Jaipur: The number of people infected with the Zika virus has gone up to 100 in Jaipur, officials said on Thursday. State Chief Secretary D.B. Gupta held a review meeting and directed the officials to carry out anti-larvae activities in educational institutions and administrative buildings in Jaipur. Veenu Gupta, Chief[Read More…]
With the legalization of Marijuana sales, Canada becomes the first G7 country and second country in the world to legalise cannabis use across the country. Now buying weed is no longer beyond one’s approach would be available both ‘online’ and on retail stores. It is to see how it performs[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Centre will come up with a new homeopathy institute in the national capital which will offer post-graduate courses in seven disciplines, ministry of Ayush said on Tuesday. “The intake of PG students will be seven students per department per academic year. The intake of PhD students will[Read More…]
New York: A majority of older patients who underwent heart valve surgery were found to be at risk of cognitive problems up to six months after surgery, researchers say. Researchers, from the University of Rochester in the US, examined whether surgeries on two types of heart valves — the mitral[Read More…]
London: People with diabetes are more at risk of deaths from alcohol-related factors, accidents or suicide, than non-diabetics, a study has found. The increased risk of death from these causes may be related to the mental health of patients, which may be adversely affected by the psychological burden of living[Read More…]
New Delhi: Amidst the hectic schedule of day-to-day life, we often neglect common digestive problems such as acidity. Considering these digestive problems to be minor, we either ignore or tend to treat them by ourselves. Acidity can cause heartburn — a burning sensation in the chest, stomach and throat. However,[Read More…]
In an era where speech is more and more polarised and combative, ‘labels’ used to refer to mentally unhealthy people can lead to negative effects that you and I can’t imagine of. ‘Mental illness’ label haunts, stops people from seeking help According to study researcher Brea Perry of the University[Read More…]
Jaipur: A total of 29 positive cases of Zika virus, including three pregnant women, have been detected in Jaipur, said Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Veenu Gupta on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here, she said: “To date, a total of 29 cases of Zika virus have been confirmed in Jaipur.[Read More…]
Bengaluru: While the fate of some of the Netflix series (such as Sacred Games) is caught up in fire after the dissolution of Phantom Films, many people have and continue to fall victim to Netflix addiction – a sub category of screen addiction. Researchers in the city have found cases[Read More…]
Mumbai: Eminent surgical oncologist of Mumbai Sultan A. Pradhan was conferred the prestigious Dhanvantari Award at a function held here, an official said. Maharashtra Governor C. V. Rao did the honours on Sunday night before dignitaries including NCP leader Sharad Pawar, former Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, D.Y. Patil, Rahul Goyal[Read More…]
Expanding its usage, selfie trends has crept into many government sectors including hospitals, schools in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. After a school in Uttar Pradesh, now doctors in Munger district of Bihar have also been asked to submit their selfie to mark attendance. Making the best use of technology in[Read More…]
Refusing the PM Modi’s dream plan, ‘Ayushman Bharat Scheme’, around 500 private hospitals in Chhattisgarh unanimously decided to not to treat patients under the scheme. Earlier, all the 500 hospitals were empanelled under various schemes of the National Health Insurance Scheme and state medical schemes. Indian Medical Association, state unit[Read More…]
India has 600 million young people and any death due to lack of blood is a matter of shame, says 43-year-old athlete Prakash M. Nadar. Like a soldier or a doctor or a well-wisher, this polio-afflicted man is a saviour for many. Nadar, a Marathi dwells in Mumbai and has[Read More…]
It is not even two weeks since the Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana–Ayushman Bharat and called it a game-changer initiative to serve the poor and the names of few important people from Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh has emerged among its beneficiaries.[Read More…]
The Union Health Ministry on Monday claimed it had identified hundreds of children who received contaminated polio vaccine in states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana. As per the local media reports, police arrested the managing director of Bio-Med after routine testing which revealed it had made and shipped some 150,000[Read More…]
By Dr C.M. Batra According to the International Diabetes Federation’s ‘Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease report, in 2015, approximately five million were estimated to have died from diabetes, the majority of these as a result of cardiovascular complications. The report adds that populous countries have the largest absolute number of people[Read More…]
Indians have started drinking more as compared to 2005. The alcohol consumption in India has more than doubled. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) the per capita alcohol consumption has increased from 2.4 litres in 2005 to 5.7 litres in 2016. The report suggests 4.2 litres is being consumed[Read More…]
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease although global efforts have averted an estimated 54 million tuberculosis (TB) deaths since 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. WHO, in its latest 2018 Global TB Report, says countries are still not doing enough to end TB by 2030[Read More…]
Among all the non-communicable diseases, heart attacks have become the most fatal in this era when medical science has developed so much that almost every ailment has a treatment. The year 2016 witnessed around 28 per cent of total death due to cardiac arrests in India. According to the latest[Read More…]
What is touted as the world’s largest healthcare scheme – Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) – will benefit over 500 million (50 crore) people which is more than the combined population of the United States, Canada and Mexico, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said. The scheme, to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday visited AIIMS to inquire about the health of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer. “Also spoke to the doctors who are supervising his treatment. I pray for his good health and quick recovery,”[Read More…]
Panaji, Sep 15 (IANS) Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday headed to the national capital via a special chartered flight for further treatment and examination at the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Parrikar, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer, also held meetings with Speaker Pramod Sawant[Read More…]
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Adhering to a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grain bread, nuts, olive oil and canola oil may help you live longer, a new study has found. The findings, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, suggest that those who closely follow an anti-inflammatory diet have an[Read More…]
Actor Uday Chopra says India should legalise marijuana as it can be a huge revenue source and has medical benefits. “I feel India should legalize marijuana. Firstly, It’s part of our culture. Secondly, I think if legalized and taxed it can be a huge revenue source. Not to mention it[Read More…]
A pilot project has been proposed under which a family ward is to be set up at the government-run mental hospitals in various cities, which will allow a family member of an inmate to stay at the hospital, ensuring better recovery of the patient. Such wards have already been launched[Read More…]
