Controlling high BP in Indians: ICMR, WHO, MoHFW together to expand India Hypertension Control Initiative in 100 districts Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Aug 2019 9:00 AM ISTIHCI will expand to 100 districts across India covering all the states. The project will accelerate the implementation of quality hypertension...
Transformation of 1.5 lakh health centres to be done by 2022: President Kovind Medical Dialogues Bureau23 Jun 2019 9:15 AM ISTAccording to the health ministry, under its flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme, a target to transform nearly 1.5 lakh primary health centres and...
Union Health Ministry advises States, UTs to hold screening sessions for mental health, cancer Medical Dialogues Bureau21 May 2019 9:00 AM ISTInvestment in risk behaviour prevention and health promotion among youth are the most cost-effective ways to improve health outcomes. Education...
Rise in Non-Communicable Diseases are deeply disturbing trend: VP Naidu Medical Dialogues Bureau7 April 2019 9:15 AM ISTCutting edge research in disruptive technologies such as Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), including machine learning and augmented...
8,000 health and wellness centres operational across the country: Ashwini Kumar Choubey Medical Dialogues Bureau5 Feb 2019 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Around 8,000 health and wellness centres have become operational in 35 states and union territories under the government's flagship...
Odisha: Gynaecologist faints in OT, Mid-Operation Garima24 Jun 2018 12:51 PM IST“The room temperature was high since the air conditioning system inside the OT was not functioning. The heat might have led to a sudden rise in his...
May Measurement Month: ICMR launches month-long campaign on hypertension Medical Dialogues Bureau3 May 2018 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said 10.8 percent of all deaths in India are caused by hypertension as it launched a...
ICMR along others to raise awareness of Blood Pressure to tackle Hypertension globally savita thakur thakur2 May 2017 9:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Recognizing that raised blood pressure or Hypertension is the biggest single contributing risk factor to death and the burden of disease...
Blood pressure drug may treat Alzheimer's disease savita thakur thakur30 Jan 2016 9:30 AM ISTWASHINGTON: The blood pressure drug candesartan, sold as Atacand, was shown to reduce cell damage linked to the progression of Alzheimer's...
Blood pressure reading of 120/80 still works best for Indians: Experts savita thakur thakur3 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...
