Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 25, 2019 3 years ago
Thailand Aesthetics
Hair loss is a very common condition that can affect both men and women at some time in their lives. It is estimated that 55% males by the age of 55 and 40% of females by the age of 65 will experience hair loss. It is often caused by testosterone metabolites in genetically susceptible hair follicles. While testosterone is at the core of the balding process, DHT is thought to be...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 25, 2019 3 years ago
Thailand Hypertension/High Blood Pressure
The number of individuals globally suffering from high blood pressure is growing at a very rapid rate. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a risk factor for stroke, heart disease and other dangerous conditions including kidney diseases and also certain neurodegenerative issues, but it offers no early warning signs or physical symptoms. It is very imp...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 24, 2019 3 years ago
Thailand Diabetes
Researchers from Charles University in Prague have found that real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) is effective among those with type 1 Diabetes irrespective of what modalities are used to deliver insulin to the body.
The three year trial called COMISAIR (Comparison of Different Treatment Modalities for Type 1 Diabetes Including Sensor-Augmented Insulin Regim...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 24, 2019 3 years ago
CAR-T, a type of immunotherapy may have made its name as the cancer breakthrough of this century, but its roots dig far back to one of humanity’s other terrifying medical enemy: HIV. CAR-T is a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune system cell) are changed in the laboratory so they will attack cancer cells. T cells are taken from a patient’s blood. Then t...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 24, 2019 3 years ago
Expressing your real feelings is not only healthy for your mental health, but it could also be critical for your physical health. A new study from conducted by researchers from University Of Pittsburgh associates selfsilencing (inhibiting one’s self-expression) with greater carotid plaque buildup which could ultimately lead to a stroke and other cardiovascular problems or even death.
...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 24, 2019 3 years ago
A medical team comprising of researchers from the University of Melbourne, University Of Technology Sydney and the University of Adelaide have discovered a critical link between dietary zinc and zinc supplements intake and protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the primary bacterial cause of pneumonia. The study showed that dietary zinc and zinc supplements assisted the human immu...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 24, 2019 3 years ago
The Trial and also emerging reports will tarnish France’s Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries and its credibility. Areas including its medical research, medical devices and biotech sectors will also suffer a major blow.
A major legal trial involving pharmaceutical firm Servier for causing the deaths of thousands of patients and also the French drug regulator, the Agence Nati...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 24, 2019 3 years ago
A study conducted by medical researchers from the University of Surrey have discovered that a natural antioxidant , epigallocatechin (EGCG) commonly found in green tea can help eliminate antibiotic resistant bacteria. The findings of the study was published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
The study found that epigallocatechin (EGCG) can restore the activity of aztreonam, an a...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 23, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego have discovered that Nilotinib (Tasigna), a drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) appears to be more effective at stopping a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma in animal models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor.
Nilotinib is a type...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 23, 2019 3 years ago
Mark Punyanitya, a Thai by birth and currently a US National is a globally recognized medical researcher that has published more than 46 research papers on body composition imaging and its applications in various therapeutic areas. A Biomedical Engineer with advanced degrees in Applied Physiology & Applied Clinical Trials, Mark has more than 20 years of experience overseeing global and multi-c...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 23, 2019 3 years ago
Longterm patients will ultimately face increased incidence of heart disease, COPD, Tuberculosis and bone fractures according to a new study. These are the areas that HIV patients need to take extra care off besides their antiretroviral regimens.
Academics from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge and the Medical University of Vienna conducted the first ever large-scale review into th...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 23, 2019 3 years ago
Summit, the pivotal trial of Abbott Laboratories’ Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve, will not read out until 2021, but early data from a small feasibility trial of the device give a hint of how it might perform in one of Summit’s patient cohorts: those with mitral annular calcification (MAC). One-year data on the first nine patients in Abbott’s 30-patient feasibility study,...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 22, 2019 3 years ago
Apple has acquired Tueo Health, a start-up, which secured US$ 1.1 million seed funding in 2017 and was focused in developing a system to help parents monitor asthma symptoms in sleeping children. How much Apple paid for Tueo Health was not disclosed.
Tueo Health was founded by Brownyn Harris who is also the CEO. While its COO is Anura Patil.
The World Health Organization (...
