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Potential new target for treatment of colitis identified
Scientists have identified potential new target for treatment of colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases. They have found that a protein made by a gene already associated with a handful of human inflammatory immune diseases plays a pivotal role .......

Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 15:39 | Read More

Need to spread stroke awareness, says Trivedi
There is an urgent need to spread awareness about cardiovascular diseases like stroke and diabetes, Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi said here Friday........

Published : Saturday 13 Mar 2010 0:33 | Read More

Free treatment of heart, kidney and bone diseases for BPL persons, says Government
New Delhi, Mar 12 - ANI: The government on Friday declared that treatment for heart, kidney and bone diseases would be provided free of cost to all patients living below the poverty line (BPL) and at subsidized rates to others in the government hospitals........

Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 16:15 | Read More

Agra villagers suffer from water contamination
Agra, Mar 12 - ANI: Ground water in Dayalbagh, a suburb of Agra, allegedly contains a high level of fluoride and is causing serious health hazards to locals. People of the area suffer from various diseases on this account. "The problem of fluori.......

Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 16:21 | Read More

New discovery may help prevent malaria transmission
Washington, March 12 - ANI: A research team from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has made a novel discovery that could help block malaria transmission. While studying the An.......

Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 13:23 | Read More

Irritable bowel syndrome patients not at increased colon cancer risk
Washington, Mar 10 - ANI: Irritable bowel syndrome patients are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than fit individuals undergoing colonoscopies, according to a new research. The study has been published i.......

Published : Wednesday 10 Mar 2010 10:13 | Read More

30,000 kids die of diseases in Madhya Pradesh each year
The Madhya Pradesh government Monday admitted in the state assembly that on an average 30,000 children die of various diseases in the state every year........

Published : Monday 08 Mar 2010 22:50 | Read More

Vitamin D vital for activating our immune defenses
London, March 8 - ANI: Vitamin D plays an important role in activating our immune defenses against infectious diseases like flu, says a new study. According to the research, without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune syst.......

Published : Monday 08 Mar 2010 12:08 | Read More

Action plan to check dengue in Delhi ahead of CWG
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Wednesday initiated a campaign to check mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikunguniya and malaria in time for the Commonwealth Games........

Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 19:42 | Read More

An apple a day boosts the immune system
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: Soluble fiberfound in oats, apples, and nuts reduces the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and strengthens the immune system, a new University of Illinois study suggests. "Soluble fiber changes the per.......

Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 11:25 | Read More

ARMA adopts epoch-making initiative

How can social evils be brought to a halt? Someone must take the initiative or else no changes can take place ever. The same thing can also be said with regard to stopping wide-ranging diseases and Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance has taken the init.......

Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 19:19 | Read More

Lab-on-a-chip device may detect kidney failure and diabetes
Washington, Feb 27 - ANI: Scientists in Australia have reported the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a lab-on-a-chip device capable of detecting diseases such as kidney failure and diabetes. The microfl.......

Published : Saturday 27 Feb 2010 16:10 | Read More

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