Air travellers brought disease, those on foot suffering: Tejashwi
Patna, April 15 (IANS) With thousands of migrant workers facing problems across the country due to the nationwide lockdown, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday...
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Aggressive treatment key for patients with diabetes, heart disease
New York, April 14 (IANS) The treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may need to be more aggressive compared...
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes
Seoul, April 13 (IANS) Researchers have found that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – often affects women of childbearing...
Scientists identify novel risk gene for Parkinson’s disease
London, April 12 (IANS) Belgian scientists have identified a novel risk gene for Parkinson’s disease that can help find effective therapy against a disease that...
Celiac disease linked to increased risk of premature death
New York, April 8 (IANS) People with celiac disease have increased risk of dying prematurely despite increased awareness of the disease in recent years and...
New ‘smart toilet’ can look for signs of disease
New York, April 8 (IANS) An Indian American scientist-led team from Stanford University has developed a disease-detecting “precision health” smart toilet that is meant to...
10 early signs of Parkinson’s Disease
New Delhi, April 7 (IANSlife) While the focus remains on the pandemic its easy to forget that there are many other illnesses which patients are...
Larger thighs linked to lower heart disease risk in obese people
Beijing, April 4 (IANS) Researchers have found that a larger thigh circumference may be associated with lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of heart...
Australia announces funding boost for disease response centre
Canberra, April 4 (IANS) The Australian government on Saturday announced a funding boost for coronavirus vaccine research. Health Minister Greg Hunt committed A$220 million ($131...
Housing insecurity may increase kidney disease risk
New York, April 1 (IANS) Housing insecurity — high housing costs or unsafe living conditions that prevent self-care and threaten independence — may have negative...
AI tool predicts which COVID-19 patients develop respiratory disease
New York, March 30 (IANS) An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool has accurately predicted which patients, newly infected with the COVID-19 virus, would go on to...
Risk of heart disease due to irregular sleeping habits: Study
New York, March 25 (IANS) Irregular sleeping habits may increase heart disease risk, say researchers, including one of an Indian-origin. Scientists have stressed the importance...
Eat tofu daily and cut your heart disease risk
New York, March 23 (IANS) If you want a healthy heart, eat tofu daily as eating food that contain higher amounts of isoflavones is linked...
UK nurses spat at, called ‘disease spreaders’ amid COVID-19 pandemic
London, March 22 (IANS) Hard working nurses battling the UKs coronavirus outbreak were facing abuses on the streets, including some being spat at while others...
Children with Chronic Kidney Disease: Tips for Parents
New Delhi, March 12 (IANSlife) Chronic Kidney Disease brings along frequent doctor visits, required change of diet, treatment, lifestyle modification which can be difficult for...
Healthy lifestyle reduces risk of disease, mortality
New York, March 12 (IANS) The longer you lead a healthy lifestyle during midlife, the less likely you are to develop certain diseases in later...
Twitter bans dehumanising posts on age, disability, disease
San Francisco, March 6 (IANS) Twitter has expanded its rules around hate speech to include language that dehumanises people on the basis of their age,...
New mechanism to treat cardiovascular disease identified
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Researchers have identified a new mechanism for the regulation of blood pressure, which paves the way for advances in treating...
World Rare Disease Day: Are they more common than you think?
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANSlife) World Rare Disease Day is observed every year on the last day of February. A Rare Disease is also known...
Indians at higher kidney disease risk due to air pollution
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) Researchers have found that people living in countries with higher levels of air pollution such as India and China may...