Sourec: Thailand Medical News Sep 22, 2019 3 years ago
Samitivej Group and Samitivej Children’s Hospital recently invested in getting all its pediatric staff further trained in Pediatric Emergency Services through a collaboration with with Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, one of the leading pediatric hospitals in USA. Samitivej is already a leading Hospital In Thailand for Pediatric services but this i...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 22, 2019 3 years ago
Abbott Laboratories has always aimed to help people with diabetes move away from traditional fingerstick testing towards continuous and minimally invasive glucose monitoring, which results in better health outcomes and overall diabetes management. As such Abbott is proud to unveil its new upgraded FreeStyle Libre 14 day Glucose Monitoring device.
The FreeStyle Libre 14 day system incorporates a w...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 22, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto have discovered that certain drugs used to treat retinal eye diseases are excreted into breast milk, raising possible safety concerns for developing infants. The medications in the spotlight was ranibizumab (trade name Lucentis) and aflibercept (trade name Eylea.)
Medications Containing Anti-VEGFs Can Affect An Infant’s Devel...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 22, 2019 3 years ago
With lesser regulatory controls and a more conducive environment for research, China is stepping ahead of the gene-editing game and is now doing extensive research and trials in using the CRISPR Gene-editing platform to find possible cures for a variety of diseases and ailments including a recent trial in which gene-editing was applied to try to cure a patient who had HIV and also leukemia. Though...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 21, 2019 3 years ago
-Sexually Transmitted HPV On A Tenfold Increase Worldwide
-80% percent of Males And 60% Of Females Have No Knowledge About What Is HPV
-940 Million People Worldwide Carrying HPV (Figures Collated From CDC, WHO, NHS etc)
-More Than 4.1 Million People Developed HPV Related Cancers In 2018.
-More Younger Adults Are Dying From HPV Cancers Such As Cervix Cancer, Oral Cancer, Penile Cancer and Anal Canc...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 21, 2019 3 years ago
The US FDA has approved supplemental new drug applications (NDAs) to expand the use of the drugs Pifeltro and Delstrigo as inclusions in the treatment of patients who are virologically suppressed on a stable ART regimen with no previous history of treatment failure. The approvals provide HIV patients with a wider option of drugs for their ART regiments.
The new approval is for adults curr...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 21, 2019 3 years ago
For those on Antiretroviral therapy for prevention or treatment of HIV, whether on a single pill or combo regimen, it can be burdensome making sure the drugs are consumed without fail at the right times despite having a busy daily schedule. Those days might soon be over thanks to medical researchers across multiple departments at the University of North Carolina who collaborated on a seven-y...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 20, 2019 3 years ago
The hair on one head goes through a life cycle that involves growth, resting, and shedding. It’s common for people to lose around 100 hairs a day. If you experience more sudden loss, loss in patches, or overall thinning, you may want to see your doctor. Some conditions like telogen effluvium or hair loss after pregnancy, may resolve on their own. Your healthcare provider may be ab...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 20, 2019 3 years ago
The British government unveiled that as part of its Health Digitization Programme , the National Health Services or NHS will invest over US$300 million in an artificial intelligence or AI laboratory to assists with creating platforms for early cancer detection and find new treatments for dementia. the lab will sit within NHSX, a new organization that will oversee the digitization of th...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 20, 2019 3 years ago
For decades, health professionals have assumed that the Papillomavirus is strictly a sexually transmitted disease. However a recent study by medical researchers from Pennsylvania State University showed that animal strains of the papillomaviruses could be transferred by blood to their respective hosts. And as there is negligible differences between human and animal strains of the papillomavi...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 20, 2019 3 years ago
Results of a study that was conducted in South Africa using the RV144/Thai vaccine regimen that showed modest protection in an efficacy study conducted in Thailand, where clades B and E are prominent indicated significant cellular and antibody responses in study participants with clade C as the dominant circulating strain of HIV.
"Trial Responses Dispels The Notion That Each Strain or Clade...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 20, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from Louisiana State University, New Orleans School Of Medicine has found that metformin, a commonly prescribed drug for Type 2 Diabetes, is also effective in treating cancers that lack a protein called Nischarin.
Credit:LSU
The medical researchers discovered Nischarin, a protein involved in many biological processes that also acts as a tumor suppressor. Much of the team&rsquo...
Thailand Medical Industry over the last few years has earned itself a pride as being among the best and the cheapest places in the world for a variety of medical procedures and treatments. With the most number of JCI accredited hospitals with international standards never seen elsewhere and the most number of specialized doctors and the cheapest drug costs in the world, even surpassing...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 19, 2019 3 years ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Philippines free from the wild polio virus in 2000, seven years after its last case was monitored in the country. But new cases are emerging just this week in two areas including Manila and Davoa, a southern province. Health officials are putting some of the blame on mistrust stoked by a dengue fever vaccine scandal and lack of education about the n...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 19, 2019 3 years ago
Medical researchers from Washington University have successfully treated patients suffering from a potentially deadly irregular rapid heart rhythm called ventricular tachycardia with a single high dose of radiation aimed at the heart according to results of a phase one/two study. The radiation used is similar to those used to treat cancer.
