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No impact on availability of tobacco products during lockdown, finds study

Serena Josephine M. Nearly two-thirds of users purchased them daily from shops

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary R. Radhakrishnan receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial General Hospital at Tiruchirapalli on January 17, 2021.

Coronavirus | States fall short in meeting COVID-19 vaccination targets

Special Correspondent ‘Wait and watch’ attitude, vaccine hesitancy and technical glitches keep the numbers down.

The Hindu Explains | What are trans fats, and why are they harmful?

Jagriti Chandra Why did the FSSAI introduce new caps on trans fats? What more needs to be done for global elimination?

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Are 2021’s New Year gym memberships going online?

Sunalini Mathew To some extent, say experts in the tech-led fitness and diet space, as they talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown gave digital products a boost that’s likely to stay

Sleepless nights? Time for a reboot

8 weeks to better sleep

Sunalini Mathew The biggest takeaway from 2020: the importance of a good night’s rest. As more of us turn night owls, battling stress, isolation and work, here’s some help to reboot your routine.

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Chickens at a poultry farm at Chabba village, near Amritsar.

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Win at losing weight

79 families refuse polio vaccination in Bihar

75-year-old grows new skull

J&J medical to launch insulin pumps in India by 2009 end

Fortis Healthcare hikes stake in Malar Hospitals

WHO sees minor side effects from H1N1 shot

Rogi Kalyan Samitis for better health care in Delhi

The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the setting up of Rogi Kalyan Samitis, which would replace the existing hospital advisory committee, for

“Laboratory tests can seldom substitute patient’s detailed history”

Laboratory tests should never be a substitute for taking a patient’s detailed history and structured physical examination, Y.K.Amdekar, Mumbai-based

3 Americans share 2009 Nobel medicine prize

Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were named winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for research that has

GVK ties up with QS for selling clinical trial data bases

Contract research services provider, GVK Biosciences on Monday said it has entered into a strategic partnership with US-based Quantitative Solutions

Parasite bacteria can help fight disease

Infecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, a new research by Oxford University says.

Two million Indians under age five die yearly: report

Despite India’s economic prosperity, nearly two million children under the age of five, die every year in the country, the highest number anywhere in

197 fresh cases of A(H1N1), death toll 332

Four more people succumbed to A(H1N1) on Saturday, raising the death toll due to the virus to 332 in the country as 197 fresh cases were reported. Of

NEDD9 protein supports growth of aggressive breast cancer

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Centre have demonstrated that a protein called NEDD9 may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast

Don’t express breast milk to feed baby later

The composition of breast milk changes throughout the day and it is a “mistake” for the mother to express the milk and store it for feeding the baby

It’s relative, not absolute

With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let’s look at the established risk factors for this enigmatic disease.

Beat that craving

After only a few days of dieting I always get really bad cravings for either sweets or salty foods. Why does this happen and is there a way to help

Cholesterol necessary for brain development

A derivative of cholesterol is necessary for the formation of brain cells, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska

Aspirin misuse may have made 1918 flu pandemic worse

The devastation of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is well known, but a new article suggests a surprising factor in the high death toll: the misuse

U.S. researchers identify gene with possible link to infertility in mice

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) researchers have identified the role of a gene in regulating molecular signals involved with ovarian follicle

Gene that causes infertility ‘identified’

Scientists have identified a gene which they claim causes infertility. A team from Virginia Commonwealth University has found the role of the gene,

Today's babies are likely to live to 100, doctors predict

Most babies born in the past few years in the U.K. will live to be 100 if current trends continue, experts said on Friday. And people could be living

Sleep deep, breathe easy

Medical experts recommend 10 per cent as the weight loss needed to improve sleep apnea.

Sweet dreams are made of these

Many people have a problem with sleep. If you are sleeping less than seven to eight hours then you are heading for a number of health-related

It is more an exploration of sound

Svaram, Auroville, showcases the power of music in the educative and therapeutic sense.

Embryonic-like stem cells generated from cord blood

Cord blood cells appear to be far more versatile to treat many diseases than previously considered. Two teams had successfully reprogrammed cord blood

“Adopt disease preventive steps”

A website aiming to raise awareness of the early detection of kidney disease through a simple home-based diagnostic method was launched here on

In sync with your senses?

