Health

New Delhi, March 7 : You may not be sure whether the cellphone besides the pillow can cause brain cancer, long usage ENT impairment or infertility when kept in pant pocket.But the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) sees this as a possibility a…

Hyderabad, March 7 : Six persons including three women have died of gastroenteritis in Guntur town of Andhra Pradesh over the last three days since Monday, officials said on Wednesday.About 50 persons from Anandapet and Sangadigunta colonies in the t…

Mumbai/Panaji, March 7 : Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who left for treatment to a US hospital from Mumbai in the wee hours of Wednesday, is reportedly suffering from an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer. Sources in Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospita…

Jaipur, March 7 : Under the “Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao” programme, the prayer meetings in Rajasthan schools will include discussions on healthy nutrition, an official said on Tuesday.According to Rajasthan Minister of State for Education Vasudev Devan…

Lucknow, March 7 : In a move that could go a long way in strengthening healthcare in Uttar Pradesh, the state Cabinet on Tuesday ratified a proposal mooting two years of government service for medical students studying in government-run medical colle…

New Delhi, March 6 : The government on Tuesday said homeopathy is “clinically effective” and there has been a 50 per cent rise in the number of patients seeking homeopathic treatment in the country in the past five years.”In India, at 23 Institutes/ …

Noida, March 6 : A one-and-half-year-old girl from Iraq suffering from a rare inherited liver disorder was given a new lease of life after her mother donated a part of her liver.Fatima was suffering from congenital hepatic fibrosis — a rare disease …

New Delhi, March 6 : The government is encouraging enrichment of food items with micronutrients to remove dietary deficiencies among its citizens, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Tuesday.”In order to prom…

New Delhi, March 6 : Biodegradable sanitary napkins and a ‘beeswax cloth wrap’ to replace silver foil were the two winning novel utilities which won the sustainable lifestyle challenge here on Tuesday.The challenge, organised by Embassy of Sweden in …

New Delhi, March 6 : The government does not have any idea about the number of people suffering from mental disorders in the country, as per a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday by Health and Family Welfare Minister of State Ashwini Kumar Ch…