‘Goa hospital faces water shortage because taps are stolen’
byPanaji, May 21 (IANS) The Goa Medical College (GMC), the state’s top health facility, regularly faces water shortage because people steal taps installed in…
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Bangalore hospital offers day care breast surgery
byBangalore, May 21 (IANS) Leading multi-specialty healthcare chain Narayana Hrudayalaya Tuesday announced it will offer day care breast surgery, keeping in view the emotional,…
Cold weather affects blood pressure
byLondon, May 21 (IANS) Cold weather affects blood pressure, shows a study that assessed a staggering 169,000 blood pressure measurements. The study has found…
Indo-Swiss agreement on health care
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India and Switzerland have firmed up their cooperation in healthcare and would soon ink an agreement on cooperation on…
Mediterranean diet component snatches cancer cell’s immortality: Study
byWashington: Scientists have found a compound in foods associated with Mediterranean diet that deprives cancer cells of their immortal nature, says a study. By…
Prayer, spirituality gets the doctors’ nod
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Hardly anyone doubts the power of prayer and almost everyone has a turnaround tale – maybe personal, or of…
‘Mobile towers not illegal, don’t affect health’
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Monday said that cell phone towers in the city were not illegal…
Delhi to install 120 machines for free dialysis
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday decided to install 120 dialysis machines in six state-run hospitals to provide free dialysis and…
Drinking alcohol during puberty makes you addicts
byLondon, May 20 (IANS) People who begin drinking alcohol during puberty are more likely to become addicts, a German study has said. Many parents…
Vitamin D from sun may treat asthma, says study
byLondon, May 20 (IANS) Time spent by asthma patients soaking up the sun may help in the treatment of the illness, a research has…