Low-dose Aspirin ineffective in heavier patients?

Low-dose aspirin may not be effective in preventing cardiovascular events in people weighing 70 Kg (154 pounds) or more, a Lancet study suggests.
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Strengthen efforts to immunise 5 million unvaccinated children

Lauding efforts being made by countries to save more and more lives through immunisation, including during public health emergencies,
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Back pain myths we need to get over

It might be a sharp stab. It might be a dull ache. Sooner or later, 8 out of 10 of us will have back pain. And back pain myths are almost as common. Let us set the record straight about what you may have heard.
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Smelling coffee may boost your analytical skills

Often touted for its many health benefits, new research suggests you might not even need to drink coffee to reap some of its rewards, with a US study finding that just the scent of a cup of joe could help give people a cognitive boost that improves performance on certain tasks.
21 July 2018, 06:11 AM

Australian scientists develop 'world first' melanoma blood test

Australian researchers say they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early stages, calling it a "world first" breakthrough that could save many lives.
18 July 2018, 06:53 AM

Why the burden of illness and health costs increasing globally?

Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD, World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank.
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Multivitamins don't appear to boost cardiovascular health

Taking a daily multivitamin is not associated with lower risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to a meta-analysis in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM

#MenToo can be the cause of infertility

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany hosted its first ever “Merck Health Media Training to Break the Stigma around Infertility in Africa” at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi during July 9-10.
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Alcohol intake tied to elevated blood pressure

Alcohol intake appears to have detrimental effects on blood pressure, particularly among men, according to two reports in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Use of surveillance in vaccine decision-making

Pneumonia and diarrhoea are leading causes of childhood death, accounting for 24% (1.4 million) of global under-five deaths in 2015.
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Late-life high blood pressure may harm the brain: Study

A new study reveals that high blood pressure late in life might harm the brain.
12 July 2018, 08:15 AM

Drug that can save thousands of women’s lives

A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding following childbirth could save thousands of women’s lives in low- and lower-middle-income countries,
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

The dangers of being ‘taken for granted’

A recent study in England found that married people were 14% more likely to survive after a heart attack and they were able to leave the hospital two days’ sooner than single people having a heart attack.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Antidepressant use and long-term weight gain

Antidepressants are associated with weight gain in the short term, but little is known about their long-term effects.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

A new tertiary level hospital in Dhaka city with promises

Impulse Hospital, a latest generation private sector hospital, has recently embarked on a joint venture health initiative, with a famous expert team of physicians of Singapore, to render world-class healthcare services to Bangladeshi patients.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Novel HIV vaccine candidate found safe and responsive

New research published in The Lancet shows that an experimental HIV-1 vaccine regimen is well-tolerated and generated comparable and robust immune responses against HIV in healthy adults and rhesus monkeys.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

A call for renewed action to end child marriage by 2030

Girls Not Brides — the global partnership to end child marriage, hosted the world’s biggest ever global meeting on ending child marriage
30 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Apollo has launched holistic Joint Care & Wellness Center

Apollo Joint Care & Wellness Center started its journey under the supervision of country’s renowned knee surgeon Dr M Ali. The center is equipped to provide joint care and wellness services of global standard — says a press release.
30 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Talk of the day/night

In this day and age, most of us are stubbornly working and those who are not also working use our pick of social networking sites to entertain until the late night ! Doesn’t matter 2 or 3 am!
30 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Diabetes diagnoses confirmable from single-sample measurements

Measuring glycated hemoglobin and fasting glucose from the same blood sample can confirm diabetes, a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests.
30 June 2018, 18:00 PM