The personal health data of 1.5 million people, almost a quarter of the population, including the details of the city-state's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, have been hacked, a Health Ministry statement said on Friday.


Personal health data of 1.5 million Singaporeans, PM hacked


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Actors Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh have invested an undisclosed amount in homeopathy treatment platform Welcomecure.com, which they will also endorse.


Riteish, Genelia invest in homeopathy treatment platform


A study of 200,000 respondents by Optum has found that 46 per cent of the Indian workforce reports suffering from some form of stress.


5 natural methods to beat stress (Health Tips)


People who continue with their regular physical activities may have reduced risk of first and recurrent heart attack even in the areas with moderate-to-high levels of traffic pollution, a new study suggests.


Daily exercise may boost your heart even in polluted areas


Refusing to clarify whether the fish from neighbouring states contained formalin, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday banned the entry of fish consignments into the state for 15 days.


Parrikar bans fish imports for 15 days, evades queries on use of formalin


The Goa government has banned the import of fish from neighbouring states until July end in the wake of a controversy over the use of formalin in fish consignments, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.


Goa bans fish import from neighbouring states


With an aim to promote interaction and collaboration between two premier institutions of the country -- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) -- signed a memorandum of understanding here on Tuesday.


IIT-Kharagpur, AIIMS ink MoU to boost research programmes


Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a magnetic device that could capture scarce and hard-to-capture tumour cells in the bloodstream, an advance that could lead to efficient and early detection of cancer.


Can a magnetic wire help early detection of cancer


People from all over the world are ditching their pills and embracing the path of natural healing with little or no medical intervention, claims a new book.


Ditch medicine, adopt self-healing, advises new book


The Punjab government will hire retired government psychiatrists to deal with the rush of drug addicts at de-addiction centres across the state, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Monday.


To meet rush of drug addicts, Punjab to hire retired shrinks


At least 20 persons were injured on Monday when a part of the canopy collapsed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Midnapore town, a BJP leader said.


20 injured as canopy collapses during Modi's Bengal rally


People with type A blood could be more at risk of being bitten by a tick, including bugs that cause the potentially fatal Lyme disease, a study says.


Ticks are more likely to attack blood group A: Study


An innovative cost-effective drinking water project in Bihar promises to lower the price of one-litre bottle to 50 paise -- cheapest in the world.


Bihar set to get cheapest drinking water in world


An innovative cost-effective drinking water project in Bihar promises to lower the price of one-litre bottle to 50 paise. The project launched on Saturday in Darbhanga by Sulabh International will convert contaminated pond water into safe drinking water.


Bihar project promises drinking water at 50 paise per litre


The Supreme Court on Friday asked an NGO to move the Calcutta High Court for waiver of condition to deposit Rs 10 lakh for exhuming body of a six-month-old baby for conducting autopsy as he was allegedly buried by the hospital authorities.


HC condition of Rs 10 lakh deposit for exhuming baby's body uncalled for: SC


Noting that India is now recognized globally as a key player in the generic medicine industry, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday asked pharmaceutical companies to invest in research and development (R&D) for further growth of the sector.


Pharma companies must invest in R&D to keep growing: Prabhu


Nearly 100 students have fallen sick apparently due to food poisoning at a government-run residential school in Bihar's Lakhisarai district, an official said.


Nearly 100 students fall sick in Bihar school


A jury in the US on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.69 billion in damages to 22 women and their families who had claimed the company's talcum power products caused them to develop ovarian cancer.


Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.96 bn in damages in baby powder lawsuit


Multiple raids on wholesale fish markets in Goa stoked controversy after a spot inspection by Food Drug Administration staff revealed a carcinogenic preservative formaldehyde's presence in fish, but after a minister's tweet giving a clean chit to the wholesalers, on Thursday claimed that the chemical's levels were within permissible limits.


Goa FDA flips flops on formaldehyde use in fish, after minister's tweet


GOQii, a domestic fitness technology player, on Thursday unveiled its waterproof "Vital fitness band" with blood pressure monitor and heart rate sensor at Rs. 3,499.


GOQii launches waterproof fitness band in India at Rs 3,499


State-owned ONGC, as part of its corporate social responsibility effort, has installed Water ATMs in big hospitals in Tripura to provide pure drinking water to the patients and their care-takers, an official said here on Thursday.

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