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Newly discovered breast milk antibodies help neutralize HIV

Washington: Antibodies that help to stop the HIV virus have been found in breast milk. Researchers at Duke University Medical Centre isolated the antibodies from immune cells called B cells in the breast milk of infected mothers in Malawi, and showed that the B cells in breast milk can generate neutralizing antibodies that may inhibit the virus that causes AIDS. Continue reading →

New discoveries about severe malaria could lead to new interventions

Washington: Researchers from Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed), the University of Copenhagen and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interaction in severe malaria, concerning how malaria parasites are able to bind to cells in the brain and cause cerebral malaria – the most lethal form of the disease. Continue reading →

Cost-based drug pricing will hurt both patients and industry in the long run: Pharma experts

New Delhi: Pharmaceutical analysts in India and abroad believe cost-based pricing is not suitable to safeguard the interests of patients as well as the pharmaceutical industry. In their opinion, the regulatory authorities have wrongly been focusing on price controls in the belief that this will boost access to healthcare. But the experience of other nations, and India’s past experience, indicates the desired outcome won’t be achieved via price caps because multiple hurdles hinder healthcare access in India – and it is these that need to be addressed. Continue reading →

Researchers discover new treatment path for eye disease

Washington: A team of researchers, including a Georgia State University (GSU) mathematics professor, have learned more about the mechanisms of a disease that robs the elderly of their sight, which will help lead to better treatments against it in the future. Continue reading →

Dr Manish Monga named Medical Director of West Virginia University’s Clinical Trials Research

Washington: Dr Manish Monga has joined the West Virginia University's Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Centre as the medical director of the Clinical Trials Research Unit (CTRU). Prior to joining the WVU, Dr Monga was director of medical oncology services at the Schiffler Cancer Centre at Wheeling Hospital. Continue reading →

Indian Thyroid Society to release a clinical manual on thyroid-related disorders

New Delhi: To curb thyroid-related disorders, the Indian Thyroid Society (ITS) has said a clinical manual would be launched on the World Thyroid Day Friday to raise awareness about the disease. Continue reading →

Calcium pills raise heart attack risk

London: Taking calcium supplements can push up the risk of a heart attack, and could do more harm than good, warn researchers. Continue reading →

AIIMS-Patna to start this year, says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Patna: The union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday announced that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - Patna would start this year itself. Continue reading →

Bengal government orders inquiry into crib deaths

Kolkata: In the wake of frequent deaths of infants in government-run hospitals in the state, the West Bengal health department has directed all sub-divisional, district hospitals and medical colleges to conduct in-house probes if more than three babies die in a day. Continue reading →

Dr Ashutosh Tewari gets Gold Cystoscope Award

New York: American Urological Association has honoured Dr Ashutosh K Tewari, director of the Lefrak Centre for Robotic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Centre, with the Gold Cystoscope Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of urology and urologic oncology. Dr Tewari received the award on May 23 during the association's annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Continue reading →