Thailand Medical News

Smart Toilets That Can Warn Users About More Than 600 Medical Conditions

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 14, 2019 5 years ago

Forget about health wearables, the next big wave in smart technologies to monitor and improve health may involve the humble toilet and it might even have potential to outperform all other smart devices. A team of metabolism scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research, are working to put the extensive range of metabolic health information conta...

Researchers Using CRISPR To Develop New Diagnostic Device That Can Identify Various Viral Infections Within Minutes

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 14, 2019 5 years ago

CRISPR Technology, the gene-editing tool has been heralded as a scientific miracle destined to eradicate diseases from sickle-cell anemia to cancer. And the same time its controversial aspects in that it can be the genetic scissors that tailor the human gene pool is a cause of concern as being an ethically risky technology that can create designer babies. Researchers from Case Western Reserve U...

Inhibiting Newly Discovered Molecule Can Slow Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 14, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a molecule named ALCAM (Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule), which, once blocked, delays the progression of the multiple sclerosis. More than 4.8 million people live with multiple sclerosis globally, with about 300 new cases being diagnosed per week in the US and about 440 per week in Canada. S...

Researchers From University Of Houston Discover Biomarker For Cancer Stem Cells

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 14, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from Houston University College of Pharmacy, led by Associate Professor Gomika Udugamasooriya, have discovered a new biomarker for cancer stem cells called plectin, a protein found on cancer stem cells. They have also at the same time identified possible therapeutic drug candidates. University of Houston College of Pharmacy associate professor Gomika Udugamasooriya. Credit: Universit...

Most Asian Female Breast Cancer Patients Are Unaware That Chemotherapy Will Harm The Heart

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 13, 2019 5 years ago

In a surprising survey, it came to light that almost 65% of breast cancer patients in Asia are not aware that chemotherapies, radiation or even immunotherapies will damage their heart nor are they forewarned by their doctors or oncologists and neither is proper monitoring of heart issues after post cancer treatments, put into place by the medical professionals. Most cancer therapies can impact ...

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Neuromyelitis Optica

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 13, 2019 5 years ago

A new clinical study from Northwestern Medicine and Mayo Clinic has shown that hematopoietic stem cell transplant is able to reverse a debilitating neurological disease formerly classified as a rare subtype of multiple sclerosis (MS) known as neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Most of the patients who underwent the stem cell protocol, maintained treatment success 5 years after the transplant and we...

Using Anthrax To Cure Bladder Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 13, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers at Purdue University have come up with a way to combine the anthrax toxin with a growth factor to kill bladder cancer cells and tumors. Anthrax may soon help more people win the fight against bladder cancer, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says strikes about 72,000 Americans each year and kills about 16,000 and is one of the most expensive cancers to treat....

Men Taking Testosterone Hormones Double Their Risk For Fatal Blood Clots

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 13, 2019 5 years ago

Men taking testosterone hormones will double their risk of suffering a potentially life-threatening blood clot, according to a new study by researchers from the University Of Minnesota. The study showed that men had twice the risk for a deep vein blood clot if they'd been receiving testosterone during the previous six months, researchers reported the journal of JAMA Internal Medicine...

Study Reveals New Data Into Cause And Treatments For Aggressive Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 12, 2019 5 years ago

A new joint study by the University of Leeds and the University of Aberdeen have identified potential environmental risk factors and new targets for treating an aggressive form of breast cancer.The new data was presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Brighton. The study suggests that exposure to common chemicals in our everyday environment may increase the risk of dev...

Thailand Medical Tourism Industry On A Downward Path

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 12, 2019 5 years ago

Despite articles from pathetic media sites famous for spewing out fake news to generate revenue through ads and paid content and also certain government agencies staff who are desperately trying to maintain their jobs although being incompetent, properly collated figures are indicating that Thailand’s medical tourism industry is actually taking a dive. In 2018, there were roughly only 302,2...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Heart Issues

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 12, 2019 5 years ago

A new study confirms that ultra-processed foods, which account for more than half of an average American's daily calories, and also globally these days, are linked to lower measures of cardiovascular health. The research is to be presented at the coming American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2019 which is from November 16 to 18 in Philadelphia. Medical researchers at the U.S. ...

Study Shows That It Essential For Post Heart Attack Patients to Exercise Inorder To Live Longer

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 12, 2019 5 years ago

Males who walk at least 30 minutes a day after a heart attack live longer than those who are less physically active following a heart attack, according to preliminary research to be presented at the coming American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2019 November 16-18 in Philadelphia. The main survival advantage is found in men who had a high level of physical activity prior to a hear...

Study Shows That Women With HIV Experience Menopause Earlier

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 11, 2019 5 years ago

A new study demonstrates that women with HIV are more likely to enter the menopause transition at an average age of 48 years, 3 years younger than the general population. Study results are published online in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Typically, newly diagnosed HIV-positive patients who adhere to the latest therapy protocols are expected to...

Baclofen, Common Muscle Relaxant Causes Kidney Disease Patients To Be Confuse.

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 11, 2019 5 years ago

A recent study from ICES Western, Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute has shown that patients with kidney disease who were prescribed a high dose of the drug baclofen were more likely to be admitted to hospital for disorientation and confusion, than those who weren't prescribed the drug. Their results are being published in the journal, JAMA and was being prese...

Males Contracting HPV Linked Head And Neck Cancer On An Exponential Rise, Thanks To Porn and Oral Sex!

