Archives May 2013

31 May 2013

• Healthy lifestyle can prevent Alzheimer's onset
• LPG-operated gas geysers cause health problems: Study
• Bandra acid attack: Preeti Rathi's condition deteriorating
• Children with disabilities likely to face violence: UNICEF
• Three litres of cola a day enough to kill you!
• Yoghurt - the cure for depression?
• Bihar encephalitis update: Eight children dead in the last month

30 May 2013

• Anti-smoking clinics fail to help China kick the habit
• Cuba seeks healthcare cooperation with India
• Rituparno Ghosh passes away today morning of a heart attack
• Probiotic yogurt could make you smarter
• Apollo sets up liver transplant centre in Bangalore
• Financial scheme for heart patients in Bengal
• World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day: Better diagnosis detects more cases
• Delhi government's 11 hospitals have no fire clearance
• Panel wants cell in Delhi on pesticide residue in food

29 May 2013

• Chattisgarh Maoist attack: Congress leader V.C. Shukla still critical
• Childhood bullying linked to self-harm behaviour in adolescence
• Women tend to wear red and pink when they are most fertile
• Could your new mobile phone be a health hazard?
• Scientists develop a new molecule to fight prostate cancer
• Doctors from Amritsar hospital to gift new smiles to Uzbek patients
• Australia is the happiest nation in the world: OECD
• Shah Rukh Khan’s shoulder surgery successful
• Ranbaxy spurious drugs case: Indian Medical Association asks DCGI to investigate quality of Ranbaxy drugs in India
• Ranbaxy spurious drugs case: Jaslok hospital asks docs not to prescribe Ranbaxy drugs

28 May 2013

• Delhi gang rape: Ailing Vinay Sharma may appear in court on May 31
• Africa meditates for peace with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
• NHRC issues notice to Kerala over infant deaths
• National innovation council to build an ecosystem for healthcare products and services
• WHO targets lifestyle disorders
• Jammu and Kashmir fake drug scam: Chalk and clay found in medicine!
• Shahrukh Khan to undergo shoulder surgery at Lilavati Hospital
• 'Most Americans still opposed to Obamacare'

27 May 2013

• Found - the gene responsible for congenital heart diseases in newborns!
• Scientists discover survival mechanism to prevent breast cells turning premalignant
• President Mukherjee worried about women's safety, quality of education
• Kin of Indian girl with rare cancer in UAE needs money
• P-scan - a urine test to detect breast cancer!
• Woman dies, gives birth, comes back to life!
• Ranbaxy spurious drugs case: Indian pharma laws different from that of USFDA
• Chattisgarh Maoist attack: Congress leader V.C. Shukla critical but stable
• 'Healthcare needs government, private partnership'
• Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda inquires about Chautala's health

26 May 2013

• A Swedish varsity with over 100 Indian research tie-ups
• Chattisgarh Maoist Attack: Congress leader V.C. Shukla critical
• Organ transplant network goes online
• Karnataka dengue fever update: Deaths lead to superstition among villagers
• Five cups of coffee a day could kill you!
• Four die in UP after drinking illicit liquor
• Eight-year-old African girl cured of brain tumour at Bangalore hospital

25 May 2013

• Heartburn could be a sign of throat and vocal cord cancer: Study
• Teen pregnancies on the wane in the US
• Healthy heart and healthy kidney go hand in hand
• Is the humble potato a superfood?
• ReLex - a new sight correction surgery for those who can't undergo LASIK
• Multiple sclerosis striking youngsters in India
• 104-year-old undergoes spinal surgery
• Can menopause affect your memory?

24 May 2013

• Mexican woman gets first transplant of ovaries in Latin America
• Ranbaxy spurious drugs case: Former Chairman Malvinder Singh hits back at Daiichi Sankyo
• Roona Begum hydrocephalus update: Baby undergoes skull remodelling surgery
• Gujarat CM Narendra Modi inaugurates country's first private Yoga University in Ahmedabad
• Extreme heat bad for pills
• Katrina Kaif's Dhoom 3 diet

23 May 2013

• Pakistani man gets Indian heart
• Single parent's children likelier to be obese
• Crib deaths' spectre returns to haunt West Bengal
• Chattisgarh scorched by summer heat
• Depressed after delivery? Eat fish!
• Rich Indians want organic food!
• Brad Pitt reveals drug struggle
• Strict laws in UP to curb hospital vandalism, attack on doctors
• Bandra acid attack victim Preeti Rathi on ventilator
• Bandra acid attack: Preeti Rathi's condition deteriorating
• Ranbaxy spurious drugs case: Japanese owners Daiichi Sankyo considering legal action against Singh brothers
• Medical education in country facing a deep quality crisis: Delhi Medical Association
• India, China to cooperate in health sector

22 May 2013

• Passive smoking makes children physically aggressive and antisocial!
• Scientists identify amino acid fragment that can halt cancer!
• Grapefruit nanoparticles to make anti-cancer drug?
• 15 nations for ophthalmology meet in Cuba
• Delhi HC issues notice to centre, Safdarjung Hospital docs for going on strike
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to walk the Cannes red carpet to support HIV/AIDS research
• Michael Douglas grateful to director Soderbergh for waiting for him to recover from throat cancer to play Liberace
• Narayana Hrudayalaya to offer day care breast surgery
• Can Vitamin C be the cure for tuberculosis?
• 'Goa hospital faces water shortage because taps are stolen'
• Bioengineers develop waterproof fabric that can drain away sweat!
• Will Ranbaxy's mistakes harm Indian pharma's image?

