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Latests Medical News from around the world and also Thailand, bringing you updates, discoveries, studies and findings on various aspects and diseases in the medical world. Most of these articles are not only meant for Doctors In Thailand or Hospitals In Thailand but also for any patients or health conscious individuals wanting to know more.

New Study Shows That Foods and Dietary Changes Can Influence The Cultivation Of Bacteriophages In The Gut According To Needs

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers from San Diego State University in a new study suggests that ancient viruses called biophages may be just the set of tools needed to cultivate a healthy microbiome. Over the last few years, study after study has said that the overall health of the internal microbiome ecosystem in the gut is critical for overall health and can play a major factor in the development of diseases such as...

BREAKING NEWS: First Clinical Studies Shows That The New China’s 2019-nCoV Virus Closely Resembles SARS With Almost The Similar Potency

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

The 2019-nCoV virus that is rapidly spreading in China and nearby countries seems to trigger symptoms similar to those seen in the severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) coronavirus outbreak in 2003, two new studies show. The first clinical study was published on Jan. 24 in The Lancet journal, these are the first clinical studies conducted on patients struc...

Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure To Infants and Young Children Linked To Structural Brain Changes

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

A recent study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with structural changes in the brain at the age of 12. Researchers from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that children with higher levels of TRAP exposure at birth had reductions at age 12 in gray matter volume and cortical t...

Latest News Updates On China’s 2019-nCoV Epidemic : Death Toll Now 41, Official Figures Of Number Infected 1,287, France Reports 3 Cases, Nepal One and Another in US

Source : Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

Official figures on Saturday morning from Chinese health authorities are that 41 people have so far died from the new coronavirus strain in China while 1,287 people are infected although the numbers in state hospitals all over China are showing a different scenario. France has reported three cases of individuals infected with the 2019-nCoV virus while a second case has also been reported in the ...

China’s 2019-nCoV Epidemic Updates: 13 Cities Now Under Lockdown, Death Toll 31, 2 New Cases in Singapore and Additional cases in Korea and Japan

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

13 Cities in China are now on lockdown involving a population of about 35 million people. The cities include Wuhan, Ezhou, Huanggang, Chibi, Xiantao, Zhijiang, Qianjiang, Huangshi, Xianning and Yichang, HuangZhou, Yangxin and Xiushui. More cities are expected to be placed in lockdown over the weekened. So far as of 5pm (Bangkok Time) today, 31 people have died from the disease including t...

Fluctuations And Spikes In Blood Pressure Of Young Adults Indicates High Risk Of Future Cardiovascular Problems In Middle Age

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Frequent fluctuations and wide swings in blood pressure readings among young adults are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease by middle age, a new analysis led by Duke University medical researchers shows. The research finding, published in JAMA Cardiology, suggests that the current practice of averaging blood pressure readings to determine...

Experts Warn That Climate Change Would Unlock New Microbes And Increase Heat-Related Deaths

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

An alarming article by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Professors published recently in The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) warn that global climate change is likely to unlock dangerous new microbes, as well as threaten humans' ability to regulate body temperature. Candida auris-a new microbe All of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professors including Dr ...

Blood-Based Biomarkers That Can Identify Delirium Risk And Severity

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have identified blood-based biomarkers associated with both delirium duration and severity in critically ill patients. This finding opens the door to easy, early identification of individuals at risk for longer delirium duration and higher delirium severity and could potentially lead to new treatments of this ...

Breakthrough Research: Most Viral Disease Borne By Mosquitoes Can Be Prevented Using Aldara Cream

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Aldara or Imiquimod, a skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral diseases such as Zika and dengue, according to new research from the University of Leeds. Their research findings have identified a new way we might prevent infection from a wide variety of dangerous viruses. Currently, the climate issues, coupled with an increasingly inter...

Belgium Researchers Discover New Way To Stop Metastasis By Preventing Cancer Cells From Accumulating Fat

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Professor Dr Olivier Feron, an oncology researcher at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, in his research as to how understand how metastases form from a tumor, had previously also demonstrated that the most aggressive cancer cells use significant amounts of lipids as energy sources. Now, Prof. Feron has discovered that cancer cells store lipids i...

China’s 2019-nCoV Virus Updates: Death Toll Now 26 With More Than A Thousand Infected and New Cases In Vietnam and Singapore.

Source:Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Virus Spreading Globally While WHO Still Dragging New cases of individuals being infected with China’s 2019-nCoV virus are emerging in countries like Vietnam, and Singapore. To date so far the virus has emerged in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, Thailand, US and Mexico. In the UK, fourteen cases are being investigated. Many are also concerned about the Philippines where the healthca...

