Health

Albuvirtide is injected once a week and is secure, a staff from the Nanjing-based Frontier Biotechnologies Inc, surnamed Zhu, told Global Times. Beijing: China has approved the first domestically developed, long-acting injectable HIV drug Albuvirtide which could be a boon to tens of thousands of HIV/AIDS patients in the country, …

The findings are from one of the first studies to explore whether sequencing blood-borne DNA is a feasible approach to early cancer detection. Washington: A blood test has offered hope of finding cancers before symptoms develop. The test that analyses free-floating DNA in blood may be able to detect early-stage …

Virtual reality (VR) sessions prior to sedation for IVF treatment has been shown to reduce their anxiety and improve successful pregnancy rate. Trying for In-vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatments may make you stressed. Now a new pilot study by the Catholic University of Leuven in Brussels, Belgium, shows that giving women …

Hormonal imbalance can affect a wide range of body functions such as heart rate, metabolism and sleep cycle. Here’s why it is important to treat the condition as early as possible. Have you been breaking out into a sweat with your face turning red for up to a minute? Or have …

Stakeholders say that in its attempt to cap medical bills, the draft issued by the government ignores hidden costs and provides only a ‘vague’ outline The Delhi government this week released an advisory aimed at capping profits of private healthcare providers in the city. The non-enforceable advisory would act as …

As per the proposal, the project will comprise of constructing five blocks with 184 beds. Maximum height of the building will be 38 metre. New Delhi : All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has received green nod for developing super-speciality blocks at Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre (JPNATC) …

Heart failure causes, symptoms and cure: Heart experts say that even moderate drinking could worsen the condition for heart failure patients. According to a new study, alcohol consumption could worsen the condition of patients with a faulty version of a gene called titin. Alcohol is bad for our health and …

At the time of admission, the baby’s lung pressures were very high but the biggest obstacle was her overall health. She weighed just 2.2 kg and was very weak, she said. New Delhi : Doctors at a Delhi-based hospital performed an open-heart surgery on a three-week old infant who was …

Researchers found that children in primary school need to be educated about the risks of starting pot smoking, especially now that the potency is much greater than it was in decades past and that public acceptance is being spurred by legalisation in many places. People who start smoking marijuana in …

A recent analysis of health data from almost 100,000 veterans, both with and without HIV infection, found that within normal ranges, higher levels of bilirubin in the blood were associated with lower rates of heart failure, heart attack and stroke. Bilirubin, a natural antioxidant, may help improve your cardiovascular health, …