Cancer claims 3.5 lakh lives every year in India: ISCR savita thakur thakur4 Feb 2016 12:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cancer is the second biggest killer after heart disease in India, with 3.5 lakh people succumbing to the disease every year, a research...
Junk DNA helps in preventing breast cancer: Study savita thakur thakur3 Feb 2016 8:41 AM ISTLondon: British researchers have identified a piece of non-coding Ribonucleic acid (RNA) that stops cells turning cancerous, reveals a study.The human...
New DNA test can diagnose breast cancer risk savita thakur thakur2 Feb 2016 7:57 AM ISTWashington DC: DNA analysis of normal breast tissue can help doctors discover if a woman in cause presents a risk of developing breast cancer a new...
Effective proton beam cancer therapy causes fewer side effects savita thakur thakur1 Feb 2016 11:02 AM ISTLondon: Proton beam therapy can attack brain cancer in kids while causing fewer side effects than conventional radiotherapy, according to a recent...
FDA approves Eisai's drug Halaven for type of soft tissue cancer savita thakur thakur31 Jan 2016 8:46 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eisai Co Ltd's drug derived from sea sponge for a rare type of soft tissue cancer which has no approved...
Decoded: How key defence protein triggers cancer savita thakur thakur27 Jan 2016 4:42 PM ISTLondon:Â A team of Swiss and Russian scientists has decoded how a defence protein that fights viral infections in our body takes advantage of a...
Pharma Cos to offer EMI options for procuring life-saving medicines Pooja Bhatia Bhatia27 Jan 2016 9:38 AM ISTThe existing concept of EMIs just got extended while considering purchasing life saving drugs or paying for expensive medical procedures.This news is...
Pen-sized microscope to efficiently see cancer cells savita thakur thakur27 Jan 2016 8:39 AM ISTWashington: A hand-held, miniature microscope roughly the size of a pen can allow surgeons to "see" at a cellular level in the operating room and...
Eminent Medical personalities conferred with Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Pooja Bhatia Bhatia26 Jan 2016 1:32 PM ISTThe Padma awards in 2016 saw selection and conformation given to few notable personalities from the medical fraternity in India, for their impeccable...
FDA gives full approval to Amgen blood cancer drug savita thakur thakur23 Jan 2016 11:59 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has approved Amgen Inc's cancer drug Kyprolis in combination with certain other therapies to treat...
Indian start-up to launch tests for rare cancer savita thakur thakur21 Jan 2016 11:02 AM ISTKolkata:Â A Chennai-based personalised medicine start-up is all set to launch advanced tests for precise identification of three rare cancers, a...
New test to better predict ovarian cancer risk savita thakur thakur21 Jan 2016 9:10 AM ISTLondon: Researchers have improved an ultrasound test to predict the risk of ovarian tumours with great precision.Ovarian tumours are classified as...
