Cancer is curable: Demystifying many cancer myths

NEW DELHI: Some believe cancer is incurable, quite a few think it is contagious and many others feel it can be caused by hair-dyes and antiperspirants – myths like th...

For Pathan brothers, charity matters

MUMBAI: There is something that the Pathan brothers —Yusuf and Irfan— share with cricket legends like Imran Khan and Steve Waugh. These greats were as well-know...

Ray of hope for HIV patients

New York: In a significant discovery, researchers have identified a new protein that holds promise for the next-generation of anti-HIV drugs.

The team at University...

Aditya Birla School student raises Rs 10 lakh for charity money

Aditya Birla School which is just 15 years old has put in efforts to raise money for poor in rural areas. The school students used social media to gather an amount of Rs 10...

REFILE-YOUR MONEY-Are drug companies using your health records to sell you stuff?

Jan 8 (Reuters) – If you went to visit your doctor and a drug company representative was sitting in the room with you, ready to hand out pamphlets and samples, you&rs...

Maharashtra medical camp enters Guinness book

Thane (Maharashtra), Dec 21: A mega-health camp, in which over 150,000 people simultaneously underwent a medical check-up at a cricket stadium, has entered the Guinness Rec...

Heidi Klum Hosts Creativity/Art Class At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

On Tuesday, Heidi Klum hosted a holiday creativity party for the patients of ...

Building partnerships with patients is critical to improving health reform practices

Patient engagement will be the “blockbuster drug of the 21st century” which will help countries “shepherd resources,” said Susan Edgman-Levitan, Exe...

F.D.A. Approves Pill to Treat Hepatitis C

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sovaldi, from Gilead Sciences, which will let some patients be treated for a minimum of 12 weeks, but at a cost of $1,000 per ...