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ICMR report pushes for smokeless tobacco ban in india

The major cases reported to our hospital are chiefly of head and neck cancer.

28 April 2018 9:08 PM

Typhoid is a highly contagious infection contracted by consuming contaminated foods or drinks. (Photo: Pixabay)

Typhoid superbug in Pakistan increases fears of global antibiotic...

The typhoid superbug, resistant to five types of antibiotics, has infected at least 850 people since 2016, the report...

20 April 2018 5:53 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the five permanent members of the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and prevent the situation spiralling out of control in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

UNSC must prevent Syria spiralling out of control: UN chief

Antonio Guterres has appealed to the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons...

13 April 2018 6:30 AM

Illnesses are a severe risk, which takes a huge bite out of the earnings of the poor.

India must revitalise its public health system

A recent heartening development is that the government has finally woken to the seriousness of India's health crisis.

5 April 2018 6:52 PM

Universal health coverage is the way forward for a healthy nation

Universal health coverage is the way forward for a healthy nation

The government at the Centre with an eye on the upcoming 2019 general election has announced through UHC a massive...

6 April 2018 1:12 AM

Unable to find any help, the family members took it upon themselves to help her deliver the baby. (Photo: ANI)

With no doctors available at C'garh hospital, woman delivers in auto

At a time when the Centre is coming up with new welfare schemes for mothers-to-be, things remain unchanged at the...

2 April 2018 8:40 AM

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Delhi exposed to more black carbon than others, says scientists

The study reported that in Hong Kong, UFP levels were up to four times higher than in cities in Europe.

11 July 2018 10:12 PM

Its important to study dogs because the canine heart is a remarkably similar model to the human cardiovascular system (Photo: Pixabay)

Pet dogs help older adults stay active: study

Most of the research in this area has relied upon self- report measures of physical activity.

10 July 2018 11:35 AM

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Water plant will provide relief to over 2K villagers

The project aims to provide arsenic free, safe drinking water as per WHO standards to Midnapore's rural population.

5 July 2018 1:33 AM

According to the World Health Organisation, there are approximately 120 million smokers in India, and India is the home of 12 per cent of the worlds smokers.

Act swiftly now, or allow India to go up in smoke!

Objectively speaking, this is not a bad situation at all, and is proof that govt policy, whether deliberate or...

10 Oct 2019 11:42 PM

Global outrage over rapper dad's hymen obsession

Actor Ellen Barkin's tweet should be an eye-opener, she said, I have bad news for T.I. After six months of vaginal sex...

9 Nov 2019 9:06 PM

The ease of online shopping will cause financial stress for millions of people, as online retailers increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) and personalisation to effectively target consumers and prompt them to spend discretionary income that they do not have, the report said.

WHO could identify online shopping as addictive disorder by 2024:...

By 2023, up to 30 per cent of world news and video content will be authenticated to counter deepfake technology, the...

5 Nov 2019 8:16 AM