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Severe Viral Eye Flu (Conjunctivitis) Outbreak Hits Malwa region of MP
New Delhi /Bhopal: An unprecedented eye infection is rapidly affecting the people in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. Amid the incessant rainfall in the past few weeks, there have been multiple cases of eye flu (conjunctivitis) reported…
Experts deem traumatic brain injuries ‘national crisis’
Statistics show that more than one million people in India suffer from TBIs each year, with around 1,00,000 fatalities reported annually.
Gut health may reduce HIV progression: Study
It's possible that improving gut health is the key to stopping the progression of HIV: Study. According to the findings of a study that was conducted with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which is the monkey version of HIV, treatments…
Food-insecure kids had increased mental health risk: Study
A study found that children who lived in households where food was scarce had a higher risk for mental health issues. The researchers point out that the data is about a decade old, and that there has been an upsurge in food insecurity in…
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.