Fibrosis / scarring

New drug prevents loss of muscle function

Researchers have found a new drug that reduces fibrosis (scarring) and prevents loss of muscle function in an animal model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Dec 12, 2017
By IANS
Singapore: Rise in whooping cough cases affecting infants

WHO fighting against rapid outbreak of diphtheria in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

WHO admonished that diphtheria was enormously spreading among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh. More than 110 diphtheria cases were reported, including 6 deaths, by health partners –Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC).
Dec 11, 2017
By Bikash Rai
Asthma in women

Nuts, oily fish may cut kids' risk of asthma, rhinitis

Including nuts, oily fish like salmon, flax seeds, and soybean oil -- rich in essential polyunsaturated fatty acids -- in your children's diet may prevent their risk of developing allergic diseases, especially asthma and rhinitis by teenage, a study has suggested.
Dec 10, 2017
By IANS