Category: Features
Deadly measles complication affects more kids than previously thought –study
A fatal complication of measles, the neurological disorder subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which affects patients years after infection may be more common the doctors previously thought, according to a study that stressed the importance of vaccinations against the highly contagious […]
600,000 child deaths every year is caused by high air pollution, UNICEF says
Around 300 million children worldwide, or almost one in seven kids, live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution and they are the most vulnerable to the damage, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the children’s […]
WHO IARC asked panel not to release weedkiller review documents
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency under the World Health Organization (WHO), advised its academic experts on one of its review panels not to release documents regarding a 2015 review of the weedkiller glyphosate. […]
Study showed parent-led therapy beneficial for kids with autism
A long-term study in the UK has shown that a simple therapy that helps parents interact and communicate better with very young children diagnosed with autism offers benefits years later. The treatment which involved training mothers and fathers to become […]
Mundipharma launches antiemetic for cancer patients in Singapore
Without the appropriate antiemetic prophylaxis (or preventive treatments taken against nausea and vomiting), 70 to 80% of all cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatments experience one of its most common and distressing side effects called chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Uncontrolled […]
People choose smaller food portions if they focus on pleasure of eating – study
People can be encouraged to choose smaller, healthier food portions when they focus on the multisensory pleasure (taste, smell, texture) brought about by the food, according to a new research from INSEAD, a graduate business school with campuses in Europe, […]
US FDA approves breakthrough drug as first-line treatment for lung cancer
An immunotherapy drug called pembrolizumab, which was extensively evaluated by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) cancer researcher Dr. Edward Garon, has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer […]
Indian Institute of Public Health inaugurates new Gandhinagar campus
Sri.Vijaybhai Rupani, Honorable Chief Minister of Gujarat inaugurated the state-of-the-art new campus of the Indian Institute of Public Health – Gandhinagar (IIPHG), the western regional campus of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar […]
New IVF technique resulted in the birth of a baby with 3-parent DNA
The first baby in the world to have DNA from three parents was born after a New York fertility specialist successfully carried out the new “three-parent” in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique. John Zhang, medical director of New Hope Fertility Center […]
WHO SAGE: Not enough polio vaccines, lower doses to make stocks lasts
The World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE), the principal advisory group to WHO for vaccines and immunization, recommends lowering the dose of inactivated polio vaccines to make supplies last longer as the two companies manufacturing the […]
