Archives January 2013

31 January 2013

• Binge drinking increases type 2 diabetic risk
• Peer pressure influences body images of young girls
• Milk extract could protect against skin cancer
• Hospitals can't deny first-aid to road accident and rape victims: Delhi High Court
• 'Compulsory licence verdict doesn't violate multilateral trade agreement'

30 January 2013

• Self-employed leprosy cured awarded on World Leprosy Day
• Delhi Police vehicles to have radiation detectors
• Want to lose weight? Have an early lunch
• Drugs from the bottom of the sea could save your lives!
• Cancer gene mutation causes early menopause
• Beer - a medicine?
• Half a chocolate just as satisfying!
• US soldier gets double arm transplant!
• Facebook usage can reveal mental illness
• Sons more likely to get treatment for chest infections in India

29 January 2013

• 3D imaging surgery can successfully treat rare skull disorder
• Berries not really beneficial?
• Power key to happiness?
• 33 percent Indian professionals sleep deprived: Study
• Fried food linked to aggressive prostate cancer
• Cardiac disease a risk factor for mental impairment
• Does Botox help weight loss?
• DNA-repairing protein may prevent cancer recurrence
• Climate change could cause more severe flu seasons
• New effective vaccine delivery system found
• Diabetics at risk of heart disease from BP, cholesterol
• Swine flu claims another life in Punjab
• GSK-Biological E JV to launch novel vaccine to fight six diseases
• Psychos, narcissists rule the office!

28 January 2013

• Gene may help feed world's growing populations
• Flaxseed-fed cows produce better milk!
• Omega 3 fatty acids, better schools and interactive reading can make your child brighter!
• Over 32% people in Maoist-infected Jharkhand forest suffering from cataracts
• Parents can genetically pass on experiences to children
• Poor sleep linked to memory loss
• Oxygen therapy can reverse brain damage even years after stroke!

27 January 2013

• Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs dangerous for children's kidneys!
• 2009 swine flu pandemic infected one in five people
• Thin women threatened by 'healthy' women
• Mumps, measles makes a comeback in the US

26 January 2013

• World's first cloned buffalo gives birth to female calf
• Doctor goes 'Junglee' on spitters!
• Delhi govt frames new guidelines to examine rape victims
• West Bengal to have 11 mother and child hubs
• A bangle that cures ailments unveiled in Delhi

25 January 2013

• ‘Exercise’ your willpower to lose weight
• Have a hyperactive daughter? Find out why!
• Engineered peptide can kill high resistant bugs
• Lightning – a cause for headache!
• Snoring a greater risk for heart disease?
• mChip - a low cost device that speeds up HIV diagnostic test
• Want to lose weight quickly? Exercise in the morning before eating!
• Women have to work harder than men to lose weight!

24 January 2013

• Leprosy is no more a public health problem in Delhi
• Bhopal gas tragedy: MP govt to provide health facilities to victims
• New water purifying technique can prevent Parkinson's!
• Eat fruits, vegetables for emotional well-being
• Knee resurfacing (minimally invasive knee replacement) performed in Apollo
• Melinda Gates to meet Akhilesh Yadav

23 January 2013

• Hugging can boost your memory and reduce tension!
• Three new hospitals in NCR to be opened by Rockland Group
• Tough times prompt people to seek out more calories
• Can Twitter be an effective weapon against disease outbreaks?
• Avoid fast food, reduce the risk of asthma and eczema
• 'Modern women getting weaker'
• Adolescent boys on ADHD drugs have slower growth

22 January 2013

• Influx of patients from Bihar a problem, but there will be no discrimination: Mamata
• Exclusive online insurance scheme launched by Max Bupa
• Breakthrough in HIV research
• Aspirin may cause age-related blindness?
• HDFC Bank Ltd declared the 'Most Active Company' in the Stepathlon challenge
• 'Ugly' cholesterol tied to heart disease
• Hearing loss linked to cognitive decline
• Delhi rape: Gym-instructor rapist not a minor as claimed
• ‘Medical professionals should be well versed with the latest trends in healthcare’

21 January 2013

• Trapping malaria parasites may stop the disease
• Proton therapy cancer centre to be set up by Apollo in Chennai
• Alfapump - an implant that drains fluid build-up seen in cancer
• How loneliness can affect your health
• Flip flopping brain cell discovery might hold key to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
• Good bugs in your lower intestine help keep diabetes away!
• Irregular heart beats increase risk of kidney disease
• 2013 National Pulse Polio campaign inaugurated at Jaipur
• Blood test to predict breast cancer recurrence?
• High-end diagnostic centre to be launched in India
• Over six million children in Karnataka get polio drops on Sunday
• Exercising after eating a heavy meal prevents potential heart health issues!
• India ups vigilance at borders to prevent re-entry of polio
• Botox better than steroids in easing painful heels?

