Rajasthan to distribute 200 new drugs free
June 29th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) Carrying forward a popular health initiative, Rajasthan has decided to distribute 200 new generic drugs free of cost at government-run hospitals to benefit millions of patients ... Read more...
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Geneticists seek ban on mail-order DNA testing kits
May 31st, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Geneticists are pressing for a ban on mail-order DNA kits that claim to forecast your chances of developing chronic or life-threatening diseases.
The first independent research ... Read more...
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Routine periodic fasting good for health, heart
April 4th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 04 (ANI): Routine periodic fasting may help promote health and reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a new study.Cardiologists with the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute have ... Read more...
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Knowing genetic makeup can make you more receptive to lifestyle changes
November 6th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 06 (ANI): A small dose of your genetic information is likely to make you more sensitive towards weight loss and exercise, reveals a new study.David Kaufman of the Genetics and ... Read more...
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New study could lead to systems that target multiple disease pathways
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland have created an animal model that breaks through the limitations of current systems that target single disease pathways.The model ... Read more...
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World’s most isolated tribe in Andamans threatened by poachers
September 20th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.20 (ANI): Poachers targeting rich fishing grounds in India's Andaman Islands are endangering the world's most isolated tribe, a Survival International report has claimed.More than a hundred iIllegal fishermen from Burma ... Read more...
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How complex genetic variations determine our height
June 21st, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 21 (ANI): The combined effect of numerous minute genetic variations in many of our genes determines our height, according to a new Australian study.Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical ... Read more...
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Experts review link between diabetes and cancer
June 17th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Experts assembled by the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society, have come out with a new consensus statement that reviews emerging evidence that suggests cancer incidence ... Read more...
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Defects in immune system enzyme ‘raise arthritis, diabetes risk’
June 17th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that rare variants in the gene coding an enzyme that controls the activity of a key immune cell occur more frequently in individuals with autoimmune ... Read more...
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Body’s own molecular protection against arthritis discovered
May 19th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): An international team of scientists has discovered that a natural molecule in the body counters the progression of osteoarthritis.The findings from The Scripps Research Institute in California ... Read more...
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New approach helps pinpoint genes behind common diseases
April 30th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): Challenging the long-held view that common diseases are usually caused by common gene variants (mutations), researchers have now said that the culprits may be numerous rare variants.And these ... Read more...
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Parents pass on fewer bad genes to kids
March 11th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and discovered that parents give kids fewer mutations than previously thought.Scientists ... Read more...
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Study explains why humans outlive apes
January 27th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): In a new study, researchers at the USC Davis School of Gerontology have found why humans outlive apes.The genetic adaptation that increases human lifespan is also responsible for ... Read more...
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Why humans outlive apes
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Chimpanzees and great apes have lifespans that barely exceed 50 years, in spite of their genetic similarity to humans. The difference is that humans evolved genes that enabled ... Read more...
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Why do humans outlive chimps?
December 3rd, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Chimpanzees and great apes have lifespans that barely exceed 50 years, in spite of their genetic similarity to humans. The difference is that humans evolved genes that enabled ... Read more...
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First ‘genetic map’ of Han Chinese may aid search for disease susceptibility genes
November 26th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 26 (ANI): Scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have published the first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the world, as they ... Read more...
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Belly fat ‘can lead to risky chronic diseases’
July 21st, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, July 21 (ANI): Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and German researchers claim that fat cells in the abdomen "communicate" with bodily organs and set in motion a variety of risky chronic ... Read more...
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Signalling pathway operational in intra-abdominal fat identified
July 15th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers and Germany-based University of Leipzig experts have announced the identification of a signalling pathway that is operational in intra-abdominal fat, the ... Read more...
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Too much or too little sleep increases diabetes risk
April 22nd, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 22 (IANS) Too much or too little sleep exposes you to a greater risk of developing type-2 diabetes.
The risk is 250 percent higher for people who sleep less ... Read more...
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Polluted River Ami poses an environmental threat to people of eastern UP
March 15th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Gorakhpur, Mar 15 (ANI): People in Gorakhpur have lodged complaints about several ailments that they suffer from because of the polluted Ami river that flows through the district.
The industrial waste and ... Read more...
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WHO chips in to help flood victims in Bihar, Nepal
September 6th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been supplying emergency medicines and equipment for the flood victims of India's Bihar and neighbouring Nepal.A large number of people in ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh forms Rapid Response Teams to fight diseases
September 4th, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will have Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to fight any outbreak of infectious diseases and epidemics following floods in the state, an official said Thursday."RRTs have been ... Read more...
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After the floods, Uttar Pradesh grappling infectious diseases
September 2nd, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 2 (IANS) With the floods receding in many affected districts of Uttar Pradesh, the state health department is now grappling with infectious diseases. According to a government report, over 800 ... Read more...
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DNA variants help pile fat on fat
May 5th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 5 (IANS) New genetic variants could trigger fat mass, weight and risk of obesity, a study of 90,000 people conducted jointly by 77 global institutions has said. For example, rare ... Read more...
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Post-graduate diploma for doctors in eastern India
April 19th, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, will start a distance education programme here offering post-graduate diploma in family medicine for general practitioners (GPs) of West Bengal and other ... Read more...
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Class 10 pass a `doctor’ in Bengal’s government health centre
April 17th, 2008 - 10:36 am ICT by admin
By Sreya Basu
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) You just need to clear the Class 10 examination to be a "doctor" at a primary health centre in Murshidabad district of West Bengal! At least ... Read more...
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Researchers uncover seven new genetic clues linked to psoriasis
April 4th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Apr 4 (ANI): Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis conducted a study of the genetic basis of psoriasis and found seven new sites of common ... Read more...
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Gene that reduces ‘bad cholesterol’ identified
March 17th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by admin
London, March 17 (IANS) Swedish scientists have identified a gene that reduces levels of bad cholesterol and combats atherosclerosis, a condition brought about by thickening of inner walls of arteries carrying blood ... Read more...
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Scientists identify genes that protect against atherosclerosis
March 16th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Researchers at the Swedish Medical University Karolinska Institutet have identified the genes that may protect against atherosclerosis, the main cause of myocardial infarction and stroke.One way to ... Read more...
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Mums were right in believing that common cold and ear infections are linked
March 14th, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 14 (ANI): Moms have always suspected it, and now science has confirmed it colds and ear infections are indeed closely linked.The confirmation is the result of a five-year study ... Read more...
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School health programme started in 21 states
March 12th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Twenty-one states in the country have started School Health Programme to improve the health of children and prevent recurrence of diseases. Minister of State for Health and ... Read more...
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Sexually transmitted disease big among US teenagers
March 12th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Washington, March 12 (Xinhua) More than a quarter of US teenage girls have at least one common sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to a new study. Roughly 3.2 million girls between ages ... Read more...
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Genetic factors in smoking boost chronic bronchitis risk
March 1st, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Mar 1 (ANI): It is long known that smoking is responsible for respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis. However, Swedish researchers have discovered that genes also play a major role in ... Read more...
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Identical twins are actually not that identical at all
February 16th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb16 (ANI): Identical twins are believed to be exactly alike, but a new study contradicts the stereotype and suggests that they are genetically different.The finding may be great importance for research ... Read more...
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American Heart Association reveals top 10 medical advances in 2007
December 21st, 2007 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Dec 21 (ANI): The top research advances in heart disease and stroke for 2007 include several new studies on genetics and stem cell research, along with studies that continue to ... Read more...
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