used to genetically engineer bacteria in our bodies to become less dangerous. The technology might also lead to new treatments for metabolic diseases like obesity, the researchers claim. Scientists …
JAIPUR: Though the Union ministry of health does not accept positive results of dengue shown by Rapid test, it is being provided free of cost in government-run medical colleges of the state under the free diagnostic test scheme. A government doctor on condition of anonymity said Rapid test cannot be …
MIT researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have made a breakthrough that may lead to development of artificial livers for transplantation. The scientists’ attempts at exploiting the ability of the liver to grow in the hope of producing artificial liver tissue for transplantation have repeatedly been stymied. Mature liver cells, known …
A 42-year-old UK woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a baby conceived using a pioneering IVF time-lapse photography technique to pick the best embryo. The child was conceived using a technique which monitors the growth of the embryo, to select the one which is …
Houston: Researchers claim to have developed a potential new gene therapy technique for arthritis, paving way for a jab that could protect joints from wear and tear. Scientists led by Brendan Lee, professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine unravel the effects of a naturally occurring …
London: Scientists have developed a new type of breath test to diagnose stomach cancers — with an accuracy rate of over 90%. The new test works by detecting biomarkers — a chemical profile that is associated with specific stomach complaints or types of cancer — in the air people exhale. …
A new technology to detect breast cancer at the early stage has been installed at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCI&RC;). This technology would take multiple breast images within seconds to aid early detection of cancer, especially in dense breasts. The computer then produces 3D images of the …
London: Scientists have used genome sequencing technology to control an outbreak of the superbug MRSA in a study that could point to faster and more efficient treatment of a range of diseases. The work adds to a burgeoning body of research into better techniques for diagnosing disease more quickly and …
The $7.8-billion US-based medical technology major Becton Dickinson (BD), is in the final stages of developing a new technology for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), which kills 300,000 Indians every year. The commonly adopted method is to manually check a slide sample under a microscope. “We have developed a Micro Imager where, …
A new imaging technique developed at the University of Oxford may be able to detect cancers that have spread to the brain even when tumours are small. The study, carried out on mice, investigated a new ‘dye’ that shows up in MRI scans, a university release said. The scientists showed …
The alarming new trend of asking patients to undergo surgery they could do without With the burgeoning of hospitals, medical malpractice has only grown. While in the past, doctors were known to prescribe a host of tests for patients and take their own time in discharging them, a new and …
As science begins to solve the mystery of why heart attacks strike apparently healthy people without warning, Indian doctors keep in step with the new predictive theme of cardiac care. Cardiologist Dr Ashok Seth keeps a photograph of Alok Tanwar in his office. It shows a robust young man, carefree, …
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, Arthur C. Clarke once wrote. So it is with stem cells and their almost miraculous potential to save our lives. Stem cells are so tiny that it would take a million of them clustered together to form a pin head. Yet as …
Doctors, hospitals, drug makers and insurance companies will join President Obama on Monday in announcing their commitment to a sharp reduction in the growth of national health spending, White House officials said Sunday. The officials said the plan could save $2,500 a year for a family of four in the …
General Electric is shifting the strategy in its $17 billion-a-year health equipment and technology business, seeking to broaden its reach with more lower-cost products. The move is part of a wide-ranging marketing and business initiative announced on Thursday, called
A television advertisement for a heart stent that promotes the product's potential benefits but seems to play down the medical risks may deceive the public and should be reviewed by federal regulators, according to a commentary in The New England Journal of Medicine. The 60-second ad for the Cypher stent, …
an apple a day: Consumption of fruits and vegetables reduces the incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The researchers estimate that 2.6 million people die per year due to inadequate fruit and vegetable intake. Consuming …
