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Moderate drinking, not abstention prolongs life after heart failure
Moderate drinkers lived over a year longer after a heart failure as compared to those who did not drink
A new study suggests that people...
PMJAY made 2018 a momentous year for health in India
The first baby step towards Universal Health Coverage, PMJAY will be truly tested only in 2019
Whenever the journey of healthcare in India is chronicled,...
Selfitis!! What’s that? Government says in Lok Sabha reply
There are scientific papers on selfitis and even a scale to measure it
Scientists may have classified the obsessive clicking of selfies as a disorder...
In 2019, pvt franchisees can open AMRIT stores for low cost drugs
HLL Lifecare will invite private parties to open stores to bolster its network
Low cost Amrit drug stores will go the Jan Ausadhi way in...
All that butter & turkey for Christmas send cholesterol through the roof
Study on Danes shows cholesterol levels rise by up to 20% post Christmas
Large quantities of rich Christmas food appear to boost cholesterol levels.
Right after...
Start 2019 with dry January and save money, lose weight
Researchers find going dry in the month of January is good for health and wealth
New research from the University of Sussex shows that taking...
Yale Food Addiction Scale shows overeating rates change with populations
YFAS is used for diagnosis of food addiction
Clinical food addiction diagnoses can now be measure by a tool called Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS).
Initially...
Withdraw or modify Zika alert, government of India tells CDC
Earlier this month the US body had issued a travel alert which said that Zika is endemic in India
Taking strong exception to the use...
AYUSH students too will now need to appear for entrance and exit tests
Cabinet approves two AYUSH Bills in a bid to bring transparency in practice of Indian systems of medicine
Would be practitioners of Indian systems of...
Planning to stop smoking this new year? Go easy on the drinks
Reducing alcohol intake is key to quitting tobacco, say researchers
If quitting smoking is one of your New Year's resolutions, you might want to consider...
