News - Thailand Medical News

China Coronavirus Epidemic Updates : Death Toll Now 91, Infected 2874, Critical Condition 426, Under Observation 32,175, Australia Has A New Case

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 4 years ago

China health authorities in Wuhan as of 4.30pm, Bangkok time released figures showing the death toll is now 91, with one new death in the province of Hainan (an 80 year old woman) and the rest in Hubei. The number of infected has risen to 2874 with many new cases emerging in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing. The authorities said that 426 individuals were in critical condition while more than 32,175...

New Neurons Discovered Could Pave The Way For Better Diet Drugs To Curb Obesity

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 4 years ago

Have you ever eaten something, gotten sick and then didn’t want to eat that food again because of how it made you feel? That’s because a signal from the gut to the brain produced that sickness, creating a taste aversion. Typically, conventional wisdom renders there’s one circuit in the brain that suppresses eating and it comes from the stomach and makes you feel sick if yo...

Japanese Biomedical Researchers Develop World’s First Self-Moisturizing Smart Contact Lenses

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 4 years ago

Biomedical researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have developed a new type of smart contact lenses that can prevent dry eyes. The self-moisturizing system, which is described in the journal Advanced Materials Technologies, maintains a layer of fluid between the contact lens and the eye using a novel mechanism. Typically, smart contact lenses are wearable devices that could accele...

Researchers Discover Bumetanide Improves Symptoms Of Autism

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 4 years ago

A common prescription drug for oedema (the build-up of fluid in the body) called Bumetanide has shown to improve some of the symptoms in young children with autism spectrum disorders and has no significant side effects, according to a new study from researchers in China and the UK. The study demonstrates for the first time that the drug improves the symptoms by decreasing the ratio of the...

Pneumococcal Disease Risk Increased By Exposure To Diesel Exhaust Particles

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 4 years ago

According to a new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) can increase an individual's susceptibility to pneumococcal disease. Typically, the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of pneumonia and meningitis and the leading cause of infectious disease deaths in under-5s an...

China Health Authorities Say Death Toll Now 83, Number Infected More Than 2762, 416 were in severe critical conditions, 6470 under observation and about 50 recovered or ‘cured’. More Cases in US etc

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 4 years ago

China Health authorities initially said in a Monday morning statement that the death toll from the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has risen to 80 but at 7.45am (Bangkok time), Wuhan City officials revised the figure to 83. All new deaths were only from the Hubei province and affected cities there and that apparently there were no new deaths reported in other provinces in China. The number infected ha...

New Breakthrough For Osteoarthritis Treatment Using Drug Combo

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 4 years ago

Individuals with osteoarthritis, or “wear and tear” arthritis, have limited treatment options: pain relievers or joint replacement surgery. Now, Salk researchers have discovered that a powerful combination of two experimental drugs reverses the cellular and molecular signs of osteoarthritis in rats as well as in isolated human cartilage cells. Their results were published in the journa...

China Virus Epidemic Updates : Death Toll Now 58, Infected 2147, Thailand Now Has 8 Confirmed Cases While Another 20 Are Under Observations, Japan Has Fourth Case, Hong Kong Its Sixth Case, Etc

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2020 4 years ago

The China health authorities as of 9pm Bangkok time announced that the total death toll is only 58 while the numbers infected is a mere 2147. (the figures released by the health authorities do no tally with actual happening in hospitals all over the affected cities!) Bodies piling up at a hospital in Wuhan A Chinese doctor at Wuhan General Hospital speaking on conditions of anonymity told Thail...

Further Research Into The Phytochemicals Contained In Licorice Root Might Yield A Treatment For The New Coronavirus Strain In China

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2020 4 years ago

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2002, there was initially numerous studies and research done to find a cure for the SARS Coronavirus. Most of the research at that time was initiated by researchers from China and also Hong Kong and subsequently as a result of certain breakthroughs; additional research was carried out in countries in Europe and the US. Unfortunately, the enthusiasm for most of ...

Research Shows That Average Normal Body Temperature Is Decreasing and No Longer 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit

Source : Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2020 4 years ago

For more than two centuries, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 C) was said to be the average, normal human body temperature. However new research is claiming it is not. Researchers recently have known that normal body temperature is actually lower than 98.6 and can vary by gender, size, age, time of day and other factors. But now there's also new evidence that shows we've been...

Ferrilridium : A New Drug Platform To Treat Gastric Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2020 4 years ago

Over 1.3 million cases of gastric cancer are diagnosed each year around the world. Stomach or gastric cancer is the 5th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, and the 7th most prevalent. If healthcare providers detect the stomach cancer in early stages when the cancer is still only in the stomach, the five-year&n...

Mcgill University Researchers Show That Micro Doses Of Lithium May Halt Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2020 4 years ago

The protocol of using of lithium therapy in treating Alzheimer’s disease is a widely controversial topic in medical circles for a long time. Much of this stems from the fact that because the information gathered to date has been obtained using a multitude of differential approaches, conditions, formulations, timing and dosages of treatment, results are difficult to comp...

Death Toll 56, Infected 1975. China’s Virus Epidemic Death and Infections Rates Not Making Sense. Are China Officials Blatantly Lying?

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2020 4 years ago

As of Sunday, 8am Bangkok time, Chinese health officials released information saying that the death toll as a result of the 2019-nCoV virus (or Wuhan Virus) is now 56 while the number infected is 1975, of which 324 individuals are in severe critical condition. However, based on observations by two of Thailand Medical News ground staff in Wuhan and Beijing, the figures do not make any sense. Yest...

"Bad" Gut Microbiome Linked To Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And Obesity In Teenagers

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 4 years ago

According to a new research by medical professionals from the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, teenagers with obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have more “unhealthy or bad ” gut bacteria, suggesting the microbiome may play a role in the disorder. The research findings was published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...

CHINA’S VIRUS EPIDEMIC : A Potential Replica Of The 1918 Flu Pandemic That Infected 500 Million Globally and Killed More Than 45 Million People?

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 4 years ago

18 cities In China now In lockdown affecting 56 million people, death toll now 45 and numbers infected have risen to almost 1,500. A ghastly scene form the 1918 Flu Pandemic China has now expanded the lockdown to cover a total of 18 cities affecting 57 million people with more cities coming under lockdown the next few days. It has also declared that the country is in a state of emergency ...

New Precision Diagnostic Platform For Colorectal Cancer Using AI and Machine Learning.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 4 years ago

A recently developed technique could dramatically reduce the number of colorectal cancer patients who unnecessarily undergo major surgery to remove tumors, instead of a minimally invasive procedure. Leading biomedical scientist Dr Xin Wang of City University of Hong Kong and colleagues have used AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning to identify a gene expression pat...

Yoghurt Consumption May Decrease The Risk Of Breast Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 4 years ago

Medical researchers are saying that one of the causes of breast cancer may be inflammation triggered by harmful bacteria. The scientists say their idea, as yet unproven is supported by the available evidence, which is that bacterial-induced inflammation is linked to cancer. The new research published in the journal Medical Hypotheses is by Lancaster University medical stud...

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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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...