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 11, 2019 5 years ago

More males are contracting HPV virus-related cancers in the head and neck not only in the US but also in countries like Brazil, Australia, UK, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and also China. Physicians are reporting a surge in the amount of head and neck cancers and although incidences are occurring in both females and males, there seems to be a high proportion of males developing it. HPV i...

Key Drug Black Box Warnings Every Doctor Should Know

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 10, 2019 5 years ago

The US FDA approved a record-breaking 59 novel drugs in 2018 for a range of diseases, bringing hope to scores of health sufferers around the world. This number was a more than twofold increase from a decade prior, which saw only 24 new drug approvals. And while this rise in the production and dissemination of new biological agents and products is good news for the advancement of global h...

Breaking News: AGT103-T, New Drug By American Gene Technologies Developed To Cure HIV/AIDS Unveiled

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 10, 2019 5 years ago

A group of medical and genomic researchers in Maryland from a company called American Gene Technologies announced that they have the answer for curing HIV/AIDS using gene therapy. The company hopes to initiate medical trials of a new gene therapy drug that it says can cure HIV. American Gene Technologies (AGT), a Rockville-based medical research company, has submitted a Investigational New...

Many Doctors Not Keeping Abreast Of Medical Reversals

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 10, 2019 5 years ago

A simple study involving randomly checking doctors in Asia about their knowledge of medical reversals by asking them questions on a few medical protocols revealed a disturbing trend that most were not aware of some of these medical reversals. "Medical reversal" is a term that defines instances in which new and improved clinical trials show that current medical practices are...

Novo Nordisk Develops New Genome Editing Tool for Actinomycetes : CRISPR-BEST

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 10, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, DTU Biosustain have developed a new genome editing tool tool called the CRISPR-BEST. Although existing CRISPR technologies allow for better manipulation of genomes with many positive effects on modern drug development and the discovery of new and better antibiotics, significant problems such as genome instability and toxicity o...

US FDA Approves Reblozyl (Luspatercept-aamt) To Rare Blood Disorder: Beta Thalassemia

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 09, 2019 5 years ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for Reblozyl (luspatercept-aamt) to be used for the treatment of anemia (lack of red blood cells) in adult patients with beta thalassemia who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. Dr Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the US FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence and acting director of the Office of Oncologic Diseases in th...

New Biomarker: iAP Accurately Diagnoses Deadly Infant Disease Called NEC (Necrotizing Enterocolitis).

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 09, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers and clinicians at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine have discovered a new biomarker, a protein called iAP for the noninvasive detection of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) that only mostly affects infants. The diagnostic study was one of the largest prospective clinical studies in premature infants yet, involved 136 premature infants. Necrotizing enterocolitis is a life-threa...

Breaking News: First Case Of Dengue Fever Spread By Sex Revealed!

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 09, 2019 5 years ago

Health authorities in Spain confirmed on Friday a case of a man spreading dengue through sex, a world first for a virus which until recently was thought to be transmitted only by mosquitos. The shocking case concerns a 41-year-old man from Madrid who contracted dengue after having sex with his male partner who picked up the virus from a mosquito bite during a trip to Cuba, said Dr Susana Jimene...

Study Shows that Cystatin C Blood Test Better Predicts Both Kidney Disease And Cardiovascular Risk.

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 09, 2019 5 years ago

University of Glasgow researchers have found a better way to test for kidney disease using a simple blood test that is affordable and although it is available in hospital laboratories in UK, US and certain parts of Asia, is not yet widely used. The team have highlighted that Cystatin C, a simple blood test which could easily be adopted routinely in the global healthcare setting is a bet...

Prodrug Glutamine Antagonist Slows Tumor Growth, A Potential Breakthrough For Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 09, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from Johns Hopkins have developed a compound that blocks glutamine metabolism and can slow tumor growth, alter the tumor microenvironment and promote the production of durable and highly active anti-tumor T cells. The drug, a "prodrug" version of the glutamine antagonist DON, was designed so that the active form of the drug is functional within the tumor. In theory, this...

How Low Can Some American Doctors Get, Prescribing PPIs to Babies And Young Children!

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 08, 2019 5 years ago

I read with aghast a new medical study in which PPIs were linked to a variety of adverse effects in children as young as a few months old to three years of age! What disturbed me was not about the adverse effects which we are all already aware about from the tons of clinical and medical studies but rather why are doctors and pediatrics prescribing PPIs to children as young as those ages in the fir...

Stay Away from MLM Or Direct Sales Companies Selling Health Supplements Or Wellness Programs

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 08, 2019 5 years ago

Over the last 3 decades we have seen so many multi-level marketing (pyramid selling) groups come up with various health scams selling health supplements that they claim prevents or cures a multitude of ailments and diseases along with claims that their products are made through the most rigorous processes and are made from the purest and most potent ingredients and have been tried and tested...

TNF Inhibitors Use In Children With Inflammatory Diseases Linked To Higher Incidence Of Psoriasis

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 08, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have discovered that children with either inflammatory bowel disease, chronic noninfectious osteomyelitis or juvenile idiopathic arthritis developed psoriasis at an increased rate compared with the general public, with the highest rates seen among those treated with TNF inhibitors. Dr Lisa H. Buckley of the Children’...

Legionaires’ Disease On A Record Increase

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 08, 2019 5 years ago

The number of cases of Legionnaires' disease reached a record high in 2018 not only in the US but globally, more than eight-fold increase since the numbers began to climb nearly two decades ago. Figures from the first 8 months of 2019, shows that it is also increasing and might it another record high. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week 9,933 cases in 2018 of...