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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 […]
Indian Australian doctor discovers easy, non-invasive breast cancer test
A young Indian Australian doctor has just discovered an easier way of detecting breast cancer, which, she hopes, would eventually replace the current methods. Dr. Dharmica Mistry, Chief Scientist at BCAL Diagnostics in Sydney in Australia, realized that oils from […]
Singapore would need 30,000 more health workers by 2020
As the population continues to age, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) estimates that the country would approximately 30,000 more healthcare workers by 2020 to meet the demands of an aging population. In the hopes of attracting more people to take […]
Only two doses of HPV vaccines for US teens, new CDC recommendations say
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new recommendation for 11- to 12-year-old teens receiving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. According to the new recommendations, teens aged 11 to 12 will now receive only two doses […]
IBM’s AI Watson to help doctors diagnose rare, complex cases in Germany
To help physicians at the Center for Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases located at the University Hospital Marburg, Germany, one of the country’s largest healthcare providers, Rhön-Klinikum AG (RKA), will begin piloting a Watson-powered cognitive assistance system by the end of […]
15 APAC countries ranked in mental health index for World Mental Health Day
As part of this year’s World Mental Health Day celebrations, results of the Asia Pacific Mental Health Integration Index, which compares and ranks the level of effort of 15 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region in implementing effective […]
