06.12.2016 | Readed: 4375
Nasal congestion is a very common condition. In fact, most people get a stuffy nose from time to time.
Nasal congestion can develop when the blood vessels inside the nose become......
21.11.2016 | Readed: 4428
Diabetes comes in two main forms: type 1 and type 2. Both result in high blood sugar levels if left untreated. Insulin, a hormone that helps our cells absorb glucose, is either nonexistent......
19.11.2016 | Readed: 4307
Azerbaijan and Mexico have discussed cooperation in the field of healthcare as Minister of Health Ogtay Shiraliyev met with Mexican ambassador Juan Rodrigo Labardini Flores.
Shiraliyev highlighted activities of the ministry.......
04.11.2016 | Readed: 4250
Researchers have identified 12 specific areas of the DNA sequence that are robustly related with the age at which we have our first child, and the total number of children we have during the course of our life. The study, led by the University of Oxford, working......
22.10.2016 | Readed: 4252
The second Azerbaijani-Turkish Oncology Days have today kicked off in Baku. Co-organized by the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology and the National Center of Oncology of Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Health, the event addresses several topics, including oncological......
12.10.2016 | Readed: 4251
Popular notion holds that eight glasses of water is the optimal amount to drink each day, but many people find this hard to achieve. Now, a new study may shed light on why, after identifying a swallowing mechanism that stops us from consuming too much liquid when we are not......
06.09.2016 | Readed: 4258
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned several key chemicals in antibacterial hand soap, warning of health risks and saying they were not more effective than ordinary soap.
The FDA move took aim at 19......
04.08.2016 | Readed: 4270
The World Health Organization has cleared coffee of causing cancer, but a detailed investigation has found that very hot drinks may be linked to cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet.
Coffee was classified as a possible cause......
21.06.2016 | Readed: 4145
The World Health Organization has cleared coffee of causing cancer, but a detailed investigation has found that very hot drinks may be linked to cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet.
Coffee was classified as a possible cause......
18.06.2016 | Readed: 4134
The World Health Organisation said Friday that USD 122 million is needed to fund an 18-monthanti-Zika battle plan that will focus on women of child-bearing age, according to AFP.
The mosquito-borne virus has recently been......
11.06.2016 | Readed: 4652
A 99-year-old man from England is thought to be the oldest person in the world to ever beat cancer.
Victor Marston, from Dorset, was rushed to hospital earlier this month with excruciating stomach......
11.06.2016 | Readed: 4366
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the establishment of the UN Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak, according to UN News......
03.05.2016 | Readed: 4213
“Azerbaijan ranks first in the region in terms of medical progress. I am very happy for attending such a high level event,” said professor of New York University Bob Djavan who is attending the 2nd international congress of the Urologists in Baku. “I really......
19.03.2016 | Readed: 4271
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) may recover lost memories and form new ones, a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found.
Scientists discovered that although people with early stage AD cannot......
19.03.2016 | Readed: 3909
A drug commonly used to treat heart failure can also block infection by a herpesvirus that causes glandular fever and linked to several cancers, scientists have found.
Currently there is only one class of antiviral medicines......
06.02.2016 | Readed: 4395
A new method to slash mosquito populations by using radiation to make males infertile could soon be rolled out in Brazil, in an attempt to contain the outbreak of the Zika virus, according to The Independent.
Over 1.5million......
06.02.2016 | Readed: 4073
Bharat Biotech, a firm based in Hyderabad, India, has claimed to have achieved a breakthrough in developing a vaccine to fight the dreaded mosquito-borne Zika virus, which causes serious birth defects in children, according to The Times of......
06.02.2016 | Readed: 3906
“Despite the tense epidemiological situation which has been observed since December 2015 in many countries, including neighboring ones, no swine influenza cases have been detected in Azerbaijan. At the same time the country has all necessary medicines and......
15.12.2015 | Readed: 5660
Doctors at Azerbaijan’s Medical University have performed what is believed to be the first invasive replacement of mechanical valve on a pregnant woman in Azerbaijan.
Chief doctor of the clinic, associate professor Aslan......
15.12.2015 | Readed: 4924
Adding a spoonful of table sugar to a glass of water could be just as good as – or better than – a sports drink, several media outlets have reported. The news comes from a study that compared whether a group of long-distance cyclists performed better when they......
