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Kashmir hospital chief removed over 368 kids’ deaths   Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday removed the medical superintendent of G.B. Pant Hospital in Srinagar where 368 children have died since Jan 1 this year. ... More

Clue to early diagnosis of pregnancy-related disease   Doctors will now be able to identify early on whether a mother will develop pre-eclampsia, the most common and severe pregnancy-related disease, a study says. "It develops in mothers out ... More

Watching TV linked to unhealthy eating   Don't allow your children to be glued to TV if you want them to eat healthy. Television viewing time is associated with lower odds of consuming fruit or vegetab ... More

‘Sahaja Yoga fosters better health’   Performing Sahaja Yoga induces 'mental silence,' which calms the mind, fosters better health and wellbeing, a new study says. Fifty-two percent of study resp ... More

Salman Khan Inaugurate NITRO Fitness Center (Image Gallery)   Bollywood Hunk Salman Khan who is known for his fitness for the ideal person to launch NITRO Fitness Center in Thane. Wearing his  favourite black T-shirt Being Human and his Turquoise Br ... More

Some ‘good’ cholesterol unable to protect heart   A sub-class of high-density lipoprotein (HDl) cholesterol, known as "good" cholesterol, may not protect against coronary heart disease (CHD) and in fact may be harmful, says a study. This ... More

Scientist, designer create bodysuit to fend off malaria   A scientist and a designer have created a fashionable hooded bodysuit for warding off mosquitoes carrying malaria parasites, a disease that kills 655,000 people annually on the African conti ... More

Garlic beats antibiotics in quelling food-borne illness   Researchers have isolated a compound in garlic that is a 100 times more potent than popular antibiotics in combating Campylobacter bacteria, one of the commones ... More

Passive smoking worsens asthmic children’s health   Children exposed to passive smoking continue to suffer in terms of health, says a new study. Results showed that 53 percent of children exposed to passive sm ... More

Mixing drugs, herb remedies can damage health   Herbal, dietary, energy or nutritional supplements may be good for one's well being, but if combined with common drugs they can damage health. "'Natural' does not equal 'safe,'" and the e ... More

Vitamin D protects against viral infections   You could protect yourself better against viral infections, especially during autumn and winter, with vitamin D supplementation, says a new study. Since vitamin D levels decrease during t ... More

Anthelio eyes Indian healthcare market   Hyderabad : Anthelio, the US-headquartered IT solutions and business process services company for the healthcare industry, plans to enter the I ... More