Archives October 2013

31 October 2013

• Three months rehab for Chris Brown
• Cancer vaccine developed to boost lifespan of patients
• Beware - weight loss could harm your relationship!
• Dhoom 3 trailer: Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif look amazingly fit and hot!
• Tillotama Shome suffers from gender identity issues in Qissa
• Hiten Tejwani hits the gym for movie role
• Will the new Tanishq ad quell the demand for white, virginal wives?
• Abhishek Bachchan: Mard ko dard nahi hota
• 'Early treatment could significantly decrease HIV treatment cost'

30 October 2013

• Nalini Ambady - a Stanford professor of Indian origin succumbs to leukaemia
• 'Manufactured' cornea can now revolutionize treatment for the blind!
• World Vegan Day: 10 reasons to turn vegan
• Four-year-old can now hear again thanks to a cochlear implant
• NHRC holding national conference on healthcare
• WHO confirms polio outbreak in Syria
• Children should not spend more than two hours online: Study
• Russian delegation in Kerala to experience Ayurveda first-hand

29 October 2013

• Now two exams instead of one for PG medical seats
• Nose job was life altering for Lisa Kudrow
• Madhuri Dixit Nene is the new face of Dabur Chyawanprash
• I'm fit, but unhealthy: Priyanka Chopra
• Hospitals now gear up to become elder-friendly
• Music works wonders in treating neurological disorders
• Abhishek Bachchan suffers elbow injury while gymming
• 8 more children die in Gorakhpur due to encephalitis
• Planning to get dental implants? Here's what you should know!
• Exercise can vanquish depression!
• Ms Kanchan Naikawadi wins 'Women Initiative of the Year' Award in the healthcare sector
• Relish dishes made sans onions
• The Titan Arm - a device that you can strap on your biceps to increase your strength!
• Brad Pitt goes green, bans soap
• At 71, Amitabh Bachchan hits the gym everyday
• Smoking long cigarettes can put you at greater risk of lung and oral cancer
• How can sprains be treated? (Expert advice)
• Delhi Dengue Update: Toll reaches 4,402
• Iranian technology to control dengue

28 October 2013

• Is the era of antibiotics over?
• Over 2500 dengue cases in Rajasthan
• Women still believe breast cancer myths!
• Life after cancer - a cancer survivor's true story!
• Dengue leaves over 120 Agra prisoners ill

27 October 2013

• Adults can prevent diseases through vaccination
• Dengue cases on the rise in Panvel, Uran talukas
• Govt hosps catch up with pvt peers in bariatric race
• Young couch potatoes at risk of heart disease
• Now, a bra that tweets every time it is unhooked!
• The Month That Was - Sachin Tendulkar's retirement, Sunny Leone, medical negligence and more...
• Shazahn Padamsee spreads message about breast cancer
• Protest demands China should give more to AIDS fund
• Fit pregnant women give birth to healthier babies: Study
• 'Menstrual Man' movie to be screened in girls' schools
• Obama turns to Indian-American tech firm to fix Obamacare website
• RINT1 - breast cancer gene responsible for early onset of ailment
• WHO worried about healthcare scenario in Syria
• China's free cancer tests benefit rural women
• Winners against cancer share their joys
• Banned from using Facebook, Maharashtra girl commits suicide
• Record medical negligence compensation: SC orders hospital, doctors to pay Rs 6 crore

26 October 2013

• World Obesity Day: Ditch these 5 food habits to keep obesity away
• Bariatric surgery – nothing cosmetic about this weight loss procedure
• World Obesity Day 2013: Fat ain't fit

25 October 2013

• Jake Gyllenhaal loses 10 kgs for his role in Nightcrawler
• Onions too costly? Here are some pocket-friendly substitutes!
• SC judgement in medical negligence case historic: Saha
• Pakistan observes World Polio Day
• India Gate, Red Fort lit up on World Polio Day

24 October 2013

• The omega-3 controversy – can it cause cancer?
• Salman Khan helps background dancer with his medical expenses
• Sharon Stone receives award for AIDS charity work
• Chest infections can be lethal for the elderly
• Legendary singer Manna Dey passes away at the age of 94

