Himachal High Court strikes at pricing policy of life saving drugs
byShimla: Astounded with the prevailing prices of essential drugs, including life saving ones, the Himachal High Court in a public interest litigation took the…
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Nearly nine million Russian are drug addicts
byMoscow: Almost nine million Russians regularly take illicit drugs, according to the country’s Federal Drug Control Service head Viktor Ivanov . “About 8.8 million Russians…
Britain targets magazines that tout miracle diets
byLondon: British magazines should avoid promoting “fad diets and fitness myths” that do not actually help people lose weight after the holidays and may even…
Mermaid child born in Himachal hospital
byMandi: A mother in a government hospital here, earlier in the month, delivered a abnormal child that had mermaid features. However, the child could…
Rats, stray dogs cause havoc in Jammu
byJammu: Rats and stray dogs have made life miserable for people in parts of Jammu with the local municipality confessing that the rodent invasion is…
India has 10-15 million epilepsy patients
byNew Delhi: India has 10-15 million epilepsy patients but the good news is that the problem can be controlled in 80 percent cases, experts said…
Perform or quit, Omar to medics after infants’ death
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today admitted the lack of adequate medical facilities in the state, and warned the medics either to…
Dangerous Diets (Video)
byThere are endless variety in diet plans, some of which take weight reduction to excessive levels.So, in this episode we are seeing some of…
Hope, despair, Legal tangles follow Kolkata hospital fire tragedy
byKolkata: The charred remains of the annexe of the AMRI Hospital stands as a ghostly reminder of the fire that snuffed out 94 lives on…
Yuvraj Singh launches cancer screening drive
byKolkata: Returning to international cricket after a brave battle against cancer, Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh Monday joined hands with a leading hospital here to launch…