Even as the number of eye donations has increased from 680 in 2009 to 1,321 in 2013, the proportion of unused eyes has also increased from 185 to 400 in the same period, data from AIIMS showed....
Head and neck cancers account for more than 5.5 lakh of the total cancer cases reported in India every year, putting India in the sixth place worldwide, said health experts. ...
Consumption of smuggled cigarettes has increased by over 90 per cent, equivalent to 12.5-23.9 billion sticks, in the last 10 years in India, revealed a new report on ...
Two more persons were arrested on Thursday for spreading rumours about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's health, police said here....
Children of mothers who used anti-depressants during pregnancy are at increased risk of having speech or language disorders, warns a new study....
As India continues to witness 2.5-3 lakh new cases of head and neck cancer every year, the country's leading oncologists on Wednesday urged the government to remove tobacco and cigarette vendors ...
The Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC) has commissioned a new cancer centre in South Delhi's Gautam Nagar Area, it said on Wednesday....
Some commonly prescribed blood pressure medications may increase risk of mood disorders such as depression or bipolar disorder, say researchers including one of Indian-origin....
A well-known rheumatoid arthritis medication may be effective for treating non-infectious uveitis, a rare eye disease that can lead to loss of vision, new research has found....
Parental absence in early childhood as a result of death or relationship break-up is linked to an increased risk of children starting to smoke and to drink alcohol even before they reach teenage years, says a ...
