Thanks to latest development, a cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also…
More than 150,000 people have died with Covid-19, but there are still no drugs proven to help doctors treat the disease. So how far are we from these life-saving medicines? What work is being done to find treatments? More than 150 different drugs are being researched around the world. Most are existing drugs that are…
Underlying health conditions, such as heart or lung disease, can increase your risk of developing dangerous symptoms if you become infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms can vary widely. Some people have no symptoms at all, while others become so sick that they eventually need mechanical assistance to breathe. The…
The world is shutting down. Places that were once teeming with the hustle and bustle of daily life have become ghost-towns with massive restrictions put on our lives – from lockdowns and school closures to travel restrictions and bans on mass gatherings. It is an unparalleled global response to a disease. But when will it…
France: The World Health Organization recently recommended that people suffering COVID-19 symptoms should avoid taking ibuprofen. The recommendation came after French officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen effects of the virus. The warning by French Health Minister Veran followed a recent study in The Lancet medical journal that hypothesised that an enzyme boosted by…
Durham: In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes of Health monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests. They found that the firing patterns of the cells that occurred when patients learned a word pair were replayed fractions of a second before…
With recent reported cases of Coronavirus in Pakistan, chaos and confusion has started to erupt as many people dont know much about the virus and ways to protect oneself from this potentially fatal disease. Here’s a breakdown for you to easily grasp the situation. How does the coronavirus spread? The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is a…
KARACHI: A multi-country research study in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, has found that a low-cost, multi-component intervention helped deliver a clinically meaningful reduction in blood pressure levels among patients living with high blood pressure, or hypertension, as well as better control of the condition. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the multi-country…
Your digestive health is directly impacted by the foods you eat and the lifestyle you live. By taking steps to improve your digestive health, you’ll help your digestive system to function more efficiently, improving your overall health and sense of well-being. Try these 10 tips for better digestive health: Eat a high-fiber diet According to…
The effects of migraines are well known, but the causes are less clear. Now scientists think they may have found a link between the neurological condition and a part of the brain called the visual cortex. It’s the bit of the brain that handles visual information as it comes in, and based on a study…
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