Dalai Lama to undergo treatment in US
New Delhi| HL Correspondent
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo treatment in the US later this month for a prostate problem, his office said on Tuesday.
"His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, is scheduled to...
Nadda urged ICMR to endorse India’s traditional medicinal system
New Delhi| Agency
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda has urged the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) to endorse India's traditional medicinal system and boost research on the subject.
"We have a vast traditional knowledge and this...
40 swine flu cases in Delhi this year
New Delhi| HL Correspondent
Delhi has seen 40 swine flu cases this year till Tuesday, a city government health official said.
"This year, we have witnessed 40 swine flu cases from various parts of the city,"...
Padmashree Awardee bariatric surgeon Dr. Chowbey honoured by the Japanese society
New Delhi| Sandeep Dwivedi
Bariatric surgeon and Chairman of 'Max Institute of Minimal Access Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery' Dr. Pradeep Chowbey has been hounoured by the Renowned Japanese society of Endoscopic Surgeons for his contribution in...
Indian origin psychiatrist allegedly kills patients by over prescribing drugs, arrested
Washington| Agency
A US based Indian origin psychiatrist has been arrested in the US capital for allegedly over prescribing medicines, resulting in the death of 36 of his patients.
Narendra Nagareddy, who after the incidents has been tagged as...
India will fight Polio across borders
New Delhi| HL Correspondent
The government is conducting polio vaccination at India's international borders to counteract the possible spread of the virus by foreign travellers, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Saturday.
"We are conducting...
Nutrition supplements are not beneficial for health says study
Do you rely on supplements to fulfill body nutrition??? Think over it once agains as a study in one of the prominen t health journal has revealed that vitamin and mineral supplements does nothing...
Pancreatic cancer can be slowed down by diabetes drugs
New York| Metformin -- a medicine used for the treatment of diabetes can inhibit the progression of pancreatic cancer, a study has revealed.
Diabetic patients taking metformin have a reduced risk of developing pancreatic cancer;...
Eat green vegetables to cut Glaucoma risk
New York| Greater intake of dietary nitrate and green leafy vegetables is associated with a 20-30 percent lower risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), according to a study.
Jae H. Kang of Brigham & Women's...
19-year old saves lives of four by donating organs
New Delhi: HL Correspondent
A 19-year old, who was declared brain dead following a road accident, saved the life of four people admitted at various hospitals here, doctors have said.
Resident of Paschim Vihar, Ravidas, was...
