Everything you need to know about Thanjavur Medical College So: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Thanjavur Medical College So: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Fair skinned people are known to be at higher risk for skin cancer and other problems associated with too much exposure to the sun, but experts say people of color also are vulnerable to the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays emitted by the sun and indoor tanning beds.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Fair skinned people are known to be at higher risk for skin cancer and other problems associated with too much exposure to the sun, but experts say people of color also are vulnerable to the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays emitted by the sun and indoor tanning beds.
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) A woman died here of swine flu late Friday, health officials said Saturday.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A class 3 student of a primary school in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district died here Friday, days after he was mercilessly thrashed by his teacher who allegedly beat him with a stick before banging his head against a wall.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): Researchers have come a step closer towards limiting arterioscelorosis disease - an illness in which hardening of arteries occurs and the supply of oxygen-rich blood throughout the body is squeezed off.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): According to a new study, having too much body fat makes arteries become stiff after middle age.
London, May 16 (ANI): Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a new study has claimed.
London, May 16 (ANI): Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a new study has claimed.
Houston, May 16 (IANS) Four US students have developed shoes that extract energy with every step to power portable electronics and, perhaps someday, life-preserving medical devices, US media reported.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Researchers have revealed that regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control.
Bangalore, May 15 (IANS) In all, 22,817 people of varying age and ability will take part in the sixth TCS World 10K Bangalore 2013 run here Sunday, according to promoters Procam International.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences S. Jaipal Reddy has congratulated the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Bharat Biotech (BBIL) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) for the successful development of the rotavirus vaccine in India.
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Apart from price and fuel efficiency, car safety ratings are one of the things that consumers rely on when buying an automobile.
The Jharkhand government on Tuesday approved the Medical Protection Act 2013 to protect doctors, nursing homes and hospitals in the state against violent attacks, an official said Tuesday.
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has approved the Medical Protection Act 2013 to protect doctors, nursing homes and hospitals in the state from violent attacks, an official said Tuesday.
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Scientists have developed a biodegradable implant, which in combination with a gel - that increases nerve growth and healing - can help restore the functionality of a torn or damaged nerve.
Washington, May 14 (ANI): People with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary artery disease than people who have job stress but lead healthy lifestyles, a new study has found.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) In a big relief to aspiring medical students, the Supreme Court Monday paved the way for government and private medical colleges to admit students to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental courses for the 2013 session.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) It was a sigh of relief for thousands of students as the Supreme Court Monday cleared the decks for admissions to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental courses for 2013 in state government and private colleges.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): A physician specializing in bioidentical hormone therapy has offered some tips to deal with dyspareunia, the technical term for pain during sexual intercourse, which can be related to mental or physical causes.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday cleared the decks for admissions to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental courses for 2013 in state government and private institutions as it lifted its stay on the declaration of the results of the entrance tests conducted by them.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): The best workout partner may be one who understands that silence is golden, a Kansas State University researcher in the College of Human Ecology has stated.
Washington, May 11 (IANS) Scientists have tapped into the restrictive action potential of a leukemia drug to hinder accumulation of deadly proteins linked to Parkinson's, a new study says.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): A novel anti-cocaine vaccine developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College has been successfully tested in primates, bringing them closer to launching human clinical trials.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): There's now sufficient research data to provide specific guidance on how to prescribe exercise for people with major depressive disorder (MDD), according to researchers including an Indian origin.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A majority of chemists located near major Delhi hospitals Friday decided to opt out of the nation-wide, one-day strike against the new drug policy and its impact on traders.
Shimla, May 8 (IANS) Shimla-based public welfare trust Umang Foundation Wednesday asked the state government to include thalassemics in the category of disabled so that they could avail facilities being provided to the physically challenged.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) A seventh-standard student, Vishnu won the hearts of many as he willingly donated his mother's heart valves after she passed away in a road accident.
Chandigarh, May 7 (ANI): Family members of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who was battered inside a Jammu jail last week, met him at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Tuesday and appealed to the Indian Government to let him go back to his country.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Medical Council of India (MCI) has advised deans of all medical colleges to prescribe generic drugs, parliament was told Tuesday.
Amritsar, May 7 (ANI): Two members of the family of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who got critically injured in a scuffle with another inmate in a Jammu jail, arrived in Amritsar via the Wagah-Attari border.
Two family members of injured Pak prisoner Sanaullah Ranjey, whose medical condition is still very critical, are reaching today at Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh as India has granted Visa to them, Pakistani official informed to media........................
Chandigarh, May 7 (ANI): Indian High Commission in Islamabad has granted visa to two relatives of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay who got critically injured in a scuffle with another inmate in a Jammu jail.
Chandigarh, May 6 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner Salman Bashir, who visited compatose Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Monday, sought an impartial probe into the attack on him.
