Physical and Psychological sufferings of patients dealing with a condition like Cancer has made a deep impact and galvanized our Cancer research efforts .In our quest to address these issues, we at Muniyal Ayurveda have designed and developed an innovative line of treatment for Cancer called Mahoshadha Kalpa It is known that abnormal cell division is the genesis […]
Read MoreI Don’t Smoke or Drink, I Eat Well & Exercise. How Did I Still Get Cancer? An Oncologist Answers.
Posted on August 12th, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
Dr. Vishal Rao, an oncologist and head and neck surgeon at the Bangalore-based HealthCare Global (HCG) Cancer Center, writes about the debate on food safety in India and how it is related to cancer. A 45-year-old man presented himself to an oncologist with the typical symptoms of stomach cancer. His worst fears came true, the […]
Read MoreCancer-cardiac connection illuminates promising new drug for heart failure
Posted on August 11th, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
A team of researchers at the Gladstone Institutes uncovered a new strategy to treat heart failure, a leading contributor to mortality and healthcare costs in the United States. Despite widespread use of currently-approved drugs, approximately 40% of patients with heart failure die within 5 years of their initial diagnosis. “The current standard of care is […]
Read MoreAt last, first cancer ‘living drug’ gets go-ahead
Posted on August 10th, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
The US has approved the first treatment to redesign a patient’s own immune system so it attacks cancer.The regulator – the US Food and Drug Administration – said its decision was a “historic” moment and medicine was now “entering a new frontier”. The company Novartis is charging $475,000 (£367,000) for the “living drug” therapy, which […]
Read MoreHope for cancer patients: Ancient Chinese ink could non-invasively treat the disease
Posted on August 10th, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
Scientists found that Hu-ink kills cancer cells in a laboratory dish. Under normal conditions, the ink is non-toxic.The deadly disease cancer often sneaks up on patients. While the cure for cancer is still being researched, scientists claim that a plant-based ink, that has been used by Chinese calligraphers for hundreds of years, could non-invasively kill […]
Read MoreNew device to detect cancer with urine test is here
Posted on August 3rd, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
A novel nanowire device that is able to non-invasively detect microscopic levels of cancer markers in the urine, has been developed by Japanese researchers and could aid in improving diagnosis and treatment of the deadly disease. The device was found with potential to efficiently capture extracellular vesicles (EVs) from urine and potentially use them to […]
Read MoreHow alcohol damages DNA and increases cancer risk
Posted on August 3rd, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
Scientists have shown how alcohol damages DNA in stem cells, helping to explain why drinking increases your risk of cancer, according to research part-funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Nature today. Much previous research looking at the precise ways in which alcohol causes cancer has been done in cell cultures. But in this […]
Read MoreFDA clears radioactive drug for cancer that killed Steve Jobs
Posted on July 31st, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a radioactive drug to treat the ultra-rare type of digestive tract cancer that killed Steve Jobs in 2011. The approval for Advanced Accelerator Applications SA’s (AAAP.O) Lutathera comes just days after Swiss giant Novartis AG NOVS.S closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the French company. Lutathera […]
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