Health

Urban PHCs to work from noon till night

Aim is to help urban poor go to health facilities after working hours »

Aqua Zumba Pool Party with Sucheta Pal in Coimbatore. Photo: K. Ananthan.

Hot tips for a cool workout

Take a deep breath, do some stretches and jump into the pool to beat the heat and stay healthy »

Doctors look to law for healing touch

Seek concrete steps, enforcement after yet another attack on medical professionals » 5 comments

It’s best to discuss your fears with the doctor before going in for surgery. Photo: V. Sudershan

Confronting surgery

Doctors advise patients going in for surgery to arm themselves with correct information. This will lessen their fears about the operating table » 1 comment

The drug-diet question

Some foods can interfere with the efficacy of a drug and vice versa. If a drug has been prescribed for long-term use, it is best to check their interaction with food »

A threat from flu viruses in birds, pigs

A H3N2 virus caused a pandemic during 1967-68, and strains of that virus continue to circulate among humans, leading to outbreaks of seasonal flu. The current flu vaccine therefore includes protection against this sort of virus. »

Sans regulation, fertility clinics mushroom in Chennai

Yellow fever vaccine stock-out puts travellers to inconvenience

Drug-resistant bacteria on the rampage, says expert

NY lawsuit accuses Novartis of health care fraud

The turn-around strategy

A sure-shot for adult health

Barefoot doctors

Frontiers without doctors

Financial muscle buys seats

Medicine

Alcoholics who smoke risk faster brain aging

Alcoholics who smoke develop more problems with memory, ability to think quickly and efficiently, and problem-solving skills than those who don’t smoke, a first-of-its-kind study has found. <... »