Haryana doctors perform rare wind pipe surgery on 3-year-old Meghna A Singhania28 Oct 2015 1:33 PM ISTGurgaon: Doctors in a private hospital here successfully performed a rare slide tracheoplasty with laryngotracheal reconstruction surgery on...
Maharashtra urged to hike health spending to Rs 74 bn by 2018 Meghna A Singhania28 Oct 2015 12:30 PM ISTMUMBAI: Maharashtra, the second most populous State, needs to increase spending on health to over Rs 74 billion by 2018 to meet challenges in the key...
Aravind Eye care to set up Rs 100 cr eye hospital in Tirupati Meghna A Singhania28 Oct 2015 12:26 PM ISTTIRUPATI: The administration of the famous Lord Venkateswara hill shrine today announced it would allot 7 acres of land owned by it in a prime...
Majority of young heart attack patients unaware of cardiac risks Meghna A Singhania28 Oct 2015 12:02 PM ISTWashington D.C., Oct. 27Â : A new study has revealed that many young heart attack patients, especially women, are unaware of the impending cardiac...
Bausch + Lomb eyeing expansion to 800 towns Meghna A Singhania28 Oct 2015 11:50 AM ISTMUMBAI: Vision care company Bausch + Lomb, a part of the health and wellness firm, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is looking to expand its...
Stab Attack: Doctor stabbed by person after wife's death Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 9:36 PM ISTIn an unfortunate incident, a person posing as a "patient" stabbed a doctor in the abdomen critically injuring him. The reason cited for the gruesome...
Netmeds closes $50 mn funding led by OrbiMed Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 6:54 PM ISTMumbai, Oct 26 (PTI) : Online pharmacy marketplace Netmeds.com today said it has closed a funding round of USD 50 million (about Rs 325 crore) in...
WWF-India and Apollo Hospitals join hands for welfare of forest staff Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 12:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, 26 October 2015: Forest guards play an indispensable role in protecting the forest habitats and species that WWF-India strives to conserve....
Elder Pharma faces tough time, but says will clear all dues Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 12:21 PM ISTMUMBAI: Troubled drugmaker Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd today said it has been going through tough cash flow situations but asserted it is on the...
BPL patients to get Rs 5L financial aid at Central Govt hospitals in Delhi Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 12:16 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Hospitals under the central government will now be able to provide financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to BPL patients suffering from...
Bacon and other processed meats can cause cancer : Experts Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 12:15 PM ISTEating processed meats like hot dogs, sausages and bacon can cause colorectal cancer in humans, and red meat is also a likely cause of the disease,...
MERS, Ebola, bird flu: Science's big missed opportunities Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 11:31 AM ISTAnyone who goes down with flu in Europe this winter could be asked to enroll in a randomized clinical trial in which they will either be given a drug,...
