‘Cervical cancer cases not as high as claimed’
In a further evidence suggesting that rolling out programme against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in India was incorrect, a recent study has said that current data on HPV and cervical cancer inciden
Warning on habit forming drugs
Drugs which can lead to resistance and are habit-forming will now have to be labelled “dangerous” along with a box warning, stating: “To be sold on the prescription of a registered medical practitione
‘Suicide rates grossly miscalculated in India’
Noting that suicide rates in India are grossly miscalculated, British Medical Journal The Lancet has said that India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) underestimates suicide in men by at least 25
Cheap healthcare to be reality soon
Affordable healthcare may soon become a reality in India with government proposing states to provide all “essential medicines” free of cost to everybody who seeks government healthcare facility.
21.6m unsafe abortions in ’08
An estimated 21.6 million unsafe abortions took place worldwide in 2008, almost all in developing countries.
Ministries battle over film smoking ban
The war between the ministry of health and the ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) over the new smoking rules for films seems far from getting over.
Polio threat from Pak, checks at LoC
The recent act of Taliban blocking polio vaccination drive in Waziristan has had the health authorities in India worried.
Polio threat from Pak, checks at LoC
The recent act of Taliban blocking polio vaccination drive in Waziristan has had the health authorities in India worried.
A first: No-cut-no-stitch valve implant done
In what could be a ray of hope for patients who are not medically fit for an open heart surgery, a team of 12 doctors conducted country’s first ever “no cut-no stitch valve implant” on an 80-year-old woman in Medanta Medicity hospital.
‘Early intervention may stop diabetes’
Treating pre-diabetes early and aggressively with intensive lifestyle changes or medication could be an effective way to significantly reduce the chances of developing type-2 diabetes later in life.