Latest Health news
Antibody therapy to prevent Hepatitis C?
Sep 3, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Scientists claim to have developed a monoclonal antibody therapy that prevents infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) by blocking its ability to enter liver live cells. Researchers found that the human monoclonal antibody targeting the virus protected chimpanzees from HCV infection in a …
UP Encephalitis Update: Death toll rises to 225
Sep 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM
Five more children succumbed to the encephalitis at the BRD Medical College Hospital, taking the total death toll to 225 in UP this year. Three children from Gorakhpur and two hailing from Deoria died in the hospital yesterday, Additional Director (Health) Diwakar Prasad said. As many as 50 fresh …
Ten years to achieve Universal Health Coverage?
Sep 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM
According to consulting firm Ernst and Young the government of India needs to spend at least 4% of its GDP on basic healthcare requirement if it wants its universal health coverage programme to work. Right now the government spends only 1% on healthcare services, which forces an estimated 39 …
West Bengal Dengue Update: Toll rises to 643
Sep 3, 2012 at 8:24 AM
The number of confirmed dengue cases in West Bengal has shot up to 643, with 80 percent of the patients residing in Kolkata and its adjoining North 24 Parganas district, the state health department said on Sunday. The disease has claimed three lives so far. The outbreak triggered a spat …
Ex-Mumbai Mayor undergoes rare heart surgery
Sep 2, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Dattaji Nalawade, the former mayor and legislative assembly speaker Dattaji Nalawade, who survived multiple cardiac arrests, underwent a valve replacement involving without undergoing an open heart surgery. Doctors performed the Trans-Cautaneous Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) on Nalawade. He had …
West Bengal Dengue Update: Three dead, 638 cases
Sep 2, 2012 at 9:26 AM
With the death of an 11-year-old boy in Kolkata, the dengue epidemic has claimed its third victim in the state, the health department said Saturday. The number of confirmed cases has gone up to 638. ”An 11-year-old boy has died of dengue in B.C. Roy Child hospital today (Saturday). The total …
Sri Lanka is almost malaria-free!
Sep 1, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Sri Lanka is on the verge of eliminating malaria in totality. Despite being ravaged by decades of conflict, Sri Lanka has succeeded in reducing malaria cases by 99.9 percent since 1999 and is on track to eliminate the disease completely by 2014, shows a study. Researchers from Sri Lanka’s …
Infant’s diet linked to healthy adult life
Sep 1, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Feeding your baby a healthy diet may thwart obesity and related disorders later in life. A new study conducted on rats showed that baby rats which get normal levels of dietary fat right after birth, avoid obesity and related disorders as adults. Conversely, rat babies exposed to a normal-fat diet …
Wisdom varies from culture to culture
Sep 1, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Wisdom may not be everybody’s cup of tea. According to scientists, wisdom is directly linked to the ability of resolving conflict. Conflicts are usually resolved differently in different cultures. Americans are known to emphasise individuality and solve conflict in a direct manner. Conversely, …
WHO ambassador commends India’s anti-leprosy effort
Sep 1, 2012 at 10:42 AM
The WHO ambassador , Yohei Sasakawa , said that India is committed to curbing the rates of leprosy and the stigma attached to the condition. Sasakawa, on a seven-day visit to India, met senior officials from the ministry of health and family welfare to discuss the country’s projects on …
Low calorie diets no more linked to longevity
Sep 1, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Low calorie diets may not be all that they are made up to be. A new study has found that even though low calorie diets have been linked to weight loss and longevity, the calories don’t contribute to your life span. “If there’s a way to manipulate the human diet to let us live longer,
Now cell phone radiation to be monitored!
Sep 1, 2012 at 10:29 AM
The government is likely to set into action a new and more stringent laws against cell towers and handsets from today. This move is in an effort to stave off the possible ill effects of mobile phone radiation. “We have to be careful as a nation. Technology must be embraced but ultimately …
570 dengue cases recorded in Bengal
Sep 1, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Bengal seems to be the new hub of dengue. With a constant rise in the number of cases from 109 to today’s new high of 570 registered cases, the states health ministry is grappling with the ever increasing cases and deaths due to dengue. In Kolkata alone, there are 352 cases of dengue, the …
Allergy disorders on the rise in India
Sep 1, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Rapid urbanisation along with changing lifestyles has upped the number of allergy related disorders in developing countries. Lack of research and speciality in the discipline mans that they remain ill-prepared to deal with the problem. In December this year, India will for the first time play host …
