llumina 360, a robot-assisted breast cancer early warning system developed by a city-based medical technology firm, can help in early detection of tumours through thermal imaging and be a boon in tackling the disease that is fast spreading in India, an official said.


Innovative breast cancer early warning system developed by Chennai firm


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Kerala led from the front to contain the incidence of diarrhoeal diseases -- the second largest killer of children below five in rural areas -- largely due to women's education and breastfeeding, said an expert here on Tuesday.


Education helped Kerala contain diarrhoeal diseases: Expert


Leading pharma-cum-biotech firm Wockhardt Ltd on Monday reported consolidated net loss of Rs 3.3 crore for the second quarter of 2017-18 as against net profit of Rs 17 crore in the same period year ago.


Wockhardt posts Rs 3.3 cr net loss in Q2


New India Assurance Co, which has increased the premium for the retail health segment, is going to take "corrective steps to adjust the prices little bit downward" for the elderly, a company official said on Monday.


New India Assurance to reduce health premium for elderly


Pharma major Lupin Ltd on Monday reported Rs 455 crore consolidated net profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2017-18, posting 31 per cent decline from Rs 662 crore in the same period year ago.


Lupin net declines 31% in Q2


As pollution levels deteriorate in the National Capital Region, health experts have warned that continuous exposure to polluted air has the potential to cause a stroke among adults.


Air pollution can cause stroke: Neurologists


Despite criticism, the BJP-led Goa government is committed to charging outstation patients availing facilities at state-run medical facilities, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday.


Goa government firm on hospitals charging outstation patients


Two popular pillars of education in India and elsewhere in Asia -- "high-stakes" tests and private tuitions -- have been denounced by Unesco as harmful to students and the goals of education.


'High-stakes tests, private tuition harmful to students: Unesco


For a better urban water and sanitation system in the country, the government needs to improve the regulatory mechanism and intensify implementation of sectoral programmes, TERI University said on Friday.


Intensify sectoral programmes for better sanitation: TERI to government


Biotechnology major Biocon Ltd on Thursday reported Rs 69 crore consolidated net profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2017-18, a 53 per cent decline from Rs 147 crore in the same period last year.


Biocon net down 53% in Q2


Over 2,000 resident doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) went on an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday demanding the  recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission be implemented.


AIIMS resident doctors on hunger strike


Biocon's leading subsidiary Syngene International Ltd on Wednesday reported Rs 352 crore revenue for the second quarter of 2017-18, registering 10 per cent annual growth from Rs 319 crore in the same period year ago.


Biocon's arm Syngene revenue up 10% in Q2


Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has served as Unicef Goodwill Ambassador for the polio eradication campaign in India, says he is fortunate to be the top most influencer for the organisation.


Privileged to be top most influencer for Unicef: Big B


Rajasthan's pan shop owners' associations on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to quash an advisory that bars them from selling non-tobacco products, saying it would affect their livelihood.


Pan shop owners ask Modi to quash advisory on products


Rasiklal Manikchand Dhariwal of the famed Manikchand Group of companies passed away at a private hospital here late Tuesday evening. He was 78.


Gutka king Dhariwal dead


Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, on Tuesday announced that its affiliate Shantha Biotechnics has completed delivery of 20 million doses of Inactivated Polio Vaccine ShanIPVTM to the Indian government.


Shantha supplies 20 million doses of polio vaccine


Seoul's Incheon international airport is planning to open a plastic surgery clinic in the transfer section, a decision that has sparked controversy regarding the risks involved in boarding a flight after undergoing such procedures.


Seoul airport plans to open plastic surgery clinic


Winter has set in early in the city for a clutch of schools affiliated to the ICSE board, thanks to panic over dengue.


Kolkata dengue scare: Schools advise winter uniform


MindTree, a global digital transformation and technology services company, on Monday announced the winners of the second edition of the "NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards" that honours individuals and organisations doing exemplary work to bring employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.


Awards for those working on employment opportunities for disabled


Most of the time parents are faced with myriad decisions for their newborns. One of them is whether to preserve their baby's umbilical cord stem cells. It's a decision most parents-to-be consider, weighing the cost against the potential future benefits which might help treat certain genetic diseases and cancers that your child may get.


Let your child come into the world to secure the entire family (Comment:Special to IANS)


Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the "Run for Martyrs" half marathon organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) is a unique way to pay a rich tribute to the martyrs.

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