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Mar26
Doctors with foreign backgrounds may get a strong ease to practice in India, as the government is mulling over to allow foreign doctors to practice in the country without the need of any examination. A news report points out that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is all set to give the nod to Medical Council of India (MCI) to begin registration of doctors without any test. The proposal vet..


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Mar26
UC SANFRANCISCO Scientist has published a study conducted on MICE in journal "NATURE " that Lung has a complete new role in formation of Platelets from Stem cells .The the researchers found that the lungs produced more than half of the platelets blood components required for the clotting that stanches bleeding in the mouse circulation. In another surprise finding, the scientists also identified..


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Mar23
A study was conducted in 19 centers over a period of six months to understand the different types of constipation and the causes behind them. One of the key highlights has been that constipation is highly prevalent in cities as compared to the rural areas. The word 'constipation' has varied meanings for different individuals. Although medical personnel defines constipation as bowel movements per w..


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Mar23
Is WhatsApp keeping us up way past our bedtime? Answer is yes, say doctors at Bengaluru-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans). A study has revealed that the use of the internet for Facebook and WhatsApp is making people put off sleep by more than one and a half hours (100 minutes) every day and leading to sleep apnoea to psychological and neurological disturbances...


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Mar22
A crucial bill to ensure equal rights to people afflicted by HIV and AIDS in getting treatment, admission in educational institutions and jobs, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (Prevention) and Control) Bill, 2014, moved by Health Minister J P Nadda, was passed in the Upper House by a voice vote. During ..


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Mar11
Dying or Coloring of Hairs as widly prevalent in the society and practised too much in Modern advanced society has been found a causing agent or increasing risk of Breast Cancer as pointed in a study by Researcher Sanna Heikkinen from the University of Helsinki in Finland and Finnish Cancer Registry .They also further studied a known factor, the contribution of the use of hormonal contraceptives f..


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Mar11
Scientists have developed a cheap and non-invasive test that can measure the levels of five chemicals in the breath to detect cancers of the oesophagus and stomach with 85 per cent accuracy. Together, stomach and oesophageal cancer account for around 1.4 million new cancer diagnoses each year worldwide.Both tend to be diagnosed late, because the symptoms are ambiguous, meaning the five-year ..


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Mar09
A recent study published in The BMJ, was the biggest divorce rate investigation amongst physicians has shown that physicians are less likely to divorce that those in other occupations such as law, and also have a lower rate than other healthcare professionals such as nurses. The study also found that female physicians faced a higher likelihood of divorce than male counterparts, significantly due t..


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Mar06
Alternative system of medicine practitioners in India have been making wild claims and misleading the public claiming cure to diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.All Print Media,TV, Radio,Magazines,Social Media are full of these Advertisements which are mostly fake and peoples are mislead by them anf persons purchase these products at vry costly price and loose their hard earned ..


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Mar06
The corporate life may bring us big money, but the way it's impacting our health is a serious concern. This is because the nature of most jobs requires the employees to sit at the desk for hours and hours, constantly staring into the laptop screen. As such physical activity takes a backseat, paving the way for various ailments in the years to come. It is not without reason that health experts emph..


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