Health News
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Swine Flu Kills 11 In Nagpur, 4 In Indore: Tips To Prevent Swine Flu
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:00:13As many as 11 people died of swine flu in the Nagpur division in the past two days, taking the death toll 73 for the year, whereas four deaths were reported in Indore in a matter of past 24 hours. -
Breathing Dirty Air May Lead To Kidney Failure: Study
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:00:58Air pollution may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease, which can lead to the failure of the organ, a study has warned. -
Sexual Touch At An Early Age May Lead To Early Puberty
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:00:02German researchers found that women who were touched on their genitals at a young age experience changes in their brain and that touch triggers puberty. -
Moderate Physical Activity For A Healthy Heart, Longer Life
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:00:23A recent study concludes that 1 in every 12 global deaths could be prevented, if all of us adhered to at-least 30 minutes of exercise each day, or 2.5 hours in week. Read on to know moderate exercising could help prevent heart disease and help you live longer. -
11 Infants Being Treated For The E-Coli Infection At PGIMER
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:00:42The PGIMER (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research) battles against the outbreak of E-Coli infection in its Neonatal ICU. 1 infants are getting treatment for this infection at the moment, hospital sources reveal. -
One And Half Year Old Dies After Getting Polio Vaccination
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:00:53A one and a half year old toddler dies only over an hour later after he was administered with the polio drops in the Abdullapur Basti in Ludhiana. -
Meghalaya Gets Its First AMRIT Pharmacy
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:00:29A first of its kind in Meghalaya, the Affordable Medicines and Retail Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) Pharmacy was inaugrated on Thursday by the State Health Minister Roshan Warjri, at a Civil Hospital in Shillong. -
Woman Gives Birth To 'Miracle Twins' Naturally, Discharges Self Hours Later
Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:30:15Apparently she had no idea that she was giving birth to twins and then the natural delivery of the kids made the doctors describe it as "miraculous". The kids are joined at the abdomen and share an umbilical cord. Doctors say that they "desperately need surgery". -
Shocking Rise In Premature Baby Deaths, Reveals Study
Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:33:03There has been a tremendous rise in the number of neonatal deaths in connection with premature births and babies with low-birthweight over the period of past 15 years even though the country has witnessed decline in early deaths from infections, according to health officials. -
Hyderabad: Senior Doctor Attacked At Gandhi Hospital, 250 Juniors Boycott Duties
Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:30:47Doctors tried to save him but he succumbed to the attack, post which, his family attacked the doctors saying that they did not pay much attention to the patient. -
Woman Revived After 30 Minutes Of Death!
Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:30:16She suffered a cardiac arrest just before the surgery began and it was no less than a miracle when the doctors were able to revive her 30 minutes after she suffered a cardiac arrest. -
Regional Cancer Centre Gets Clean Chit From Government-Appointed Panel
Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:30:13Kerala Joint DME Sreekumari's team has given a clean-chit to the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) with respect to the allegations that a 9-year-old girl patient who was admitted to the RCC, was given HIV-infected blood. -
Swine Flu Explosion: 42 New Cases Reported In Mohali, Tips To Prevent It
Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:30:42Mohali district reportedly sees increased number of cases of swine flu this year. So far, there have been 42 positive cases and five deaths of this deadly disease. Here's a list of tips to prevent it. -
Angry With The Expensive Treatment, Patient Stabs The Doctor!
Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:30:57When the doctor came in to examine him on Monday evening, the patient attacked the doctor in a fit of rage. It is being stated that the patient took this step because he was upset with the expensive treatment. -
65 Year Old Zirakpur Man Dies Of Swine Flu
Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:30:10A 65-year-old man, called Kirti Kumar died due to swine flu in Zirakpur, on Monday. This is the third swine-flu death in the Derabassi Subdivision within a period of one month. -
Kerala AIDS Society Grants 'Clean Chit' To Regional Cancer Centre
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:30:10According to a report by the Kerala State AIDS Control Society, the blood given to a nine year-old girl during transfusion at Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in Thiruvananthapuram was tested before the process, and HIV was not detected, but the same was detected at a later stage. -
WHO Emphasizes On Need For Action Against Non-Communicable Diseases
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:30:32WHO stresses governments worldwide to take action against non-communicable diseases with "bolder political actions" to save the millions of people who succumb to them at an early age. -
Kerala: Shortage Of Oncologists In The State May Risk Cancer Care
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:30:25The stats jointly prepared by the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) show that Kerala still has a long way to go on the road to good cancer care in their state with only 180 oncologists in the state
