View: GHI a misleading hunger index, may not be applicable to IndiaGHI remains a misleading hunger index as its methodology ignores genetic factors for which norms on stunting and wasting may not be applica...
22 Oct, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
States need to boost pediatric facilities: Experts warn of a third wave dangerous for kidsThe Home Ministry had asked the committee to put together a report on the same. The report has said, “paediatric facilities — doctors, staf...
23 Aug, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
Donald Trump's new rules hike minimum pay for H-1B medical professionals by 40%, pricing them out of marketThe US decision came on October 8, via a Department of Labor (DoL) Interim Final Rule (IFR) that mandated that minimum wages to be paid to ...
22 Oct, 2020, 09.50 AM IST
Panic buying of drugs down since mid-AprilSales of anti-infective medicines in the April 1-22 period eased to 62% from levels seen from March 1to 22. While sales of antidiabetes dru...
28 Apr, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
Doctors of India origin at the Covid-19 front lines in UK. The frontline in this war has a few thousand doctors of Indian origin. Some of these people were born in India but migrated in search of ...
05 Apr, 2020, 08.54 AM IST
At AES epicentre, experts count reasons, families rue: 'Poverty, malnutrition & lack of awareness'The government has maintained the deaths were caused by hypoglycemia, a condition that leads to a very low level of blood sugar and electro...
23 Jun, 2019, 03.20 PM IST
Twitter co-founder invests in Delhi-based AI startup Visit'Visit' is an on-demand healthcare service online platform which provides its users a pool of medical specialists and general physicians to...
22 Apr, 2018, 03.24 PM IST
After Fortis, health panel to probe MedantaMedanta authorities said they will cooperate in the probe. “Saurya was given the best treatment for dengue shock syndrome and other complic...
13 Jan, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Paediatricians threaten public interest litigation against branding of trainsSuch endorsements will make people think that junk food and aerated beverages do not affect health. Research has already confirmed their il...
11 Jan, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
Are vaccine makers influencing India’s immunisation plan?Immunisation guidelines are tweaked to include products of the funding companies. Paediatricians, in turn, get hefty margins, a letter has ...
25 Dec, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
Ex-Miss World Diana Hayden's daughter born from egg frozen for eight yearsThe 42-year-old model-actress, who is married to Collin Dick, froze 16 eggs between October 2007 and March 2008.
13 Jan, 2016, 10.38 AM IST
India can become world leader in healthcare : Devi ShettyUse of IT services would make delivery in healthcare services of better quality and cost effective, the Founder and Chairman of Narayana He...
11 Apr, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
Parents unable to recognise if child is overweightThe study found that parents are additionally more likely to underestimate their child's weight if they are Black or south Asian.
30 Mar, 2015, 04.30 PM IST
India must follow Brazil's example in battling ultra-processed foodThe Delhi high court wrestled with defining `junk food', following the PIL by the Delhi-based Uday Foundation to ban such food in schools.
20 Mar, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Narendra Modi's toilet remark finds support in Madhya PradeshWhile Modi's "toilets first, temples later" remark has evoked mixed reactions, many people feel it is a genuine issue & must be addressed.
04 Oct, 2013, 10.43 AM IST
- Maharashtra FDA takes Complan to court over 'tall' claim
Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed a chargesheet in the Mazgaon metropolitan magistrate's court against health drin...
09 Jul, 2010, 10.27 AM IST
- P&G unveils $6 bn diaper brand in India
New Pampers is being launched in three different sizes - small, medium and large as per the weight of the baby, as well as in different pac...
12 Dec, 2006, 08.50 PM IST