- Arthritis drug may help treat inflammation in Graves' eye disease patients
- Eight cups of tea a day can boost your heart and brain
- 'Alternate-day" fasting the best bet to fight flab
- Exposure to air pollution increases infants' bronchiolitis risk
- Physical education improves health in low-income adolescents
- Oral contraceptives 'beneficial' for asthmatic women
- Phosphorus levels in blood may predict heart disease risk
- Green tea may help fight oral cancer
- Five cases of swine flu detected in Orissa
- Marijuana could prove helpful for post-traumatic stress disorder patients
Call for govt focus and spending on non-communicable diseases
Bobby Ramakant, Mon, 11 May 2009
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) today (May 11) announced that its President, Professor Martin Silink has called on governments worldwide to recognize the severe impact of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases and take immediate
Asthma Drug Facility brings down cost of drugs
Bobby Ramakant, Fri, 8 May 2009
El Salvador, Benin and other low- and middle-income countries have a special reason to celebrate World Asthma Day on Tuesday, 5 May, this year.
Ranbaxy to launch anti-malaria drug on trail soon
NI Wire, Tue, 5 May 2009
Ranbaxy, India's largest pharmaceuticals company, on Monday announced to launch its indigenously developed anti-malaria drug for the third phase clinical tests in three countries - India, Bangladesh and Thailand.
Swine flu updates
NI Wire, Tue, 5 May 2009
As per the latest account of World Health Organisation (WHO), a total of 1124 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection have been reported in as many as 21 countries, including 25 deaths in Mexico.
No human cases of swine flu as yet, says govt
NI Wire, Fri, 1 May 2009
As the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the pandemic alert for Swine flu from level 4 to level 5 because of its present situation and widespread concern of human infection
