Category: Health News

Kerala best state on health parameters, UP worst

New Delhi, Jun 25: Kerala has emerged as theĀ  top ranking state in terms of overall health performance, while Uttar Pradesh is the worst, according to the second health index launched by Niti Aayog.  The second round of the health index took into account the period 2015-16 (base […]

NIN develops pre-pregnancy nutrition kit

Hyderabad, June 19:Underscoring the importance of pre-conception nutrition, a city-based institute has developed a kit to address the pre-pregnancy nutritional needs of women. The kit with a ready-reckoner chart tries to inform the newly-wed couples and their family members on ways to ensure nutrition, personal hygiene and immunisation […]

Light exposure during sleep linked to weight gain in women: study

Women who sleep with the television or a light on in the bedroom may be more likely to gain weight, according to a new study published Monday. The research, which was published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, relied on a survey of almost […]

Kerala govt confirms Nipah virus, 86 under observation

Kochi, June 4:Ā A 23-year-old college student here has been confirmed to be infected with the Nipah virus while 86 others are under medical observation, Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja Tuesday said.Ā  The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of […]

11 dengue cases in Delhi, eight of malaria: Report

New Delhi, May 27:Ā At least 11 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year even though the vector-borne disease is usually reported between July and November, a municipal report released Monday showed. Last year, 2,798 dengue cases and four deaths were recorded by the South Delhi Municipal […]

New potential breast cancer drug identified

Scientists, including an Indian-American researcher, have identified a molecule that can help treat breast cancer, giving hope to patients who have become resistant to traditional therapies.The first-in-class molecule shuts down oestrogen-sensitive breast cancer in a new way, researchers said.First-in-class drugs are those that work by a unique mechanism […]

Doctor plans to withdraw life support in French right-to-die case

The doctor of a Frenchman whose family has kept him alive in a vegetative state for a decade has informed them that he plans to take the patient off life support this month, lawyers said Saturday. Vincent Lambert, 42, was left a tetraplegic after a car accident in […]

Second HIV remission patient rekindles cure hope

For just the second time ever an HIV patient is in sustained remission from the virus in what was hailed by experts Tuesday as proof that the AIDS-causing condition could one day be curable. Ten years almost to the day since the first confirmed case of an HIV-infected […]

Mini miracle: ‘Record-breaking’ preemie leaves Tokyo hospital

A baby born in Tokyo weighing the same as a large onion has gone home healthy, becoming the smallest newborn boy in the world to leave hospital safely. The tiny tot weighed just 268 grams — under 10 ounces — when he was delivered at 24 weeks, reportedly […]

Nearly half of US adults have heart or blood vessel disease

A new report estimates that nearly half of all U.S. adults have some form of heart or blood vessel disease, a medical milestone that’s mostly due to recent guidelines that expanded how many people have high blood pressure. The American Heart Association said Thursday that more than 121 […]

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