Passive Smoking in Childhood Linked to Increased Risk of COPD deepanjana18 July 2015 1:03 PM ISTAccording to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, passive smoking in childhood and adolescence may be a major risk factor in...
Health department to investigate the impact of mobile tower radiation Meghna A Singhania18 July 2015 12:58 PM IST The Meghalaya High Court has directed the state health department to investigate the matter after a plea was filed attaching evidence for the...
A 20 kg skull of a Chinese toddler replaced by 3D-printed skull Meghna A Singhania18 July 2015 12:51 PM ISTThe toddler suffered from excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, which led to her head weighing 20 kg as against her total body weight of 32 kgs....
JP Nadda's Surprise Inspection of Safdarjung Hospital: Highlights Meghna A Singhania18 July 2015 12:45 PM ISTUnion Health Minister, JP Nadda, made a surprise visit to Safdarjung Hospital recently to assess the administrative and infrastructural conditions at...
Bariatric surgeries up ten times in last decade: OSSI Meghna A Singhania18 July 2015 12:36 PM ISTFrom 2-3 such surgeries in a month, the number of surgeries now reported in India is 50-60 in a month, and is likely to go up 5 times in a year,...
Dengue, chikungunya infections in India underestimated: Study Meghna A Singhania17 July 2015 7:30 PM ISTWashington: Lack of Awareness among the patients seems to be a major problem in the field of healthcare. Owing to this, people actually don't come to...
Bill to separate Medical Devices from Drugs: Advamed Meghna A Singhania17 July 2015 6:38 PM ISTAn association of medical device manufacturers, AdvaMed has said that there is an immediate need to monitor the quality, accessibility, affordability...
JJ Hospital launches dormitory for patient attendants Meghna A Singhania17 July 2015 6:26 PM ISTThis initiative will help 300 people to take shelter at night and can help in decongesting the corridors of the hospital, leading to better...
24 hours continuous duty system abolished in Tamil Nadu Meghna A Singhania17 July 2015 2:20 PM ISTPostgraduate students and M.B.B. S interns have a reason to rejoice in Tamil Nadu. Following the plea of the students as well as high court order...
"Be Clear on Cancer" Campaign to target Older Women Shreya Garg17 July 2015 1:33 PM ISTA survey conducted by Public Health England showed that about one in three women aged 70 or over are detected with breast cancer each year, and they...
A single dose of a drug shows potential to cure and prevent Malaria Meghna A Singhania17 July 2015 11:23 AM ISTNow, don’t just reduce the burden of the disease, but also cure it immediately with one effective dose to kill the parasite in the liver and blood...
Now free surgery for Leprosy patients at AIIMS Patna Meghna A Singhania17 July 2015 11:17 AM ISTThe first such surgery, done on the World Plastic Surgery Day on July 15, was successful on a man with a claw handOne of the most premier medical...
