Monthly Archives: November 2018
Probiotics provide no relief to children with stomach virus
Two studies conducted in Canada and U.S. cast shadow on the effectiveness of popular products
Children with stomach viruses or gastroenteritis are often given probiotics...
Obesity may increase kids’ chances of getting asthma
Study shows a strong correlation between childhood obesity and asthma
Ten percent of pediatric asthma cases could be avoided if childhood obesity were eliminated. This...
Real time health data in seven states, at the click of a mouse
Union health ministry launches ambitious online platform for monitoring health situation
Government of India, late on Sunday evening did a soft launch of an ambitious...
First time in India, Fortis docs repair leaking heart valve without surgery
Doctors led by Dr Ashok Seth avoid open heart surgery by using the catheter based procedure Mitraclip
For the first time in India, a team...
PM Narendra Modi to give keynote speech at child health meet
The Partners' Forum will meet in Delhi next month with delegates from 192 countriesPrime minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address when India...
Kidney disease is in your genes, no less than 35 of them
Identification of genes causing kidney disease may open new treatment vistas in future
An international study lead by University of Manchester scientists has discovered the...
Dealing with patients’ anxiety crucial in chronic lung disease
Study shows nurses can teach patients to deal with anxiety
Teaching patients to reduce anxiety can help alleviate chronic lung disease symptoms.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)...
Living with cancer is not easy; many choose death
Study finds that cancer patients are 20 percent more likely than others to commit suicide
Patients diagnosed with cancer are at a higher risk of...
Cannabis based drugs could be next gen painkillers
Indian scientists work on drugs using weed based chemicals; clinical trials to start soon
Earlier this year at an event, world renowned oncologist and author...
Polio lessons lost, India to study vaccine hesitancy again
Government of India has commissioned a study on vaccine hesitancy
India, it seems has forgotten the lessons of the pulse polio programme. So much so...