New Delhi, Feb 01, 2023: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial endocrine disorder which is characterized by chronic anovulation. Irregular periods, hirsutism, weight gain are the common symptoms of PCOS. It is the most prevailing female endocrine disorder and the pre-eminent cause of infertility, with the worldwide range of 6-26%, and in India it […]
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Protein found in Zebrafish can regenerate aged discs in human vertebrae
New Delhi, January 16, 2023: A protein found in the backbone of zebrafish that plays a positive role in disc maintenance and promotes regeneration in aged discs between vertebrae can have potential therapeutic implications to promote regeneration in degenerated human discs. In humans, discs degenerate naturally, leading to many related health concerns, including low back, […]
Jan Aushadhi Chyawanprash Special launched
New Delhi, Jan 05, 2023: A new product Jan Aushadhi Chyawanprash under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) launched in New Delhi today. Chief Executive Officer of Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) Ravi Dadhich launched this new product. This Jan Aushadhi Chyawanprash will now be available at all Jan Aushadhi Kendras across […]
Fit India Movement: India’s top nutritionists and fitness experts set to help New Year fitness plan
New Delhi, January 05, 2023: Fit India Movement, a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is set to launch a special online series titled, ‘Fit India-Sunday Talks,’ to mark the New Year. The program, an online talk show by eminent fitness experts and Fit India icons starts from 8th January until 26th […]
Inclusion of Yoga in the treatment of breast cancer patients is highly beneficial
New Delhi, December 25, 2022: As per a study by the Tata Memorial Hospital, inclusion of Yoga in the treatment of breast cancer patients is highly beneficial. The inclusion of Yoga resulted in a 15% relative improvement in disease free survival (DFS) and 14% in overall survival (OS). The yoga intervention was carefully designed with inputs […]
Carboplatin increases cure rate and survival in triple-negative breast cancer
New Delhi, December 24, 2022: The results of the study by the Tata Memorial Centre show that a commonly available and inexpensive drug, carboplatin, increased the cure rate and survival of a very aggressive type of breast cancer, called triple-negative breast cancer, especially among young women who have this disease. Until the results of this […]
Success story of a blind Glaucoma survivor
New Delhi, December 20, 2022: Sonkia family was very happy when he was born 25 years ago. But this happiness was only for one day when they found on the other day that the Sonkia has a disease of glaucoma and he cannot see. Sonkia treated continuously for glaucoma during which he had eight operations. But at […]
A drug delivery solution can improve cancer management and treatment
New Delhi, October 13, 2022: A novel site-specific drug delivery method using gold nanoparticles can improve the management and treatment of cancer. There are more than 200 different types of cancers known which are currently being treated through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Many of these cancers can be cured if detected early and treated […]
Sugar-coated pouches in body fluids can help detect cancer
New Delhi, October 03, 2022: Detection of the cancer microenvironment may soon become much easier with the help of a new molecular biosensor recently developed by a team of scientists. Cancer cells secrete small pouches, namely extracellular vesicles (EV) covered with sugar molecules, Hyaluronan (HA), which has a direct link to tumour malignancy and is considered […]
Central Bureau of Narcotics destroys illicit cannabis cultivation
New Delhi, September 22, 2022: On receiving specific intelligence about illicit cannabis cultivation in Himachal Pradesh, teams of officers of CBN were formed and dispatched. Officers of CBN verified the intelligence and further carried out physical surveys resulting in detection of more areas of illicit cultivation. Subsequently, destruction operation was started with support of District […]