Category: Health

Kenya launches programme to curb rising cancer cases

Nairobi, June 11 (IANS) Kenya's health officials on Friday announced the formation of a National Cancer Control Programme to help…

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Kidney scam: One more staff of doctor detained

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Delhi Police has detained one more staff of a doctor working at the city-based Indraprastha…

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Keep fit with special exercises for women this summer

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Working out in summer can be bit of a challenge, given the heat and the…

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Novel stem cell transplantation may halt MS symptoms

Toronto, June 10 (IANS) Researchers have developed a risky stem cell therapy that has the potential to halt and even…

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Study reveals how plague bacteria sparked global pandemics

London, June 10 (IANS) A genome analysis of the plague bacterium revealed how a single entry of the bacterium into…

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Rising heat could cut 3.6% of India’s daylight work hours

By Devanik Saha India is set to lose 3.6 per cent of annual daylight work hours by 2025 due to…

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Zinc deficiency can be detrimental to health

London, June 10 (IANS) Deficiency of zinc can adversely impact the essential metabolic functions of most living organisms, finds a…

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Pakistan’s Edhi declines offer of treatment abroad

Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Philanthropist and Edhi Foundation Chairman Abdul Sattar Edhi on Friday declined Pakistan's former President Asif Ali…

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India has over 72,000 with cleft lip and palate

Washington, June 10 (IANS) India has more than 72,000 children and adults with unrepaired cleft lip or cleft palate, says…

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Air pollution key risk factor for stroke worldwide: Study

Wellington, June 10 (IANS) Air pollution, including environmental and household air pollution, has emerged as the leading risk factor for…

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Common viral infection could give you constipation

New York, June 10 (IANS) Offering a ray of hope for people with unexplained chronic constipation, researchers have shown a…

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Autism not just a disease of the brain: Study

New York, June 10 (IANS) Autism, which significantly impairs an individual's ability to communicate as well as interact socially, has…

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Air pollution may worsen childhood rheumatic diseases

London, June 10 (IANS) Exposure to air pollution may have a direct role in triggering diseases as well as airway…

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Berlusconi to undergo heart surgery for heart problem

Milan, June 10 (IANS/AKI) Former controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will undergo heart surgery next week for a defective…

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Delhi surgeons cure infant with abnormal food pipe

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A nine-month-old baby girl, born with an abnormal food pipe, is now able to take…

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Turmeric is effective in treating various types of cancer, says study

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Curcuma longa, also known as turmeric, is effective in the treatment of various types of…

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Centre has approved setting up of two AIIMS in J&K, says minister

Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said the Union government has approved the setting up…

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Need to reach out to 90 per cent of HIV patients for treatment: Nadda

United Nations/New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Admitting that India needs to adopt the fast-track targets proposed by UNAIDS, Union Health…

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Chest pain drug could fight fetal fungal infection

London, June 9 (IANS) A drug, more commonly used in the treatment of angina -- type of chest pain caused…

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100 bridges, 75 drinking water projects inaugurated in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS) As many as 100 new bridges and 75 drinking water projects were inaugurated across Odisha on…

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