21 May 2013

• Vodafone's humane gesture for HIV positive in Maharashtra
• Cold weather affects blood pressure
• Indo-Swiss agreement on healthcare
• Mediterranean diet component snatches cancer cell's immortality
• Revealed - why prayers and spirituality are great for your health!
• Ranbir Kapoor trains hard to look like a street fighter in Bombay Velvet
• Now consent for clinical trials to be recorded on camera
• Vijender Singh glad to put drug scandal behind him
• Bandra acid attack: Victim's family alleges treatment mismanaged by Masina Hospital
• After Angelina's double mastectomy, British man gets prostate removed!
• Sami Labs eyes Indian market to boost sales
• Vitamin D from sunlight could alleviate the symptoms of asthma!
• Drinking alcohol during puberty can make you an addict!
• 'Mobile towers not illegal, don't affect health'

20 May 2013

• Heart disease linked to stress on the job!
• India, UK sign healthcare agreement
• Bandra acid attack: Victim moved to Bombay Hospital for surgery
• Sunlight a potential cure for asthma?
• Fish therapy comes to Gaza
• Coffee can prevent autoimmune liver disease?
• Assam boat clinic provides medical aid to 13 far-flung northeastern districts
• Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India

19 May 2013

• Is the government planning to delay the launch of the NUHM?
• Will a course on gestational diabetes help increase awareness?
• Disability issues must be addressed on priority: Experts
• Maharashtra, GE Healthcare combine to modernise rural health care
• Vitiligo Awareness Day 2013:Vitiligo myths busted
• AYUSH doctors prescribing allopathic drugs: NHRC pulls up Odisha chief secretary

18 May 2013

• Beware of high stress jobs, they may lead to death
• Bill Gates commends India's effective anti-polio campaign
• Swine flu update: Woman dies in UP
• Now get private hospital like treatments at government hospitals in Maharastra

17 May 2013

• Kate Moss, the manicurist!
• World Hypertension Day 2013: Disease silently killing youngsters
• Hrithik Roshan’s wife Sussanne Roshan says her kids keep her fit
• Baby Roona Begum undergoes surgery for hydrocephalus - will she be able to lead a normal life?
• Ayurveda goes online!
• Unauthorised factory selling heart kits to Delhi hospitals sealed
• Need cautious effort to eradicate polio: Experts
• Retirement very dangerous for your physical and mental health!
• Study on diabesity (diabetes plus obesity) to be conducted in India

16 May 2013

• World Hypertension Day: Mobile phone calls can cause blood pressure spikes
• Researchers produce embryonic stem cells from cloned human embryo!
• Can marijuana beat diabetes?
• 'Unlike Angelina Jolie, Indian women wary of mastectomy'
• Olympian shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in midst of doping controversy
• Safdarjung docs call off strike

15 May 2013

• Angelina Jolie undergoes preventive double mastectomy to reduce breast cancer risk
• Kerala to promote Neera as a non-alcoholic health drink!
• US accolade for developing diarrhoea vaccine Rotovac
• Fish oil can help you lose weight!
• Unlike India, China not helping Nigeria stop fake drugs
• I do not feel any less a woman: Angelina Jolie after double mastectomy
• Surgeon reveals Angelina had 'bountiful energy' after double mastectomy
• Yuvraj Singh launches cancer detection centres in Ranchi
• Safdarjung Hospital residential doctors go on strike - again!

14 May 2013

• Now a vaccine to beat the deadly rotavirus
• Affordable vaccine for rotavirus diarrhoea developed by Indian scientists
• Programme launched to reduce maternal mortality rate in India
• Could eating insects eradicate world hunger?
• Indian American surgeon to discuss 'Obamacare' impact on India
• Ranbaxy to pay $500 mn to settle US fraud charges
• Coming soon - marijuana in a vending machine!
• Smaller breakfasts key to losing weight
• Over 3 lakh children in India die annually due to diarrhoea-related diseases

13 May 2013

• Modern lifestyle to blame for dementia and other brain diseases?
• Social support helps breast cancer patients
• Diabetes linked to workplace stress?
• Brain reacts differently to different types of laughter
• Nurses pivotal to health care system: President

12 May 2013

• Ayurveda becoming a popular choice to cure eye diseases
• China bird flu toll rises to 33
• Revealed – how aspirin prevents heart attacks!

