Cabinet approves setting up of 3 new AIIMS
New Delhi , Jan 11: With an aim to expand the outreach of quality health care to the remote corners of the nation, the Union Cabinet ...
Bodies may cure themselves of diabetes in future
Washington D.C , Jan 05 : Diabetes is caused by the insulin cells’ inability to produce insulin; a hormone that is necessary is ...
Your brain rewards you twice when you eat: Study
Washington D.C., Dec 31 : According to new research, a meal can trigger reward signals in the brain twice-first when the food is ...
Evidence thin on medical pot, EU illegal drugs body says
Lisbon: Evidence is still thin on the benefits of medicinal use of cannabis, an EU agency that monitors illegal drugs and addiction ...
WHO says spread of polio remains international health emergency
The spread of polio must still be classified as a public health emergency because, while progress has been made towards wiping out ...
Coconut oil more effective than insect repellents
Compounds derived from coconut oil are better than DEET at preventing disease transmission and discomfort associated with insect ...
More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day
Nov 2: Every day around 93 per cent of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so ...
Canadian doctors to start prescribing museum visits
A group of Canadian doctors are to begin prescribing trips to an art gallery to help patients suffering a range of ailments become a ...
542 deaths due to swine flu so far this year
New Delhi, Oct 22 : As many as 542 people have died of swine flu so far this year, with Maharashtra alone accounting for almost 50 ...
WHO plays down risk to Indian children from tainted polio vaccine
Mumbai: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that there was minimal risk of children contracting the polio virus in ...