Health

Shimla, Feb 5 : A new protocol to treat rabid dog bite patients can prove to be a major breakthrough that even the WHO recommends it as one of the least expensive therapies in the world, cutting costs almost a 100 times.For a single treatment, the pr…

Amravati, Feb 4 : Indias spiritual tradition and the family system are its greatest strengths and are a model for the whole world, Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday.Calling India as “a capital of spirituality”, he urged the people to und…

Mumbai, Feb 4 : Urging Indians to put health first, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who on Sunday became a part of the Max Bupa Walk For Health 2018 here, said fitness is more about being overall fit rather than just six-pack abs.At the Max Bupa Walk Fo…

New Delhi, Feb 4 : Ten-year-old Chandni, living in the predominantly Muslim settlement of Hazrat Nizamuddin that grew around a venerated Sufi shrine, excitedly talks about the makeover of her once filthy neighbourhood that used to be disparagingly ca…

New Delhi, Feb 4 : While cancer has almost become one among the lifestyle diseases today, advances in treatment have ensured a growing number of survivors.But, are these survivors living a healthy life going ahead? The answer seems to be no. Instead,…

Itanagar, Feb 3 : Nine existing government hospitals in Arunachal Pradesh would be upgraded into e-hospitals besides a full-fledged National Institute of Electronics (and) Information Technology (NIELIT) would come up here, Union Electronics and In…

Bengaluru, Feb 3 : Ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday, biotechnology major Biocon’s Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Saturday joined hands with medical experts from across India to form an independent body to fight oral cancer.Apart from Shaw, the…

New Delhi, Feb 3 : Union Minister Uma Bharti has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) due to problems of hypertension, according to hospital authorities.Bharti was admitted on Friday at the hospital’s new private ward….

New Delhi, Feb 3 : The Congress on Saturday termed the Modi government’s Budget announcement of a mega health service insurance scheme for the poor a “jumla” and said it was made without adequate funds.Talking to reporters here, Congress Communicatio…

Mumbai, Feb 3 : A swank new ladies toilet complex, built by a group of Norwegian ex-junkies and former convicts, including at least five women, became operational near Mumbai Central station here on Saturday, officials said.The toilet was formally in…