Private health care shouldn’t replace public services: Amartya Sen
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) The status of health care services in India was “dismal”, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said Wednesday,…
Read MoreExperts call for awareness on cadaveric organ transplantation
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Observing that the lack of positive attitude towards cadaveric organ transplantation was a “social and philosophical…
Read MoreOver 70 mn Indians afflicted with rare diseases
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Foundation for Research on Rare Diseases and Disorders pegs the number of patients in…
Read More‘Sanitation should be key political agenda’
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Deploring the “inadequate” investment in India in the health sector, particularly sanitation, a top public health…
Read MoreNew ‘painless’ treatment to repair teeth
Bangalore, Feb 17 (IANS) A novel “regenerative” technique to repair infected teeth — claimed to be painless and cheaper than…
Read MoreIndia needs new cholesterol guidelines: Top cardiologist
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) With the growing rate of deaths due to heart disease, it is time for India to…
Read MorePresident calls for eradicating leprosy
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday called for integrated leprosy services in geographically focused areas to eradicate…
Read MoreWoman gets relief from incontinence
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A 48-year-old woman, suffering from continence, a condition characterised by involuntary loss of urine, for…
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