Rare Cancers Australia (RCA) has voiced deep disappointment following the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee’s (PBAC) decision to reject a proposed streamlined approach to accessing the PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor class of cancer medicines. These life-saving therapies, widely acknowledged for their effectiveness, remain difficult to access for many Australian cancer patients. Christine Cockburn, CEO of RCA, expressed frustration […]
New Delhi, July 15 For people suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), yoga may not only manage symptoms like pain and stiffness but could also contribute to disease control and improved quality of life, a study by AIIMS-New Delhi said on Monday. The collaborative study by the Lab for Molecular Reproduction and Genetics, Anatomy Dept, and […]
A major global health concern, with heart attacks and strokes ranking as leading causes of death worldwide. Cardiovascular disease continues to be a major global health concern, with heart attacks and strokes ranking as leading causes of death worldwide. However, these conditions are not inevitable. Individuals can take proactive steps toward safeguarding their heart health […]
New Delhi We can thank the Belgian monks of the 16th century, who invented the beers that we still swear by, for initiating the tradition of beginning the day with a pint (or dram) of alcohol. The tradition continued in English households when beer was the wake-up drink before tea became the rage, and it […]
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) applauds the recent report by the Grattan Institute titled “Sickly Sweet,” which echoes the ADA’s longstanding advocacy for the implementation of a sugar tax on sugary beverages. Dr. Scott Davis, President of the ADA and a respected prosthodontist from New South Wales, emphasizes the urgent need for Australia to adopt […]
The ‘Illness to Wellness’ initiative, a national campaign aimed at generating awareness on various mind and body conditions and providing holistic and broad stakeholder engagements – with the overall objective of promoting healthy living, in collaboration with the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), has embarked on a mission to spread awareness about prevention […]
Many healthy individuals suffer from the problem of heavy eyelids which is usually due to fatigue lack of rest or spending too much time in front of the computer screens. A few eye allergies, infections, and medical conditions can also be responsible for causing heavy, droopy eyelids. After a long day at work, we generally […]
Millets, a diverse group of small-seeded, hardy grains, have been an integral part of India’s agricultural landscape and dietary traditions for thousands of years. Because of their resilience and suitability for India’s varied agro-climatic conditions, millets require little in the way of inputs and water to thrive. India is the highest producer and consumer of […]
In 2017, Frontiers in Psychiatry published ‘An Update Overview on Brain Imaging Studies of Internet Gaming Disorder’ as part of their research on IGD or Internet Gaming Disorder. By Sachin Kapoor The conclusion was startling: “There is an emerging evidence that IGD is associated with similar brain mechanisms responsible for substance use disorders. The brain […]
New Delhi, Jan 30 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink has successfully achieved its first human implant, and the test subject is recovering well. Musk said that the company’s first product, called Telepathy, would bring control of a phone or computer just by thinking. Neuralink last year […]
