Health

Roorkee, May 4 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee have identified a molecule that exhibits antiviral activity against the chikungunya virus, raising hopes of finding a new way to combat the mosquito-borne viral disease.Chikun…

New Delhi, May 4 : Thanks to his donor brother, a 25-year-old thalassemia patient is now living a transfusion-free life after undergoing a high-risk bone marrow transplant, doctors at BLK Super Speciality Hospital here said on Friday.Thalassemia is a…

New Delhi, May 4 : Twenty-one milk samples, including that of renowned producers Amul and Mother Dairy, were found to be “sub-standard” during tests conducted by the Delhi government, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday.He, however, hastene…

Vellore (Tamil Nadu), May 4 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said India is going through an epidemiological transition and faces three challenges in disease control.”First, India has to reduce maternal and infant mortality as well as communicabl…

New Delhi, May 4 : Twenty one milk samples including that of Amul and Mother Dairy have turned out to be sub-standard during tests conducted by the Delhi government, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday.Jain told the media that these samples…

Bengaluru, May 4 : Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from the Jayanagar assembly segment, B.N. Vijaya Kumar, died here early on Friday, a party official said. He was 60.The two-time lawmaker was in the fray from the same constituency for the May 12 K…

Panaji, May 3 : With the mercury shooting through the roof, Goa’s private lifeguard agency issued on Thursday an advisory for the hundreds of thousands of tourists and locals who head for the beaches in summer, especially in May, when the temperature…

Panaji, May 3 : With the mercury shooting through the roof, Goa’s private lifeguard agency issued on Thursday an advisory for the hundreds of thousands of tourists and locals who head for the beaches in summer, especially in May, when the temperature…

New Delhi, May 3 : Chinese electronics company iVOOMi on Thursday launched its first health band, “FitMe”, in India.Priced at Rs 1,999, the device houses a 90mAh battery and comes with a scratch-proof display, heart rate monitor, sleep monitor, runni…

New Delhi, May 2 : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved acceptance of a WHO protocol to eliminate the illicit trade in tobacco products, an official statement said.”The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval to a…