President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia’s health ministry has granted regulatory approval for Phase 3 clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine, which will begin very shortly, with tens of thousands of people in the Moscow region being vaccinated to gauge its efficacy and safety. In doing so, Russia …
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As of August 19, 2020, there were 170 research teams around the world (tracked by the World Health Organization) working post haste on developing a vaccine for COVID-19. It’s a race among different nations; in fact, it has become a matter of great prestige and immensely high stakes for nations. …
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Although much progress has been seen in the treatment of heart and circulatory diseases, it is estimated that over 18 million people worldwide die from these diseases each year. This is further compounded by the record levels of risk factors like diabetes and obesity, and by 2030, the World Health …
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Many studies have linked decrease in cholesterol levels to increased aggression, and aggression has been reported in patients taking statins, with the increase higher in women. The risk of violence is different in men and women, with age also being a determining factor. In an intriguing study published on July …
Read More »ntermittent fasting is in the news currently, with many vouching that it is an effective way of dieting to get many health benefits that include improvements in cellular health and blood sugar regulation, resistance to stress, and suppression of inflammation. Intermittent fasting has also been shown to decrease blood pressure, …
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Although TRT has been gaining popularity over the years and is often prescribed for increasing libido and improving erectile function, the US FDA has only approved it for clinical hypogonadism, which is defined by The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists as a decrease in sperm or testosterone production (testicular function). …
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Ten years ago, many patients with advanced melanoma died within six-nine months of diagnosis, with only about one in twenty surviving the disease. If caught early on, patients have a good chance of survival, but with time, the cancer becomes more aggressive and metastatic, and mortality rates fall sharply. Now, …
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Seventy percent of all breast cancers are estrogen-receptor positive, and hormone therapies are used to treat this type of breast cancer. A course of hormone therapy (either tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors) targeting estrogen receptors are given after first removing the tumor with surgery. But, about 30 percent of patients taking …
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A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Journal has found that more than 80% of school kids worldwide (85% of girls and 78% of boys, aged 11 to 17 years) did not meet the current recommendation of at least one hour of …
Read More »Pancreatic cancer (PC), an aggressive malignancy with one of the highest mortality rates amongst cancers, is characterized by rapid development, fast growth, and frequent lymph node metastasis, which contribute to its very poor prognosis. The overall five-year survival rate of patients with pancreatic cancer is only about nine percent …
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