How often do you use a proper measuring device such as a measuring cap,syringe or dropper to give prescribed amount of liquid medicine to your little one who has got up in…
Need To Drop Some Weight? Try Sleeping!
This could truly be the ‘dream diet’ (no pun intended). This might seem like a very wild idea, but the good news is that there is medical evidence to validate the thought….
Career And Infertility- The Close Connection
Sometimes, hard work hardly pays. This is especially true if looked at from a woman’s perspective. This day and age of competitiveness and career consciousness has witnessed the sprouting of a sub…
A New Ally Discovered In The Battle Against Drug Addiction
People of all socio-economic status, not restricting to just the rich and famous, today use cocaine, also called the ‘Champagne of drugs’. Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant that has gratifying yet…
Doha recieves third batch of H1N1 vaccine
DOHA: The third batch of the H1N1 vaccine with 116,000 doses has arrived here. This adds to the total 320,000 doses that Qatar received in November. A senior health official told The…
Smokers On Remission May Develop Short-Term Increase In Diabetes Risk
In a recent study conducted at John Hopkins University, the researchers found that cessation of smoking may be associated with a temporary increase in risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The research…
Insect cell based technology for swine flu vaccine
The recent outbreak of swine flu has raised the need for rapid and efficient supply of vaccines for pandemic and inter pandemic strains.However traditions modes of vaccine production fail to meet this…
Born in April? You might be at risk of multiple sclerosis
Scientists from Scotland have discovered a rather interesting phenomenon. People born in April are at a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis at a later stage in life. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is…
Leukaemia Treatment Can Be A Shot Away
An experimental vaccine study that seems to prolong life of those diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic (CLL) leukaemia, offers a glimmer of hope to patients who otherwise have just a bleek hope for…
Correcting defects at the cellular level to cure diabetes
Cells in our body are constantly churning out poisonous forms of oxygen (oxidants) and mopping them up with a countervailing force of proteins and chemicals (anti-oxidants).This balancing act of oxidative stress is…
Use of Prenatal Ultrasonography on a rise
Obstetric ultrasonography has grown in popularity since it was introduced over four decades ago.An article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has found that the use of prenatal ultrasounds has increased by…
Nanoparticles in the bloodstream to locate, adhere to and kill cancerous tumors
Treating tumors with nanoparticles has been challenging because immune cells called mononuclear phagocytes identify them and yank them from circulation, preventing the nanomaterials from reaching their target. Recently, a team of researchers…
Jamming cell-cell signals in chronic wound healing
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have identified specific types of chronic wound bacteria and to test their ability to produce cell-cell signaling molecules. In the study, partial gene…
Menopause and Sleeplessness- The 3 A.M Wake Up Call
Around 50 and feeling physically and emotionally drained? This could very well be the onset of menopause. Hormones play a very important role in maintaining body functions. Therefore, cessation of menstruation with…
Top Ten New Year Resolutions To Keep Breast Cancer At Bay
It is indeed a startling revelation- breast cancer is a more common occurrence than ever before. It tops the list of all cancers and presents a surging number of 182,480 new cases…