16.11.2015 | Readed: 4744
Millions of lives could be saved with proper diabetes treatment, said the World Health Organization, as the UN agency marks World Diabetes Day on Saturday.
Diabetes is the direct cause of about 1.5 million deaths worldwide......
16.11.2015 | Readed: 4499
Maternal mortality has fallen by 44 per cent since 1990, United Nations agencies and the World Bank reported today, giving fresh impetus to efforts to reach by 2030 the virtual elimination of women’s chances of dying from pregnancy-related causes as part of the......
15.10.2015 | Readed: 4606
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation has started to implement the program "Cochlear implantation" in Azerbaijan. The program, initiated by the President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, involves a group of local and foreign......
15.10.2015 | Readed: 4578
Every four inches in height increases the risk of cancer by 20 per cent, researchers found in the largest study of its kind, according to the Telegraph.
Tall people are more likely to get cancer, with the risk of some types......
31.08.2015 | Readed: 4910
A new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood aims to prove that mother’s healthy diet prevents heart deficiencies in newborns. However, the study failed to show the cause and effect relationship between the pregnant women’s diets and the heart......
26.08.2015 | Readed: 4914
Health experts are preparing to meet in the coming days to hammer out new measures aimed at preventing a new Ebola-style epidemic, the UN said, according to UN Radio.
The initiative comes after World Health Organization......
28.07.2015 | Readed: 5013
Director of the Institute of Gerontology Vladislav Bezrukov, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, academician of the Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine Svetlana Kuznetsova have visited Azerbaijani Medical University and met its Rector Ahliman......
28.07.2015 | Readed: 5020
Fresh research from China has found that listening to music before going to sleep can help people be gentle, AZERTAC reports citing foreign media. According to Chinese scientists, listening to smooth music before going to sleep can instantly put you in a good......
24.06.2015 | Readed: 5299
For most former smokers who quit at least 15 years ago, the risks of heart failure and death are the same as those of someone who never smoked, according to a new U.S. study.
“These results support the majority of......
18.05.2015 | Readed: 3168
Smoking may bring on changes in cells that are linked with many cancers, including breast and gynecological cancers, a new study finds. These changes could provide an early warning sign of cancer, particularly in cheek cells, the research......
16.05.2015 | Readed: 3159
On May 15th, “Baku......
01.05.2015 | Readed: 3277
Want to reduce your risk of dying at a young age? Try walking casually for as little as 2 minutes per hour.
While it is well known that intense exercise can help you get fitter, a new study has found that even a little......
16.04.2015 | Readed: 3275
Adults who have either depression or type 2 diabetes may have an increased risk of developing dementia, and the risk may be even higher for people who have both conditions, according to a new study.
In the study, researchers......
13.04.2015 | Readed: 3307
On April 11th, the first Azerbaijani-German-Turkish medical......
08.04.2015 | Readed: 3216
Azerbaijan`s National Center of Oncology and the Germany-Azerbaijan Medical Cooperation Association will co-organize the 1st Azerbaijani-German-Turkish medical......
30.03.2015 | Readed: 3446
Children with autism may be more likely to have gastrointestinal problems early in life, compared with children who don't have the condition, a new study suggests.
Researchers analyzed information from children in Norway......
14.03.2015 | Readed: 2865
An international oncology conference has kicked off in Baku, bringing together internationally acclaimed oncologists, local and foreign experts to discuss recent......
14.02.2015 | Readed: 2739
Liver cancer is cancer that begins in the tissues of the liver, though it may also result from cancer spreading to the liver from other parts of the body. Liver cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer in the world, accounting for 610,000 deaths each year, according to the World Health......
19.01.2015 | Readed: 2550
A lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as obesity in Europe, a 12-year study of more than 300,000 people suggests.
University of Cambridge researchers said about......
14.01.2015 | Readed: 3292
Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulties falling or staying asleep, even though people have the chance for adequate sleep.
The condition can be short term (acute), lasting days or weeks, or long term......
13.12.2014 | Readed: 3801
In DRC there was long experience with Ebola – this was the seventh outbreak of the disease here. The country had the knowledge......
22.11.2014 | Readed: 4317
An international conference has kicked off at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku bringing together more than 300 experts from over 50 countries in Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia to exchange views on congenital heart diseases.
Held under......