Consuming cinnamon -- a spice used in both sweet and savoury foods -- may lessen the risk of developing obesity, diabetes and cholesterol caused by a high-fat diet, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have said.


Cinnamon may cut risk of heart disease


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Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified a marker of damage to cells in the eye that potentially could be used to monitor progression of glaucoma and the effectiveness of treatment.


Potential biomarker of glaucoma identified


A team of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau allegedly "caught" the principal of Amritsar's Government Medical College doing private practice at his government house in Amritsar, vigilance officials said here on Saturday.


Amritsar medical college principal "caught" doing private practice


India has not issued visas for two months to Pakistani patients who travel to the country for treatment, a media report said on Saturday.


India refuses visas to Pakistani patients


A Cebu Pacific flight, flying to Manila from Kuwait, made an emergency landing at the international airport here after a pregnant female passenger went into labour pains, airline sources said on Friday.


Manila-bound flight lands at Kolkata as passenger goes into labour


Three Indian journalists have been chosen for the International Health Media Fellowship by the Australian High Commission, in collaboration with an Indian start-up on data research and storytelling.


Three Indian health scribes win Australian fellowship


Hetero, a leading Indian generic pharmaceutical firm and the world's largest producer of anti-retroviral drugs, on Friday said it has got the approval to make the generic version of a Hepatitis C drug.


Hetero gets approval for Hepatitis C drug


Indore has emerged as India's cleanest city, while Uttar Pradesh's Gonda stood at the bottom of sanitation rankings which assessed cities largely on improvement in processing of municipal solid waste and ending open defecation.


Indore cleanest Indian city, Gonda dirtiest: Sanitation survey (Roundup)


Once dubbed the heaviest woman on earth, Egyptian Eman Ahmed Abd-El Aty left India after losing over 50 percent weight - for further treatment in Abu Dhabi, officials said on Thursday.


Egyptian woman sheds 50 percent weight, leaves India


The CBI on Thursday said it has registered a corruption case against Delhi government's former Health Secretary Tarun Seem in connection with a Rs 10.50-crore contract awarded to three security agencies to augment security at Delhi hospitals.


CBI books ex-Secretary, raids Delhi Secretariat


Indore topped the list of 10 cleanest cities of the country, while Uttar Pradesh's Gonda ranked as the dirtiest one, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu announced here on Thursday.


Indore tops cleanest cities list, Gonda dirtiest


Entering the lucrative mango drinks market with its 'Slurp' brand, dairy major Parag Milk Foods Ltd. will take the brand to the national level soon, a top company official said on Thursday.


Parag Milk Foods enters mango drinks segment


Leading drug-maker Brinton Pharmaceuticals Ltd on Thursday said Tata Capital Healthcare fund has invested four million dollars (Rs 25.7 crore) for a minority equity stake in the company.


Tata Capital invests $4 mn in Brinton Pharma


The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at six places, including the Delhi Secretariat, following alleged irregularities in spending Rs 10 crore on security of Delhi hospitals by former Health Secretary Tarun Seem, considered close to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.


CBI raids Delhi Secretariat over 'security scam' in health department


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central and Delhi governments to inform it about the steps taken to provide safety to doctors.


HC seeks Centre, Delhi response over doctors safety


Greenpeace warned on Wednesday that delays in imposing new emission control notification to check pollution and cut water intake in coal-based thermal power plants will affect people's health.


Delays in imposing emission standards will hit health: Greenpeace


The government will set up Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra under Swachh Bharat Mission at Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS), Rajghat, to mark the centenary year of the Champaran Satyagraha.


Centre to set up Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra at Rajghat


The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to set up a board to examine the medical condition of a poor woman suffering from HIV who is seeking medical termination of pregnancy after being sexually assaulted.


SC asks AIIMS to examine poor woman with HIV seeking abortion


Actor Ram Kapoor along with his wife Gautami was on Wednesday named brand ambassador of Philips Healthcare India to create awareness about sleep disorders. He says sleep is a very important part of a healthy life and people should take it seriously.


Take your sleep seriously, urges actor Ram Kapoor


Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan, whom the Supreme Court ordered to undergo a medical examination, is scheduled to visit a state-run hospital here on Thursday, a source said on Wednesday.


'Karnan's medical will be at Calcutta Pavlov Hospital'


A computer-driven automated drill that could perform a type of complex cranial surgery 50 times faster -- decreasing operating time from two hours to 2.5 minutes -- has been developed by researchers, including one of Indian-origin.

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