HEALTH

Pets can be taken outside for walks: Maharashtra govt tells HC

Dog ownership linked to better health in heart patients: Study

8:03 pm October 8, 2019

Houston: Raising a dog at home may be linked to better cardiovascular health in patients recovering from heart attack or stroke, according to a study, with implications for post treatment care in people recovering from such sudden afflictions. The study, published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, built on previous research demonstrating how […]

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

IMA’s demand of removing govt hospitals from Ayushman Bharat’s ambit lacks vision: Vardhan

9:31 pm September 30, 2019

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan rejected on Monday the IMA’s demand of taking government hospitals out of the ambit of health insurance scheme Ayushman Bhatrat, saying the statement by the doctors’ body lacks “any basis or vision”. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) said on Sunday that government hospitals should be removed from the […]

More than half the cancers are preventable: RGCIRC

7:15 pm September 29, 2019

New Delhi: Cancer is one of the most curable diseases if it is diagnosed early and proper treatment is taken. More than half of the cancers can be prevented through screening. This was stated by Dr Rajeev Kumar and Dr Sandeep Jain, two senior consultants from Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC) New […]

No scientific rationale behind reintroducing odd-even: Vardhan

1:58 pm September 25, 2019

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said there was no scientific rationale behind the Delhi government’s move to reintroduce the odd-even traffic rationing scheme. Vardhan said on one hand Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claims that the air quality has improved in the national capital, on the other hand he is resorting to drastic measures […]

Not just outdoor, indoor air in Delhi polluted too: Study

7:53 pm September 24, 2019

New Delhi: Staying indoors to avoid toxic outdoor air in the national capital may not serve the purpose anymore as pollutants have now entered homes. A new study has revealed that air inside homes in Delhi have become unsafe with high levels of pollutants found in it, despite keeping doors shut. “Houses in the city […]