Latest Health news
Imran Khan stable after big fall
May 8, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, who was injured after he fell down from a ‘lifter’ in Lahore on Tuesday, is in stable condition, his spokesman and party leaders said. Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), fell off a lifter while he was being raised to a stage to …
Why dark chocolate keeps you calm and stress free
May 8, 2013 at 9:28 AM
A new study suggests that dark chocolate can help in anger management! Researchers claim that the polyphenols in dark chocolate increase calmness and the sense of contentment! Polyphenols are found naturally in plants and are a basic component of the human diet. These compounds have been shown to …
Rising cancer cases not linked to water pollution: Ghulam Nabi Azad
May 8, 2013 at 9:16 AM
India reports around 11 lakh cancer cases every year and there is no evidence available to attribute it to rising levels of water pollution, Health and Family Welfare minister Ghulam Nabi Azad informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The available evidence was not enough to conclude that steep rise in …
Medical colleges to only prescribe generic drugs
May 8, 2013 at 8:47 AM
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has advised deans of all medical colleges to prescribe generic drugs, parliament was told on Tuesday. The MCI has issued circulars to deans of all medical colleges, directors of post graduate institutes and presidents of state medical councils to give wide …
‘Kids spend less than an hour with their parents’
May 8, 2013 at 8:42 AM
Busy schedules of parents are increasingly deprieving their children of their company and hence, they are growing up cocooned in their own world. A study by Assocham Ladies League (ALL) shows that over 65 percent of youngsters between the age of eight and 24 get to spend less than one hour with …
Kerala to boost ayurveda during the monsoons
May 7, 2013 at 3:32 PM
Kerala is set to popularise ayurveda therapies among tourists during the monsoon, which arrives in the last week of May, an official said on Tuesday. Popular therapies like ‘age halt programme’ combine ayurvedic treatment and travel to attract tourists. The Kerala Tourism Development …
Scientists cure epilepsy in mice
May 7, 2013 at 3:30 PM
US scientists have successfully managed to restrict epilepsy in mice that failed to respond to drugs, through transplantation of a particular group of cells, say a study. Epilepsy that does not respond to drugs can be halted in adult mice by transplanting a specific type of cell into the brain, …
Early diagnosis key to treating dementia
May 7, 2013 at 3:21 PM
Go for a brain scan from age 55 years onwards, at least once in five years, to check for signs of mental deterioration, a leading Indian scientist says. There is no cure for disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, common forms of dementia, but medication can prevent deterioration …
Sikkim moves to CATCH health problems
May 7, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Preventive health checks! The exclusive preserve of the affluent in most parts of India but not in the hill state of Sikkim where the government-backed Comprehensive Annual and Total Check-up for Healthy (CATCH) programme aims to reach out to people even in the remotest areas. The state’s …
3 lakh children die within 24 hours of birth in India every year
May 7, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Every year in India, over three lakh babies die within the first 24 hours of being born in India each year from infections and preventable causes according to a report by charity Save the Children. They claim the biggest causes of this are lack of political will and funding for the crisis. We …
‘UK wants to share NHS expertise with India’
May 7, 2013 at 12:02 PM
The British government would like to offer India the expertise of its famed public health system, the National Health Service (NHS) to India in a sort of ‘returning the favour in kind’. The NHS is one of the world’s most efficient healthcare services and its primary healthcare socialist model …
Revealed – the five tell-tale symptoms of stroke
May 7, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Stroke or a cerebrovascular accident is no longer a disease of the elderly with almost 20% strokes occurring in people under 55. Over the past decade, the average age of stroke occurrence has dropped from 71 to 69. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and adult disability, but quickly …
Now a vampire cure for baldness by injecting your own blood into your bald scalp!
May 7, 2013 at 11:00 AM
After Kim Kardashian popularised ‘vampire facial’ – a treatment wherein blood from a person’s body is taken out and then injected back into the face to reduce visible signs of ageing and add glow, the same formula is back in the news, this time to cure baldness. These injections contain …
New ‘sex superbug’ sparks AIDS-like pandemic fears
May 7, 2013 at 10:49 AM
According to a report in the Mail Online, two cases of an antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhoea have hit Hawaii. The strains are being called the ‘sex superbug’ and are believed to be very dangerous. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked Congress for $50 million to find a …