More Chinese Cities On Lockdown , Besides Wuhan , Now Huanggang and Ezhou As Well While Infection Rates Are Soaring

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

The situation in China is now getting worrisome with more cities are on lockdown. Initially Wuhan with a population of 11 million was placed on lockdown. Now Huangggang with a population of 7.5 million and Ezhou with a population of I million is also being placed in lockdown. Speculations are that certain parts of Shanghai , Shenzhen and even Beijing will be next. Chinese Army ...

Key facts That All Thais And Non-Chinese Foreigners Should Know About The New Coronavirus Virus In China

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

The new virus in China that is currently the centre of global attention is called the 2019-nCo V virus, the name given by the WHO or The World Health Organisation. A Typical Coronavirus The virus belongs to a class of viruses called coronaviruses. Coronaviruses belong to the subfamily Coronavirinae in the family Coronaviridae, in the order Nidovirales. Coronaviru...

New Polymer Nerve Guide Allows Damaged Nerves To Regrow

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created a biodegradable nerve guide ie a polymer tube filled with growth-promoting protein that can regenerate long sections of damaged nerves, without the need for transplanting stem cells or a donor nerve. Dr Lauren Kokai, Ph.D., (left) developed the technology used for this project when she was a graduate studying und...

Early Childhood Exposure To Chickenpox Linked To Decreased Risk Of Shingles

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

Individuals who are exposed to as a child, with chickenpox (varicella) are around 30% less likely to develop shingles (herpes zoster) over 20 years, finds a study in The BMJ. The study results support the theory that re-exposure to the herpes zoster virus in adulthood (after chickenpox infection as a child), boosts immunity to shingles, but does not provide complete protection. I...

2019-nCoV: New Coronavirus In China Outbreak Traced To Snakes

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

Often, emerging viral infections from bird flu to Ebola to Zika infections, pose major threats to global public health, and understanding their origins can help investigators design defensive strategies against future outbreaks. A recent study provides important insights on the potential origins of the most recent outbreak of viral pneumonia in China, which started in the middle of Decemb...

17 People Now Dead In China As New Coronavirus Strain Is Fast Spreading And Wuhan City Is In Shut Down

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

The number of deaths in China as a result of the new coronavirus is fast increasing by the hour and so has the number being infected. According to Chinese officials the number has now jumped to 17 deaths with hundreds more in critical conditions and the number of infected is rising exponentially. The Chinese government is also imposing a “defacto city shutdown and quarantine”. Wuhan...

New Imaging Biomarkers Redefines Breast Cancer Classification With Detailed Accuracy

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 22, 2020 5 years ago

Most often breast cancer progression can vary significantly between patients. Even within the same tumor, different areas may be composed of different types of cells and characterized by different tumor structures. This heterogeneity makes it challenging to ascertain the severity of a tumor and assess its molecular subtype, thereby affecting the precision of diagnosis and the choice of the most ef...

Medical Controversy: Are HPV Vaccines Really Effective As All Past Studies Had Methodological Flaws

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 22, 2020 5 years ago

A recent analysis of the clinical trials of HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer raises doubts about the vaccines' effectiveness. The findings of the analysis, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, assessed 12 published Phase 2 and 3 randomised controlled efficacy trials of the HPV vaccines Cervarix and Gardasil. The detailed analysis, carried out by researchers...

Death Toll In China Now Nine, About 450 Infected While Warning Emerging That The Virus Is Mutating

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 22, 2020 5 years ago

China reported on Wednesday that more than 450 people infected across country, as US and Macao report first cases. The current death toll from a new pneumonia-like virus originating in China rose to nine on Wednesday, with more than 450 people affected across the country. Meanwhile, newly confirmed cases in the U.S. and Macao underscored concerns over how the coronavirus was spreading ahead...

Researchers Discover New Potential Drug To Prevent Liver Damage, Obesity And Glucose Intolerance

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 22, 2020 5 years ago

A new study by researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center show that animal models given a new drug targeting a key gene involved in lipid and glucose metabolism could tolerate a high-fat diet regimen (composed of 60% fat from lard) without developing significant liver damage, becoming obese, or disrupting their body's glucose balance. Currently, the US CDC estimates th...