23 October 2013

• Ghana committee to probe import of India-made drug
• Music can actually soothe physical pain!
• New hair loss cure on the cards?
• Smoking during pregnancy can put your baby at risk of respiratory and other infections
• Pharma companies consider leaving India over clinical trial ban
• Lead in paint compromises health of pregnant mothers: Study
• Eminent doctor chosen for coveted award
• Special food on Rajdhani, Shatabdi for diabetic, ill travellers
• Bottle feeding may increase stomach obstruction in infants
• Healthy Gujarati recipe: Mooli Muthias
• Healthy Gujarati recipe: Soya Methi Theplas
• Why are private hospitals more dengue prone?

22 October 2013

• Smog chokes the Chinese city of Harbin
• FDA makes prescriptions patient-friendly
• Five tips to get a perfect manicure at home
• Indian doctors devise score to assess patients' bleeding risk
• Hiccups: What you ought to know
• Supreme Court stands firm on clinical trial ban
• Revealed - how our brain integrates multiple signals to identify unique smells!
• Azad to chair health meet in Beijing
• Tripura to introduce generic drugs
• Delhi Dengue Update: Death toll 6, over 4,074 cases

21 October 2013

• KKR pacer Pradeep Sangwan feels 18-month-ban for doping harsh
• Navi Mumbai village blames NMMC for rise in dengue cases
• Scientists develops a biological clock that can fight ageing, cancer
• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's sister tells kids to log out!
• Priyanka Chopra donates Rs 50 lakh to build cancer ward
• Allow import of new cancer drugs, says expert
• Brain attacks as serious as heart attacks: Expert
• Technology key to better healthcare: Kalam
• 'Popular anti-epileptic drug could lead to birth defects'
• 5 simple tips to stick to your fitness regime by Ranveer Singh's trainer Lloyd Stevens
• 'Psychological, mental problems need to be treated like physical ailments'

20 October 2013

• Sonam Kapoor, Sania Mirza and other celebrities walk for health
• Why are urban children unhappier now?

19 October 2013

• Shah Rukh Khan down with the flu
• 'Snakebites grossly underestimated in India'
• Is your pregnancy high-risk? (Expert interview)
• Milk in the benefits of doodh
• Why is India refusing to sign the UN resolution against child marriage?
• Yuvraj Singh's back and how after his battle with cancer!
• Pedicure basics to keep your feet happy!
• Navratri special: Upvaas Thalipeeth (faraal recipe)
• Navratri special: Minty Sanwa (faraal recipe)
• Navratri special: Faraali Idli Sambhar
• Make your breakfast interesting with these 7 healthy ideas for every day of the week!
• Ready-made diet snacks – healthy or a marketing gimmick?
• Are you harming your health with reheated food?
• Can drinking skimmed milk lead to obesity?
• How to beat workout fatigue
• Get fit with simple home workouts (part 2)
• 4 benefits of a post workout shower
• Get fit with home workouts part 3: Advanced level
• Warming up and cooling down – ignore them at your own peril
• Quiz: Are your eating habits right?
• 4 sugar bombs you had no clue about!
• I crave for something sweet after every meal. How do I curb this habit? (Diet query of the day)
• Does your gym have these 10 IRRITATING personalities?
• Revealed - 10 secrets of people who lose weight easily!
• Mumbai dengue fever: Class 8 Mahim boy passes away
• Wockhardt recalls five drugs in the UK
• Indian pharma gets USFDA approval for anti-depressant drug
• West Bengal crib deaths: Toll rises to 28 in the last week
• Migraine sufferers twice as likely to have depression

18 October 2013

• Coma - get your facts right!

