Pinki Pramanik’s privacy violated
If of late you have been sickened by the way the West Bengal Police have treated Pinki Pramanik, then think again. The extreme voyeurism exhibited in the leak of her video (that is how she identifies herself) medical ‘screening’ [...]
Study Digs Into Secrets of Keeping HIV in Check
Patients known as ‘elite controllers’ fend off AIDS for years
A small number of HIV-infected patients have immune systems that are able to keep AIDS at bay by preventing the virus from reproducing for years, and researchers are reporting [...]
Scheme for children with cancer soon
The State Government will soon announce a scheme under which free treatment will be provided to children suffering from blood cancer.
Children below 12 years will be covered by the scheme.
State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed this [...]
Zebra fish’s self-healing could help spinal injury victims
Findings in a new study revealed that zebra fish, Danio rerio, has been graced with a special characteristic. It has been recovered that the fish has a special protein, which provides the fish with a self-healing ability.
The tropical [...]
Seven test tube twins born in 12 hours to create world record in Bulandshahr
Fourteen test tube babies were born using the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure to seven childless mothers in Bulandshahr.
Gist:
Uttar Pradesh doctors have set a new world record.
Fourteen test tube babies were born using the in-vitro [...]
Good cholesterol may not be what keeps the heart healthy
By themselves, higher levels of HDL don’t explain lower cardiovascular risk
Some shine may have worn off “good” cholesterol’s halo. A new genetics study shows that merely raising levels of high-density lipoprotein — also known as [...]
World Health Statistics 2012: One in six adults obese, one in three … – India.Com Health
As per WHO’s The World health statistics 2012 report,one in six adults obese, one in 10 diabetic and one in three has raised blood pressure. Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO says “this report is further evidence of the dramatic [...]
Home therapy is key to ‘normal life’ with HAE
People with a rare genetic condition called hereditary angioedema (HAE) can lead a normal life with home therapy, experts say.
Unexplained swellings, excruciating pain and days spent vomiting or in bed.
These were the kind of symptoms Rachel [...]
From Cubicles, Cry for Quiet Pierces Office Buzz
Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times. Barrie Berg, the chief executive of American operations for What If, in one of the diner-style booths the firm installed in its Manhattan office. “There’s something very satisfying about a booth,” [...]
Statins prevent cancer in heart transplant patients
Statins prevent cancer and reduce death from all causes in heart transplant recipients, independently of cholesterol levels, says a new study.
Frank Enseleit, deputy director of heart failure and transplantation at University Hospital in Zurich, [...]
