Tag: Disease
Disadvantaged women are 25% more prone to heart attack
As compared to the disadvantaged men, the women who suffer lack of socio-economic security are prone to higher heart attack risk.....
Father of a rare disease child patient appeals for govt’s attention
New Delhi based Praveen Tyagi's son Garvit was detected with rare genetic disorder, Spinal Muscular Atrophy that has only one treatment option that cures the disease by only 40 percent. He has sought health ministry's help...
Curofy finds out 2016’s most discussed diseases amongst doctors
Over the year, doctors on Curofy have discussed over 80,000 cases around spectrum of diseases. Curofy lists down the diseases discussed by the doctors in 2016....
University of Warwick researcher discovers secret to eliminate elephantiasis disease
Mathematical model works out the potential impact of treating and preventing disease with three drugs
Change in environment a key factor for emergence of new pathogen...
New Delhi: The Biotic stress refers to diseases, insect – pests and weeds which affects adversely the normal growth of living organisms (plant, animals, and...
Conference on Brucellosis begins at Delhi, 3 new diagnostic kits launched
The three day International Conference on Brucellosis that began on November 17th, is being organized by the Department of Biotechnology in collaboration with Indian Council for Agriculture Research
Apollo’s technology integrated community preventive healthcare program
Apollo Tele Health (ATHS) in association with Landmark group organized free screening camps....
Low public health risk from Avian Influenza A H5N8: health ministry
While the union health ministry has declared the current Avian Influenza scenario as non serious threat, it has equally asked the state governments to ensure.....
Govt reviews preparedness for Zika virus disease & seasonal Influenza
Health ministry has directed that a group of technical experts should examine ways and means to increase the availability of diagnostic tests....
Global biotech market expected to register 12.3% growth by 2020
In countries like China, U.S., and India there is a huge demand for food products such as rice, wheat, beans, and sugarcane, due to the alarming....