Learning and staying in shape key to longer lifespan, finds study
New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research suggests.
Guwahati, Oct 12 (IBNS): Assam government and Tata Trusts are collaborating to set three-level cancer care grid in Assam with an estimated investment of Rs 1400 crore.
Stress is prime cause of heart disease, ICICI Lombard Survey reveals
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IBNS): ICICI Lombard conducted a survey of cardiologists to burst myths associated with heart-related ailments and highlight the facts about cardiovascular disease. The survey involved face-to-face interviews with 50 cardiologists, each with more than 10 years of experience.
World’s second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign kicks off at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 10 (IBNS): A massive cholera immunization campaign started today near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease.
Mental health is as important as physical wealth
The ever-increasing complexities of modern life are creating more problems for the human mind than it can cope with. Mental illness, including addiction and alcoholism, is assuming greater proportions as challenging social problems. Kolkata-based Antara strives to extend a helping hand to the mentally-distressed in ways more than one. Kamal Prakash, President, Antara, talks about the challenges on World Mental Health Day, observed on October 10.
A Good Maternity Hospital Gives You A Better Birthing Experience
The top priority for pregnant women is to find the best maternity hospital that will provide optimal care to the mother and to the newborn baby.
J P Nadda expresses heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister for AIIMS Bilaspur
New Delhi, Sept 24 (IBNS): Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, J P Nadda on Sunday expressed deep gratitude to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modiji for sanctioning AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh.
Kolkata: Daffodil Group healthcare chain launches Swach, Nirmal, Sustha Bangla Award 2017
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IBNS): Health ETC, a healthcare chain in Kolkata, which is part of the Daffodil Group, has instituted the Swach, Nirmal, Sustha Bangla Award 2017 to honour those puja committees who are concerned with the environment, socially responsible and are making an effort to create a healthy living for all.
WHO provides critical support to step-up health services delivery in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
New Delhi, Sept 22 (IBNS): World Health Organization has released a first tranche of emergency funding from the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund to mobilize essential medicines and support mobile medical teams provide life-saving health care to vulnerable populations in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar area.
WHO sets up health monitoring, early warning alert in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 22 (IBNS): To monitor health issues affecting the over 422 000 people in camps and settlements in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, WHO has set up a Control Room as part of the humanitarian health response.
Study finds GPs are unwilling to refer patients for bowel cancer checks
London, Sept 22 (IBNS): GPs can be reluctant to refer patients with symptoms of bowel cancer for further investigations, a study by the Universities of Birmingham and Exeter has found.
New assessment predicts fracture risk for patients in long-term care
Boston, Sept 20 (IBNS): Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research have developed and validated a new assessment to predict the risk of falls in long-term care patients.
Cabinet approves introduction of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Parliament subject to modifications of drafting or consequential nature, if any, as may be considered necessary by the Legislative Department by amending the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948). The amendment will reduce the redundancy.
Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City donates medicine to Thalassaemia Society of India
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IBNS): Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City recently donated Desifer oral medicine worth Rs 59,500 to the Thalassaemia Society of India for the treatment of underprivileged thalassaemic children.
Study shows so-called ‘healthy obesity’ is harmful to cardiovascular health
London, Sept 18 (IBNS): Clinicians are being warned not to ignore the increased cardiovascular health risks of those who are classed as either ‘healthy obese’ or deemed to be ‘normal weight’ but have metabolic abnormalities such as diabetes.