Gluten-free diets are a fad these days and they have taken hold of health fanatics worldwide. According to the reports, gluten-free diet has surpassed all other searches on Google in the US, beating Palaeolithic diets, Atkins and South Beach.
Ritwik Roy
Jun 16, 2016
A deadly superbug, ancomycin resistant enterococcus faecium (VRE), resistant to even the last line of antibiotics, has made its way to Australia. Australia has the highest rate of the deadly superbug in the world surpassing England, Canada, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Ritwik Roy
Jun 16, 2016
Recent research has shown that women with advanced ovarian cancer may benefit a lot from immunotherapy right after chemotherapy sessions. Chemotherapy given to women with advanced ovarian cancer boosts ability of tumour cells to protect themselves from the immune system.
Ritwik Roy
Jun 16, 2016
An American man literally lived without heart for more than one and a half years. Stan Larkin, 25, has finally been transplanted a real human heart, 555 days after living without one and just carrying an artificial organ in his backpack.
Anne Lu
Jun 12, 2016
In October 2012, Myriam Ducré-Lemay died after kissing her new boyfriend. It was found out that the girl was severely allergic to peanuts but did not find time to let her new boyfriend know about her medical condition.
Ritwik Roy
Jun 10, 2016
Australian hospitals may be contributing to the creation of antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Results of a survey have revealed some grave figures as hospitals continue to inappropriately prescribe antibiotics to patients. The drug is being wrongly prescribed in up to 20 percent of cases, the survey revealed.
Ritwik Roy
Jun 10, 2016
Common prescription drug methotrexate, used to treat medical conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, has been linked to at least seven deaths in Australia since 2000. Researchers have warned of a rise in dosage errors that are leading to avoidable deaths.
Ritwik Roy
Jun 06, 2016
California’s marijuana activists believe that cannabis legalisation 2016 has hit a roadblock as advocates are not happy with a pair of bills in the legislature. The bills would impose fees and taxes on medical marijuana to raise costs.
Ritwik Roy
Jun 06, 2016
Breast Cancer Care, a British charity organisation, has warned that women aged between 50 and 70 are too reliant on mammograms for detecting breast cancer signs.
Ritwik Roy
May 23, 2016
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has lodged an appeal against the size of fine imposed by the Federal Court on Nurofen makers Reckitt Benckiser for breach of consumer laws.
Ritwik Roy
May 23, 2016
In order to combat drug-resistant superbugs, UK farmers have taken the initiative to cut down antibiotics use in agricultural products. A new UK taskforce will reduce antibiotics use in farming.
Ritwik Roy
May 20, 2016
A South Australian family is desperately waiting for the government to legalise medical marijuana and is not happy with the SA government’s inaction on the same.
Ritwik Roy
May 19, 2016
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat. Experts are worried that lack of new antibiotics may make antibiotics-resistant superbugs kill more people than even cancer if left unchecked.
Ritwik Roy
May 19, 2016
Scientists fed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with human blood containing either the original Zika virus or the cloned Zika virus. In both the cases, the number of infected mosquitoes was similar.
Ritwik Roy
May 18, 2016
Molecules in White Rock sea snail eggs not only can tackle normal cancer, but also uterine sarcomas and resistant lymphomas that require the painful chemotherapy.
Ritwik Roy
May 18, 2016
A new study states that antidepressants are not as effective as they are thought to be.
Ritwik Roy
May 16, 2016
Lucy Haslem said that the focus was now on educating doctors about medical marijuana’s benefits. She added that the biggest challenge was to break the misconceptions that people have about cannabis.
Ritwik Roy
May 16, 2016
CSIRO scientists have received $1.4 million research grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to start trials for the malaria breath test in Sudan, Malaysia, Malawi and Bangladesh.
Ritwik Roy
May 13, 2016
MGC Pharmaceuticals’ initial cannabis-based products include anti-ageing mask, sun-protective moisturiser, eye serum and facial cream.
Ritwik Roy
May 13, 2016
The study should not be used as an escape route for not taking action against air pollution. If people start using “active transport” more, then pollution levels will come down automatically.
Ritwik Roy
May 07, 2016
The researchers stumbled upon a vital supply route cancer cells use to obtain their nutrients. This discovery can lead to new treatments to stop tumour growth.
Ritwik Roy
May 06, 2016
Scientists have not only found a way to grow legions of good bacteria inside human intestines in laboratories, they are also hoping to develop a pill that can cure many intestinal problems.
Ritwik Roy
May 06, 2016
An Independent Medical Advisory Committee and the Office of Medicinal Cannabis will be setup soon in Victoria so that access to medical marijuana products is ensured from early next year.
Ritwik Roy
Apr 19, 2016
The medical marijuana will be available to those patients with terminal illnesses and children with severe epilepsy. However, the federal government should first approve a license for cultivation of cannabis.
Ritwik Roy
Apr 16, 2016
According to University of Melbourne psychiatrist Professor David Castle, medical marijuana use has to be controlled in such a way so that people do not get addicted to the drug.
Ritwik Roy
Apr 14, 2016
Investments in research projects are a must to learn more about the causes. Currently, over 27,000 people in Victoria suffer from Parkinson’s.
Ritwik Roy
Apr 11, 2016
Six-year-old Oshin Strachan started to undergo chemotherapy after the court overruled his parents who preferred palliative care for his brain tumour.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 08, 2016
Zika virus has been linked to various neurological disorders, including microcephaly in newborns. The new research, of which Indian girl Devika Sirohi was part of, thankfully revealed some of the virus’ weaknesses.
Ritwik Roy
Apr 06, 2016
As the scientists progressed with their research, one thing became clear: Alzheimer’s, in its mild stages, didn’t damage the copying brain function. Patients were able to mimic simple gestures.
Ritwik Roy
Apr 01, 2016
Actress Whoopi Goldberg was greatly affected to see her granddaughters suffer from menstrual pain and so she made it an objective to work on the lines of medical marijuana.
Ritwik Roy
Mar 31, 2016
