When the much-hyped National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), one of the most ambitious programmes to revive the healthcare sector in the country, ended its five-year-long term last month, not only were m

The residents of Ambattur, already reeling under sewer overflow, also suffer sleepless nights owing to the mosquito menace and the stench from stagnant garbage that hits them hard. But the councillors

Planning Commission chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s promise to declare tea as the national drink may have made tea planters and manufacturers happy, but senior nutritionist Suneetha Sapur, who heads

When people are spending thousands of rupees every month on various slimming packages including laser, ultrasound and liposuction, 100 gm of papaya on an empty stomach in the morning is a guaranteed

When people are spending thousands of rupees every month on various slimming packages including laser, ultrasound and liposuction, 100 gm of papaya on an empty stomach in the morning is a guaranteed

The government has ordered a whopping 55 lakh doses of the intra-nasal spray, at a cost of Rs 55 lakh, to immunize the high-risk population, with the tender for A(H1N1) vaccinations opening on Friday.

Between 15,000 and 20,000 people die of liver ailments every year in Andhra Pradesh, and at least 30 per cent of the state’s population either suffers from fatty liver disease or is in the high-risk z

Youngistan is on a high, but is hitting a health low as early as in its 30s. On the eve of World Liver Day, April 19, doctors in Chennai highlighted a worrying trend. They said there was a massive inc

Even as a total ban on smoking in public is yet to become a reality, the authorities have initiated several steps to discourage the sale of loose cigarettes and offering free match boxes or lighters b

With cases of hemophilia, a genetic disorder that prevents blood from forming an effective clot, rising alarmingly among male children and adults, doctors in the city find patients unable to receive c