October 2015

The road to obesity may be paved with non-nutritious carbohydrates in breast milk, claims new research.

Increasing cigarette taxes may have the unintended consequence of driving consumers to higher nicotine content and more dangerous cigarette products, says a new study co-authored by an Indian-origin researcher.

Women who breastfeed may have up to 20 percent reduced risk of developing an aggressive form of breast cancer called hormone-receptor negative, says a new study.

- 50% of ALF cases happen due to Hepatitis A&E, unavailability of clean potable water

- ALF mortality has come down to 20 % from 80 % in last 10 years due to advancement in liver intensive care and liver transplantation of ALF patients.

(NewsVoir); The expert team of Department of Hepatology at Global Hospitals - one of the fastest growing chains of multi-super speciality, multi-organ transplant and quaternary care hospitals in Mumbai, shared their experience in treating and managing Acute Liver Failure patients medically and through transplantation.

 In 2014, tuberculosis (TB) killed 1.5 million people, 400,000 of whom were HIV-positive, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, ranking the disease alongside HIV as a leading killer worldwide.

Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the presentation of several new post-hoc analyses from the TONADO^® 1&2 and OTEMTO^® 1&2 studies at the American College of CHEST Physicians Annual Meeting in Montreal. One analysis showed significant lung function improvement, as measured by FEV1 AUC0–3, with once daily Spiolto^® Respimat^® in COPD patients* across a range of age groups, including those over 65 years of age.¹ In addition, a second analysis indicated that Spiolto^® Respimat^® reduces the frequency of night-time rescue medication use, as measured by puffs needed per night² and these reductions were sustained for up to 52 weeks. In a third analysis the improvement of dyspnea (or shortness of breath), as measured by the Transition Dyspnea Index (TDI), was shown in COPD patients, compared to tiotropium, olodaterol and placebo.³

Dabur India on announced 18.7 percent increase in its net consolidated profit at Rs.341.1 crore for the quarter ended September 30 as against Rs.287.5 crore in the year-ago period.

 In order to make healthcare affordable in Africa, leaders from the continent on Wednesday called for more investment by the Indian government and private investors in Africa.