Food ads linked to eating more junk food
byLos Angeles, June 8 (IANS) Watching food advertisements by parents leads to greater consumption of junk food by their children, as the kids often…
Health
Homeopathy, yurveda gaining global acceptance: Azad
byKolkata, June 8 (IANS) Highlighting the growing “coalition of allopathic and homeopathic” systems of medical treatment, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said traditional…
Asthmatics queue up for fish medicine in Andhra
byHyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Thousands of asthma patients from across Andhra Pradesh and other states Saturday lined up for fish ‘prasadam’ (medicine), believed to…
Five kids die of Encephalitis in Bihar
byPatna, June 8 (IANS) Five children died of encephalitis in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district since Friday, an official said Saturday. Muzaffarpur civil surgeon Gayan Bhushan…
Northeast chief ministers advocate awareness on AIDS
byGuwahati, June 7 (IANS) With some of the northeastern states still having higher adult HIV and AIDS prevalence rates than the national average, three…
Doctors to focus on women’s wellbeing
byBangalore, June 7 (IANS) The Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India Friday resolved to focus on the wellbeing of women to build…
Experts favour public-private partnership to curb NCDs
byNew Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Terming non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as “silent killers” which are rising gradually and affecting the country’s productivity, experts from the…
Small lifestyle changes lower risk of strokes
byWashington, June 7 (IANS) A recent study has shown that making small changes in lifestyle could reduce risk of strokes. The finding of the…
Army Central Command launches 24×7 medical helpline
byLucknow, June 7 (IANS) The army’s Central Command Friday launched a unique 24×7 medical helpline for its personnel, their families, ex-servicemen and the public….
Experts favour public-private partnership to curb NCDs
byNew Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Terming Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) as “silent killers” which are rising gradually and affecting the country’s productivity, experts from…