There is some good news and bad news for smokers. A new study published in the New England Medical Journal has found that if you smoke, you are likely to lose 10 years of life. But if you quit smoking at 40, you are likely to gain those years back. ...
09:47 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Q. Philips has repositioned itself from an electronics giant to a company that is focussed on health care, lighting and customer lifestyle. What role do emerging markets play in this transformation? In the transformation of Philips, we see what is relevant to the world, what we can do to contribute (in terms of innovation) and as we focus on the future, we see how we can differentiate ourselves from the...
01:50 PM, Jan 24, 2013
A court here on Monday upheld the plea of former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala, awarded 10 years jail in a teachers recruitment scam and is currently hospitalised, for a private attendant. Special Central Bureau of Investigation Judge Vinod Kumar allowed Chautala's plea seeking personal help to look after him in the hospital and asked CBI to first verify the private attendant's identity. ...
08:47 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Reviews site Yelp is adding restaurants' health-inspection grades to its site, giving users yet another filter through which they can decide where to eat. ...
04:50 PM, Jan 19, 2013
Announcing a slew of measures in the health sector, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on January 19 sanctioned over Rs 25 crore for various works including upgradation of the Government Dental College and Hospital here. ...
02:09 PM, Jan 19, 2013
In Fitness, pilates expert Yasmin Karachiwala, personal trainer of celebrities like Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone, shows some basic exercises that provide a complete workout to your body. ...
10:53 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Mumbai is one of the few cities to see a surge in organ donations. Not only do they save lives but they are also generating a lot of funds. Experts say the healthcare sector could get richer by Rs 5,000 crore. ...
09:32 AM, Jan 17, 2013
There was an urgent need to overcome the male-biased sex-ratio in the country through a combination of strategies, including new laws and advocacy, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday. ...
12:46 AM, Jan 17, 2013
The former wife of author Salman Rushdie said she never skips breakfast and also takes on green tea every time. ...
01:57 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Cervical cancer can be fully prevented if there is the required awareness. The tragedy, however, is that because of lack of knowledge and an it-cannot-happen-to-me attitude, it is the most common kind of cancer in India today. ...
04:26 PM, Jan 14, 2013
The United States is in the grip of a flu epidemic. Over 100 deaths have been attributed to the disease with 24 states and New York City reporting high levels of flu activity, according to CDC's flu advisory report for December 30 through January 5. That's down from 29 states the previous week, Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC was cited as saying by CNN. ...
11:07 AM, Jan 12, 2013
Five fitness trends to watch out for - child obesity, women going toe to tow men, boot-camp training, senior citizen-specific activities and stay-at-home workouts. ...
10:57 AM, Jan 12, 2013
If you have been feeling like a bit of a couch potato, sitting in front of your TV sets, there are ways you can give a fresh start to your mornings. Here are some fitness tips by celebrity trainer Leena Mogre for a complete body workout. ...
10:17 AM, Jan 11, 2013
If you have been feeling like a bit of a couch potato, sitting in front of your TV sets, there are ways you can give a fresh start to your mornings. Here are some fitness tips by celebrity trainer Leena Mogre for a complete body workout. ...
10:17 AM, Jan 11, 2013
The ghastly and brutal gang-rape and murderous assault on a 23-year old by six men in New Delhi last month has shaken the national consciousness ...
12:31 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Cheers, a standing ovation and a gag gift of protective headgear greeted US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she returned to work on Monday after a monthlong absence caused first by a stomach virus, then a fall and a concussion and finally a brief hospitalization for a blood clot near her brain. ...
08:46 AM, Jan 08, 2013
Watch the panel discuss the next phase of health care. ...
10:45 PM, Jan 06, 2013
Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating education for girls, will undergo cranial reconstructive surgery within weeks as part of her long-term recovery, doctors treating her at a United Kingdom hospital have said. Yousafzai, 15, was shot in Pakistan in October, 2012 and was later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for specialist treatment and where she is currently...
11:24 AM, Jan 04, 2013
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been under the weather ever since December 10, 2012 when she cancelled a planned trip to North Africa and Middle East due to flu. She later had a concussion and then was being treated for a blood clot near her brain before being discharged on Wednesday. ...
11:06 AM, Jan 03, 2013
The Centre would permit overseas Indian doctors to practise in the country without undergoing screening tests, Union Health Secretary P K Pradhan said on Wednesday. In what is viewed as the first major impact of the ongoing Global Healthcare Summit, Pradhan said the Centre was ready with the bill to amend the Medical Council of India (MCI) Act and allow overseas Indians to practise in their homeland as demanded by...
02:20 AM, Jan 03, 2013