Radiation oncologist Dr Clifford Robinson and cardiologi...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 18, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a new anti-cancer drug that has less toxic side effects to the kidneys unlike conventional cancer drugs used I chemotherapy or other cancer treatment protocols. The newly developed drug works like a ‘targeted arrow’ that is delivered directly to the mitochondria, the powerhouses of cancer cells. Once the drug rea...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 18, 2019 3 years ago
Medical researchers from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences have demonstrated in a latest study that adopting a plant-based diet could well relieve the swollen joints and pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Rheumatoid Arthritis is autoimmune disease caused by the inflammation of the joints causing a cluster of joint pains. It affects millions of people...
Source: Thailand Medical news Sep 17, 2019 3 years ago
Since 2016, an XDR (extensively drug resistant) group of related typhoid organisms (known as a clade) has emerged in Pakistan and has been reported as resistant to all first-line antibiotic agents. The diseases is also rapidly emerging in countries like Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia and Philippines with several cases being reported of foreign travelers from England, Germany, US and Australia and ev...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 16, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new technology using artificial intelligence (AI) which could identify people at high risk of a fatal heart attack at least 5 years before it strikes, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
The team of researchers have developed a new biomarker, or 'fingerprint', called the fat radiomic profile (FR...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 16, 2019 3 years ago
5G wireless technology is gradually making its way across the world and while many governments and telcos say that radiofrequency waves have no effect on human health, new and emerging studies are saying otherwise.
5G refers to the fifth generation of mobile technology that promises faster browsing, streaming, and download speeds, as well as better connectivity. 5G is like a natural evolu...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 15, 2019 3 years ago
The University of California San Diego and its commercial medical tech company called Ventrix, has successfully conducted a first-in-human,US FDA-approved Phase 1 clinical trial of an injectable hydrogel that repairs damaged heart tissue and restore cardiac function in heart failure patients who previously suffered a heart attack. The hydrogel is a revolutionary material that is capable of r...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 14, 2019 3 years ago
One of the world’s research hubs is getting a new biotech accelerator called Petri to help launch startups focused on the commercialization of new biotechnologies, as this sector becomes more central to new innovations in healthcare, material science and manufacturing. The biotech accelerator is backed by Boston-based venture capital company Pillar and has a three year US 15 million co...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 14, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from University of Surrey have developed an AI based neural network platform that can identify congestive heart failure with 100 percent accuracy through analysis of just one raw electrocardiogram (ECG) heartbeat. Plans are underway to develop the platform so that it can be commercially used in the daily healthcare settings.
CHF or Congestive heart failure,is a chronic progressive c...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 14, 2019 3 years ago
The US FDA has issued an alert as of yesterday that compound that causes cancer has been found in some ranitidine heartburn and gastric reflux and ulcer medicines, including the brand-name drug Zantac, and that investigations are underway. Patients anywhere in the world taking Zantac or Ranitidine are advised to contact their doctors or hospitals immediately.
Preliminary tests found low levels ...
Source:Thailand Medical News Sep 13, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from the University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have developed a potential treatment for polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder that causes the kidneys to swell with multiple cysts and eventually lead to organ failure. To date there has been no possible treatments for this disease until this latest development.
Dr Vishal Patel Photo Credit: UTSW
The...
Source: National News Bureau Sep 12, 2019 3 years ago
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, today chaired a signing ceremony for a variety of health promotion programs covering working-age Thais, reaffirming the governments dedications towards proper healthcare and quality of life for all Thai citizens.
The signing of the various Memorandum of Understanding on the promotion of health and disease prevention among working-age citizens, involved se...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 12, 2019 3 years ago
Discovered only in 2009, Candida Auris is multidrug resistant and also fatal
Growing number of cases worldwide especially in countries like Japan, Korea and China.
