‘Dispel myths about vitiligo’ (May 19 is Vitiligo Awareness Day in India)
byNew Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Priyanka Sharma says she feels like an outcast when fellow commuters get up as she sits beside them…
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NHRC summons Odisha chief secretary
byBhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Odisha chief secretary for failing to submit a report on the…
Woman dies of swine flu in UP
byLucknow, May 18 (IANS) A woman died here of swine flu late Friday, health officials said Saturday. Neelam Singh had recently returned from Delhi…
Social mobilisation key to polio eradication in India: Bill Gates
byWashington, May 17 (IANS) Expected to be the hardest, polio eradication was made possible in India thanks to social mobilisation and mapping of houses…
Maharashtra, GE to modernise rural health care
byMumbai, May 17 (IANS) Maharashtra has initiated steps to modernise its rural healthcare network with a tie-up with an international consortium, an official said…
Goa has most diabetics in 40-plus age group
byPanaji, May 17 (IANS) Goa has the highest rate of diabetes in the country among people over 40 years of age, a doctor said…
Hypertension: India’s silent killer
byNew Delhi: Fast-moving lifestyles, unearthly hours at work, stress, addiction to alcohol and unhealthy meals are making more and more Indians fall prey to high…
Retirement can damage your health, says study
byLondon: Work longer, live healthier. Retirement has a detrimental impact on both mental and physical health over time, says a new study. Although initially…
Need cautious effort to eradicate polio: Experts
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Even as India is less than a year away from being declared polio free, experts Thursday asked for cautious…
Unauthorised factory selling heart kits to Delhi hospitals sealed
byChandigarh: The Haryana Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sealed an unauthorised factory which was selling medical devices, especially heart kits, to hospitals in national…