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West Bengal: 13 infants die in Govt. run hospital | Business Standard ...

According to United Nations data, 32 babies die in India for every 1,000 live births. Malnutrition is the leading cause of death among children less than five yearsÂ .. [...More]

Health Alert: Mass Flu Clinics - newsR VIDEO

Health Alert: Mass Flu Clinics: The shots are now in after a delay for the State Health Department and the agency is working to finalize a schedule for flu clinics. .. News video on newsR on Saturday, ... Email: Passwd: or sign up freeÂ .. [...More]

Rehabilitation is only a deep breath away

One of the largest NGOs in India, the Kripa Foundation, offers a holistic approach towards rehabilitation from addiction. Under the guidance of Fr Joseph Pereira, the NGO uses yoga to help those struggling with drug addiction and those affe [...More]

Supreme Court to hear Obamacare subsidies case | Reuters

Jesus Dominguez, 63, who does not have health insurance, reads a pamphlet at a health insurance enrollment event in Cudahy, California March 27, 2014 [...More]

Fear of elephant raids makes Mysuru farmers alter crop pattern

There is a perceptible shift in the cropping pattern on the fringes of forests in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts owing to frequent elephant raids.Though the shift is marginal, it is ex... [...More]

Association of Medical Consultants writes an open letter to ... - DNA

Lastly we wish to emphasize that the basic priority of Family Planning services should be prevention of unwanted pregnancies and not medical termination [...More]

orld Bank chief urges Asian health help in Ebola-stricken West Africa | Business

Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies: development bank World Bank President Jim Yong Kim today urged Asia to send trained health workers to Ebola-stricken West Africa, warning the focus on stricter border control was not the solution. [...More]

Inhaled Ebola vaccine could offer long-term protection | Business Standard News

Inhaled Ebola vaccine could offer long-term protection Currently in development, the vaccine was found effective in shielding non-human primates from the virus IANSÃ‚Â |Ã‚Â A single dose of a breathable, respiratory vaccine could provide [...More]

CME on clinical communication skills held - The Times of India

... (MLAG) organized a one-day continuing medical education-cum workshop ... on the teaching the nuisances of medicine in the medical colleges and even atÂ .. [...More]

Best health plans for you

A health insurance policy packs in several features and caveats which you must understan [...More]

Training offers tips on terrace gardens

A training on â€œterrace gardening and bio-manure manufacturingâ€ organised jointly by the National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria (NFMC) and Centre for Womenâ€™s Studies, Bharathidasan University,... [...More]

Cancer-causing benzene not part of air quality index

The air quality index (AQI) recently launched by the Centre doesn't monitor the quantity of benzene, a component of petrol or gasolin [...More]

Back from the dead

There's a saying that day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different," says Ramakanta Panda, cardiovascular thoracic surgeon and head of Mumbai's Asian Heart Institute, or AHI. "Scientific advances often follow [...More]

UN chief calls for stopping Ebola 'at its source' | Business Standard News

Obama discusses Ebola issue with UN chief, French president UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised the travel bans and closing of borders by countries in response to the Ebola outbreak and asked the nations not to incite panic, say [...More]

Being Mortal: A sensitive account of end-of-life care | Business Standard News

Atul Gawande's book, Being Mortal, tries to find out what doctors can do to make the end both bearable and meaningful when the disease is incurable and death inevitable [...More]

Ebola vaccine in five years: Israeli scientist | Business Standard News

7 things you must know about the Ebola virus Leslie Lobel, a virologist at Israel's Ben-Gurion University, is not surprised by the current epidemic of the Ebola virus disease in West Africa and says that sooner or later it would have happened. [...More]

Support, joy, disappointment over US Supreme Court decision on gay marriage

"This is a historic and long overdue moment for our Commonwealth and our country. On issues ranging from recognizing same-sex marriages to extending health care benefits to same-sex spouses of state employees, Virginia is already well-prepa [...More]

Know your body, diseases and cures

The exhibition, inaugurated by Collector L. Subramanian, has 30 departments of the medical college coming together after 2010 to put up an event of this kind. [...More]

Health Hub: Adult immunisations still pose a challenge

Though simple vaccinations can help fight a number of diseases, it is only recently that awareness has been raised [...More]

Wake-up call for the fair sex

Contrary to popular perception that men are more prone to Cadio Vascular Diseases (CVC) or heart ailments, a recent study has said that women in India are equally prone to cardiac problems and in fact, more at a risk of such threats today t [...More]

Union Health Minister keen on holistic healthcare for all

Expert group to develop treatment protocols, areas of integration [...More]

World heart day at JJ Hospital

World Heart Day was observed in Mumbai at the JJ Hospital by doctors, nurses, support staff, patients and citizens from different walks of life. The event was organised by the cardiology department of JJ Hospital. The awareness rally to en [...More]

NHAM to be rolled out by year end : Union Health Minister

The Union Governmentâ€™s flagship National Health Assurance Mission (NHAM), aimed at building a robust healthcare support system for the poor, is all set to be rolled out in a phased manner by this... [...More]

After eliminating polio,govt targets measles

An ambitious drive to eliminate or control a host of diseases, including measles, which affects lakhs of people and leave many killed every year will be launched, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said [...More]

Service class at greater risk

The service class in Chennai is at greater risk of heart attacks, a recent study revealed. According to the study conducted by Metropolis Healthcare Limited, ahead of World Heart Day, hectic commute, long work hours, sedentary lifestyle a [...More]