A newborn baby was allegedly abducted by an unidentified woman from a government hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday, triggering protests, including a road blockade in the city's heart.


Newborn abducted from Kolkata hospital, protestors block road


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No more than 12 per cent of beverages and 16 per cent of foods sold by nine leading Indian food and beverage companies were of "high nutritional quality", according to the Access to Nutrition Index India Spotlight, 2016, the first survey of its kind.


Leading food and beverages brands fail India's double nutrition challenge


President Donald Trump said that the new healthcare plan proposed by Republican lawmakers will ensure that medical insurance costs begin to come down in "a little while".


Trump says new healthcare plan will drive insurance costs down


Family members of a patient on Monday lodged a police complaint, blaming a private hospital in the city of negligence and wrong treatment for his death.


Family blames Kolkata private hospital for patient's death


There are a lot of treadmill exercises one can do. These moves will not only strengthen your entire body but will also get your heart rate shooting up to burn calories, says an expert.


Different workouts for treadmill


Marijuana use may lead to 26 per cent increase in the risk of stroke and a 10 per cent increase in the risk of developing heart failure, an Indian-origin researcher has found.


Smoking pot raises risk of stroke, heart failure


Even while you are taking rest, your brain networks may be waiting in a state of potentiation to execute even the simplest of behaviours, a finding that may help in improving treatments for neuropsychiatric syndromes, an Indian-origin researcher has showed.


Your brain may be ready for action, even at rest


High-intensity aerobic exercise may be the best type of training for people over 65, as it can reverse some cellular aspects of ageing, an Indian-origin researcher has found.


High-intensity aerobic training may help reverse ageing


A six-member team set up to probe the alleged medical negligence in treatment of a patient at the local Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, has found "overall negligence" and multiple other anomalies, a senior West Bengal government official said on Friday.


Probe team finds negligence in patient's treatment at Apollo


A six-member team set up to probe the alleged medical negligence in treatment of a patient at the Apollo Hospital submitted its report to the state government on Friday.


Probe team submits report on patient's treatment at Bengal hospital


Mother Dairy on Friday announced increase in prices of milk in Delhi by Rs 2 per litre from March 11.


Mother Dairy increases milk prices by Rs 2


Three teenaged boys died of suspected food poisoning at a private residential school in Karnataka's Tumkaru district, an official said on Thursday.


Three students die of food poisoning in Karnataka


Two persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly re-printing fake expiry dates on medicine foils and containers and selling these off to the retailers, the police said.


2 held in Bengal for printing fake expiry dates on medicines


Actress Radhika Apte has stressed on the importance of awareness about menstruation in the country, questioning why should a natural monthly process stop a girl from doing regular stuff.


Why should period stop women from doing anything, asks Radhika Apte


Padiganalam (Tamil Nadu): Married against her wishes at 11 to her dead sisters husband, Sidhamallamma Kanchappa gave birth to her first child at home when she was 12. It was 1998, the child nearly died, and the doctors at the hospital chided her for marrying so young.


Illiterate, married at 11, mother at 12: Panchayat president now changes fates


Bharat Biotecha on Wednesday announced that it has voluntarily recalled a single batch of 40,000 vials of Combopack (Comvac 3 + BioHib) as a precautionary and safety measure due to wrong detailing on the carton printing.


Bharat Biotech recalls combopack due to printing error


It is important to take a nap after every meal to soothe your digestive system. While taking the nap, you should first sleep on the left side for some time and relax for 10 minutes before rushing for work, says an expert.


Go the swaryog way to fight indigestion


It was during one of my recent visits to a village in East Delhi that I realised how a Sarpanch can help bring about changes in the mindset of the residents -- even with regard to the deep-seated bias against girl children in India. My work in a medical camp took me to the village.


Giving girls their due: A sarpanch shows the way (Comment: Special to IANS)(March 8 is International Women's Day)


The Donald Trump administration on Tuesday backed the proposal Republican lawmakers presented to replace the healthcare reform law signed in 2010 by former President Barack Obama, despite the scepticism the plan has aroused among some lawmakers.


Trump backs GOP plan against Obamacare despite scepticism in Congress


In a pre-dawn swoop, a team of Maharashtra Police arrested Babasaheb Khidrapure, the absconding homoeopathic doctor who had carried out a spate of illegal abortions from Belgaum in neighbouring Karnataka, an official said here on Tuesday.


Maharashtra homeopath who performed illegal abortions nabbed


Want to add iron, calcium to your diet in a yummy way? Try going for ingredients like sesame seeds, dried peaches and prune juice, says an expert.

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