New Antivirals Produced From Bananas Able To Fight Deadly Flu And Might Also Combat Other Viruses Including Coronaviruses.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 22, 2020 5 years ago

Unknown to most common people, what keeps most infectious disease researchers busy are not infamous viruses like Ebola. Instead,the influenza virus, commonly known as the flu, continues to be a clear and present danger to humanity. Dr David Markovitz, M.D., Professor of internal medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Michigan Medicine told Thailand Medical News, "In...

Pediatric Septic Shock Can Be Treated With In Vitamin C-B1-Steroid Combo

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 22, 2020 5 years ago

According to a recent study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, treating septic shock in children with a combination of intravenous vitamin C, vitamin B1 and hydrocortisone (a commonly used steroid) is associated with lower mortality. This is the first pediatric study of the safe and relatively inexpensive treatment for septic shock, and the preliminary data supports...

Study Shows That Chemicals In Sunscreens Gets Absorbed Into The Human Body In Very High Levels

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 22, 2020 5 years ago

A new study confirms that the chemicals in sunscreens such as avobenzone, oxybenzone, octocrylene, and ecamsule that help shield individuals from the sun's rays, are also absorbed into the body at levels that raise some safety questions. The study was done by the US FDA as a result of previous studies showing the same by private medical institutions. All studies past and new showed that the...

China Officially Reports That Number Of Cases Of Viral Pneumonia Is Now 291 With 6 Deaths

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 21, 2020 5 years ago

According to Chinese health authrorities, the number of people in China infected by a new SARS-like virus jumped to 291 on Tuesday. Since the last 24 hours, there has been nearly 80 new confirmed cases of the virus that has so far killed six people, with over 900 still under medical observation, said the National Health Commission. The recent confirmed cases are mostly in Hubei provi...

Toxin From Coralberry Can Act As A Oncogenic Inhibitor to Treat Eye Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 21, 2020 5 years ago

Coralberry is a low-growing, shrub with stems that produce clusters of red fruits in the fall. It is a good food source for several species of bird. New research shows that the coralberry holds promise as a natural therapeutic adjuvant for combatting uveal melanoma (UM), the most aggressive variant of eye cancer. Research findings from the Universities of Bonn and Magdeburg, in colla...

Discovery Of Properties Of MAIT Cells During HIV Infection Can Facilitate Future Therapeutics

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 21, 2020 5 years ago

A novel study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet show that mucosa-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) of the human immune system respond with dynamic activity and reprogramming of gene expression during the initial phase of HIV infection. The study fills a knowledge gap, as previously, the function of MAIT cells during this particular phase was not well understood. Enormous e...

Probiotic Drinks To Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 21, 2020 5 years ago

Probiotic beverages could become a promising new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistant bacteria, after a team of scientists at the University of Birmingham engineered and patented a key genetic element that can tackle the genetic basis of resistance. The research team is now seeking funding for a clinical trial for the drink which has potential to work against many resist...

Antibiotic Compound In Cannabis Able To Destroy Drug Resistant Bacteria

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2020 5 years ago

An antibiotic compound made by cannabis plants has been found to wipe out drug-resistant bacteria, raising hopes of a new weapon in the fight against superbugs. Medical scientists screened and tested five cannabis compounds for their antibiotic properties and found that one, cannabigerol (CBG), was particularly potent at killing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the most ...

Medtech Startup Eko.Ai Raises US$ 4 Million To Automate Heart Disease Diagnosis and Management

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2020 5 years ago

A new medtech startup based in Singapore, EKO.AI has raised a US$4 million round co-led by Sequoia India and Singapore government-linked strategic investor EDBI. Partech Ventures, SGInnovate and Startup Health also participated in the round. Dr Carolyn Lam From Eko.Ai The startup Eko.Ai has developed a machine learning platform to automate the slow, manual and error-prone process of measuring a...

Researchers Discover Link Between Brain Receptors, Cannabis, Stress And Anxiety

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2020 5 years ago

A biomolecule produced by the brain that activates the same receptors as cannabis is protective against stress by reducing anxiety-causing connections between two brain regions, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers report. This new research finding, published in Neuron journal, could help explain why some people use cannabis when they're anxious or under stress. It could als...

Oxybenzone And Propylparaben Found In Consumer Goods Promotes Breast Cancer Even In Extremely Small Concentrations

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2020 5 years ago

A novel approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA damage in breast cells at surprisingly low concentrations, while the same dose did not harm cells without estrogen receptors. The new research published in Environmental Health Perspectives, identifies a new mechanism by which estrogens and xenoestrogens-environm...

