This World Stroke Day the theme is how to get back into life after a stroke
Stroke is one of the most poorly understood conditions - often a stroke gets diagnosed as a different ailment and the patient's condition is...
The probability of having cancers is linked to the number of cells in the body
Tall people are more at risk for developing cancers.
For most cancers, risk increases dramatically with age. But what about the effect of having more cells...
Injectable contraceptives were introduced by the government of India in 2017 and are currently available free of cost in government medical colleges and hospitals
One year after they were introduced in the government system free of cost, injectable contraceptives have...
Researchers say a protein filled snack like cottage cheese is the way to go if you are in need of a snack before bedtime
Midnight cravings on your mind? Keep a stock of cottage cheese - good old paneer.
Florida State University...
Researchers unravel link between tooth loss and malnutrition, especially in old age
Loss of teeth can be a warning signal for malnutrition.
Older adults are at risk for both impaired oral health and malnutrition, according to a study by Rutgers University...
Declaration of Astana charts course to achieve universal health coverage, 40 years since Alma-Ata
Countries around the globe - including India - today signed the Declaration of Astana, vowing to strengthen their primary health care systems.
This, the declaration said, is...
Eight projects including the National cancer Institute in Jhajjar are likely to be approved in the November 2 meeting of the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)
For the first time since its inception, the Higher Education Financing Agency has appraised...
The meeting comes on the eve of the Global Conference on Primary Health Care, to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan
Director-General of World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has met with Pope Francis to discuss ways to ensure that...
The new Mental Healthcare Act came into force in April last year
More than 18 months after the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 came into force, the Union health minister has written to states asking them to to set up...
New study presented at Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2018 says that's the optimum to expend 770 Kcal every day
Heart patients are being advised to move around every 20 minutes in a bid to prolong life. This follows from a study...
