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Prices of coronary stent slashed

It is a practice to place coronary stent in the arteries to save the lives of heart patients. The price of the coronary stent is very expensive. The central government has slashed the price of coronary stent by 85 percent.

Posted On :15/Feb/2017 11:21:33 AM

Walking a little extra prevents spread of harmful behavior, says study

Researchers from University of Central Florida in the US found the employees who recorded an average of more than 10,900 steps each day were less likely to perpetuate abuse at home than those recording fewer.

Posted On :14/Feb/2017 10:19:05 AM

Researchers develop potential cure for high BP

Researchers have combined four blood pressure drugs into a single pill could be twice as effective as existing treatments. The results of a small pilot trial have been published in the Lancet medical journal.

Posted On :13/Feb/2017 9:54:59 AM

New battery that can power e pills

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have developed a small battery that runs on stomach acids and could power next-generation ingestible electronic pills which may monitor patient.

Posted On :12/Feb/2017 12:38:19 PM

Pain killers cause stomach ulcers, says study

A new study conducted by The George Institute for Global Health in Australia has said that commonly used pain killers, such as ibuprofen, provide little benefits against back ache and cause side effects.

Posted On :12/Feb/2017 12:32:00 PM

Children below 10 years diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes

The Madras Diabetes Research Foundation has found that children as young as eight, most of them obese and with a family history of diabetes, are being diagnosed for type-two diabetes.

Posted On :12/Feb/2017 12:19:17 PM

Health benefits of eating one red guava a day

Guava is available as two variants. They are white guava and red guava. Each of these are not just different in their colors but also in the health benefits they have.

Posted On :11/Feb/2017 6:00:27 PM

Can you get rid of wearing spectacles just by consuming carrots?

It has been a long-term belief that eating carrots will help get rid of wearing spectacles. The belief continues and remains strong even today. What could be the reasons for this strong belief?

Posted On :11/Feb/2017 4:47:23 PM

Obese women take longer to conceive, says study

A study conducted by the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at NIHs Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development says that obese women may take 55 to 59 percent.

Posted On :11/Feb/2017 10:12:54 AM

Brown rice can speed up weight loss, says study

A new study has said that switching to brown rice or oatmeal from refined grains may be as good as a 30-minute brisk walk to help speed up weight loss. The study was conducted by researchers from the Tufts University.

Posted On :10/Feb/2017 11:17:49 AM