In a study, doctors have documented treating two women of 'petticoat cancer' -- a condition possibly triggered by tying the waist cord of a saree's underskirt or petticoat tightly.
I did not take up research for any award.' 'What is more important is the medicine that I have developed.' 'This helps the patient recover and the family is happy that their relative has survived and they go back to their lives.
Insufficient testing at the border and the impossibility of controlling people's movements mean that the Games could exacerbate the spread of the infectious Delta variant of the virus, a prominent public health expert said.
The vaccine was well tolerated in all dose groups with no vaccine-related adverse events.
If that outcome were to happen, the Modi government would be responsible for presiding over a self-inflicted national catastrophe.
Cell phones don't cause cancer, says a new study, published in the British Medical Journal, thus putting an end to the debate over whether mobile devices harm people.
Malaria kills more than 200,000 people in India every year, nearly 13 times higher than a 'misleadingly low' World Health Organisation estimate, a new study has claimed, but the United Nations body disputed the finding.
Cold weather can raise a person's risk of getting a heart attack, says a study led by an Indian-origin researcher.
A new study has found that maintaining basic hygiene by washing hands and using face masks can control the spread of swine flu more effectively than vaccines and antiviral drugs.The research team led by Professor Tom Jefferson from the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group in Italy reviewed 59 studies done on the usefulness of physical ways to limit the spread of respiratory viruses.
A new study, published in the British Medical Journal, has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eightfold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus.
Tamiflu, the anti-viral drug for swine flu, may do more harm than good to children afflicted with the H1N1 virus, a new study published on Monday says. The research published in the British Medical Journal says that antivirals Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and Zanamivir (Relenza) are unlikely to prevent complications in childrenwho have swine flu.
The study, titled 'Fifty years of violent war deaths from Vietnam to Bosnia: analysis of data from the world health survey programme', published in the British Medical Journal said: 'War causes more deaths than previously estimated, and there is no evidence to support a recent decline in war deaths'.
Commonly prescribed painkillers like ibuprofen and diclofenac can double the risk of a heart attack, says a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
A trial has shown that plasma therapy does not reduce mortality or prevent progression of COVID-19.
A new study says passive smokers may be at higher risk of diabetes.
The study showed that those who ate less salty food have as much as 25 per cent less chance of cardiac arrest or stroke, and consequently a 20 per cent lower risk of early death
"The results support the use of St John's wort as an alternative to the standard anti-depressant for moderate to severe depression, especially because it is well tolerated, the study said.
Caution: This study should not be used to justify potentially harmful drinking behaviour.
Ladies, you may want to rethink going under the knife as according to a recent study.
A study published in the British Medical Journal found that Asian patients were on an average eight years young when first admitted to hospital. They were also more likely to be male and suffer from heart disease or diabetes.
With attractive health check-up packages and a growing trend of over-investigation, one needs to be cautious while going for such diagnostic tests.
Face coverings are mandatory in communal areas and corridors at schools and colleges within areas of the country deemed at high risk of COVID-19 infections.
'I don't think anybody would want to be in my position today where every head of State has to be explained that I am prioritising my country because there is a surge in cases.'
'It's pretty likely that Kissinger, Rice et al came bearing gifts (read Trojan Horses) from McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, Grumman, Northrop, and all the other Military Industrial Complex stalwarts,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.
Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out argues Rajeev Srinivasan.
'If people are not cooperating and do not follow policies laid down by the government or follow scientific infection control management, then all will be lost.'
The threat was 'escalating' as cyber experts warned that another attack was imminent in coming days.
Agent 007's martini, famously shaken, not stirred, is up for some innovative twists. Flavour it with a hint of Scotch or replace the olive with an orange peel
Security researchers with Kaspersky Lab have recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 99 countries, including the UK, Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Italy, and Egypt.
'This proved that whatever was growing in the mosquito's gut was a parasite -- it was almost certainly the malarial parasite.'
Find out by answering (honestly) if you are eating more salt than you should
'Can we forgive the pathologist who wrongly labelled a healthy person as a diabetic patient for receiving the favour of the referring physician and possibly for a few thousand rupees?' 'The delinquent homeopath who caused a cataract in a child by giving terribly wrong drug must go to jail.' 'How can we permit a gynaecologist to practice her/his specialty if s/he tinkers with the faith of the patient in an abhorrent way?' 'Paying money does not guarantee good healthcare. The private healthcare system largely treats patients as revenue generators,' crusading doctor Dr Arun Gadre tells Dr K S Parthasarathy.
Tamil Nadu has the most efficient and effective cadaver transplant programme in India.
Rajeev Srinivasan on how Indians are satisfied with illusions, not reality.
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