Health & Medicine
Heartburn, acidity drugs can harm kidneys: study
30 Oct 2015
Certain common medications used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may have damaging effects on the kidneys, researchers including one of Indian-origin have found
Anti-parasitic drug may help fight malaria
29 Oct 2015
Medical errors in surgeries common: US study
28 Oct 2015
Scientists find new hope for reversing baldness
27 Oct 2015
Processed meats can cause cancer: WHO
27 Oct 2015
Scientists discover way to “turn off” pai
24 Oct 2015
Largest-ever trial launched to test aspirin’s anti-cancer potential
24 Oct 2015
Up to 9,000 patients will be recruited in the UK while another 2,000 will take part in India where the trial is expected to open in 2016
Giving antibiotics to kids leads to obesity
23 Oct 2015
New LCD technology could make eyeglasses history
21 Oct 2015
Devesh Mistry, an Indian-origin researcher in the UK is developing an adjustable artificial lens, made from the same material found in smartphone and TV screens, which could improve vision in older people with presbyopia and cataract
Doctors in US use 3D printing to save a newborn
20 Oct 2015
Search for malaria vaccine leads to potential cancer cure
15 Oct 2015
Looking for a way to prevent malaria in pregnant women, Danish scientists found that a vaccine they were researching had an unexpected side effect – it killed off cancer cells
Flawed animal testing leading to flawed drugs
14 Oct 2015
The efficacy of many drugs has been grossly overestimated as clinical rigour was not observed in animal trials – and positive results have a greater chance of being published, find new studies
Dissolving heart stent clears first major test
14 Oct 2015
A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches and dissolves after doing its job, has passed its first major test