20 January 2013

• A good night's sleep fosters greater feelings of gratitude!
• Mumbai Marathon: Celebs, businessmen, activists and dabbawalas run for a cause

19 January 2013

• Weight loss surgeries - the new rage in Kerala!
• Mumbai Marathon: Ram Singh Yadav pulls out of the race
• Mumbai Marathon: The Indians who matter
• Mumbai Marathon 2013: Legendary runner and event ambassador Gebrselassie asks Mumbai to run
• Mumbai Marathon: Fauja Singh to participate in Senior Citizen run
• Mumbai Marathon: Bollywood stars, business honchos geared to run

18 January 2013

• Veggie eaters more optimistic!
• India, Britain to sign health agreement
• Cutting down on sugar intake only way to tackle obesity epidemic
• Want to get rid of your beer belly? Try Viagra!
• Why can't the temporary nurses' contracts be regularised before hiring new permanent ones?
• Rest as important as exercise to lose weight!
• What does the UK health min REALLY think of Indian doctors?
• Why experts are asking for the Pentavalent vaccine to be shelved off the National Immunization Programme?
• Probiotic supplementation could benefit HIV patients
• Public-private collaboration can fight blindness effectively: President
• Will the mother and child tracking system (MCTS) help improve maternal health?

17 January 2013

• Ex-VJ Sophiya Haque passes away
• Leadership - an inherited trait?
• Docs refuse to let woman take her heart home!
• Nurses' strike intensifies, govt sticks to its stand
• Now graphic health warnings a must for all tobacco shops

16 January 2013

• Healthy Hand Wash Programme: Dettol reaches out to 14 lakh students
• 100 striking nurses arrested in Bangalore
• Pranabda says universal health coverage is a 'matter of faith' for the government
• British Health Minister lauds Kerala nurses
• RNA discovery could help ward off prostate cancer
• Horse meat found in British burgers!
• Foetal exposure to polyvinyl coated (PVC) plastic can make your kids fat!
• Sydney 2012 virus may cause gastro epidemic
• Diabetes summit to be attended by 55-member UK team
• Breakthrough in HIV treatment - Modified HIV virus to prevent AIDS
• British men want miniskirts banned!
• Why UK chose Kerala for a healthcare tie-up
• Delhi’s Rajiv Gandhi super specialty hospital to start in March
• Indian surgeons may have fewer MRCS test
• Strawberries and blueberries cut heart attack risk in women?

15 January 2013

• British women to get preventive breast cancer drug
• Tamil Nadu to host medical tourism conference
• Delhi HC orders bio-medical waste plant to be shifted
• Infosys designs user portal to test obstructive sleep apnoea for US diagnostic firm
• Scientists close to developing shot for kala azar
• Scientists validate first ever Alzheimer's diagnosis
• Obese kids likely to have immediate serious health and behaviour problems
• Govt set to hand out three more compulsory licenses for cancer drugs
• Delhi HC refuses to hear Mahesh Bhatt's plea against anti-tobacco message

14 January 2013

• A milkshake to prevent Alzheimer's?
• Can drinking red wine prevent 'bad' cholesterol build-up?
• Breastfeeding can decrease ovarian cancer risk
• Now a pill-sized device could do away with endoscopy!
• Tadpole's tail could hold key to human healing
• Health insurance plans to cost 30 per cent more
• 57% drop in HIV/AIDS cases in India as against 20% globally
• Stressed? Read some Shakespeare!
• Boys' voices breaking earlier?
• Fat thighs better than big belly!
• Battle against polio must continue: Azad
• India's last polio victim needs surgery
• 16 disaster management drugs devised by Indian scientists
• Depression triples death risk in stroke survivors

13 January 2013

• BRICS nations can strengthen healthcare systems around the world: Ghulam Nabi Azad
• Indian doctors aid Pakistani patients amid border tensions

