HC seeks Centre`s reply on plea for free treatment at AIIMS

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 16:56

Delhi High Court sought responses of Centre, Delhi government and AIIMS on plea seeking directions to hospital to provide free treatment to seven-year-old who is suffering from Gaucher`s disease.

Telugu actor A.V Subrahmanyam critical

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 20:54

Telugu actor-comedian A.V. Subrahmanyam, who has been suffering from liver-related problems for the last few years, is battling for life. The doctors Friday advised his family to take him home.

Diabetes: A lifestyle disease

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 15:30

Certain genetic and lifestyle factors contribute to an increase in blood sugar levels.

Neanderthals used `toothpicks to alleviate pain of gum disease`

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 17:52

A new research based on the Cova Forada Neanderthal fossil has shown that hominid used toothpicks to mitigate pain caused by oral diseases such as inflammation of the gums, periodontal disease.

755 cases of dengue reported in Haryana

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:53

In the view of rise in cases of dengue in Haryana, especially in Gurgaon and Faridabad districts, the state health department has further advised district hospitals to help prevent the spread of the disease.

China to monitor smog impact on health

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:44

China will build a nation-wide network within three-five years to monitor the impact of air pollution on health, an official said.

Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato lock horns for movie role?

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 08:55

Singers Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are reportedly at loggerheads over a movie role that has apparently got Oscar potential.

Lupin signs pact with Onset to sell skin disease lotion in US

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 18:15

The strategic co-promotion agreement has been signed between the comapany, its US subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc and Onset Dermatologics, Lupin said in a statement.

Brain could exist even without the body: Stephen Hawking

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 16:16

Stephen Hawking has claimed that the brain could exist even without the body, but the thought of an afterlife is a fairy tale.

We need to combat invisible illnesses: Dr Syeda Hameed

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 20:56

While we continue to brag about eradicating diseases such as polio from the country, we have yet to find remedies to cancer and other diseases like swine flu. Women’s health, malnutrition and child mortality continue to haunt us till date. Keeping in mind all this, we can say the health of India is in intensive care unit.

Stephen Hawking backs assisted suicides

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 17:57

Famed UK physicist Stephen Hawking, who himself is battling a crippling motor neuron disease, has publicly backed the idea of assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses.

New predictive method pinpoints arsenic hotspots

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 09:31

European and Chinese researchers have built a model to predict the presence of arsenic groundwater contamination in China and elsewhere where millions are at risk, according to a work published.