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Zoonotic diseases ignored in developing world
Decades of neglect have allowed infectious diseases to devastate the lives of thousands of people in the developing world, a new study has revealed. Researchers say three diseases in particular — anthrax, brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis — have failed to […]
UAE doctors mark surge in Ramadan overeating emergencies
Doctors in the UAE have reported a rise in the number of hospital patients with stomach problems since the start of Ramadan, UAE-based newspaper The National reported on Tuesday. Emergency departments have had an influx of people with stomach problems, […]
Keep the ‘New’ cancer drug in your medicine cabinet
It turns out that the same types of drugs that help reduce runny noses and watery eyes during allergy season might also help ward off tumors. A new research report appearing in the July 2014 issue of The Journal of […]
Scientists develop self-powered pacemaker
A team of Korean scientists have invented a self-powered semi-permanent cardiac pacemaker using advanced nanotechnology. An artificial cardiac pacemaker is generally a piece of medical equipment which is implanted into the human body to regulate the heartbeat of people suffering […]
FDA approves Israeli ‘wearable robot’ that helps paraplegics walk
FDA has approved a wearable support device produced by Yokne’am-based ReWalk Robotics that can help some people with spinal cord injuries to walk again. ReWalk, a set of motorized leg braces that is sometimes described as a robotic exoskeleton, was […]
Scientists develop new material that improves wound healing
Treating wounds has now become more sophisticated than sewing stitches and applying gauze, however, dressings still have certain shortcoming. Now scientists are reporting the next step in the evolution of wound treatment with a material that leads to faster healing […]
Moms who give birth at older age live longer
Women who are able to get pregnant naturally and give birth in their mid-30s and after tend to live longer than other women, a new study suggests. Researchers found that women who gave birth after age 33 were twice as […]
International SOS provides advice for a healthy Ramadan
Tips can assist travellers and expatriates during the holy month. Singapore – International SOS is providing travellers and expatriates with seven key tips for staying healthy during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. Dr David Teo, Regional Medical Director, Assistance […]
Scientists explain stress-heart attack link
Scientists said yesterday they may have unravelled how chronic stress leads to heart attack and stroke: triggering overproduction of disease-fighting white blood cells which can be harmful in excess. Surplus cells clump together on the inner walls of arteries, restricting […]
Precision therapy, innovations: A boon for cancer patients
In the age of precision therapy and technological innovations in cancer treatment, oncologists now claim that cancer is the only disease that can be cured besides nutritional deficiencies and infections. With new-age targeted therapy in cancer, curing the disease has […]
