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Let Ayurveda better your sleep
It is a phenomenon that involves the temporary withdrawal of the conscious mind from the external world.
Sleep Disorders: 15 to 20 percent Indians suffer from Sleep Apnea in bedroom, silently
Our Health specialist Dr. Naresh Purohit* addressed a workshop on Sleeping Disorders and increasing patients in India. A detailed discussion report for our viewers.....
After WHO notice, Centre advises against pholcodine cough syrups.
After WHO alert, Centre warns against use of cough syrups containing pholcodine. The WHO said there is a heightened risk of allergic reactions that can be life-threatening in people who have taken pholcodine-containing cough syrups at least…
India reduces COVID-19 RT-PCR tests for overseas flyers
The new rules will be implemented at seaports, land borders, and airports alike.
Monsoon fury forces ICMR to issue snakebite cure guidelines for health workers
It is estimated that India had 1.2 million snakebite deaths (average 58,000/year) from 2000 to 2019.
Stringent action will be taken against firms making spurious drugs, warns Health Minister Mandaviya
His remarks came after India-made cough syrups were linked to the deaths of children in The Gambia and Uzbekistan.
Some food for thought: Benefits of fasting
Fasting directly impacts gut health, which is connected to almost every single disease, either directly or indirectly.
Cipla has recalled six batches of inhalers in the United States.
Cipla said the albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol is a generic therapeutic equivalent of an inhaler produced by Merck and Company.
New hiring norms for research staff at AIIMS meet with resistance
AIIMS has now limited the recruitment period to six years, sources said. If implemented, the new rules would make around 1,500 research staffers out of jobs.
PFC signs MoU with King George Univ. for procurement of life-saving devices for underprivileged…
New Delhi/Lucknow: Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) a power sector Maharatna and India's leading NBFC has entered into an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow to facilitate the…
Monsoon tragedies: Magical natural remedies for skin and hair
Come the pitter-patter of raindrops, and the parched earth gives out an intoxicating aroma that is beyond description.
Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital downgrades nursing official; stir continues
The nursing professionals have questioned the decision, saying it is against the government’s own norms and will adversely affect the hierarchy.
PGI Chandigarh to offer cashless treatment under CGHS
The extension of the patient-care facility came after Avinash Rai Khanna wrote a letter to the Union health minister and demanded the empanelment of the country's best government health institutes to the Union government’s CGHS.
Ayurveda has your back
Low back pain can stem from degenerative factors like ageing, stress, inflammation, or mechanical causes such as sudden weight lifting or falls.
Schizophrenia surgery done at Delhi hospital
A 28-year-old African patient with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia underwent the procedure who was suffering from the ailment since the age of 13.
Chemical imbalance in forebrain behind OCD, research finds
The research, thus, suggested that "compulsions arise from a dysregulated brain system for controlling habits", the scientists said.
PGI conducts awareness programme for scleroderma
Prof. Shefali K Sharma said that The Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology unit in the Department of Internal Medicine is involved in extensive research of the disease and many drugs have been repurposed and have been found to be useful.
Hacking health in the age of AI
Biohacking, or ‘hacking’ your own body to make significant lifestyle changes, combined with specialised therapies can slow down ageing and climb you out of diseases
WHO should not have dismissed Covid lab leak theory: Top virologist
More than two years after the pandemic that has infected over 763 million and claimed more than 6.9 million lives globally, the origins of Covid-19 remain unclear.
Yoga inclusive of spiritual health, is now a lifestyle trend across the globe
New Delhi/Bhopal: Yoga inclusive of spiritual health is now a lifestyle trend across the globe. Living life with spiritual behaviour, by having positive thoughts and attitude combined with honesty and hard work, will lead to good health and…