New doctors at high risk of depression: study
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) More than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers have signs of depression, said a study. The study claimed the gruelling years of training for a medical…
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Cheap Liquor Kills Five in Vijayawada
Vijayawada, Dec 7 (IANS) Five people died and 15 others were taken ill after consuming adulterated liquor here in Andhra Pradesh on Monday, police said. The tragedy occurred in Krishnalanka area when 20 labourers had…
CPI Leader Bardhan Critical
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan was in critical condition after suffering a paralytic stroke here on Monday, hospital authorities said. The 93-year-old leader was found unconscious…
Jimmy Carter Says He Now Has No Cancer
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Former US President Jimmy Carter said on Sunday he was now cancer-free, according to local media report. Carter, 91, made the announcement during the Sunday School class he was teaching at…
Selena Gomez Feeling Healthy After Chemotherapy
Los Angeles, Dec 5 (IANS) Singer Selena Gomez says she is now healthy and in a great place after going through chemotherapy. The “Same old love” hitmaker, who was suffering from lupus, an autoimmune disease,…
Scientists Discover Secret of Painless Life
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Scientists at University College London (UCL) have found the recipe for painlessness in a study that used genetically modified mice to show a channel responsible for allowing pain signals to pass…
Bill Gates Meets Nitish Kumar
Patna: Co-Chair and Trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Bill Gates calls on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Dec. 5, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) Microsoft founder and…
Fish Carts Transported Patients to Chennai Hospitals
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Fish carts and two-wheelers were the modes of transport for patients to reach hospitals during past three days, said an official. The hospital also received patients from several other hospitals affected…
’14 Patients Didn’t Die in Hospital Due to Power Cut’
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Friday categorically denied that 14 patients died at MIOT Hospital located near here due to lack of power. Chennai: Navy personnel rescue people from submerged houses…
India’s Free Health Camps Threatening Patient’s Wellbeing
London, Dec 3 (IANS) The sprouting “free health check-up camps” in India are just a tactic of pharmaceutical companies to push their products and are in violation of Medical Council of India guidelines, says a…
Dad’s Diet Key to Wellbeing of Offspring
Melbourne, Dec 2 (IANS) The kind of food your father relished may have a direct impact on your health and overall well-being, according to new research. A dad’s diet before they conceive could be genetically…
Social Stigma on HIV/AIDS Should Be Pulled Down: Aishwarya
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan feels that communicating about HIV/AIDS is important in order to eliminate the social stigma associated with the disease. “As long as we keep the communication (on HIV/…
Man Tweets About Ailing Father to Railways, Prabhu Helps
Jaipur, Dec 1 (IANS) A man who tweeted to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu seeking help to deboard his father, suffering from paralysis, was pleasantly surprised to find assistance waiting for him on his arrival at…
Advani’s Wife Hospitalised
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani’s wife Kamla Advani was on Tuesday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here following fever and urinary tract infection, hospital authorities…
Class 9 Student Delivers Baby in School Washroom
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old student of ninth standard delivered a baby in her school washroom. The incident did not occurin any remote village of Telangana but in Madhapur in…
Injectible Polio Vaccine Launched in India
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) India’s first injectable inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) was on Monday launched by Health Minister J.P. Nadda as part of the country’s commitment to global polio eradication. The minister announced that…
High-Fat Diet Also Bad for Brain
New York, Nov 29 (IANS) A high-fat diet also appears to prompt normally bustling immune cells in our brain to become sedentary and start consuming the connections between our neurons, a new study has found….
Healthy Snacks Secretly Making Us Fat
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Items we consider healthy such as cereal bars, bran-flakes and low fat biscuits are full of sugar which, while they may provide the temporary energy boost, will end up making us…
Jolie Surgery Raised Breast Cancer Awareness Among Women
London, Nov 25 (IANS) Researchers at a breast cancer prevention clinic have observed an increased uptake of preventative double mastectomies since May 2013 when Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie announced that she had undergone the procedure….
Quack Sent to Jail for Killing Patient, Burning Body
Hyderabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Doctors make every effort to save lives of their patients but this quack not only killed his patient but also spent a few hours with the body, planning to dispose it….