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Clinical trials of medicines often done in poor countries, says SC
The top court had said clinical trials in the country must be for...
Frame policy on cashless treatment for motor accident victims by Mar 14 : SC to Centre
``We direct the Central government to make a scheme in terms of...
Global Alzheimer’s disease market to reach $13.7bn by 2030: Report
The growth will be particularly seen across the eight major markets such as the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Japan, and China New Delhi: The Alzheimer's disease market is projected to experience robust growth at a compound annual growth rate of 20 per...
Delhi hospital uses extreme cold therapy to treat cancer patient unfit for surgery
''It is safe and the risks involved are generally lower than in surgery. An additional advantage of cryoablation is that it can be repeated if required,'' according to a statement from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. According to doctors, cryoablation can also be used for the...
Fatigue of long Covid as bad as that in cancer patients, says study
''Our research has revealed that long Covid can leave people with worse fatigue and quality of life than some cancers, yet the support and understanding is not at the same level,'' said co-author William Henley, professor at the University of Exeter Medical School...
Higher risk of disabilities, cancer in men born during Bhopal gas disaster: Study
“There were serious long-term and chronic health consequences for hundreds of thousands of survivors, including respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic and endocrine impacts,” said study co-author Prashant Bharadwaj, professor in UC San Diego’s...
Smoke from Canada wildfires deteriorates New York air quality; surpasses New Delhi’s pollution level
Situation was such that the picturesque and renowned skyline of New York City became invisible on Wednesday behind a hazy veil of smoke from the Canadian wildfires flowing into the region The air quality of New York city has deteriorated as smoke from the Canadian...
AI outperforms standard risk model for predicting breast cancer: Study
''Recent advances in AI deep learning provide us with the ability to extract hundreds to thousands of additional mammographic features,'' A. Arasu, from Kaiser Permanente Northern California, US said in a statement Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms outperformed...
Raising awareness about brain tumour symptoms imperative for better treatment, say docs
Dr Manish Vaish, senior director of neurosurgery at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Vaishali said brain tumours constitute approximately two per cent of all malignancies globally and present a formidable health challenge. ''In India alone, an estimated 40,000 new...
EU Commission allocates $1.3 bln to tackle mental health ‘silent epidemic’
The Commission said mental health problems already impacted around 84 million people before the COVID-19 pandemic with an economic cost of about 600 billion euro a year, or 4% of the bloc's GDP Brussles: The European Commission said on Wednesday it would allocate 1.23...
Can exercise reduce risk of developing Parkinson’s disease?
"Exercise is a low-cost way to improve health overall, so our study sought to determine if it may be linked to a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a debilitating disease that has no cure," said study author Alexis Elbaz, MD, PhD, of the Inserm Research...
India is committed to achieving universal healthcare for all by 2030:Minister
Bharati Pravin Pawar,Union Minister of State for Health Threat of pandemics far from over, need to strengthen health-based surveillance system Hyderabad: The threat of pandemics is far from over and the current need is to integrate surveillance systems of countries...