UN chief wants better health of women, children
byUnited Nations, May 8 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday called for global efforts to improve the health of women and children. Speaking at…
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‘Kids hardly get to spend 1 hour with parents’
byNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Busy schedules of parents are increasingly deprieving their children of their company and hence, they are growing up cocooned…
All medical colleges asked to prescribe generic drugs
byNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Medical Council of India (MCI) has advised deans of all medical colleges to prescribe generic drugs, parliament was…
No proof to link water pollution with cancer: Azad
byNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India reports around 11 lakh cancer cases every year and there is no evidence available to attribute it to…
Australian immigration examine options in Indian doctor case
bySydney, May 7 (IANS) Australian immigration authorities are looking at options after an Indian-origin doctor, convicted of sexually assaulting a patient, escaped deportation, local…
‘Parkinson’s gene could extend lifespan’
byLos Angeles, May 7 (IANS) Scientists have zero-ed in on a gene linked to Parkinson’s disease that plays a role in delaying ageing in…
Kerala to popularise ayurveda during monsoon
byThiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) Kerala is set to popularise ayurveda therapies among tourists during the monsoon, which arrives in the last week of May,…
Scientists manage to restrict epilepsy in mice
bySan Francisco: US scientists have successfully managed to restrict epilepsy in mice that failed to respond to drugs, through transplantation of a particular group…
Sikkim government’s health mantra (To go with: Sikkim moves to ‘catch’ health problems)
by* VISION: To make Sikkim the healthiest state in India; * MISSION: Meet objectives, execute strategies and carry out activities to make Sikkim healthy;…
Sikkim moves to ‘catch’ health problems
byGangtok, May 7 (IANS) Preventive health checks! The exclusive preserve of the affluent in most parts of India but not in the hill state…