London, Dec 11 (IANS) India’s health system needs an urgent course correction across several key challenges, if the country is to achieve the government’s vision of assuring health for all, says a paper in The…
Los Angeles, Dec 10 (IANS) Model Naomi Campbell has reportedly been told that she may need surgery on her damaged hip. “Naomi had to hobble in through the back door to avoid being pictured. She…
Los Angeles, Dec 10 (IANS) Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson had cancer on his cheek, but the “Modern Family” star revealed about his health only after undergoing a procedure to remove the growth. He played it…
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) A pesticide used prior to the early 1980s and found in milk at that time may be associated with signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain, researchers reveal. The link…
Mexico City/New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) At a time when India is struggling with rising number of dengue cases with each passing year, the Mexican government has approved the world’s first anti-dengue vaccine which is…
Mexico City, Dec 10 (IANS) Mexico unveiled the world’s first approved dengue vaccine, saying the treatment is 60.5 percent effective against dengue and 93.2 percent effective against severe dengue. The approval followed two years of…
Kochi, Dec 9 (IANS) A wearable device designed by an ENT surgeon here is expected to treat sleep apnea and snoring by changing the habit of sleeping on the back to sleeping on the side….
London, Dec 9 (IANS) Five in six women with increased risk of breast cancer turn down drugs that are likely to prevent the disease, finds cancer research scientists in Britain. “Our important research reveals that…
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) More than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers have signs of depression, said a study. The study claimed the gruelling years of training for a medical…
Vijayawada, Dec 7 (IANS) Five people died and 15 others were taken ill after consuming adulterated liquor here in Andhra Pradesh on Monday, police said. The tragedy occurred in Krishnalanka area when 20 labourers had…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan was in critical condition after suffering a paralytic stroke here on Monday, hospital authorities said. The 93-year-old leader was found unconscious…
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Former US President Jimmy Carter said on Sunday he was now cancer-free, according to local media report. Carter, 91, made the announcement during the Sunday School class he was teaching at…
Los Angeles, Dec 5 (IANS) Singer Selena Gomez says she is now healthy and in a great place after going through chemotherapy. The “Same old love” hitmaker, who was suffering from lupus, an autoimmune disease,…
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Scientists at University College London (UCL) have found the recipe for painlessness in a study that used genetically modified mice to show a channel responsible for allowing pain signals to pass…
Patna: Co-Chair and Trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Bill Gates calls on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Dec. 5, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) Microsoft founder and…
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Fish carts and two-wheelers were the modes of transport for patients to reach hospitals during past three days, said an official. The hospital also received patients from several other hospitals affected…
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Friday categorically denied that 14 patients died at MIOT Hospital located near here due to lack of power. Chennai: Navy personnel rescue people from submerged houses…
London, Dec 3 (IANS) The sprouting “free health check-up camps” in India are just a tactic of pharmaceutical companies to push their products and are in violation of Medical Council of India guidelines, says a…
Melbourne, Dec 2 (IANS) The kind of food your father relished may have a direct impact on your health and overall well-being, according to new research. A dad’s diet before they conceive could be genetically…
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan feels that communicating about HIV/AIDS is important in order to eliminate the social stigma associated with the disease. “As long as we keep the communication (on HIV/…