Vardhan assures help to ailing children in Bihar, death toll rises to 93
MUZAFFARPUR: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday visited the families of the children suffering from suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) even as the...
Congress CMs meet over dinner, discuss issues to be raised at Niti Aayog meet
NEW DELHI: A day before the Niti Aayog meeting here, four chief ministers of Congress-ruled states met over dinner and discussed key issues that...
Anti-depressants raise hip fracture risk in elderly: Study
SYDNEY: Elderly people who take anti-depressants or opioids are more than twice as likely to suffer a fractured hip after a fall, a new...
Even 25 cups of coffee a day not bad for heart: Study
LONDON: There is good news for those who like their cup of coffee every morning. Drinking coffee, even up to 25 cups a day,...
HIV patients more likely to develop heart diseases
NEW YORK: HIV patients are at a significantly higher risk of suffering from heart and blood vessel diseases as compared to those without the...
More than 2 eggs a day deadly for your heart
NEW YORK: Egg lovers please take note. Researchers have warned that eating more than two eggs daily can increase the risk of death and...
Poultry as bad as red meats for cholesterol: Study
NEW YORK: Turning a conventional wisdom on its head, researchers have found that consuming red meat and white meat, like poultry, have equal effects...
Smartphone app helps reduce opiate use post-surgery
LONDON: A smartphone app called "PainCoach" helps improve pain control and reduce opiate pain-killer use in patients who have undergone total knee replacement surgeries,...
Unsalted tomato juice cuts heart disease risk
TOKYO: Researchers have found that drinking unsalted tomato juice can lower blood pressure and cholesterol level in adults who are at risk of cardiovascular...
Cyclone Vayu to hit Gujarat Thursday afternoon; three lakh people evacuated
AHMEDABAD: As Cyclone Vayu advances towards the Gujarat coast and is expected to make landfall Thursday afternoon, the state government has shifted around three...