11 May 2013

• Dementia affecting people early: Study
• Leukemia drug targets Parkinson's proteins
• Friendly colleagues cut risk of diabetes
• Classical singer Girija Devi hospitalised
• Five-year-old rape victim discharged from AIIMS
• Chemists down shutters as part of national strike
• New bacteria can make mosquitoes resistant to malaria parasite
• Imran Khan's injuries: How serious are they?

10 May 2013

• Quinvaxem Vaccine: Vietnam suspend vaccine after children deaths
• National agency on organ transplant ready
• All-India Chemists' strike: Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh shops remain shut
• Art of Living to conduct health camp for slum dwellers
• Hrithik Roshan reveals his fitness secrets
• Get a pet, protect your heart
• Tomatoes, pepper can stave off Parkinson's disease
• Delhi chemists opt out of nationwide strike
• Chemists in northeast shut as part of all-India strike
• Conjoined twins almost sacrificed for 'black magic' ritual
• Mothers all the way for special children
• Revealed - why walnuts lower heart disease risk!
• China H7N9 bird flu: Toll rises 32
• Maha pharmacists join all-India strike
• Indian origin docs to meet in Chicago
• Safdarjung hospital residential docs call off strike

09 May 2013

• Bihar encephalitis update: Three kids succumb to the disease
• Over 600 Safdarjung doctors go on strike
• Coronavirus: SARS-like virus surfaces in France
• IISc develops world's first painless, needle-less vaccine system!
• Screen blood to avoid infections, HC tell Delhi government
• Why thalassemia patients should be included in the disabled category
• All India chemists' strike on Friday
• Polio-like campaign needed to eradicate tuberculosis: Sheila Dixit
• Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay dies

08 May 2013

• Key protein responsible for depression found?
• Fatty foods can make you less alert!
• Finland best place for mothers!
• UN chief wants better health of women, children
• Bandra acid attack: Treating doctor explains how stem cell therapy will give her vision back
• Imran Khan stable after big fall
• Why dark chocolate keeps you calm and stress free
• Rising cancer cases not linked to water pollution: Ghulam Nabi Azad
• Medical colleges to only prescribe generic drugs

07 May 2013

• Scientists cure epilepsy in mice
• Early diagnosis key to treating dementia
• Sikkim moves to CATCH health problems
• Now a vampire cure for baldness by injecting your own blood into your bald scalp!
• 3 lakh children die within 24 hours of birth in India every year
• 'UK wants to share NHS expertise with India'
• Revealed - the five tell-tale symptoms of stroke
• CBSE all set to introduce a new subject called Health Education for Class 4 to Class 10 students
• Teen smokers likelier to get hooked to marijuana
• UK minister to lead health business delegation to Chennai
• Delhi gang rape: Court seeks report on Ram Singh's death

06 May 2013

• Revealed - why women with dense breasts are likelier to suffer from aggressive tumour spreads
• Bizarre: UP woman gives birth to twins on a train - again!
• Kashmir drug scam: Protests shuts down the Valley
• British woman claims hypnosis helped her breasts grow by two cup sizes!
• Facebook can make you psychotic and delusional!
• Three glasses of champagne a week keeps dementia away!
• Scientists discover gene responsible for delayed motor skills in children

05 May 2013

• Sunburn risks: Now get UV advisories from weather office
• Now Zimbabwe wants Indian generic drugs!
• Kerala physicians keeping ayurveda alive
• Self-affirmation can prevent stress
• 'Pakistani prisoner continues to be critically sick'
• First kidney transplant from deceased donor in UAE
• World Laughter Day: Want to keep stress at bay? Join a laughter club

04 May 2013

• What is the right sunscreen for you? Find out here
• Researchers discover a natural cure for grey hair
• No more needle pricks for diabetics
• Self -affirmation could help kids deal with stress
• Senior oncologist arrested for charging 'consultation fees' in government hospital
• Pakistani prisoner in coma, on ventilator support: PGIMER

03 May 2013

• Sarabjit Singh's body missing vital organs
• President Mukherjee asks youngsters for blood
• Now a drug that can prevent influenza deaths
• Scientists figure out how to live longer!
• Scientists create synthetic joint lubricant for arthritis patients
• Ebola bug's secret mechanism revealed
• Mumbai surgeon Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi wins US award for anti-tobacco campaign
• Chemists and druggists call all India strike on May 10
• Obama backs FDA decision on morning-after contraception pills
• Shocking - Thane doctor allegedly rapes patient in his own hospital
• Salman Khan's Being Human to help kids with congenital heart diseases
• AIIMS exodus continues as top docs continue to leave
• Video games can slow down cognitive decline in the elderly
• Irish twins born 87 days apart set to enter Guinness World Record books!
• Hormone replacement therapy can improve muscle strength in women
• Heat-related health woes on the rise
• Mediterranean diet can help lower bad cholesterol level

02 May 2013

• Low-cost electric wheelchair to be launched soon
• Over 600 pigs die of swine fever in Mizoram
• Will the National Urban Health Mission finally see the light of the day?

01 May 2013

• China bird flu: Toll rises to 24
• Kashmiris worried about fake drugs