Blood pressure reading of 120/80 still works best for Indians: Experts savita3 Dec 2015 11:36 AM ISTAt a time when researchers and health care providers globally are debating over an ideal blood pressure (BP) level for you - with changing lifestyles...
Dr Henk Bekedam appointed new WHO representative to India Meghna A Singhania3 Dec 2015 11:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Senior public health specialist Dr Henk Bekedam has taken charge as the World Health Organisation representative to India, an official...
Hubballi: Doctors take out protest march against acts of Violence Meghna A Singhania2 Dec 2015 4:02 PM ISTHubballi, Karnataka: Doctors working at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, KIMS took out a Silent protest march to Kittur Chennamma Circle...
Punjab government sets up collection counters for employee health insurance Pooja2 Dec 2015 1:58 PM ISTAfter the recent announcement made by the Punjab government to make cashless health insurance scheme mandatory for all government employees...
Travel expense to ART centres continues as a deterrent for AIDS treatment in Karnataka Pooja2 Dec 2015 1:57 PM ISTA travel reimbursement scheme for HIV patients was launched in Karnataka to ease the burden of expense to approach Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART)...
Government likely to introduce Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Pooja2 Dec 2015 1:36 PM ISTSoumya Swaminathan, director general of Indian Council of Medical Research, has confirmed the news that the government is considering the introduction...
Wockhardt's Chikalthana plant gets GMP certificate from UKMHRA savita2 Dec 2015 10:58 AM ISTNew Delhi:Â In a major relief to drug firm Wockhardt, its Chikalthana plant at Aurangabad in Maharashtra has received a good manufacturing practice...
HIV activists protests at Jantar Mantar Pooja2 Dec 2015 10:34 AM ISTHIV activists from all over India gathered at Jantar Mantar on December 01 to gather attention from the government on the issue. They were disguised...
'Botched' India cataract surgery leaves 15 with sight loss Pooja2 Dec 2015 9:50 AM ISTAt least 15 people in northern India have lost the sight in one eye after having "botched" cataract surgery, local officials told AFP.The surgeries...
Max Hospital Patparganj treats rare deformity in skull Pooja2 Dec 2015 9:20 AM ISTA 11 month Iraqi infant Aysar Ihab khaleel Al-Azzawi was brought to Max Hospital Patparganj by his parents. He had a deformed skull and his head...
Apollo Hospitals launches proton therapy centre for cancer treatment Pooja2 Dec 2015 9:10 AM ISTCancer patients across the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa will soon have easy access to an advanced treatment option with Apollo Hospitals...
Found: A way to grow retinal nerve cells in lab Pooja2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM ISTWashington: Scientists have developed a method to efficiently turn human stem cells into retinal nerve cells that transmit visual signals from the eye...
