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TN aims to bring down maternal mortality rate, says TNHSP Director

The Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP) is working towards reducing Tamil Nadu’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) to 45 per one lakh live births by 2017 from the c...

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Hollywood

Jessica Alba and Jennifer Meyer create necklaces for charity

Jessica Alba and celebrity jeweller Jennifer Meyer have put their glossy heads together to design two necklaces for the AIDS charity, which are launching today on Gilt. The...

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Health

Now there’s a way to diagnose HIV with a smartphone

Researchers at Columbia University have developed a gadget that can test for syphilis and HIV via a smartphone or tablet. Here’s how it works: The “dongle&rdquo...

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Bollywood

Kareena Kapoor Khan to do charity for Kashmir flood victims

Bollywood celebrities have time and again extended their support towards the Kashmir flood victims. From making personal donations to flood relief funds, to promoting the c...

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Health

India’s maternal mortality rate drops further

According to the recent data from the registrar general of India, ministry of home affairs, Kerala continues to register the lowest MMR at 61 per one lakh live births, foll...

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Bollywood

Richa Chadda bats for cancer survivors

On World Cancer Day Wednesday, actress Richa Chadda will meet women who have survived the killer disease. She says it will be an honour. The actress will be part of an even...

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Health

Maternal Depression Often Starts Before Giving Birth, Study Says

A large new study has documented unexpected links in the timing and severity of symptoms of maternal depression, which could help mothers and doctors better anticipate and ...

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Health

Too much sitting can be deadly – even if you exercise, review finds

Regular exercise doesn’t erase the higher risk of serious illness or premature death that comes from sitting too much each day, a new review reveals. Combing through ...

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Hollywood

Funders For LGBTQ Names Elton John AIDS Foundation As Top Funder For LGBTQ Health Issues

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is proud to be identified as the top funder for LGBTQ health issues according to a new report by the Funders for LGBTQ Issues, the sol...

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Health

Maternal deaths come down by 11 points

PATNA: Bihar has registered a decline of 11 points in the maternal mortality rate between 2011- 13. According to figures released by Registrar General of India this week, 2...

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