Cold autumn wind causes facial paralysis in China
byChina: A number of people, including children, in Chinese metropolis Shanghai have been suffering from facial paralysis caused by the cold wind during the…
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Nerves of steel: Mountain biking in Himachal
byShimla: Cycling through the rugged mountain tracks of Himachal Pradesh is on a roll. And this time, the adventurous mountain bikers are not just…
Breast cancer survivor on adventure trail at 2012 Raid de Himalaya
byShimla: After defeating breast cancer, a dental surgeon has taken up the challenge to conquer the Himalayas in an off-road motor race. Ritu Biyani,…
Sons major abusers of elderly
byNew Delhi: A large percentage of India’s elderly face abuse from their sons, rather than daughters-in-law, with financial dependence being one of the main reasons…
New hope for terminal heart patients
byNew Delhi: There’s new hope for terminal heart patients, with a new pumping device promising to provide rest to the worn-out heart and even…
More women are now heart specialists: India’s first woman cardiologist
byNew Delhi: At 93, she still does the rounds of the hospital she founded. S.I. Padmavati, India’s first woman cardiologist, says cardiology is a…
Cerebral palsy didn’t deter him from becoming a doctor
byMumbai: Working around his physical limitations since he was born, this 31-year-old has proved cerebral palsy cannot stop him from achieving what he desires….
Disease kills 10 in Himachal
byShimla: The death toll in a hospital here from a disease caused by infected mites has risen to 10, a doctor said Saturday. Two…
Unauthorized mobile towers scar hill landscpaes
byShimla: Crowding the hill townships skyline in larger numbers each year, the government has failed to regulate mushrooming of mobile towers across the urban…
Shanta Kumar’s ‘dream hospital project’ under judicial scanner
byShimla: A philanthropic ‘dream project’ of former chief minister Shanta Kumar, the Palampur based Vivekanand Medical Research Trust, has come under judicial scanner as…