12 January 2013

• Coffee residue a valuable resource of antioxidants
• US in the grip of flu epidemic, over 100 dead
• Norway, India to carry forward infant and maternal mortality programme
• Officials say vigilance needed to keep India polio-free

11 January 2013

• Americans less healthy, die younger: Study
• Fitocracy launches Android app
• In a rare first, virus caught 'red-handed' infecting cell
• Salivary gland to help diagnose Parkinson's disease?
• Salivary gland test might help detect Parkinson's early!
• New heart cells keep forming in kids and adolescents too
• Whole grain foods might not be healthier
• Asia is the largest regional emitter of mercury: UN
• Goa's flea market raided for illegal cigarettes
• Do you buy illegal cigarettes? You might be helping fund a terrorist organisation
• BRICS discuss strengthening cooperation in health sector
• What makes learning harder as we age?

10 January 2013

• Genes that cause corneal thinning identified!
• Why brown bread tastes better
• Cancer kills one Chinese every minute!
• Want to lose weight? Control your emotions
• Biocon receives marketing approval for its Psoriasis drug in India
• Hyderabad bans gutka in the state
• Too fat? Blame it on the genes!

09 January 2013

• BRICS health ministers, officials to begin two-day meet in Delhi on Thursday
• Mushroom good for obese and diabetics
• Obese moms likelier to feed their children in front of the TV
• Parasitic worms to treat obesity-related disorders?
• Synthetic poop can cure gastrointestinal infections!
• Do superfoods cause cancer? James Watson of DNA fame thinks they might!
• Beware - soft drinks will give you depression!
• Dietary fibre like salads could help offset the harmful effects of red meat
• Obese man operated upon to breathe normally
• Revealed - why we can't perceive old age!
• Obese man undergoes weight loss surgery to breathe normally
• Are the govt and cellular operators in denial about ill-effects of mobile tower radiation?

08 January 2013

• Can botox help stroke victims recover?
• Revealed - why people don't throw stuff away
• Now - a gym only for the obese!
• Delhi hospital ventilator mishap: Contractor fired, Health Min assures better services
• Goose tracker - a new bar coding solution for the pharma industry
• ‘Traditional societies’ parenting methods could benefit children’
• Morphine's devastating side-effect may become a thing of the past

07 January 2013

• Can tomato pill cut stroke risk?
• Weird American breastfeeding old wives' tales and remedies
• Peak aerobic fitness required for surfing
• Leaded fuel linked to aggressive behaviour?
• Proton ion beam to cure cancer being indigenously created in Bengal
• Does walking reduce stroke risk in women?
• Anti-depressant drug also stimulates formation of new brain cells

06 January 2013

• India, Pakistan unite to 'bowl out polio'
• Karnataka kidney racket: Seven people arrested
• Breast milk found to have 700 bug species!
• Make health, education part of public debate: Amartya Sen

05 January 2013

• Lifestyle changes key to keeping stress away in old age
• Faster stroke treatment in the offing
• Polio campaign to administer drops to over 700,000 children in Himachal
• Beat old age stress by making lifestyle changes
• First ever hand transplant helps British man wiggle fingers successfully
• Bath salts: Synthetic drug that causes demonic hallucinations

04 January 2013

• Pakistani teenaged rights activist to undergo cranial surgery
• Is Rs 50,000 compensation enough for a 13-year old rape victim?
• Fast track courts for sexual harassment cases
• When you blink your brain takes a mini-nap!
• You're treating patients like guinea pigs: Supreme Court
• Mentally unstable doc tries to shoot his doctor
• Can smaller ads for tobacco products at retail outlets prevent usage?

03 January 2013

• Braving illness - and the clammy cold outside AIIMS
• US sperm donor sued for child support!
• Youngsters more prone to stress
• Overseas Indian doctors may practice in India without screening tests
• Hillary Clinton discharged, docs say she will be make full recovery
• Bottled water more likely to be unclean
• Plump people outlive skinny counterparts

02 January 2013

• Spiritual people likelier to be mentally ill!
• 5,500 British babies born addicted to drugs!
• Glenmark's US partner gets USFDA nod for anti-diarrhoea drug
• Organ donations in Mumbai records a 15-year high in 2012 due to better awareness
• New tuberculosis drug approved by USFDA, a first in 40 years
• Aurbindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for migraine drug Rizatriptan
• Odisha starts 2013 with gutka ban

01 January 2013

• Feeling warm and dazed after kissing? Could be the 'kissing virus'