Scientists have invented an artificial painless patch with natural beta cell that can regulate the blood sugar levels on demand.The researchers at the University of North Carolina and NC State have created a 'smart insulin patch' that can detect the increased sugar level in blood and secrete doses of insulin into the bloodstream whenever needed.The results, published in the journal Advanced Materi..

To correct Indian Male to female ratio and to check female foeticide or girl child abortion while PNDT Act and FOGSI and Central and State government donot allow sex determination of the foetus at all by usg or blood test or aminiotic fluid assay,recommendation was made by a Maharashtra assembly committee, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), towards making pre-natal sex determination mandatory in..

Gallstone disease, the lifestyle-related condition once associated with the western world, has markedly increased here due to the growing popularity of western diets. Although the exact causes of gallstones are not known, they are believed to have the multi-factorial origin, with an interaction of both genetic and environmental factors. Common risk factors include obesity, food allergies, sensitiv..

A person is said to be suffering from pre-mature heart disease when he is diagnosed with the condition before the age of 55 years in men 65 years in women. The prevalence of dyslipidemia in these patients is usually found to be as high as in the range of 75-85%.. Dyslipidemia is high levels of cholesterol and/or triglycerides in the blood. About 54% of all patients with premature heart disease and..

World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7 to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). It is an opportunity to draw global attention to and increase public awareness about a topic of public health importance.This year, the World Health Day focuses on depression with the theme “Depression: Let's talk” with the aim that more people with depre..