London :  Researchers including one of Indian origin have discovered deep-sea bacteria at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that can almost survive without food – they haven’t eaten for an incredible 86 million years. The bacteria were [...]

Washington :   Getting a flu shot during pregnancy provides unanticipated benefits to the baby, according to a large population-based study. Specifically, the study showed that H1N1 vaccination during the pandemic was associated with a significantly [...]

Washington :   Women with excess weight, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, may be at risk of having larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk of cesarean section or trauma during delivery, say researchers [...]

Washington :   Use of inhaled anticholinergics (IACs) appears to increase risk of potentially dangerous heart arrhythmias among young asthma patients, according to a new study. The medications are commonly used to help control asthma flare-ups, [...]

London :  The first one-a-day pill, Rivaroxaban, for patients with an irregular heartbeat has been given the go-ahead. Rivaroxaban works as well as warfarin, a treatment based on rat poison which has been used since the 1950s, and has fewer [...]

London :  A breast cancer test that could spare thousands of women the ordeal of chemotherapy could be available in the UK this year. The test costs just 120 pounds a time and can accurately predict whether a tumour is likely to return after [...]

Washington :   Pregnant women who are unable to quit smoking can significantly improve the lung function of their newborns by taking Vitamin C daily. This is the conclusion of a new study at Oregon Health and Science University Doernbecher [...]

Washington :   Breast milk may hold key to developing vaccine for HIV. Antibodies that help to stop the HIV virus have been found in breast milk Researchers at Duke University Medical Center isolated the antibodies from immune cells called [...]

London :   Too many young people lack the social skills needed to get their first job, it has been revealed. The Work Foundation says more than 450,000 Neets, youngsters not in education, employment or training, who have never had a regular [...]

Karachi,  Government of Sindh has transferred Secretary Health Syed Hashim Raza and made former DCO Hyderabad Aftab Khatri new health secretary. Syed Hashim Raza was asked to report at Services and General Administration Department of Sindh [...]