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Glaucoma cases rising in India, more common among young: Doctors
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Glaucoma cases rising in India, more common among young: Doctors

New Delhi, March 16: Glaucoma, the third most common cause of blindness in India is rising significantly, especially among young adults, said doctors here on Saturday. World Glaucoma Week is celebrated in March every year to raise awareness about the importance of early detection and treatment of...
Pune kabaddi player gets cadaveric allograft to repair broken ankle tendons
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Pune kabaddi player gets cadaveric allograft to repair broken ankle tendons

Pune, March 15: A 20-year-old kabaddi player has undergone a successful cadaveric allograft to repair two out of three of his damaged ankle tendons, officials said here on Friday. The patient, Sagar Jagtap, who was off the kabaddi turf due to the injury, is now on track to resume playing and...
Rajasthan govt starts specialised geriatric units in district hospitals
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Rajasthan govt starts specialised geriatric units in district hospitals

Jaipur, March 16: The Rajasthan government has started specialised geriatric wards in 49 district hospitals of the state to provide better health services to elderly people. These specialised units, set up by the state Health Department on instructions of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, are...
PGI-Chandigarh starts endocrine, breast surgery clinic
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PGI-Chandigarh starts endocrine, breast surgery clinic

Chandigarh, March 15: The Department of General Surgery at the PGI in Chandigarh on Friday announced the launch of state-of-the-art endocrine and breast surgery clinic. The clinic was inaugurated by PGI Director Vivek Lal which is specifically designed for endocrine and breast-related diseases...
Goa Cabinet gives nod to private medical college in South
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Goa Cabinet gives nod to private medical college in South

Panaji, March 15: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday that his government has decided to establish a private medical college, under a trust, in the South district. The Chief Minister said that the private medical college will run along the lines of Goa Medical College (government) in...
Cases of HIV/AIDS rising alarmingly in Tripura, 150-200 persons being infected each month: CM
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Cases of HIV/AIDS rising alarmingly in Tripura, 150-200 persons being infected...

Agartala, March 14: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday expressed concern over the alarming rise in HIV/AIDS cases in the state with 150 to 200 persons being infected by the contagious disease per month and also red-flagged the growing use of intravenous drug injections or "IV drug use"...
100 prisons in India certified as
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100 prisons in India certified as 'Eat Right Campus' by FSSAI

New Delhi, March 14: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has certified 100 jails across India as 'Eat Right Campus', the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. The move is a part of FSSAI's Eat Right India movement, which aims to promote safe, healthy, and sustainable food...
Govt launches pilot programme for cashless treatment of road accident victims
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Govt launches pilot programme for cashless treatment of road accident victims

New Delhi, March 14: The Central government is launching a pilot programme to provide cashless treatment to the victims of road accidents in order to reduce the number of deaths caused by motor vehicles, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The pilot programme, which has been...
World Sleep Day: India is facing a sleep health crisis, say experts
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World Sleep Day: India is facing a sleep health crisis, say experts

New Delhi, March 15: India is facing a sleep health crisis, that is further soaring diseases affecting the heart and brain, said health experts here on World Sleep Day on Friday. World Sleep Day is celebrated every year on March 15 to raise awareness about the importance of sound sleep for health...
S. Korea’s Health Minister appeals to medical professors not to resign
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S. Korea’s Health Minister appeals to medical professors not to resign

Seoul, March 15: South Korean Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Friday appealed to the medical professors not to resign, amid the ongoing rift between the trainee doctors and the government over enrollment at medical schools. Kyoo-hong said that the resignation of medical professors in support of...
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Polyglot's brain works differently with native language: MIT study

New York, March 11: The brains of polyglots -- people who speak five or more languages -- work differently when it comes to their native language, said researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Monday. The study, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, showed that...
Scientists develop blood-based marker to spot acute sleep deprivation
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Scientists develop blood-based marker to spot acute sleep deprivation

New Delhi, March 10: A team of scientists has developed a blood test that can detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours, also called sleep deprivation. This level of sleep deprivation increases the risk of serious injury or fatality in safety critical situations, according to experts...
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