Docs develop cheap screening for cervical cancer

	Docs develop cheap screening for cervical cancer Mumbai, Jun 3 (PTI) Tata Memorial Centre, a premier cancer treatment institute in the country, today announced that its researchers have found an inexpensive way to screen for cervical cancer -- the most common cancer among Indian women -- which can ...
	New treatment could cut down insulin injections for diabetics Researchers have done path breaking research, which can help people suffering from diabetes to postpone or decrease their need for insulin injections. Michel Pairet, head of pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim's non-clinical research and ...
	Indian scientist at MIT raises hope of creating artificial human liver LONDON: In a big leap towards creating an artificial human liver, a scientist of Indian origin from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has for the first time managed to keep live liver cells functional outside the body. Dr Sangeeta Bhatia, who is presently ...
	4 lifestyle changes to live longer A large, multi-center study has added more evidence in support of regular exercise, eating a Mediterranean-style diet, keeping a normal weight and, most importantly, not smoking. The study led by Johns Hopkins researchers found that adopting those four ...
	APJ Abdul Kalam for open source R&D for medicines Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam addressing the audience at the golden jubilee celebrations of Government College of Pharmacy. - A Veeramani/DNA. If the concept of 'open source' (universal access and contribution to a budding idea/technology ...
	Epidemic spreads in Ernakulam Monsoon showers have just hit Ernakulam and the district is already reeling under the threat of epidemic. Adding to the woes of the authorities was the non-cooperative stand taken by government doctors at such a crucial time. The indefinite strike launched by ...
	How risky is oral sex? It's difficult to answer the question 'how risky is oral sex?' because many people who have oral sex also have other kinds of sex which may have put them at risk of infections. The risks of STIs (sexually transmitted infections) for oral sex are generally much ...
	Diabetes Is Preventable Information from several clinical trials strongly supports the idea that type 2 Diabetes is preventable. Lifestyle is the most important factor influencing the development of Type II Diabetes. Data suggests that 90 percent of type II diabetes can be attributed to five ...
	Tamoxifen drug can slash breast cancer deaths by half Breast cancer patients who take the tamoxifen drug for 10 years instead of five halve their risk of dying from the disease, scientists claim. Researcher said adding an extra five years of treatment cut the risk of dying by a further 25 per cent. They said tamoxifen ...