Domestic pharmaceutical retail market grows 11 per cent in JulyThe domestic pharmaceutical retail market saw an impressive 11% growth in July, attributed to increased sales of anti-infectives and pain r...
16 Aug, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
Study finds evidence of brain injury present even months after acute Covid infectionThe study, published in Nature Communications, noted ongoing biomarker evidence of brain injury, especially in those with neurological dysf...
23 Dec, 2023, 06.20 PM IST
Evidence of brain injury present even months after acute Covid infection: StudyA new report on COVID-19 suggests that ongoing inflammation and brain injury may not be detected by blood tests measuring inflammation. The...
23 Dec, 2023, 03.45 PM IST
Viral hepatitis could cause liver cancer: Here's what you need to know about prevention and treatmentIn medical terms, hepatitis is explained as an inflammation of the liver, which is responsible for blood filtering, nutrient processing, an...
08 Aug, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
AIIMS reporting 100 cases of acute conjunctivitis every day in Delhi: DoctorsDelhi hospitals are seeing an unprecedented surge in acute conjunctivitis cases, with the All India Institute of Medical Science reporting ...
28 Jul, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
Is Hepatitis A dangerous? Here is everything you need to know about Hepatitis AIndia has a high number of chronic Hepatitis B and C cases, while Hepatitis A can lead to acute liver failure, it is usually a short-term i...
19 Jun, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Norovirus cases: Centre asks Kerala State Surveillance Office to submit reportNorovirus is a viral illness that is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis globally. Symptoms of norovirus include acute onset dia...
06 Jun, 2022, 04.33 PM IST
One in three elderly develop new conditions after COVID-19 infection: BMJ studyThis is an observational study so can't establish cause, and the researchers acknowledge some limitations, including the fact that some dia...
10 Feb, 2022, 01.29 PM IST
Coronavirus can persist for months after traversing entire bodyThe coronavirus’s propensity to infect cells outside the airways and lungs is contested, with numerous studies providing evidence for and a...
26 Dec, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
Fighting Covid-19 pandemic: New blood-based biomarker to distinguish between bacterial and viral infectionsThese biomarkers are different messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules found in the blood; differences in their levels can detect and predict with h...
17 May, 2021, 11.55 AM IST
All the Covid-19 symptoms you didn’t know aboutCovid is now emerging as a pathogen capable of harming in a myriad of unexpected, and sometimes lethal, ways.
12 May, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
High BP, diabetes might increase risk of death in coronavirus patientsAll patients in the study were hospitalised, two-thirds of whom had severe or critical illness.
11 Mar, 2020, 06.48 PM IST
Do you have a stubborn cough that isn't going? It may be 'seasonal' bronchitisIt is usually caused by environmental changes and constant irritants such as smoking.
29 Jan, 2019, 11.33 AM IST
Dark urine, nausea, abdominal pain? Get checked for hepatitis, it is more dangerous than you thinkHepatitis signs can be asymptomatic, and damage the liver over time leading to cirrhosis.
27 Jul, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
- Zika's effects on newborns persist even in adults: Study
Sao Paulo, June 7 (IANS) Scientists have discovered that Zika virus infection that can lead to birth defects and other complications such a...
07 Jun, 2018, 02.22 PM IST
- US researchers eliminate HIV infection in 'humanised' mice
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US researchers have successfully removed HIV DNA from the genomes of living animals using a gene-editing tool, boo...
02 May, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
India has the second highest number of Hepatitis B infectedEvery year, nearly 600,000 patients die from HBV infection in the region but the govt doesnt yet have national policies relating to screeni...
27 Jul, 2014, 05.50 PM IST