FDA Approved Abbott Stent

Nov. 29 | Abbott Laboratories confirmed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its Xience Prime stent, a drug-coated stent used to treat coronary artery disease. Abbott said the new stent has an enhanced designed over an improved delivery system compared...

Study Shows How H.plylori Causes Cell Death

Nov. 29 | Researchers have investigated out how the cancer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori  attacks a cell’s energy infrastructure, sparking a series of events in the cell that ultimately lead it to self-destruct. H. pylori are the only bacteria known...

Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, A Cancer Risk

Nov. 29 | An international coalition of health and environmental groups contested that two chemicals considered harmful to babies remain in Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo sold in the U.S. and some other countries, even though the company already makes...

Watermelon May Help Reducing Atherosclerosis

Nov. 29 | According to a U.S. Research study that used animals found that watermelon may reduce atherosclerosis — hardening of the arteries. The Lead investigator Dr. Sibu Saha of the University of Kentucky in Lexingtonand colleagues said the study used animal...

‘E-Nose’ Offers Hope Of Early TB Diagnosis

Nov. 15 | Indian researchers recently said they were close to developing an “electronic nose” to sniff out tuberculosis on the breath – offering rapid diagnosis that could save hundreds of thousands of lives. The “E-Nose” is a battery-operated,...

‘India Facing Twin Epidemic Time Bomb’

Nov. 15 | India is facing a twin epidemic of diabetes and high blood pressure, doctors have warned, after the results of a countrywide study suggested that one in five people had both conditions. The two-year study of nearly 16,000 adults in eight states found...

New Lupus Therapy Trials Show Promise

Nov. 15 | A new vaccine-like therapy that summons a host of antibodies to fight lupus has shown promise in early European trials, researchers said at a recent US conference. There are very few options for treating the potentially fatal disease in which the body’s...

‘Gene Test Boosts Tailored Treatment For Cancer Patients’

Nov. 15 | Doctors recently announced that they had used a wide-ranging genetic test for mutations in cancer cells to help fine-tune treatment for patients with lung tumours, AFP reports. The trial report appeared in a European cancer journal, Annals of Oncology....

Pharma Giants Open Up Drug Patents In New Collaboration

Nov. 3 | Pharmaceutical giants and the UN intellectual property agency recently launched a collaboration to share certain patented drug information with public organisations. The co-operation is aimed at the development of new drugs and vaccines for around 20...

HPV Vaccine Can Prevent Most Anal Cancers

Nov. 3 | A vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease HPV, which can cause cervical cancer in women, has also been shown to prevent most anal cancers in gay men, a recent international study said. Men who were vaccinated against human papillomavirus developed...