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Bird flu outbreak at US dairy farms cause public health concerns
Los Angeles: The ongoing bird flu outbreak at US dairy farms has heightened concerns among public health experts as more dairy herds have tested positive for the virus in recent months.
The influenza A (H5N1) virus, commonly…
Corruption in healthcare needs an immediate crackdown
Our regular contributor and expert on public health, *Dr. Naresh Purohit laments on corruption prevalent in Indian health system
Israel reports 19 West Nile fever cases since May
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has reported 19 cases of West Nile fever diagnosed since the beginning of May, with several of them detected in the last two days.
The Ministry noted on Friday in a statement that 17 of the…
‘वर्ल्ड किडनी कैंसर डे’ के अवसर पर डा. अग्रवाल ने इसके संकेतों एवं सुरक्षा की जानकारी…
फोर्टिस हॉस्पिटल मोहाली के डॉ. धर्मेंदर अग्रवाल : 'पेट में दर्द, लगातार वजन कम होना और यूरिन में खून आन किडनी कैंसर के शुरुआती लक्षण हो सकते हैं'
Men in India are facing a multitude of health challenges: Dr Purohit
Our regular contributor and expert on public health, *Dr. Naresh Purohit highlights health challenges faced by majority of Indian men and suggests remedies
Communicable disease control, Dastak Abhiyan to begin on July 1 in UP
Lucknow; To tackle health challenges due to water-borne diseases and other seasonal vagaries ahead of the monsoon season, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will initiate the Communicable Disease Control Campaign statewide…
Drive against Drugs: Fatehgarh Saheb Police organises Fateh Cup Basketball Trophy
Punjab Police swears to implement CM Mann's Drive for Drug-Free Punjab thru' sports events for awareness
Protein that boosts body’s immunity against cancer discovered
New Delhi; A team of researchers has discovered a protein which can also play a critical role in the immune system's defence against cancer.
Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland found TIMP-1, a protein traditionally known to…
सीएम की योगशाला से रोजाना हजारों की संख्या में मोहाली जिले के निवासी लाभान्वित हो रहे हैं
जिले में 45 योग प्रशिक्षक विभिन्न स्थानों पर एक दिन में 240 योग सत्र आयोजित कर रहे हैं
Making Andhra Pradesh a healthy state is the foremost challenge before new TDP-NDA Gov.: Dr Purohit
Our regular contributor and expert on public health, *Dr. Naresh Purohit hopes the newly formed CB Naudu led TDP-NDA Govt. will meet the healthcare challenges in the State pragmatically and squarely
फोर्टिस मेमोरियल रिसर्च इंस्टीट्यूट, ने दक्षिण एशिया का पहला गामा नाइफ ईस्प्रिरिट लॉन्च करने की…
नॉन-सर्जिकल, पीड़ा-रहित और अत्यंत सटीक प्रक्रिया, सिंगल सेशन में प्रक्रिया पूरी होने के बाद मरीज को उसी दिन अस्पताल से छुट्टी मिल जाती है
भीषण गर्मी में बरतें उचित देखभाल: मैक्स हॉस्पिटल, मोहाली के विशेषज्ञ डॉ. बाबरा
छोटे बच्चों या पालतू जानवरों को कार में बंद करके न छोड़ें।
Exercise during evening most beneficial for lowering blood sugar levels: Study
New Delhi: Finding it hard to lower your blood sugar levels? Doing exercises in the evening hours may help, according to a study on Monday.
The study published in the journal Obesity showed that moderate to vigorous physical…
Vitamin D not a screening test, need not be routinely checked: Doctors
New Delhi: Vitamin D is not a screening test, and there is no need to regularly test for the essential vitamin good for bones and heart, said doctors on Saturday, amid new guidelines by the US Endocrine Society.
Also known as the…
Young, women more likely to suffer from multiple sclerosis: Experts
New Delhi: Young adults and women are more likely to suffer from multiple sclerosis, said experts on Saturday.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex, chronic, autoimmune, and neurological disease that primarily affects the central…
Aggression, confusion, altered behaviour may signal brain tumour risk’
New Delhi: Erratic mental health symptoms like aggression, confusion, altered behaviour, and persistent headaches may indicate the potential risk of a brain tumour, said experts on Friday, ahead of Brain Tumour Day.
Brain Tumour Day is…
1.6 mn people worldwide fall ill daily due to eating contaminated food: WHO
New Delhi: A 1.6 million people, including 40 per cent of children under 5, worldwide fall ill due to the consumption of unsafe food, said Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director on Thursday, ahead of World Food Safety Day.
World Food Safety…
CSIR’s project to map cardio-metabolic diseases in India completes 1st phase
New Delhi: In a bid to develop an enhanced prediction model for cardio-metabolic disease, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Monday announced the successful conclusion of the first phase of its ground-breaking…
‘विश्व साईकल दिवस’ पूर्वसंध्या पर फिटनेस और तेल संरक्षण के प्रति जागरूकता के लिए…
पेडल फ़ॉर हेल्थ- बर्न फैट नॉट फ्यूल टैगलाइन के साथ बच्चों और युवाओं ने बढ़-चढ़ कर लिया भाग
Indian-origin researcher developing vessel-chip for pharmaceutical drug testing
New York: Indian-origin researcher Dr Abhishek Jain, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University in the US, and his team are developing a vessel-chip technology for more personalised pharmaceutical drug…