New Delhi/Chandigarh, May 6 (ANI): With Islamabad seeking the evacuation of Sanaullah, who was attacked in a Jammu jail by fellow inmates last week, India on Monday said the Pakistani prisoner's medical condition is such that it does not permit any movement.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad inaugurated a three level underground parking facility of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here today.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): One in six high school students (16.2 percent) reported being electronically bullied within the past 12 months, according to a new study.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and adult disability, but quickly recognizing the signs of it and seeking immediate medical care from specialists can minimize the effects of the disease or even save a life, say an expert at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Mothers exposed to flame retardants during pregnancy may put their offspring at high risk for learning problems and hyperactivity in their early childhood, a new study has warned.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): You might not need to throw out your tooth brush after recovering from a sore throat after all, according to a new study.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) In a discovery that is paving the way for the diagnosis and treatment of a rare genetic disorder related to the brain's functioning, a team of researchers has identified the causative gene behind the disease, which delays development of motor activities in children.
Chandigarh, May 5 (ANI): Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah, who was injured in a scuffle with another inmate in a Jammu jail, on Sunday remained critical at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here.
Abu Dhabi, May 5 (IANS/WAM) In a landmark surgery in the UAE, a hospital carried out a kidney transfer and transplant from a deceased donor from Saudi Arabia to a 23-year-old woman patient from Abu Dhabi.
Chandigarh, May 4 (ANI): Doctors treating injured Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Saturday said that his condition remains critical.
Srinagar, May 4 (ANI): Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday condemned the attack on Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah inside the Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu, and said that this is an established act of revenge.
London, May 4 (ANI): Bad habits, which increase heart disease risk, could also be affecting brain function in people as young as 35, a study has suggested.
Bhikiwind (Punjab), May 3 (IANS) Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner who died after a murderous attack in a Lahore jail, was Friday cremated with full state honours of a martyr as tens of thousands of people joined in to bid him a tearful farewell.
Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah, who was critically injured in an assault on him inside Jammu's Kot Bhalwal jail, was brought here and admitted to the ICU of the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Friday evening, hospital sources said.
Houston, May 3 (IANS) Scientists have shed light on the deadly Ebola virus's mechanism of disrupting the immune system of patients, says a study.
Boston, May 3 (IANS) Scientists have created a synthetic polymer that functions as a joint lubricant aimed at providing relief to arthritis patients, says a study.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan Friday expressed serious concern over the attack on a Pakistani prisoner in the high security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu and sought immediate consular access to him.
Jammu, May 3 (IANS) A Pakistani prisoner in the high security Kot Bhalwal jail here was critically injured when he was attacked by a fellow prisoner, police said Friday, a day after Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh died after being attacked in Lahore.
Jammu, May 3 (IANS) A Pakistani prisoner in Kot Bhalwal jail on the outskirts of Jammu was critically injured when he was attacked by a fellow prisoner, a senior police official said Friday.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A new joint lubricant could bring longer lasting relief to millions of osteoarthritis sufferers, say researchers who developed it.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Researchers have discovered the mechanism used by the Ebola virus to disarm the adaptive immune system.
Washington, May 1(ANI): A recent study has found that the body's internal clock, the circadian system, increases hunger and cravings for sweet, starchy and salty foods in the evenings.
Lahore, April 30 (ANI): Doctors treating comatose Indian death row convict Sarbajit Singh at Lahore's government-run Jinnah Hospital, on Tuesday said his condition has deteriorated, but he has not been declared brain dead.
Washington, Apr. 30 (ANI): Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - one of the widely prescribed antidepressants -have been associated with increased risk of bleeding, transfusion, hospital readmission and mortality when taken around the time of surgery, a new study has revealed.
London, April 30 (IANS) Families of chubby youngsters, beware! Men who turn obese in their early 20s are significantly less likely to reach their middle age, a new study published in the British Medical Journal has suggested.
Washington, April 29 (ANI): Cash rewards for healthier habits may work, if you add on one more condition - peer pressure, according to a new study.
Sydney, Apr.28 (ANI): Female feticide is not only a practice prevalent in India, but has also spread its influence in Australian abortion clinics where doctors have revealed that they are facing parents' requests to know the sex of unborn babies and demands for abortion if and when it is a girl child.
Tokyo, April 28 (ANI): High blood pressure is one of the reasons for grave illnesses such as strokes, heart and renal diseases.
Washington, April 28 (ANI): Women around the world face many claims surrounding their beauty regimens during pregnancy.
Washington, April 28 (ANI): A study by Loyola University Medical Center physicians have found that about one-third of patients suffer depression following a stroke, and depression in turn increases the risk of stroke.
Kyoto (Japan), April 27 (ANI): Omron Corporation Limited, one of the world's biggest medical equipment makers, has developed world's first blood pressure analysis service named 'Medical Link'.
New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): A 6-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted in a public toilet in Badarpur in Delhi on Saturday.
New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): A 6-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted in a public toilet in Badarpur in Delhi on Saturday.
