Meet the MEDICINE MAN of the country- he brings pills to the poor Meghna A Singhania11 Nov 2015 3:45 PM ISTNew Delhi (AFP) - It's early morning but already "Medicine Baba" Omkarnath Sharma is pounding the pavement in one of New Delhi's upscale...
Domino kidney donation faces legal hurdles in Maharashtra Pooja Bhatia Bhatia10 Nov 2015 10:28 AM ISTA domino kidney transplant operation in Mumbai is reported to have stuck into a legal hurdle of sorts, as one of the donor pair have failed to appear...
Saina Nehwal invests in sanitary pads business Pooja Bhatia Bhatia7 Nov 2015 9:49 AM ISTSaina Nehwal, the badminton player has got another ace up her sleeve by making investment in the Soothe Healthcare's Paree sanitary pad. With this...
Private hospital in Haryana alleged for admitting fake patients Pooja Bhatia Bhatia5 Nov 2015 11:58 AM ISTA private hospital in Haryana is entangled in a controversy for alleged admission of fake patients at its premise. The reason cited for the allegation...
DCGI takes the initiative to formulate guidelines for e-pharma sector Pooja Bhatia Bhatia5 Nov 2015 9:27 AM ISTTaking stock of the growing e-pharma sector, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has promised to optimize this development by taking the...
OECD comments on high priced medicines straining wealthy nation's health budgets Pooja Bhatia Bhatia5 Nov 2015 9:19 AM ISTThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Specialty (OECD) has expressed its strong concern over high priced specialty medicines...
50% children in Delhi slums are underweight, says a new survey Pooja Bhatia Bhatia4 Nov 2015 10:48 AM ISTAccording to a new survey conducted by NGO Child Rights and You (CRY), Delhi continues to tackle a difficult situation of large proportion of...
Indian medical tourism industry to touch USD 8 billion by 2020, Report Meghna A Singhania2 Nov 2015 11:30 AM ISTWith medical tourism soaring in popularity amongst the many tourist arrivals in India, the market size is expected to increase from the present USD 3...
Indian hospitals bag British Medical Journal awards Meghna A Singhania1 Nov 2015 11:48 AM ISTSeveral healthcare institutions of India including the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) were selected as...
Cheaper, disease resistant chicken breed developed in Madhya Pradesh Meghna A Singhania31 Oct 2015 12:24 PM ISTBhopal: A veterinary university in Madhya Pradesh has developed a new breed of disease resistant chicken which would soon be available at cheaper...
India recorded largest number of TB cases in 2014 Meghna A Singhania29 Oct 2015 4:51 PM ISTUNITED NATIONS: India recorded the largest number of Tuberculosis cases in the world last year, according to a report by the WHO that said 1.5 million...
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...
