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World Pharmacists Day 2017: A Brief History of Pharmacy And Pharmacists In India
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:00:16September 25th is observed as the World Pharmacists Day every year. Here's a brief history of how the profession of pharmacy and pharmacists came into being in India. -
Once World’s Heaviest Woman, Eman Ahmed Dies In Abu Dhabi
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:30:17Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, once known as the world's heaviest woman, died at the Burjee Hospital in Abu Dhabi on Monday. She hailed from Egypt and weighed approximately 500 kg. -
Sexual Harassment By Coworkers Causes More Severe Depression
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:30:18Employees who are sexually harassed by work colleagues may develop more severe symptoms of depression than those who experience harassment by clients or customers, a study has found. -
Smartphone Apps To Cure Depression?
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:30:18From connecting us to the world, giving us important information from all the corners to entertaining us, smartphones today pretty much sort our lives out. But what if we told you that your handy little device can also help treat serious mental problems as such depression? -
Multi-Gene Test May Better Predict Who Will Suffer From Dementia
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:30:38A new test that combines the effects of over two dozen gene mutations - which individually lead to only a small increased risk of Alzheimer's disease - can better predict who will suffer from dementia or cognitive decline, scientists say. -
World Alzheimer's Month 2017: Awareness Runs Organised In Chennai, Hyderabad
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:30:12Special 'run for awareness' campaigns were organised in Chennai and Hyderabad on Sunday so as to raise awareness about the Alzheimer's disease in the cities. -
Worm Found In Boy's Eye, Causes Severe Damage
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:30:35But imagine for once what you perceived to be an eyelash lingering inside your eye actually turned out to be a wriggling worm. Well, this turned out to be the worst nightmare for a teenager in Mexico. -
Make Navratri Fasting Healthy With These Tips In Mind
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:30:15People fast during Navratri for purification of the body, mind and soul. Dr. Purva Duggal, Head of Nutrition at the Fortis Hospital, Mulund gives her take on how to fast a healthy way during Navratri. -
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.