Singapore, April 27 (IANS) A 29-year-old Indian origin man was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants while he was driving his car in Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur.
London, April 27 (ANI): A daily crossword or Sudoku puzzle can help boost brain power and keep mind alert in old age, a new study has claimed.
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) A medical board has been constituted to treat Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was admitted to the ICU of Lahore's Jinnah Hospital after a murderous attack on him by fellow prisoners in Kot Lakhpat jail Friday, a media report said.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Around 5.5 lakh patients in the country require dialysis or kidney transplant, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Dr. A.K.Walia, Hon'ble Minister (Health & Family Welfare) Govt. of NCT Delhi has said that there is need of integration of all forms of medical sciences for obtaining holistic health & appreciated the effort of Health Dept. for bringing various health care systems on a single platform.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The capital Wednesday got a state of the art hospital dedicated to orthopaedics, spine and rheumatology.
In a shocking incidence, at least 70 people were killed and over 600 injured when an eight-storeyed building crumbled on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. The incidence took place around 8:45 a.m. The building housed a market, several garment factories and a bank branch
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) More than 100 people were killed and over 600 injured Wednesday when an eight-storeyed building crumbled on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. Rescued workers complained they were forced to get back to work though the building was evacuated just a day earlier after cracks appeared.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that a cancer drug that works by inhibiting the growth of blood vessels might also help reduce fat.
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) At least 70 people were killed and over 600 injured Wednesday when an eight-storeyed building crumbled on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. Those trapped under the rubble screamed for help as rescuers scrambled to get them out.
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Facing the death penalty on charges of using a weapon of mass destruction, the surviving Boston bombings suspect has claimed that his older brother, not any international terrorist group, masterminded the deadly attack, according to a media report.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The five-year-old Delhi rape survivor is recovering as expected and her fever has come down, a doctor atending on her said Tuesday.
Washington, April 23 (ANI): An Indian study has found that 30.4 percent of hip fracture patients died within one year, with the majority of deaths occurring within the first six months after fracture, and survivors had high rates of functional impairment
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) DNA profiles of aarmed forces personnel would be stored in a data bank to help in identification during operations or any other contingency from any fragment of body tissue, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.
Shimla, April 22 (IANS) Healthcare services in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) here were affected following an indefinite agitation by doctors and paramedical staff, officials said Monday.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Doctors treating the five year old rape victim at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said on Monday that she was recovering well, and estimated that it would take at least two weeks for her to show signs of good progress.
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Researchers analyzing gene expression data from 22 tumor types have identified multiple metabolic expression changes associated with cancer.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The five-year-old rape survivor is recovering and her wounds are showing signs of healing, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said Monday.
Washington, April 22 (ANI): A new study by scientists including one of an Indian origin has found that aspirin slowed the growth of breast cancer cell lines in the lab and significantly reduced the growth of tumors in mice.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The five-year-old girl who was brutally raped here is in "stable" condition after undergoing surgery, doctors said Sunday.
Washington, April 21 (IANS) As US authorities prepared to question the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings to find out the motive for the terror attack they may face an unexpected problem, according to a media report.
New Delhi, April 21 (ANI): Ruling out any threat to the life of the five-year-old girl, who was brutally raped in New Delhi, doctors on Sunday said her vital signs are stable and she is moving along smoothly on the road to recovery.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Delhi Health and Family Minister A.K. Walia Saturday called upon medical professionals to work in close association with one another as well as with environmental specialists to achieve the goal of holistic health.
New Delhi, Apr. 20 (ANI): Doctors attending to the five-year-old rape victim at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Saturday said that the girl is stable and under observation.
London, Apr. 20 (ANI): The inquest jury concluded that Savita Halappanavar's death last year in October occurred specifically due to sepsis, e-coli and miscarriage.
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) Unhappy with the tardy progress in initiatives to deal with the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh, the government has fixed time lines for completion of pending projects, an official said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): The five -year-old girl who was raped has been shifted to The All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today evening.
Melbourne, April 19 (ANI): Australian doctors have agreed that less is more when it comes to cosmetic procedures - to avoid patients looking "like aliens".
Sydney, Apr 19 (ANI): A 27-year-old American, who lost his both legs in Boston Marathon bombings, looked into the eyes of the man who planted the bomb minutes before the explosion, his brother has said.
Sydney, Apr 19 (ANI): Condom snorting is the latest craze to hit US and Britain.
Washington, April 19 (ANI): A baseline adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) was found to be associated with a lower risk of hyperuricemia, defined as a serum uric acid (SUA) concentration higher than 7mg/dl in men and higher than 6mg/dl in women, according to a study.
Shimla, April 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Thursday announced a health programme under which critical illness of children studying in government schools will be covered.
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Scientists have been trying to understand the mechanisms that control the action of leptin, the appetite-regulation hormone that was discovered in 1994.
