Monthly Archives: March 2018
Mediterranean diet leads to healthy ageing
A series of studies find positive relationship between the diet and physical and cognitive function
Fruits and nuts are good for you - wasn't that...
Medanta refund is a lesson for pvt hospitals and Union health ministry. Will they...
One-off refunds do not make regulatory success. They are more signs of systemic failure
The Medanta refund to the family of the 7-year-old boy who...
Planning a getaway to cooler climes, beware of acute mountain sickness
Rapid ascent is usually associated with the condition but some people are more prone than others
Though the CBSE retests may play spoiler, the holiday...
NIH researchers reveal why iron aggravates malaria infection
Iron deficiency may in fact give some amount of protection against the mosquito borne infection
Malaria parasites invade red blood cells, consume copious amounts of...
Better urban design leads to healthier children, shows study
A Montreal research team found kids living in more walkable neighbourhoods have lower BMI
Want to bring up healthy kids? Look for a neighbourhood with...
Tourette gets better with age but living with it is no mere “hichki”
The recent Rani Mukherjee starrer puts the spotlight on a little known neurological condition that is quite common in childhoodTourette Syndrome isn't progeria and...
Weight loss surgery changes your life – your relationship status too
Chances of making a match increase, as do the chances of breaking up, shows new research
That weight loss leads to a new "you" is...
Morphine access bottleneck is India’s ugliest cancer secret
63% Indian cancer patients detected at stages III and IV when they are in a lot of pain; 2% have access to morphine
Oncologist and...
Lancet study implicates genes in “cot deaths” – sudden death in healthy babies
The mutations are very rare and not the sole cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)Genes that lead to impairment of breathing muscles could...
Final MBBS to be exit exam, bridge course dropped from medical commission Bill
Cabinet passes Bill making unauthorized practice of medicine punishable with 1 year jail term and upto Rs. 5L fineThe Union cabinet on Wednesday approved...
