Healthy elderly population holds the same gut microbiota as that of...
Researchers of Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute and Tianyi Health Science Institute in Zhenjiang, China, found a possible link between healthy ageing and...
World AIDS Day – Can transmission of HIV from mother to...
There are two scenarios in which HIV can spread from mother to baby. First is the case when mother discovers the incidence of infection...
Free testing for AIDS on World AIDS Day 2017 by Planned...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that there are 36.7 million people worldwide infected with HIV surviving in 2016. Moreover, amfAR (The...
Can HIV be prevented by male circumcision?
Male circumcision is a very old procedure that has been in practice for the last 15,000 years. Circumcision is important in Islam and Judaism,...
HIV rate drops in Uganda with a U.S. Funded HIV prevention...
A recent research reported that there is a sharp decline in the number of HIV cases in Uganda with the implementation of an HIV...
“Everybody Counts” – World AIDS Day 2017
With the aim of universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030, global leaders signed up Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. The framework of UGC was...
HIV diagnosis improved but still lacks progress, CDC reports
U.S. health officials said that with the increase in testing procedures for the virus causing AIDS, the delay in the time between the infection...
Excess weight and Diabetes responsible for 6 percent of cancers globally
It’s good to watch your diet, because a recent report suggested that nearly 6 percent of cancers are caused due to diabetes and excess...
Antimalarial drugs found to have potential to fight cancer
A review-based research on 190 studies investigated the effect of chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on cancer cells. The study revealed the effect of...
Study claims watching TV beyond 90 minutes a day increases child...
According to a new research, the time spent by children watching television and devices like smartphones and tablets shouldn’t be more than 90 minutes...
Study says structural changes in brain similar in people with depression...
Individuals having depression and social anxiety disorder (SAD) have some brain abnormalities that can be spotted in imaging scans.
A study was conducted in China...
Diabetes growth rate fastest in Africa
Experts warned that cases of diabetes and obesity are on the rise. According to a study in Africa on obesity and diabetes, South Africa...
Is diabetes associated with the risk of pancreatic cancer
Diabetes and pancreatic cancer affect the same organs, but there is more in common than just that. People, who have diabetes have greater likelihood...
First 2-drug HIV regimen approved by FDA
The first two-drug program has been approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of AIDS-causing virus. This drug plan aimed...
