Recently, an 8-year-old student of class 3 died due to cardiac arrest in her school on January 6. She collapsed in her classroom while showing her notebook to a teacher and was immediately rushed to the Hospital. However,...
A recent study has revealed that a big glass of milk every day can help lower bowel cancer risk by 17%. The study published in Nature Communications conducted by University of Oxford researchers has said that an...
Amid outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China and resultant concerns in the country, five infants tested positive – two from Karnataka, two from Tamil Nadu and one from Gujarat – of the viral infections on...
Amid the reports of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) creating panic situation in China, India also reported the first case of this virus in an eight-month-old baby in Bengaluru on Monday morning. The case was reported at the...
Amid the reports of rising cases of respiratory illnesses Human Metapneumovirus in China in the past few weeks, union health ministry on Saturday held a Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) meeting where experts from the World...
The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), in a report, revealed an alarming level of nitrate levels in groundwater samples of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of them exceeding the permissible concentration. As much...
The ICMR has proposed a revised version of the National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL), which enumerates the minimum number of tests that should be available at various levels of healthcare facilities in the country. The...
The former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh who recently took his last breath was an epitome of courtesy, remembers the doctors of his medical panel. Soon after becoming the prime minister, had himself carried a small table...
The Central Drugs Laboratories have identified 41 Drug Samples to be ‘Not of Standard Quality’ (NSQ) and State Drugs Testing Laboratories have identified 70 Drugs Samples as Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) for the month of...
Pollution in east, north and central Indian cities primarily comes from residential and transportationsectors, while in western India, industry and energy are the main contributors to local PM2.5 pollution, a study has...
