Health

Panaji, June 4 : As the rains approach the Western coast, Goa’s beaches see a beeline of senior citizens heading for their annual swim in the salty water of the Arabian sea, a ritual which they say keeps illness and vagaries at bay.Some decades back,…

Ranchi, June 3 : At least 14 patients died in the last 36 hours in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Jharkhand as nurses and junior doctors of the institute were on a strike against an assault on one of its staff.Jharkhand Chief Min…

New Delhi, June 3 : Ditch oily food and alcohol for cold soups, sorbets and fresh vegetables to combat the harsh effects of summer on your body, say experts.Pooja Makhija, celebrity nutritionist, and Govindrajan, Head, Research and Development, Sugar…

New Delhi, June 3 : Cycling is the best and cheapest form of exercise and must be promoted “on a sustained basis”, Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday.”Cycling is the best and cheapest form of exercise to keep yourself healthy and people m…

New Delhi, June 1 : Vaccine maker Serum Institute of India and Netherland-based research and development organisation for vaccine technologies Intravacc have signed a deal to jointly develop bioneedles, a novel delivery system for vaccines.About the …

Thiruvananthapuram/Kozhikode, June 2 : Indian Medical Association (IMA) President Ravi Wankadekar on Saturday said Kerala need not worry about the Nipah virus as the state is absolutely safe from it now.State Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran s…

Kolkata, June 1 : Regretting that the nursing practice was still not legalised in India, a premier organisation promoting the profession on Friday said it would approach the government for enactment of a law in this regard.”Our practice is not legali…

Kozhikode (Kerala) June 3 : The Indian Homeopathic Medical Association’s Kerala unit has claimed of having the medicines to treat the Nipah virus.B.Unnikrishnan, an Association official, said homeopathy has the appropriate medicines for all types of …

New Delhi, June 2 : Attempting suicide is no more a crime in India and there will be no more electric shocks for mentally ill children, as per the new Mental Healthcare Act 2017 notified by the Health Ministry on May 29, a year after it was passed.”N…

Kozhikode (Kerala) June 3 : The Indian Homeopathic Medical Association’s Kerala unit has claimed of having the medicines to treat the Nipah virus.B.Unnikrishnan, an Association official, said homeopathy has the appropriate medicines for all types of …