Prevention is better than cure and this World Health Day on Saturday, take tangible steps to secure the health of yourself and your family.


How to keep track of your health on World Health Day


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Go for regular morning walks, drink lemon water to keep you hydrated and go for simple exercises daily to be fit and fine summer, say experts.


Go for morning walks, drink lemon water for toned body


Sri Lankan women who take up domestic work in the Middle East were being ordered by recruitment agents to take contraceptives before leaving, a media report said on Friday.


Sri Lankan women eyeing Gulf ordered to take contraceptives


In Bihar, where millions of people still opt for open defecation, the state government is trying hard and will achieve open defecation-free (ODF) status by March 31, 2019, against the deadline of October 2, 2019, an official said on Thursday.


Bihar will get ODF status before 2019 deadline: Official


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) response on a plea seeking to control the population of monkeys in the capital.


Delhi HC seeks ICMR response on plea to control monkey population


A Rajasthan Police Sub-Inspector who suffered a heart attack in Jodhpur during the Bharat bandh died on Tuesday while he was being shifted to Ahmedabad in Gujarat for treatment.


SI who suffered heart attack during Bharat bandh dies


Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and Yuva Sena President Aditya Thackeray on Tuesday inaugurated a public toilet, fully funded by the actor following a tweet from wife Twinkle Khanna, at the famed Juhu Beach.


Twinkle's tweet spurs hubby Akshay to fund Mumbai toilet


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday inaugurated 12 electronic display screens that will indicate, among other things, the air pollution levels in state capital Shimla and Manali and other cities and towns of the hill state.


Display screens to indicate pollution levels in Shimla, HP towns


Periods: The word is no longer taboo. Both women and men, in recent times, have spoken out about menstrual health and there has been quite a lot of awareness over it through films and other medium.


'Sanitary pads need to be made biodegradable' (Health Feature)


From detoxifying your body to preventing dehydration to helping say bye-bye to summer woes, cucumber makes you healthy and enhances your beauty, say experts.


Combat heat with cucumber


The Union Environment Ministry has set emission standards for industries where nitrogen and sulphur oxides are generated as these gases are leading to increase in air pollution and affecting human health.


Standards set for industries emitting nitrogen, sulphur oxides


Over 6.23 lakh household toilets have been constructed in Odisha during 2017-18 fiscal, an official said on Monday.


6.23 lakh household toilets constructed in Odisha in 2017-18


British author, medical journalist and television host Michael Mosley says his biggest advice to people in India would be to get a "good nights sleep".


Not sleeping enough? Beware of dementia: Michael Mosley


Pharma major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd and its American subsidiary, Promius Pharma, LLC on Monday announced the filing of a New Drug Application (NDA) for its migraine candidate DFN-02 with the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).


Dr. Reddy's files NDA for migraine candidate


Studying till late in the night will only fetch poor grades and it is high time to tailor students' class schedules to their natural biological rhythms, stress researchers.


'Night owls' taking morning classes get poor marks


Abu Dhabi, March 29 (IANS/WAM) Pakistan and Afghanistan have thanked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its help in efforts to fight polio in the two countries.


Pakistan, Afghanistan thank UAE for help in fighting polio


Doubling its efforts to tackle the malaise of malnutrition among children, the Reliance Foundation (RF) on Thursday said it will now extend its involvement in the programme from existing eight districts in Maharashtra to 16.


Reliance Foundation extends malnutrition programme to 16 Maharashtra districts


Slamming those spreading lies about Manohar Parrikar's medical condition, Additional Solicitor General Atmaram Nadkarni on Thursday said he was doing fine and urged people not to believe fake stories about the Goa Chief Minister's health.


Parrikar's health fine, don't believe rumours: Law officer


HealthCare atHome (HCAH), backed by Dabur promoters Burman family, is looking at a Rs 1,000 crore revenue by 2020 with increasing demand for home healthcare services in India.


HCAH looks at Rs 1,000 crore revenue by 2020


The Union Cabinet on Wednesday removed the provision of bridge course for Ayush practitioners to practise modern medicine, as part of amendments to the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, said an official.


Cabinet removes bridge course for Ayush practitioners


Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, who is behind bars following his conviction in four fodder scam cases, on Wednesday left for AIIMS in New Delhi for treatment.

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