Heavy coffee consumption may protect against liver damage in men who drink alcohol, a new study has claimed. Researchers asked nearly 19,000 Finnish men and women between ages 25 and 74 about their coffee and alcohol consumption. ...
04:45 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The Special Police Establishment (SPE) of Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta has filed a charge-sheet against former Health Director Ashok Sharma under the Prevention of Corruption Act for alleged irregularities in the purchase of anti-TB drugs five years ago. ...
03:30 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The world is battling an epidemic of drug resistant tuberculosis. A disease which was declared a global health emergency in 1993, continues to grow unchecked even today. ...
08:52 AM, Mar 24, 2013
A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 US schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder. Health officials say the new number doesn't mean autism is occurring more often. But it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with milder problems. ...
02:46 AM, Mar 21, 2013
To what's being called India's hidden epidemic, neurological disabilities hit 3.5 million people every year. The Kessler Foundation estimates there are 7 cases in India every minute, with people left unable to function on their own, even walk, like in spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries. ...
09:46 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Himachal Pradesh's loan liability by the end of this fiscal (2012-13) is likely to be over Rs.28,513 crore, and the government plans to fix it by cutting "wasteful expenditure", Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has said. "We will improve the financial health of the state by cutting wasteful expenditure," the chief minister told IANS. ...
05:09 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Global fitness trainer Ramona Braganza, who has been Hollywood's go-to physical trainer for 25 years, was recently in India to launch a fitness programme for new mothers. CNN-IBN's Nikita got her to demonstrate some basic exercises which can easily be done at home. ...
11:17 AM, Mar 15, 2013
It's World Sleep Day Today - for most, sleep is the first casualty of a hectic, fast-paced life. ...
09:06 AM, Mar 15, 2013
John Flannery tells Forbes India the environment for some of GE India's businesses has deteriorated, and government statements is yet to translate into activity. ...
04:05 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Dr Neerja Bhatla, gynecologist and obstetrician at AIIMS, joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on fighting cervical cancer. ...
07:22 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Even as the entire world celebrates Women's Day on March 8, there are several people in India who have no qualms in killing a girl child or aborting a female foetus. ...
10:45 AM, Mar 08, 2013
The US has announced extension of two of its flagship projects on child survival in India by pledging financial support, an official said on Wednesday. ...
07:59 AM, Mar 08, 2013
We've all heard tragic stories about someone dying of cardiac arrest on the football field or during a board meeting. What we've heard next are related stories about what a stressful, over-leveraged lifestyle brings along with it. The fact is there are certain genetic mutations, highly prevalent in the Indian subcontinent, that increase the risk of chronic heart failures in individuals. But, what if there was a genetic test that...
05:50 PM, Mar 07, 2013
In a big development, the Union Home Ministry has come up with new guidelines which bars foreign gay and lesbian couples from seeking surrogacy services in India. Furthermore, only those couples who have been married for at least two years can apply for babies via surrogacy. ...
09:36 AM, Mar 07, 2013
India has made substantial progress in building health infrastructure but the progress achieved has not been uniform across the country, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Tuesday. ...
01:06 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday was admitted to a hospital here "as a precaution" after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace officials said. The 86-year-old monarch has been taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London, a palace spokesman said. ...
02:40 PM, Mar 04, 2013
The IGI airport here, operated by DIAL, has become the first Indian facility to bag the 'International Safety Award' from British Safety Council. "This makes Indira Gandhi International airport (IGI), as the first and the only airport in India to win this prestigious award in field of health and safety. The award benchmarks health and safety performance of an organisation on an international level to recognise the leaders in this...
07:05 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Healthcare and pharmaceutical industries on Thursday welcomed steps announced in the Budget to increase allotment on health and medical education. However, private players expressed concern that Finance Minister P Chidambaram could have provided support in the form of tax incentives as well. ...
06:08 PM, Feb 28, 2013
In a major breakthrough, a doctor in Kerala has developed a cheap, effective and eco-friendly medical syringe that can never be reused. ...
05:24 AM, Feb 25, 2013
The healthcare industry in India is currently worth 65 billion dollar and is poised to double to 125 billion dollars by 2015. With the Union Budget around the corner, Fortis Hospital is pitching hard for increased allocation and tax benefits for the industry. ...
10:13 AM, Feb 24, 2013