As a teacher of music, movement and drama for preschoolers in the U.S., Carol Kranowitz always wondered about what she called the ‘out of sync’ child.

Will it be a double delight?

Sunanda is exhilarated and at the same time nervous. She has had an ultrasound scan and discovered she is having twins! When she saw the two babies

Breast cancer — a wake up call for Indian women

Breast cancer, a dreaded disease, has got deadlier for the modern woman who is becoming vulnerable to the illness. Experts project breast cancer to

Climate fury: Ketsana batters the Philippines

Officials say the death toll in the massive flooding in the Philippine capital and surrounding areas has climbed to 240 people, with 37 others

Scientists uncover new route to leukamia

Scientists have discovered a completely new route by which leukaemia develops, according to a research published in Nature. Scientists from the

Prevalence of depression in Chennai is 15 per cent, says study

Prevalence of depression is higher in women than men. Among women, the prevalence is higher among those who are divorced (26. 5 per cent) and widowed (20 per cent) compared with those who are married (15 per cent)

International meet on ‘stem cells’ at Chennai on October 24

An international meeting on ‘stem cells’ would be held at Chennai on October 24 in commemoration of the fourth anniversary of Nichi-In-Centre for

Chennai runs to Give Life

Idea Chennai half-marathon kicked off on September 27, 2009 from the War Memorial at Anna Square.

The challenge of managing heart attacks

When it comes to managing heart attacks, is India on a par with the developed countries of the West yet? The answer, unfortunately, is ‘not yet’.

The challenge of managing heart attacks

On World Heart Day, a look at the state-of-the-art in Indian medicine on this front

Beware, the quiet killer

A ‘silent’ heart-attack has the same cause, process or mechanism, and consequences, yet it’s largely unfelt and unrecognised. Why?

Don’t let your heart burn out

A major risk factor for heart disease is work-related stress. Here’s how to deal effectively with it and safeguard your heart.

Put your heart into it

Exercise is crucial in reducing the risk of coronary artery disease. Here’s why.

Work heart and soul

Most premature deaths due to heart attack can be avoided with lifestyle changes. Sadly not many people know that.

BITS Goa campus suspends classes after jaundice outbreak

The Goa campus of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) has suspended classes for more than two weeks after 47 students contracted

Mumbai’s annual water demand goes up by 80m -100m million litres

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today said that the city's demand for water increases by about 80 million to 100 million litres every

Eat right to fight oxidative stress

Hitting the gym alone won’t do, to lose weight. You have to learn to combat free radicals through proper diet

Rough day at work? You won t feel like exercising

"Cognitive tasks, as well as emotional tasks such as regulating your emotions, can deplete your self-regulatory capacity to exercise," says Kathleen Martin Ginis, associate professor of kinesiology at McMaster University, and lead author of the study.

Enzyme is key to clogged arteries

Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have made an important discovery in understanding what causes arteries to clog up. They have discovered

Using toad venom in cancer treatment

Phase I study shows the traditional Chinese medicine is well-tolerated

Shedding light on cancer

Scientists label cells with coloured or glowing chemicals to observe how basic cellular activities differ between healthy and cancerous cells.

Republic TV owner Arnab Goswami. File

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Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala. File

27K | Arnab Goswami WhatsApp chats | Opposition demands inquiry

20K | Moradabad hospital ward boy dies after COVID-19 vaccination, officials say death due to heart disease not vaccine

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16K | Imran Khan attacks Modi government over Arnab Goswami chats

14K | Do not consume alcohol for 45 days after vaccination: Experts

One of the cold storage boxed for keeping coronavirus vaccine in South Delhi Municipal Corporation at Srinivaspuri in New Delhi

11K | Coronavirus | One ‘severe’, 51 ‘minor’ cases of post-vaccination adverse events reported among health workers in Delhi

Parna hydroponic farm

11K | Coimbatore’s hydroponic farm delivers fresh greens within three hours of harvest

Covishield vaccine immunisation for COVID-19 at the Government General Hospital in Chennai on January 17, 2020.

11K | Coronavirus | 2.24 lakh vaccinated in two days, 447 report adverse reactions