Higher Fat Content In Milk Associated With Accelerated Aging In Adults

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2020 5 years ago

A recent research shows drinking low-fat milk, both nonfat and 1% milk is significantly associated with less aging in adults. Study on 5,834 U.S. adults by Brigham Young University exercise Science Professor Larry Tucker, Ph.D., found people who drink low-fat milk experience several years less biological aging than those who drink high-fat (2% and whole) milk. Professor Larry Tucker Fr...

Research From Cedars-Sinai Hospital Show That Female Blood Vessels Age Faster

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

Research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai showed for the first time that women's blood vessels, including both large and small arteries age at a faster rate than men's. The findings, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Cardiology, could help to explain why women tend to develop different types of cardiovascular disease and with different timing than men. Dr Susan ...

Research Indicates That Giving Infected Patients Combinations Of Antibiotics Enhances Resistance

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

A group of medical researchers from the Hebrew University and Shaare Zedek Medical Center has found evidence that suggests administering combinations of antibiotics to patients with bacterial infections might be promoting resistance transmission. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their research on patients with bacterial infections and what they learned. ...

Medical Scientists Discover Pathway To Reverse Genetic Defect Of Friedreich's Ataxia

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

Medical scientists at Tufts University have identified a molecular mechanism that could reverse the genetic defect responsible for Friedreich's ataxia, a neurodegenerative disease that leaves its victims with difficulty walking, a loss of sensation in the arms and legs and impaired speech caused by degeneration of nerve tissue in the spinal cord. The researchers report today in the Procee...

Resolution Of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Further Improved By Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

AI and medical researchers of the ICAI Group–Computational Intelligence and Image Analysis–of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed an unprecedented method that is capable of improving brain images obtained through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using artificial intelligence. This novel model manages to increase image quality from low resolution to high r...

Mebendazole Found To Enhance The Effects Of Docetaxel During Chemotherapy In Prostate Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

Medical scientists at the University of Glasgow and Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute have tested close to 1000 existing medicines and discovered that a cheap drug commonly used to treat parasitic worm infection could be a game-changing treatment for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men and the second most common cause of cancer death for men globally. &nbs...

Study Shows That Fish Oil Supplements Helps Males To Be More Fertile and To Have Larger Testicles

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

A new study by researchers from the University of Southern Denmark indicates that couples struggling to get pregnant might want to add a little more fish in their diet. Young males and middle aged males who take fish oil supplements appear to have better sperm quality and higher testosterone levels than those who don't, as well as larger testicles, the researchers report. Th...

Study From London Research Centre Says almost Two Thousand People Infected With Mysterious Virus In China

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

The real number of people infected by a mystery SARS-like virus that has killed two people in China is likely to be thousands more than officially reported, medical researchers have said. The breaking news comes as Chinese health authorities said on Saturday that they have discovered four more cases of pneumonia following an outbreak of what is believed to be a new coronavirus strain....

New Cancer Driving Mutations Discovered In The Non-Coding DNA Regions

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), in an unprecedented pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes, have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that, when altered, may lead to cancer growth and progression. The research, published in Molecular Cell, reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new avenues of research and ultimately to better&n...

New Medical Controversy: Non-Communicable Diseases Like Obesity, Heart Disease, And Diabetes May Be Communicable After All

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Currently, non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer and lung disease are the most common causes of death, accounting for 70 percent of deaths worldwide. These diseases are considered "non-communicable" because they are thought to be caused by a combination of genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors and can't be transmitted between people. However, a new resea...

New Study Confirms Soybean Oil Is Unhealthy And It Causes Genetic Changes In the Brain

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Genetic changes in the brain occur as a result of consuming soybean oil according to a new emerging research study. A team of medical scientists and researchers from University Of California, Riverside (UCR) have shown that soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression. Often used f...

America Begins Airport Screenings As SARS-Linked Virus Kills 2 In China

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Health authorities in US will begin screening passengers Friday arriving from a Chinese city at the heart of a mysterious SARS-linked virus, officials said, after an outbreak that has stricken dozens claimed a second life. More confirmed cases meanwhile have now been reported outside China, two in Thailand, one in Japan, one in Korea, 5 in Singapore, lots more in Hong Kong and Taiwan even as he...

WARNING: US FDA Issues Statement That Weight-Control Drug Lorcaserin Increases Cancer Risk

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

According to the results of a clinical trial assessing the safety of the drug, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that the prescription weight control medicine lorcaserin (Belviq, Belviq XR) may increase the risk for cancer. A Staff from the agency told Thailand Medical News, "We cannot conclude that lorcaserin contributes to the cancer risk but "wanted to make the ...