New cases emerging of it causing blindness due to panophthalmitis
Candida Auris ie a new fungal disease that was only discovered in 2009 and to date not much research has been focused on it despite the growing number of case...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 11, 2019 3 years ago
The ninth edition of MEDICAL FAIR THAILAND 2019 was opened today by Dr Prapon Tangsrikeartikul, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, at BITEC, and its opening marked a reaffirmation of Thailand’s role as a growing Medical Hub in Asia. Already having the most number of JCI accredited hospitals in Asia coupled with a huge number of specialized physicians with standards surpas...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 11, 2019 3 years ago
Medical Scientists from University of Columbia have shown for the first time a link between fluoroquinolones, the most commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics and two types of heart problems. The study in partnership with the Provincial Health Services Authority's (PHSA) Therapeutic Evaluation Unit found that users of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as Ciprofloxacin or Cipro, face a 2.4 t...
Source:Thailand Medical News Sep 10, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from Stanford University and Stanford Medical Centre in California along with the support of various Institutions in the US and Canada, have found supporting evidence that suggests recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) can reverse epigenetic aging in humans based on a study that was recently conducted.
Aging is a normal process linked to specific patterns and changes in the ...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 09, 2019 3 years ago
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will featuring a number of companies from Hong Kong at the Medical fair Thailand 2019.
This year, Medical Fair Thailand will be the biggest yet since its history in beginning in 2003. Medical Fair Thailand 2019 will feature over 1,000 exhibitor booths from over 60 countries and 21 National Pavilions. Included in this ...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 08, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from the University of Glasgow report that laser ablation and surgery appear to be better options than ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy in a study that spanned 5 years and involved 600 patients.
Varicose vein is a chronic condition and new veins often occur after treatment. The treatments for varicose veins shunt blood from the affected veins to others. When this happens, the ve...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 07, 2019 3 years ago
Medical Scientists from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) have developed a compound that successfully promotes rebuilding of the protective sheath around nerve cells that is damaged in conditions such as multiple sclerosis. Trials in animal models has already been proven successful and the plans are underway to initiate human trials.
In the research study, the team from OHSU dis...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 06, 2019 3 years ago
Patented Heart Cooling Technology could be worth trillions of dollars considering that CVDs (Cardiovascular Diseases) is the number one killer in the world with about more than 425 million people affected each year and about more than 18.05 million deaths resulting from it each year.
Collaboration with Thai Medical Institutions and Corporations will put Thailand in the frontier ...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 06, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from the American Cancer Society have conducted a new extensive global study with results that are very alarming. The study finds that colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is increasing exclusively in young adults in high-and middle income countries spanning six continents. The study, appearing in the journal Gut, finds the rising rates are in contrast to stable or declining trends i...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 05, 2019 3 years ago
A Study conducted by researchers from University of Minnesota show that people who suffered a financial, housing-related, or job-related hardship as a result of economic slowdowns were more likely to show increases in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and problematic alcohol and drug use. The research findings, published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psych...
Source : Thailand Medical News Sep 04, 2019 3 years ago
Two teams of researchers from John Hopkins University School Of Medicine in Baltimore have discovered through a systemic review study of haloperidon and other second-generation antipsychotics that were prescribed for patients for the prevention or treatment of delirium for hospitalized patients or out-patients, that the drugs did not have any effect nor even treat the condition in any way.
...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 03, 2019 3 years ago
Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids, are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related and have similar effects to testosterone. Although its usage should only be administered by qualified endocrinologists, many illicit performance-enhancing steroids has found its way i...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 02, 2019 3 years ago
Biobeat, an Israeli firm has been granted clearance by the US FDA for the company’s wrist watch and patch that measure blood oxygenation, heart rate, and blood pressure. Biobeat is the first blood pressure monitor in the world that does not rely on a traditional cuff allows for long-term monitoring of blood pressure, particularly in patients who have difficulty keeping track of their h...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 02, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from Brigham Hospital and Greater Paris University Hospitals presented the results from The Effect of Ticagrelor on Health Outcomes in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Intervention Study (THEMIS), during the current European Society of Cardiology Congress 2019.The clinical trial evaluated whether adding ticagrelor to aspirin improves outcomes for patients with stable coronary art...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 01, 2019 3 years ago
For The First Time, The Economic and Trade Mission to Thailand, a division of The Ministry Of Economy and Industry, Israel Is showcasing 5 Major Innovative Medical Companies At The Medical Fair Thailand 2019 which will be held at Bitec Exhibition Centre, Bangkok from the 11th of September to 13th Of September.
The 5 companies will be debuting their medical innovations an...
Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 01, 2019 3 years ago
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that many are advocating as good for weight lost and also for other medical conditions of which there are no substantial supporting studies. But new research conducted by the University of Southern California (USC) is showing that many on the Keto diet are developing a serious liver condition known as nonalcoholi...
.jpg)
.jpg){kind=spacer}
.jpg)