17 October 2013

• Sachin Tendulkar saved me from depression: Arvind Bhat
• Colgate, Indian Dental Association to celebrate Oral Health Month!
• Stammering - is it a sign of developmental disorder?
• Ailing Big B resumes work on 'KBC'
• Tamil Nadu: CM's insurance scheme helps boy get expensive heart surgery
• Europe to spend 5 mn pounds on football fans' health

16 October 2013

• How to treat a dark spot on my cheek? (Beauty query of the day)
• Women's fear: Caught by boss without make-up
• Indian-origin scientist gets US funding for cancer research
• St Jude completes acquisition of Nanostim
• Unilever to work for changing handwashing behaviour
• 26-year-old doctor from Mumbai's Nair hospital contracts TB

15 October 2013

• Anna Hazare to undergo prostate surgery
• Air pollution during pregnancy can retard baby's growth
• Big B down with fever, stomach infection
• Suffering from spondolysis and degenerated disc. Can I exercise?
• Sleeping habits affect children's behaviour
• Central experts give clean chit to pentavalent vaccine
• Health official pays Rs 4.38 lakh to avoid jail
• DOMS – Get rid of post-workout muscle soreness with these expert tips!
• Delhi dengue update: Death toll five, over 3,500 cases

14 October 2013

• Central team in Kashmir to probe infant deaths
• IIT Roorkee working on providing affordable healthcare
• It’s not as if my butt needs to be flashed for easy access to my knee: Shah Rukh Khan
• Sandra Bullock battled serious bouts of depression while filming Gravity
• Top 10 Bollywood beauty icons
• Indian cancer surgeon's open letter to Mr Woody Allen

13 October 2013

• Six-pack abs not a sign of fitness: Vidyut Jamwal
• Do children need moral education?
• Cancer survivors get some festive cheer
• Healthy food and water are the best to combat stress
• Exercise to become smarter
• iPosture - the dangers of using a smartphone or tablet
• 'Fire In The Blood': The crime of the century

11 October 2013

• Chandrababu Naidu ill after fasting for five days; Shifted to hospital
• Could these 4 types of footwear be harming your feet?
• Walking makes people feel less stressed and more productive at work
• Eat a polyphenol rich diet to live longer!
• Can cancer drive someone to end his life?
• Salman Khan recovering from his nerve problem: Amitabh Bachchan
• Delhi Dengue Update: Toll reaches 3,298

10 October 2013

• Survivors of cholera outbreak in Haiti sue UN
• 17,000 booked in Punjab for smoking in public
• New, cheaper dialysis system expected by 2016

09 October 2013

• Mera dil hai Hindustani! - Pakistan man brags about Indian heart
• Want a sexy, slim figure without exercise or surgery? Try shapewear
• Kuwait to use medical test to banish homosexuals from all Gulf countries!

08 October 2013

• Malaria vaccine on the cards?
• Max Cancer Centre, Saket awarded the coveted Novalis Certificate of Compliance
• Buy pink to support breast cancer awareness campaign
• Unhappy marriage? Blame it on the genes!
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan promotes stem cell banking
• Diabetes, hypertension crippling urban India
• Encephalitis outbreak kills 350 in Uttar Pradesh
• Experts call for mental health programmes for elderly
• Christina Aguilera does not eat out in order to reduce weight
• Sreeram Chandra shed 15 kg for cinematic debut
• Lindsay Lohan planning on opening her own rehab
• Bliss GVS Pharma imports fake malaria medicines in Ghana, gets banned
• Government doctors barred from private practice in Punjab

07 October 2013

• Three scientists share Nobel Prize in Medicine
• Delhi dengue update: 4 dead, 2916 affected
• Designer Babies: If people can afford it, give it to them!
• Prisoners get free yoga and meditation classes
• Kim Kardashian comfortable in her post-pregnancy figure
• Cold weather affect joints: Survey
• Hire them, heal them: NGO on leprosy patients
• Social activist, renowned anaesthesist N.C. Bose dies
• How can I get rid of a permanent pimple scar? (Beauty query of the day)

06 October 2013

• Babies far more dangerous for drivers than mobile phones!
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Bandra World Sea Link turns pink
• UK doctors fix cleft lips in Maharashtra

