FRIDAY, Feb. 19 — Cell phones do not increase the risk of brain cancer, a new British study contends. An analysis of data on newly diagnosed cases of brain cancer in England between 1998 and 2007 — when cell phone use was climbing — revealed no statistically significant change in the incidence of brain cancers [...]
February 19th, 2011 | Posted in Health & Lifestyle,News | Read More »
The Centre has said it has taken various steps to popularise and encourage Ayurveda as a system of medicine globally. “These steps include signing MoUs on Mutual recognition of systems of medicine and collaborative research with some nations,” Union Minister for Health and family welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said in Thrissur on Tuesday. “The government [...]
February 5th, 2011 | Posted in News | Read More »
Secondhand smoke is estimated to cause more than 600,000 deaths a year worldwide, 165,000 of them among children younger than 5, according to a World Health Organisation research group. The group urged policymakers to immediately enforce the global body’s framework convention on tobacco control to create smoke-free environments in all indoor workplaces as well as [...]
November 29th, 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »
A committed Indian nurse has been honoured with the first International Neonatal Nursing Excellence Award, in recognition of her commitment for working on the frontlines of newborn care in resource-challenged countries, where the majority of newborn deaths occur. Rekha Kashinath Samant from Mumbai and Regina Obeng from Kumasi in Ghana were selected from nominations sent [...]
November 17th, 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »