Italy may ban smoking e-cigarettes in public places
byRome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) The Italian health ministry’s top advisory body has recommended a ban on the smoking of electronic cigarettes in public places…
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Indian doctors body in US launches anti-obesity campaign
byWashington, June 5 (IANS) The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has launched a new campaign to check childhood obesity in the…
Students protest against fake drugs in Srinagar
bySrinagar: Dozens of school children here today staged a peaceful protest against fake drugs in Jammu and Kashmir. Carrying banners and placards saying “Fake drugs…
Heart ailments, diabetes lead to diseased brain
byWashington, June 5 (IANS) A recent study has shown that people suffering from type 2 diabetes and heart disease are at an increased risk…
`People need to get less emotional about antibiotics’
byPuerto Baquerizo Moreno (Ecuador), June 5 (IANS/EFE) People need to talk about excessive use of antibiotics without getting emotional or mixing politics into the…
Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital to be redeveloped
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The government will redevelop the capital’s Safdarjang Hospital at a cost of Rs.1,332 crore, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said…
Cabinet approves health insurance for rickshaw-pullers
byNew Delhi: Rickshaw-pullers, rag pickers, sanitation workers and taxi drivers are among a host of unorganised sector workers who have been brought under the ambit…
HC notice to centre, AIIMS on kidney patient’s plea
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the central government and the AIIMS on a plea filed by…
Fever claims nine lives in Kerala
byThiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) Nine people have died of fever in Kerala and 14,000 new cases, including those of jaundice and dengue, have been…
‘Physical work leads to extreme sleep conditions’
byLos Angeles, June 4 (IANS) People who work in jobs that are physically demanding experience extremes of sleeping habits, according to a US research….