Tag: Health
Tiny 3D spheres will combat tuberculosis
E-cigarettes won’t help you in quit smoking
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E-cigarettes are tempting youth to smoke tobacco
E-cigarettes were introduced in order to discourage youngsters from smoking tobacco. But latest findings prove that they are actually attracting a new population of adolescents who might not otherwise have smoked tobacco products such as cigarettes. Research showed that the e-cigarettes attract low-risk adolescents, who have lower probability of using[Read More…]
HIV kids denied school admission, SC takes up case
Reducing salt intake reduces the risk of heart diseases, study proves
Did you know that reducing salt intake worldwide by mere 10% could save millions of lives? A study report on Wednesday cleared the fact that heart attacks are mostly salt-triggered, resulting in 1.65 million deaths from heart disease every year. As adults, most of us exceed the suitable maximum salt[Read More…]
Wrapping food in newspapers can be extremely harmful for health
Many studies have already shown that wrapping food in newspapers could be extremely unhealthy and unsafe for consumption. And now, the Food, Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) too issued an advisory warning that such unhealthy practices can be injurious to health. Actually, the ink used in newspapers has[Read More…]
India may allow HIV self-testing in privacy of one’s home
For the first time, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended HIV self-testing in the privacy of one’s home using HIV kit. This shift can bring about a major breakthrough in HIV treatment by improving access to diagnosis. Although India does not permit HIV self-test currently, the UN agency’s guidance[Read More…]
Delhi Smog: Those who have undergone organ transplant worst affected
With Delhi being under siege from the worst smog the city has seen in the last two decades, Mail Today is reporting that those who have undergone organ transplants are the worst sufferers. Delhi’s air has high presence of viral and bacterial infection and other poisonous gases which has triggered[Read More…]
All is well? Jayalalithaa recovering well, will return home soon: AIADMK
AIADMK has said that its supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was “completely well” and will return home soon. AIADMK spokesperson C R Saraswathy said that Jayalalithaa has progressed very well under the daily monitoring of Apollo Hospital doctors and specialists and soon she will return home. Former[Read More…]
What’s going at Apollo? Watch this video to know more about Amma’s health
Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa’s health condition has steadily become more mysterious than a Sherlock Holmes novel. With she being hospitalized for more than three weeks, speculations and rumors about her health are going hand in hand. Put Chutney’s satirical take on the entire situation is definitely mention worthy as[Read More…]
Interim chief minister for Tamil Nadu?
As Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa has been advised a “longer stay” at the hospital, AIADMK functionaries are contemplating a stand-in leadership to hold the reins of the government. The two options are either handing over her portfolios to senior ministers or have an alternative chief minister like Edappadi K Palaniswami and[Read More…]
AIIMS doctors in Chennai to attend to Amma as government asked to give update to Madras HC
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will now be attended by three specialists from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Chennai’s Apollo Hospital. This update was confirmed by hospital sources (HT) and on Thursday morning AIIMS doctors, pulmonologist Dr GC Khilnani, cardiologist Dr Nitish Naik and anaesthetist Dr[Read More…]
Depression linked with Contraceptive pills- Why we should worry about it?
A recent study has confirmed the link between hormonal contraceptives and depression. Published in the University of Copenhagen, this study was conducted on one million Danish women aged between the ages of 15 and 34 and spanned a period of 13 years. Extremely relevant for women who have faced the[Read More…]
UK doctor flown in to examine Jayalalithaa
A doctor from the UK has reportedly been flown in to examine Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa who had been admitted to Apollo hospitals in Chennai. AIADMK on Saturday asserted that the party supremo is healthy. “She needs rest as per doctors’ advice and will return in good health,” said[Read More…]
Karunanidhi asks to release ‘proper information’ about Jaya’s health
DMK President M Karunanidhi has said that ‘some unwanted rumours’ were deliberately being floated regarding the health of AIADMK supremo and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa by ‘some persons.’ He urged the Tamil Nadu government to put an end to rumours by providing proper information to the people. Karunanidhi said in a statement,[Read More…]
Hesitancy could make you prey to India’s most silent killer
Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer in India and the sixth leading cause of deaths among men worldwide. One in every six men over 60 years of age tends to suffer from this disease. Every year, as many as 15 lakh prostate cancer cases are detected[Read More…]
“No one dies of chikungunya” says Delhi health minister as 5 succumb to the disease
As the national capital reels under chikungunya, witnessing five deaths in the past three days, an all-out verbal war has broken out between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party. The former has accused the Delhi Government of negligence and pointed out towards the absence of its ministers,“The[Read More…]
Three chikungunya deaths in Delhi as ministers remain elusive
Delhi reels under the unexpected or rather ‘much’ expected bout of chikungunya, dengue and other mosquito vector borne diseases. Till now, chikungunya which is a “non-fatal” disease has claimed three lives on Monday and at least 10 people have died of dengue and malaria. As Delhi hospitals overflow with patients,[Read More…]
Chikungunya cases on a rise in capital, jump to 423
A report released by the municipal corporations on Monday confirmed a “whooping rise” in the number of chikungunya cases, with over 423 cases being recorded till now. The report further says that between August 20 and August 27, 412 cases of chikungunya were recorded in the city, taking the tally[Read More…]
Breaking stereotypes about Breastfeeding
Talking about real-life heroes, a support group by the name of Breastfeeding Support for Indian Mothers (BSIM) is doing its bit to promote the practice of breastfeeding in India. Founded by Adhunika Prakash, in June 2013 it is trying to make public breastfeeding a ‘normal’ and ‘accepted’ practice. In a[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh launches IVF technology to boost milk production
The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday inaugurated an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) centre for boosting milk production in the state. Launching the centre, chief minister Raman Singh said that government will spread the use of this technology across the state so that the entire state can benefit from this scheme. The newly launched JK[Read More…]