Thailand Medical News

New Vaccine For Killer Tuberculosis (TB) On The Horizon

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 30, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said that they are closing in on a new game-changing vaccine for tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease that claimed some 1.8 million lives last year. The existing Bacille-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine licensed for humans in 1921 is only proven to be effective for children under five for limited forms of tuberculosis. It does not protec...

Doctors Do Not Know How To Treat 300 Million Patients With 3,585 Rare Diseases!

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 30, 2019 5 years ago

Unknown to many despite all the advances in technology, pharmaceuticals, genetics and medicine, there are over 3585 rare diseases that modern medicine knows little about and neither do doctors know how to treat these diseases that affects more than 300 million people globally! Rare diseases represent a growing global problem. Until now, the lack of data made it difficult to estimate their...

Warning: Taking Excessive Vitamin B3 (Niacin) Can Lead To Eye Damage and Blindness

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 30, 2019 5 years ago

Unknown to many people, taking excessive or above the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of Vitamin B3 (Niacin) can lead to a serious eye condition known as niacin-induced cystoid maculopathy, a form of retinal swelling. If untreated or not diagnosed in time, it can lead to serious permanent eye damage and even blindness. Unfortunately, many people take Vitamin B3 to lower their cholesterol...

Cellular Pathway Of Liver Cancer Uncovered And Key Protein Clathrin Identified

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) in Spain have discovered the critical involvement of a cell membrane protein in the development and progression of liver cancer. Clathrin, the protein is known for its key role in the process of internalization of molecules from the extracellular space into the cell, called endocytosis. In this process, the cell memb...

Study Shows Daily Avocado Intake Lowers Bad Cholesterol and Enhances Heart Health

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

A new study by Pennsylvania State University indicates that eating one avocado daily help keep "bad cholesterol" at bay. Bad cholesterol refers to both oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and small, dense LDL particles. In a randomized, controlled study, the medical researchers found that eating one avocado a day was associated with lower levels of LDL in adults with overweight or obe...

More Than A Third Of Patients On Blood Thinners Take OTC Products That Can Cause Dangerous or Fatal Interactions.

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

More than 33 percent of people prescribed direct-acting oral anticoagulants such as apixaban used over-the-counter products that could cause dangerous internal bleeding. People on these medications largely lacked knowledge of some potentially serious interactions. Direct-acting oral anticoagulants are the drug of choice for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrilla...

EDITORIAL: Are Bacteria, Viruses And Cancer Cells Having Their Own Research Labs Somewhere In The Universe Developing Their Resistance Strategies. Is Modern Medicine Looking At The Wrong Perspectives?

Source: EDITORIAl, Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

I know that I might get criticized by some in the medical community as being the owner of numerous medical online portals and also medical print media, I should not be making such comments. But seriously think about what I am stating. This article is purely to invoke some deep and critical thinking. One cannot help but to question whether there is an inert superior intelligence in bacteria, vir...

Study Confirms Aspirin Helps To Decrease Rate Of Intracranial Aneurysm Growth

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

An international study involving medical researchers from the US and Japan have concluded that Aspirin helps decrease the growth of Intracranial Aneurysm. The researchers using big data analysis, conducted a database search to investigate whether aspirin can aid in the prevention of intracranial aneurysm rupture by hindering aneurysm growth. The researchers identified 146 patients harboring mul...

New Portable Device To Detect Skin Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, US have developed a technique using shortwave rays used in cellphones and airport security scanners, that detects skin lesions and determines whether they are cancerous or benign, a technology that could ultimately be incorporated into a handheld device that could rapidly diagnose skin cancer without a scalpel in sight. C...

As Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Infections Increases, Price Of Treatments To Also Increase Drastically Worldwide

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

According to WHO, Tuberculosis was responsible for 1.5 million deaths in 2018. Despite advances in medical sciences, Tuberculosis infections are on the increase and spreading with drug resistant strains manifesting in numerous locations worldwide. A newly developed and approved three-drug treatment for tuberculosis will be available in 150 countries including South-East Asia, India and So...

Japanese Researchers Discover New Biomarker For Schizophrenia Using Hydrogen Sulphide in Human Hair

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers from RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Tokyo have discovered a biomarker for schizophrenia. Working with animal models, postmortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, the researchers discovered that a subtype of schizophrenia is related to abnormally high levels hydrogen sulfide in the brain. Studies showed that this abnormality likely results from a DNA-modifying react...