Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Yoga University in Ahmedabad. The Lakulish Yoga University claims to be the first ever private sector self-financed institution which has provisions for a degree course
A group of ayurveda experts have launched a medical treatment package in cyberspace. 'NaturWell', which guarantees overall wellness to subscribers of the year-long programme being rolled out through homilies (spiritual
The world's first ayurvedic ophthalmic hospital says that more and more people are turning to the ancient Indian system of medicine to resolve eye problems.
Doctors at the Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre
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
The IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) has recently issued a notification to insurance companies that they should cover treatment by the Indian System of Medicine under their health insurance policies. As
At age 74, ayurvedic physician Alathiyoor Narayanan Nambi still sees several patients daily, carrying forward a tradition his family has pursued for hundreds of years. Even the medicines he prescribes, made out of traditional
According to a leading industry expert, Sri Lanka is steadily emerging as a major competitor to Kerala's ayurvedic system of medicine. But officials are quick to point out that as long as Kerala sticks to its pristine form of
Delhi Health and Family Minister A.K. Walia called upon medical professionals to work in close association with one another as well as with environmental specialists to achieve the goal of holistic health. ‘The health
As part of an initiative to promote traditional Indian systems of medicine abroad, the health ministry has signed agreements and set up research facilities to collaborate with international universities, an official said. The
Ayurveda took the digital route to reach the global audience, with Kerala Tourism launching two e-books on the Indian healing system. The e-books on Ayurveda are the award-winning coffee table books, ‘Panchakarma: Ayurveda's
A few years ago when Hollywood actress Demi Moore said she let leeches suck her blood as part of a therapy to look fresh and young it made headlines. This ancient medical therapy of using leeches for clinical bloodletting to
While India is known world over for its alternative healing therapies right from Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Siddha Vaidya and Homeopathy, the news that these ‘natural remedies’ may be causing more harm than good is quite
The Ayurveda Medical Association of India (AMAI) Thursday expressed its displeasure at the poor representation of its members in the committee of the Kerala government which formulates health policy in the state. The committee
Indian and South East Asian nations are planning to promote their traditional systems of medicines in New Delhi over the next few days. The conference is set to be held in the capital on the 12th and 13th of February. ‘The