Monday, 18 March 2013

Dwelling on stressful events can make you ill

Dwelling on stressful events can make you ill

Dwelling on stressful events can make you ill

Dwelling on stressful events can make you ill London: A new study has found that fretting over stressful events could trigger inflammation in one`s body. The study found that levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of tissue inflammation, rose when participants ...
Cervical cancer curable with timely aid: Experts

Cervical cancer curable with timely aid: Experts

ALLAHABAD: A galaxy of eminent experts in the field of obstetric and gynecology made the denizens of the Sangam city aware of the health problems faced by females in the country through a national key programme organised in the city, here on Saturday.
Secrets tumble out of Banga skeleton

Secrets tumble out of Banga skeleton

As experts continue to delve into study of adult human skeleton that was excavated from a mound in Banga village near Harirajpur in Jatni, interesting facts are emerging pointing to a civilisation that existed 3,500 to 4,000 years back. The osteobiographic ...
Stem cell therapy is new hope for liver transplant patients

Stem cell therapy is new hope for liver transplant patients

Stem cell therapy has been found useful in over 60 per cent of the patients due for liver transplant, as per a paper submitted by doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi recently. Not only is the treatment less cumbersome and risky, its cost is also ...
India made progress in cutting multidimensional poverty: Study

India made progress in cutting multidimensional poverty: Study

LONDON: India has made significant progress in cutting multidimensional poverty between 1999 and 2006 but at a rate that was less than one-third of the speed of its poorer neighbours like Nepal and Bangladesh, a study by Oxford University has found.

'We were denied shelter, food & even drinking water'

They have come from various parts of the state to get trained at an academy considered one of the best in the state but are not provided even basic facilities. The result, they were forced to take shelter in rooms outside the campus, take food and water from ...
Harvard graduate treating Bihar leprosy patients honoured

Harvard graduate treating Bihar leprosy patients honoured

Raxaul, Bihar, Mar 18 (IBNS): Commemorating ordinary women with extraordinary achievements everywhere, TV network CNN IBN awarded its 'Real Hero' honour to Kabita Bhattarai who battles leprosy in a remote corner of Bihar near the border with Nepal.
Bike rally creates awareness on safety, helmet use

Bike rally creates awareness on safety, helmet use

As part of World Head Injury Awareness Day (March 20), Global Health City organised a bike rally, Stayin' Alive, a campaign for safer roads and prevention of head injuries. The event gains significance in the context of increasing number of fatal two-wheeler ...