Horse, rhythm-and-music therapies may boost recovery after stroke, says new study
Jun 17, 2017, at 12:41 am
Dallas, June 16 (IBNS): Horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapies may improve stroke survivors’ perception of recovery, gait, balance, grip strength and cognition years after their stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.
Augmented Reality system to help medical professionals
Jun 17, 2017, at 12:01 am
London, June 16 (IBNS): A mixed reality system which allows medical practitioners to view and interact with virtual replicas of patients’ organs, bones or body parts is being developed by academics in the UK.
Boston Scientific brings next generation of Asthma Therapy to India
Jun 13, 2017, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS): Boston Scientific India announced the availability of Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) Therapy indicated for the treatment of severe, persistent, drug-resistant asthma in patients 18 years and older whose asthma is not well controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta agonists.
Bhutan, Maldives eliminate measles
Jun 13, 2017, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): Bhutan and Maldives have eliminated measles, a highly infectious disease that is a major childhood killer globally.
Tamil Nadu government wants pregnant women to register, no birth certificate for baby otherwise
Jun 10, 2017, at 07:19 pm
Chennai, Jun 10 (IBNS): Very soon, pregnant women in Tamil Nadu will be required to enroll with the state health department, according to media reports.
Male factor accounts for 20-30% of infertility cases in Kolkata: Specialists
Jun 09, 2017, at 05:23 am
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): Two years into their marriage, Debolina (29) and her husband Indranil (32) (names changed) decided to start a family. After six months of trying, the couple failed to conceive and were left dejected. They then turned to fertility specialists, who evaluated both of them and found that Debolina’s reports were normal. However, Indranil was found to have poor sperm parameters that caused infertility.
Mass practice session of Yoga organized in Lucknow
Jun 07, 2017, at 11:44 pm
Lucknow, June 7 (IBNS): A mass Yoga Practice Session was organised at Raj Bhawan Lucknow on Wednesday as a precursor to the mass event of 3rd International Day of Yoga to be held in the city on June 21.
Brazilian doctors resort to fish skins to treat burn victims
Jun 06, 2017, at 11:42 pm
Brasilia, Jun 6 (IBNS): The Tilapia fish is just not a delicacy anymore, it is a cure for second and third degree burns too!
Scientists find that internet withdrawal increases heart rate and blood pressure
Jun 02, 2017, at 11:51 pm
London, June 2 (IBNS): Scientists and clinicians from Swansea and Milan have found that some people who use the internet a lot experience significant physiological changes such as increased heart rate and blood pressure when they finish using the internet.
Tobacco the ‘silent killer’ of HIV patients, say researchers
Jun 02, 2017, at 11:44 pm
London, June 2 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of York have shown that tobacco use is more common among HIV positive individuals than HIV negative individuals.
Childhood obesity causes lasting damage to the body, says study
Jun 02, 2017, at 11:35 pm
London, June 2 (IBNS): Examining data collected from over 300,000 participants across 18 studies, researchers from the University of Surrey identified increased arterial damage and enhanced likelihood of pre diabetes in participants who were obese in childhood.
Delaying meals impacts sugar levels in the body, says study
Jun 02, 2017, at 11:27 pm
London, June 2 (IBNS): During this innovative study, Dr Jonathan Johnston and Dr Sophie Wehrens from the University of Surrey examined the impact of altering meal times on the circadian rhythms of ten volunteers.
HealthifyMe app doubles its user base in 4 months
Jun 01, 2017, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): Mobile health and fitness company HealthifyMe has raced to two million users in May 2017, doubling its user base from one million users in January this year.
Meghalaya : 9 persons, including eight minors die, over 200 fell ill due to food poisoning
May 31, 2017, at 03:13 am
Guwahati, May 30 (IBNS): At least nine persons, including eight minors, died and over 200 others fell ill due to suspected food poisoning after consuming rice and pork at an after-church feast in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district, officials said.
Zika reached Miami at least 4 times, Caribbean travel likely responsible
May 30, 2017, at 10:41 pm
California, May 30 (IBNS): With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and researchers are poised to take on a new round of Zika virus infections.
