Top 5 Blood Tests You Should Include in Your Annual Health Checkup - How To Prioritise Prevention
As they say, prevention is better than cure. Regular checkups are essential to eliminate several health problems. An expert lists the blood tests that you should go for at least once a year.
Jan 17, 2024, 16:53 PM IST
Don't Delay! Check Your Kidney's Health With These Simple Tests
Kidney damage can hamper your overall helath and wellbeing. Check your kidney's health with these simple, easy-to-follow tests that can help you identify any potential health issues before they become serious.
May 07, 2023, 13:09 PM IST
Blood test may predict those likely to develop psychotic disorders, says study
After assessing the proteins in blood samples and using machine learning to analyse this data, the scientists were able to find patterns of proteins in the early blood samples that could predict who did and did not develop a psychotic disorder at follow-up.
Aug 31, 2020, 15:31 PM IST
Delhi gets its first health ATM; get blood test reports in 5 minutes
Now health checkups won’t take too long as the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) is organising a health ATM which would be providing test reports in five minutes. Normally, reports of blood tests easily take a couple of days.
Jan 25, 2019, 15:06 PM IST
Prateik Babbar refuses blood test after car mishap in Goa
Babbar has been called Thursday at the Porvorim police station for questioning, Naik added.
Oct 11, 2018, 12:55 PM IST
Simple blood test can tell if you're sticking to diet: Scientists
Clinical trials of diets and their health impacts are often plagued by participants' poor adherence to assigned diets.
Jun 20, 2018, 12:02 PM IST
Scientists develop new sticky patch to monitor blood sugar in diabetes patients
A team of researchers have developed a novel sticky patch which can non-invasively monitor glucose levels in diabetics through the skin. The patch will end the frequent use of painful finger-prick blood tests in diabetes patients.
Apr 10, 2018, 14:47 PM IST
New blood test to predict TB onset two years in advance
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis (TB) up to two years before its onset in high-risk patients.
Apr 06, 2018, 12:26 PM IST
Combining ultrasound imaging with blood test improves cancer detection by 40%: Study
Symptoms of liver cancer can include upper abdominal pain or swelling, loss of weight or appetite, white chalky stools, and general fatigue.
Feb 12, 2018, 12:30 PM IST
Novel blood test may help you measure your heart health
According to the researchers, this research may help them to identify new targets for reducing the risk and eventually lead to more effective treatments.
Feb 08, 2018, 18:27 PM IST
Scientists develop world's first blood test to detect Alzheimer's
Up until now, the only way to determine if a patient had Alzheimer's was by highly invasive and expensive methods, including brain scans and lumbar punctures.
Feb 01, 2018, 17:24 PM IST
New blood test may help early detection of 8 cancers
The test "has the potential to be a one-stop, safe screening test for multiple tumour types that should have high community acceptance," Jeanne Tie, Associate Professor at the institute was quoted as saying.
Jan 19, 2018, 18:58 PM IST
Multiple sclerosis can be detected by a simple blood test
The research identified two natural biomarker compounds, which have been linked to multiple sclerosis.
Blood test can predict skin cancer's return
The research studied blood samples taken after surgery from 161 patients with stage 2 and 3 melanoma.
Dec 06, 2017, 11:40 AM IST
Blood test may cut liver damage risk of paracetamol overdose
The test detects three different molecules in the blood that are associated with liver damage - called miR-122, HMGB1 and FL-K18.
Nov 25, 2017, 18:37 PM IST
Blood test may prevent liver damage due to paracetamol overdose
Paracetamol is a relatively safe painkiller when taken in the right dose.
Nov 20, 2017, 19:19 PM IST
VR game may reduce pain while drawing blood
For the study, published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, the researchers recruited patients, ages 10 to 21 years, the patient's caregiver and the phlebotomist in the outpatient blood draw clinic.
Nov 09, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
Now, a blood test that can detect a heart attack 'instantly'
The new test uses similar technology to the troponin test, but analyses the level of a protein called cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyC).
Sep 28, 2017, 17:12 PM IST
Ben Stiller cancer-free since three years
Actor Ben Stiller has revealed that he has been free from prostate cancer for three years now and said he feels happy and healthy.
Sep 21, 2017, 14:16 PM IST
New low-cost blood test may refine cancer treatment
The test requires only a fraction of a tube of blood and can detect genetic mutations in minute amounts of DNA released from cancer cells into the blood, according to a study published in the The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.
Aug 14, 2017, 12:47 PM IST
