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46 pc rural, 53 pc urban Indians used Ayush to prevent or treat ailments in last one year
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46 pc rural, 53 pc urban Indians used Ayush to prevent or treat ailments in last...

New Delhi, June 14: At least 46 per cent of rural and 53 per cent of urban residents have used Ayush system of medicines for prevention or treatment of ailments in the past 365 days, according to the first all India survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). The findings...
Blood donors in Lucknow include only 2 pc women
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Blood donors in Lucknow include only 2 pc women

Lucknow, June 14: Women constitute merely two per cent of blood donors in Uttar Pradesh's capital city. This is mainly because many women have low haemoglobin levels, due to the high prevalence of anaemia. Iron deficiency and anaemia are a common health issue among women.Prof Tulika Chandra, Head of...
South Korea: Doctors at major hospitals decide to stage indefinite walkouts
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South Korea: Doctors at major hospitals decide to stage indefinite walkouts

Seoul, June 12: Doctors at major hospitals in the South Korean capital Seoul and its neighboring areas have decided to stage indefinite walkouts, while medical professors are expected to join a planned strike by community doctors next week. The move came as professors at 40 medical schools were set...
Weight loss surgery can stop prediabetes in its tracks: Study
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Weight loss surgery can stop prediabetes in its tracks: Study

New Delhi, June 11: People with prediabetes and severe obesity who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery were 20 times less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, claimed a new study on Tuesday. The study showed that only 1.8 per cent of patients progressed to diabetes in five years after weight...
Indian healthcare known globally for excellence, affordability & advanced infra: JP Nadda
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Indian healthcare known globally for excellence, affordability & advanced infra:...

New Delhi, June 11: India’s healthcare sector is globally known for its excellence, affordability, and advanced infrastructure, said Jagat Prakash Nadda, who on Tuesday took charge as the new Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare. The minister, in a post on the social media platform X, said...
Celine Dion says she went from 2 mg to fatal 90 mg of Valium during health struggles
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Celine Dion says she went from 2 mg to fatal 90 mg of Valium during health...

Los Angeles, June 12: Singer songwriter Celine Dion looked back at her health journey through a lens of gratitude after managing undiagnosed stiff person syndrome symptoms for 17 years. The music superstar opened up about the symptoms that began manifesting in the mid-2000s, including muscle spasms,...
Insomnia loss can raise risk of ovarian cancer, impact survival: Experts
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Insomnia loss can raise risk of ovarian cancer, impact survival: Experts

New Delhi, June 11: Women with sleep loss condition insomnia may be at significant risk of developing ovarian cancer, said experts on Tuesday. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it difficult for a person to fall asleep or stay asleep. People with the condition are also likely to wake...
Army conducts medical camp at India’s
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Army conducts medical camp at India’s 'first' village along China border

Itanagar, June 10: Mago, a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district, often referred to as the first village of India due to its proximity to China, witnessed a significant healthcare initiative by the Indian Army.Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said on Monday that a team of...
Scientists develop new methods to detect Huntington
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Scientists develop new methods to detect Huntington's disease progression

New Delhi, June 10: A team of scientists in the UK developed non invasive measurement techniques and novel analysis methods to decode disease progression and evaluate the effect of potential treatments or lifestyle changes in people with Huntington's disease.Huntington's is a genetic disease where...
Richest MP Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar becomes Union Minister
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Richest MP Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar becomes Union Minister

Amaravati/New Delhi, June 9: Telugu Desam Party's Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, the NRI doctor who took oath as Union Minister of State in the third PM Narendra Modi government on Sunday, is a first time MP and the richest with declared family assets of more than Rs 5,705 crore. The 48 year old was...
Indian doctors praise new study showing
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Indian doctors praise new study showing 'Viagra' can help prevent dementia

New Delhi, June 9: Praising a new study by University of Oxford researchers, who found that the Viagra drug, also called Sildenafil, has the potential to prevent dementia (memory loss), Delhi-based doctors on Sunday said that this is a path breaking trial linking Sildenafil with improvement in...
Doctors mull all out strike amid lingering deadlock over medical reforms
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Doctors mull all out strike amid lingering deadlock over medical reforms

Seoul, June 9: South Korea's largest organisation of doctors was set to announce its future course of action against the government's medical reform on Sunday, potentially including an all out strike, amid the lingering walk out by junior doctors that has lasted nearly four months.The Korea Medical...
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