Scientists jump hurdle in HIV vaccine design
May 30, 2017, at 10:32 pm
California, May 30 (IBNS): Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made another important advance in HIV vaccine design.
New equipment at Scripps Florida will advance drug discovery
May 30, 2017, at 10:27 pm
Florida, May 30 (IBNS): The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facility at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is becoming one of the most advanced in South Florida, thanks to a new $600,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Night phone use a danger for adolescent mental heath, says study
May 30, 2017, at 10:13 pm
Sydney, May 30 (IBNS): The world’s first long-term assessment of mental health effects from adolescents’ late-night mobile use has shown some concerning results.
Drinking more coffee could reduce liver cancer risk, says study
May 30, 2017, at 02:09 am
London, May 29 (IBNS): Drinking more coffee could reduce the risk of developing the most common form of primary liver cancer, according to a study led by the University of Southampton.
Kolkata: Hridaya 2017 raises funds to support treatment of underprivileged children
May 29, 2017, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Tollywood actor Rituparna Sengupta and many others attended the charity function Hriday 2017 organised by the Rotary Club of Calcutta Old City, on Sunday.
Bengaluru continues to be plagued by allegedly toxic froth from city lake
May 29, 2017, at 06:49 pm
Bengaluru, May 29 (IBNS): Parts of Bengaluru continue to struggle with the chemical and toxic froth from the Varthur lake, according to media reports on Monday.
Kolkata: Park Clinic reiterates focus on community services on Foundation Day
May 29, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Park Clinic of Kolkata, whose community health services include a range of activities, including providing subsidised health care to economically poor patients to health camps in remote areas of Sunderbans, to name a few, recently celebrated its 20th Foundation Day recently.
WHO confirms Zika virus cases in Gujarat
May 28, 2017, at 02:08 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): The Who Health Organization has confirmed cases of Zika virus in India.
Study identifies cost-effective ways to combat HIV risk among intravenous drug users
May 27, 2017, at 02:37 am
Washington, May 26 (IBNS): With the abuse of opioids on the rise in the United States, Stanford University researchers are concerned that increased HIV transmission from shared needles won’t be far behind.
Didi Maa Sadhvi Ritambhara gifts a gym to people of east Delhi
May 26, 2017, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS): Considering India’s rapidly growing need of wellness and fitness among the people of all ages, Didi Maa Sadhvi Ritambhara gifted a prime and fully equipped gym to the people of east Delhi.
Obesity is in the eye of the beholder: Cornell study
May 24, 2017, at 09:50 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Doctors have a specific definition of what it means to be overweight or obese, but in the social world, gender, race and generation matter a lot for whether people are judged as “thin enough†or “too fat,†according to a new Cornell University study.
Common sweetener in low-cal foods also a marker for weight gain, says study
May 24, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): A new study has identified the sugar alcohol erythritol as a biomarker for increasing fat mass. In contrast to previous assumptions and research, erythritol can be metabolized by, and even produced in, the human body.
Chocolate bars can potentially reduce heart conditions, study finds
May 24, 2017, at 06:25 pm
London, May 24 (IBNS): Six bars of chocolate a week can reduce a person's heart condition by a quarter, a new study by Harvard University suggested.
Cognizant introduces healthcare administration platform powered by Microsoft Azure
May 23, 2017, at 01:28 am
New York, May 22 (IBNS): Cognizant on Monday announced the launch of the TriZetto Healthcare Cloud Solution, a new secure, compliant managed services platform for healthcare payers of any size, powered by Microsoft Azure.
Over 100 cancer centers come together for the 7th National Cancer Grid meet
May 22, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Mumbai, May 22 (IBNS): The National Cancer Grid (NCG), with the support of Tata Trusts, has announced a major initiative of facilitating a high bandwidth, secure and private network through which cancer care centres around the country can interact directly with other centres, thus enabling inter-centre knowledge sharing and providing access to multiple solutions like Virtual Tumor Board, Digital Nerve Centre and many more, an official release stated.