Tips to protect eyes from heat
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) From viral conjunctivitis to corneal ulcer, the merciless summer can cause all sort of eye-related problems. Water, eye exercises…
Health
National agency on organ transplant ready
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The government would soon come up with a central coordinating agency on organ transplants, the ministry of health Friday…
Chemists’ shops remain shut in Punjab, Haryana
byChandigarh: A majority of the chemists’ shops in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh remained shut today following the call for a nation-wide, one-day strike against…
Free health camps for slum dwellers by Art of Living
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Over 20,000 slum dwellers were treated by a team of 262 doctors in a month-long campaign by the Art…
Chemists in northeast shut as part of national strike
byAgartala/Guwahati, May 10 (IANS) Thousands of retail and wholesale medicine shops remained closed across northeastern region Friday in support of the 12-hour all-India strike…
Patients relieved as several Delhi chemists remain open
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A majority of chemists located near major Delhi hospitals Friday decided to opt out of the nation-wide, one-day strike…
Mothers all the way for special children (May 12 is Mother’s Day)
byNew Delhi: Vijaya Chaing never thought her daughter, now in her 30s, would ever be able to converse normally with a guest or be able…
Peppers, tomatoes lower risk of Parkinson’s
byWashington, May 10 (IANS) Scientists have linked foods like peppers and tomatoes containing small amount of nicotine to lowered risk of Parkinson’s disease, says…
Get a pet, protect your heart
byHouston: If there was any doubt about the benefits of sharing your home with a pet, here is something to mull over — scientists…
Mexico slaughters 55,000 chickens to contain bird flu
byMexico City, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Authorities slaughtered 55,000 chickens at a farm in the central state of Puebla where avian flu was detected, Mexico’s…