05 October 2013

• Ranveer Singh dengue fever: Actor discharged from the hospital
• Lifestyle diseases on the rise in smaller Indian cities
• Now, latest cord blood processing technology comes to India
• Nepal launches national adolescent development plan
• MERS-CoV update: Six new infections in Saudi Arabia
• Ghulam Nabi Azad launches indigenous Japanese Encephalitis vaccine
• Some Delhi schools shut over rising cases of hand, foot and mouth disease
• Green tea and papaya can prevent diabetes: Researchers

04 October 2013

• Walking one hour per day can cut your risk of developing breast cancer by 14%
• Medical college for paramilitary forces to be set up
• National AIDS Control Programme gets a Rs 8,632 crore boost
• Dyslexia is more common than you think
• Australian doctors develop new cure for diabetes
• India and USA join hands to prevent heart attacks in both countries
• People likelier to cheat with someone less attractive than their spouses!
• Kate Winslet wants to age gracefully
• Salman Khan wants to have a girl
• Beyonce felt a connection with her unborn daughter during her delivery
• Delhi dengue fever update: 433 cases in the last three days
• India-Norway partnership has benefited newborns: Report
• After dengue, viral conjuctivitis on the rise in Delhi
• Sheila Dikshit releases book on Ayurvedic treatment
• Will Kareena Kapoor get six-pack abs?
• Beware - worms could be feasting in your child's tummy!

03 October 2013

• You could die of a neglected dirty wound!
• Scarlett Johansson likes 'female friendly' porn!
• Doctors advise Ranveer Singh to rest for 15 days
• New TB vaccine to boost BCG efficacy
• Centipede venom promises to be a powerful painkiller
• Tobacco advertisements to be banned in Kerala
• Fat's not bad - it actually increases your metabolism!
• Post Dec 16, women still feel unsafe on Delhi roads
• Women drinkers likelier to get breast cancer!
• Why are men belittled by their partners’ achievements?
• Kerala firm bags award for developing 'she toilets'
• Uttarakhand women wish to conceive again after losing their children in flash floods
• 4 out of every 10 child bride in the world is Indian
• World Bank to invest $700 million on women, children's health by 2015
• About 70% of urban women die due to cardiovascular diseases!
• What motivates women to lose weight
• Fruits, vegetables may lower women's bladder cancer risk
• Post-pregnancy health tips by celeb food writer and chef Anjum Anand
• Massaging your baby: Not the best idea say doctors!
• Want to be a mother? Eating a healthy breakfast can help you!
• How do I make sure my baby is doing fine and is healthy? (Pregnancy query of the day)
• Yuvraj and Manisha talk about beating cancer
• Surgery for depression - first time in India!
• US government shutdown: Obama meets Congressional leaders, but no deal

02 October 2013

• Indians don't walk even 30 minutes a day
• India ranked 73 out of 91 countries in caring for the elderly
• Meet Jaskeerat Bedi: A fashion designer who pedals in the Himalayas to spread cancer awareness
• Despite a 100% increase in blood donation, blood deficit still growing in India
• Centre wants ban on nicotine-laced gutka, chewing tobacco
• Gaining too much weight during pregnancy? Your child may be obese!
• Beware - tight belts can give you throat cancer!
• Obamacare - what is all the hoopla about?
• Gandhi Jayanti should be Voluntary Blood Donation Day: Ghulam Nabi Azad
• Michael Clarke set to miss one-day tour of India due to a chronic back injury

01 October 2013

• Is Asaram Bapu a paedophile?
• AIDS initiative may have prevented 600,000 HIV infections in India over decade: Study
• 5 ways neglecting your oral hygiene can cause loss of teeth
• Congress MP Rasheed Masood found guilty of fraudulently nominating MBBS students
• Sanjay Dutt granted 14 days furlough for medical treatment
• Anti-tobacco ads to focus on dangers of passive smoking
• Scientists find crucial gaps in breast cancer research
• Poor sleep? It could be lice!
• Do you have the right form and posture during weight training at the gym?
• Delhi dengue update: Number of cases cross 2000
• Shocking – 30% Indian children want to smoke when they grow up!
• No more clinical trials till you can monitor them: Supreme Court to Centre