![]() The Hindu | Protect your kidneys and control diabetes — this year's theme The Hindu The Hindu Posters displayed to create awareness among the people in Bangalore on the occasion of World Kidney Day on Thursday. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash You are reading this on World Kidney Day and the doctors are telling you to mind your blood sugar. ... World Kidney Day 2010 World Kidney Day 2010 emphasizes on regular screening World Kidney Day 2010 - "Protect Your Kidneys, Control Diabetes" |
![]() Calcutta Telegraph | Bill for 'right' to healthcare Calcutta Telegraph Guwahati, March 11: The Assam government today moved a bill to make emergency treatment free for the first 24 hours in all hospitals, including private ones and nursing homes. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the bill was the first step towards ... In a first, Assam to guarantee right to health Assam tables Bill to make healthcare a basic right Assam to introduce health right bill! |
![]() The Hindu | 'Get an eye checkup once a year' Indian Express Punarjot Eye Bank, a city-based non-government organisation will launch a campaign to spread awareness about glaucoma, in coordination with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. Dr Ramesh, director of the eye bank, said, ... Glaucoma may cause blindness in the aged Glaucoma set to rise as population ages An eye for sight |
![]() India Talkies | New pictorial warnings on tobacco products Times of India Come June 1 and cigarette packets and tobacco products will carry a new set of pictorial health warnings, an NGO said. Binoy Matthew of Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI), an NGO said: "The ministry of health and family welfare March 5 ... Now cancerous mouth will replace pictures of scorpion, diseased lung Smoke and the mouth Stronger pictorial warnings on tobacco products from June 1 |
![]() The Hindu | Most sick newborns have kidney problem Times of India As many as 70 per cent of sick newborn babies suffer from kidney dysfunction but less than five per cent of them get treated, a new study says. The study, conducted by Batra Hospital over a period of 15 years on 300 sick newborn babies, found that five ... World Kidney Day marked No help for Indian kids with terminal kidney disease 80% of critically ill newborns in India have Acute Renal Failure: Experts |
![]() ModernMedicine | NEJM Feature: Are too many angiograms being performed on patients w/o CAD? Health Imaging & IT Slightly more than one-third of patients without known disease, who underwent elective cardiac catheterization, had obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) out of nearly 400000 patients at 663 sites, based on study findings published March 11 in the ... MDCT Coronary Angiography Obstructive Disease Not Found on Most Angiograms Noninvasive testing adds little to risk-factor screening for predicting ... |
![]() bolohealth.com | 3 swine flu deaths take toll in India to 1404 bolohealth.com Mumbai, March 12: Three more deaths from swine flu or influenza A (H1N1) were reported from the country yesterday, health officials stated. These new deaths have now added to the number of dead in the country, taking the total toll to 1404, ... CM's seat eludes women in state 3 more swine flu deaths in India, toll goes up to 1404 4 more swine flu deaths in India, toll rises to 1401 |
![]() KolkataObserver.com | Obesity, alcohol together up liver disease risk Times of India Obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease in both men and women, say researchers. Two studies published on bmj.com today conclude that, from a public health perspective, strategies to jointly reduce both excessive alcohol ... Reduce safe drinking limits for overweight people, research suggests Obese drinkers face liver dangers Alcohol and Obesity Mix to Create Deadly Liver Disease Cocktail |
HIV infected man sets in-laws' house on fire KalingaTimes Kendrapara, March 11: Deeply upset at being abandoned by spouse, an HIV/AIDS infected man set his in-laws' house on fire in Dera village under Rajnagar police station area of this coastal Odisha district. The man, now detained by local ... Free and Confidential Rapid HIV Screening Available |
![]() New York Daily News | Chewing gum can give you wrinkles Times of India People who chew gum compulsively are likely to develop wrinkles around their mouth, according to doctors. As per Dr. Joel Schlessinger, a dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon from Omaha, Neb., many of his patients who chew gum regularly have developed ... Chewing gum can cause wrinkles--experts Blame chewing gum for wrinkles on face Chewing gum smacks of wrinkle risks |