Health News

Is your smartphone slowly taking you towards blindness?

People all over the world have been so addicted towards the use of smart phones that they are spending more time on a daily basis using them for making calls and working on apps.

May 15, 2019

What is ahimsa meat? Scientists create fat-free, boneless meat from stem cells in Hyderabad

This meat will be boneless and fat-free. By producing this type of meat, the scientists hope that there would be a reduction in the carbon footprint and they will contribute to animal welfare.

Apr 26, 2019

Bengaluru private hospitals to discontinue cashless insurance scheme

Unless the insurance companies stop assessing the tariffs for treatment from June 1, the corporate hospitals in the city will not execute the cashless claims of the patients.

Apr 25, 2019

Meet Binay Kumar, a software engineer combining progressive farming with modern elements

A software engineer-turned-farmer, Binay Kumar, is following progressive farming techniques in this modern era.

Apr 22, 2019

Bengaluru scientists may finally have a cure for blood cancer

The model was created by a research team led by Professor Maneesha S Inamdar at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bengaluru.

Apr 13, 2019

What is Candida auris? Here's why India faces threat from this deadly fungal infection

Candida auris is causing concern because it's immune to the current anti-fungal treatment. C. auris can cause dangerous infections once it gets into the bloodstream of a person.

Apr 8, 2019

Gym is not a trend but a need, says Mr India Dev Paimal

Dev Paimal said that going to gym is important for every individual to be healthy and fit. It is just not limited to models and actors.

Mar 9, 2019

Food items with genetically modified content over 1% must be labelled: FSSAI chief

The scientific committee of the food regulator has green-signaled labelling of GM food items for manufacture, sale and distribution in India with a threshold value of one per cent.

Feb 3, 2019

Bill Gates praises Narendra Modi for flagship health scheme Ayushman Bharat

Dubbed as 'Modicare', Ayushman Bharat is the world's largest public healthcare scheme.

Jan 17, 2019

Hormone-eating macrophages behind high blood pressure, finds new study

The specialised white blood cells called macrophages are key to the body's immune system and they 'eat' molecules of a powerful hormone known as endothelin, which in turn leads to hypertension, found scientists.

Jan 17, 2019

Modi govt's clean air drive targets to cut pollution in 102 worst affected cities by 2024

Sunil Dahiya, a senior campaigner with environmental group Greenpeace, welcomed the launch of the program but said it lacked focus and ambition.

Jan 11, 2019

New device to make glucose monitoring 'painless' for diabetics

Continuous monitoring is a way to safely and reliably lower blood glucose - giving the user a full picture of their glucose levels throughout the day and helping them avoid severe hypoglycemia.

Jan 6, 2019

Cerebral palsy patients at high risk of depression, anxiety: Study

For the study, published in the journal JAMA Neurology, the team examined 1,700 adults aged 18 or older with cerebral palsy, and 5,115 adults who did not have the condition.

Jan 3, 2019

Study shows that breast cancer drugs could help treat drug-resistant lung tumours

A study showed that lung tumours in mice caused by mutations in a gene called EGFR shrunk significantly when a protein called p110a was blocked by the drugs.

Dec 27, 2018

New vaccine created to fight Chikungunya

The vaccine is injected into the muscle and triggers the production of antibodies in the lymphatic system.

Dec 25, 2018