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WHO: Yemen cholera cases reach 500,000
The recent cholera outbreak in the war-torn Yemen has already affected half a million people in the country, with 5,000 people being infected every day, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. At least 1,975 people have died since the waterborne […]
Injectable tissue bandage can help repair damaged hearts
Biomedical engineering Professor Milica Radisic and her colleagues at the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering in Canada have developed a new technique that can repair damaged heart tissues without the need for invasive open-heart surgeries. The […]
Asia’s factory farms pose major global health threats, report says
Factory farming in Asian countries could lead to major global health risks, according to the report “Factory Farming in Asia: Assessing Investment Risks”. In over just a decade, the use of antibiotics in factory farms in Asia is set to […]
Scientists use plants in new polio vaccine breakthrough
The world may have taken a step towards a polio-free future as researchers make a breakthrough in vaccine development against the disease. An international consortium of scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK was able to produce a […]
First skin-to-skin contact between mother, infant can prevent newborn death
In the Western Pacific Region, a newborn dies every two minutes because of inappropriate clinical practices at the time of birth and during the first few days of life. However, newborn mortalitycan easily be prevented through Early Essential Newborn Care […]
Modified plastic films prevent contamination in food, biomedical industries
Plastic films that have been specially designed and integrated with “N-halamines”, special chemical groups, within the polymer matrix of the plastic can prevent bacterial contamination in the food and biomedical industries, according to a recently published research. The plastic films […]
New device developed to measure systolic blood pressure more accurately
Researchers from the Jerusalem College of Technology and the ShaareZedek Medical Center in Israel have developed a new device using a technique called photoplethysmography to more accurately measure systolic blood pressure. An estimated 1 in 3 US adults have high […]
Medical Industry: Having a heart for polymers
Also, download this story from the electronic issue here Polymeric materials, with their broad range of properties, are ushering in advancements for cardiovascular devices, says Angelica Buan in this article. Like a thief in the night”, that is how cardiovascular diseases […]
Glucosamine does not alleviate knee, hip arthritis pain, study shows
The natural supplement glucosamine, which is often marketed for joint pain, has no effect on either knee or hip pain caused by arthritis, according to a new review of available research. The analysis of randomized controlled trials from which data […]
Vitamin B3 can reduce miscarriages, birth defects
Australian scientists said they made a major breakthrough in the field of pregnancy research as they discovered that intake of the dietary supplement vitamin B3, also known as niacin, could cut miscarriages and birth defects worldwide. They found that deficiency […]
