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'Individual health cost must come down to 30pc to attain SDG'

-- 2017-09-23 12:00:00

Individual health cost must come down to 30 per cent from the existing 67 per cent to attain the health related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). "It is essential to raise government allocation on...

New antibody attacks 99pc of HIV strains

-- 2017-09-22 12:00:00

Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99 per cent of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates, reports BBC.   It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus - ma...

Alarm as 'super malaria' spreads in South East Asia

-- 2017-09-22 12:00:00

The rapid spread of ‘super malaria’ in South East Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists are warning. This dangerous form of the malaria parasite cannot be killed with the main anti...

Neanderthal brains grew more slowly: Study

BBC 2017-09-22 04:10:11

A new study shows that Neanderthal brains developed more slowly than ours.   An analysis of a Neanderthal child's skeleton suggests that its brain was still developing at a time when the brains...

UK scientists edit DNA of human embryos

BBC 2017-09-21 11:14:57

The blueprint for life - DNA - has been altered in human embryos for the first time in the UK.   The team at the Francis Crick Institute are unravelling the mysteries of the earliest moments of...

Novartis' leukemia drug gets EU approval

Reuters 2017-09-20 12:00:00

Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Wednesday said it had won European Union approval for Rydapt to be used against a mutated form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other rare diseases, adding to US approva...

US AIDS strategy to focus on 13 countries

Reuters 2017-09-19 12:00:00

The United States will concentrate its resources on 13 countries with high levels of HIV that have the best chance of controlling the AIDS epidemic under a strategy unveiled on Tuesday.   U.S....

'Super injection' may deliver childhood vaccines in one jab

-- 2017-09-17 12:00:00

Scientists have invented a new technology that could enable every childhood vaccination to be given in a single injection, reports independent.co.uk.   The all-in-one jab stores the different v...

US drugmakers on edge as price-gouging law nears

Reuters 2017-09-16 12:00:00

As US consumer outrage grows over prescription drug prices, state authorities and patient advocates in Maryland are preparing to enforce the nation’s first law designed to punish drugmaker price...

Swine flu infection may cause type 1 diabetes, especially in children

-- 2017-09-16 12:00:00

A study suggests “Infection with H1N1 influenza also known as swine flu”,  may place people, particularly children, at greater risk of developing type 1 diabetes, reports PTI.  ...

Stress hormones 'can prevent disorders' after a traumatic event

-- 2017-09-14 12:00:00

In a recent study, a group of researchers have found that the Ppm1f (Protein phosphatase 1f) gene is altered when exposed to traumatic stress and is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder, depr...

Progress on global poverty and disease at risk, Gates says

Reuters 2017-09-13 12:38:18

Proposed United States budget cuts could put in jeopardy great progress in reducing global poverty and disease and lead to 5 million more deaths from AIDS alone, the philanthropist Bill Gates warned o...

Risk of few drinks in pregnancy reviewed

BBC 2017-09-12 12:00:00

There is "surprisingly limited" evidence that light drinking during pregnancy poses any risk to the baby, say UK researchers.    They reviewed all the available studies done on the topic s...

Novartis posts win in skin cancer trials

Reuters 2017-09-11 12:00:00

Swiss drugmaker Novartis notched a trial win for its drug cocktail against skin cancer on Monday, while a rival treatment from Roche with slipping sales failed in a separate study with a similar patie...

AstraZeneca unveils positive lung cancer drug data

Reuters 2017-09-10 12:00:00

Two AstraZeneca drugs tackling lung cancer in different ways delivered impressive clinical results on Saturday, helping the British group offset July’s big clinical trial setback in the disease....

‘Pen’ identifies cancer in 10 seconds

-- 2017-09-08 06:46:06

A handheld device can identify cancerous tissue in 10 seconds, according to scientists at the University of Texas. They say it could make surgery to remove a tumour quicker, safer and more precise. Th...

Cancer iummunotherapy could be personalised!

-- 2017-09-08 02:55:08

A new blood test from Roche and Foundation Medicine has shown it can accurately measure the number of mutations within a tumour, potentially helping to predict which patients may respond best to some...

Zika kills cancer cells: study

BBC 2017-09-06 11:59:12

According to US scientists, a harmful virus that can cause devastating damage to the brains of developing fetuses could offer up a surprising new treatment for adult brain cancer.   Zika has be...

BD needs climate resilient health system: WHO expert

-- 2017-09-06 10:28:29

Bangladesh, as one of the most vulnerable countries of climate change, needs to take a preparedness policy urgently and increase investment in key areas to build a climate resilient health system, sai...

Uttar Pradesh suspends hospital chief after deaths of 60 children

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The head of a hospital where dozens of children died in recent days has been suspended, as officials traded blame over cash shortfalls that led to supplies of medical oxygen being cut. The governmen...