Yahoo Singapore News (blog) |
Inflamed fatty liver: Non-drinkers also at risk
Yahoo Singapore News (blog) Even taking certain medications, such as corticosteroids, can play a role,” says Dr Victor Lee Tswen Wen, Consultant Surgeon, Department of Hepatobiliary & Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital (SGH), a member of the SingHealth group. Related … |
Event to teach about congestive heart failureThe SouthernThere will be presentations given on the basics about congestive heart failure, managing diet, stress and chronic disease management, anatomy physiology, medications and community resources. Ques…
Rapid rise in liver cancer cases requires policy intervention, mass screeningIndia Education DiaryWith a million new cancer cases being reported every year in India, doctors are of the opinion that cancers in the lung, stomach, liver, colon and breast …
TakePart |
Will This Invention Spell the End of Drug Testing on Animals?
TakePart So far, Chorghade’s team has tested more than 50 drugs wherein the chemosynthetic liver—a chemical compound—successfully mimicked reactions of an animal liver. Fifty more, and … Makeover! India’s Law Ending Animal Tests for Cosmetics Takes Effect. |
India.Com Health |
Neonatal jaundice: What’s normal and what’s not
India.Com Health Your baby doesn’t suffer from the jaundice because of any liver failure but due to the presence of high level of bilirubin in the blood that the baby’s immature liver isn’t able to get rid of,’ says Dr Sen. Bilirubin is a yellow substance that the body … |
The Sanatoga Post |
Organ Donor Program Benefits From Rydell Concert
The Sanatoga Post The day also has been designated “Bobby Rydell Organ Donor Awareness Day” by Pottstown Mayor Sharon Valentine-Thomas. The show, which starts at 6 p.m. in the Davenport Performing Arts Center, 750 N. Washington St., also features The Duprees, and … |
NDTV |
V for Vaping: E-cigarettes and the new smoking culture
NDTV In India, you won’t find any of these products at retail outlets, but many e-commerce sites now stock them. Rupesh Singhania, a … I went and got myself checked by a doctor, and X-rays revealed that there was a 4mm spot on my lung. That image was an … |
Drug Discovery & Development |
New drug target for controlling high blood sugar discovered
Zee News Researchers showed that lipid molecules called phosphatidic acids enhance glucose production in the liver. These findings suggest that inhibiting or reducing production of phosphatidic acids may do the opposite. Indian-American researchers find new target to control diabetesNewstrack India |
Otsuka and The Union Announce Global TB Research & Innovation AwardBusiness Wire India (press release)In recognition of World TB Day 2014, Otsuka SA (Otsuka), in a global partnership with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseas…
ANINEWS |
Past HIV vaccine trials pave way for new treatment
ANINEWS Washington, March 20 (ANI): A multi-national research team led by Duke Medicine scientists has identified a subclass of antibodies associated with an effective immune response to an HIV vaccine. Earlier analyses of the results of that trial, known as … Past HIV vaccine trials reveal new path to successR & D Magazine |