A renowned Indian doctor who expounded a system called "Absolute Yoga" has been stabbed to death in Kansas state in the US. One of his patients was arrested for the killing, police said.


Indian doctor stabbed to death in US, patient arrested (Roundup)


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The Blue Whale Challenge has reportedly struck Pakistani teenagers as several have admitted to suffer from severe depression after playing the macabre online game, the health authorities said.


Blue Whale strikes Pakistani teenagers


Government agencies are aware and working to resolve the issues of un-engineered garbage dumping sites like the Ghazipur landfill here, a part of which collapsed earlier this month killing two persons, said a Sanitation Ministry official here on Thursday.


Focusing on resolving landfill site issues: Official


In the run-up to the assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday jointly laid online foundation stone of two medical colleges from Shimla.


Nadda, Virbhadra lay foundation stone of two colleges


The health and fitness app industry, which saw a massive growth of over 330 per cent in three years since 2014, witnessed a slowdown and grew only nine per cent in 2016-17 worldwide, a survey has revealed.


Health and fitness app industry grew only 9% in 2017


The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal for the setting up of a Medical Supply Corporation for purchase of all kinds of medicines in hospitals.


UP Cabinet approves setting up of Medical Supply Corporation


The sixth accused in the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy was arrested on Tuesday even as three others were still on the run, police said.


Sixth accused in Gorakhpur tragedy arrested, three at large


The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved an MoU between India and Morocco in the areas of drug regulation and pharmaceutical quality control and communicable diseases among others.


Cabinet approves MoU with Morocco on health


An accused in the Gorakhpur hospital deaths on Monday surrendered in a sessions court after getting its permission, which was given after a report from Gulriha police station.


Fifth accused in Gorakhpur hospital tragedy surrenders in court


In a breakthrough against skin cancer, Australian researchers have developed a combination of new treatments to stop melanoma early in its tracks, thus preventing the deadliest form of this cancer from spreading to other organs as well as recurring.


Novel therapies may halt skin cancer spread, recurrence


With a staggering 550 million Indians -- close to half the population -- living with uncorrected refractive errors, the major cause of road accidents, and 63 percent of the world's population in need of vision correction, two major stakeholders have come together to address the issue in this country and globally.


'550 mn Indians live with uncorrected refractive errors'


A 23-year-old nursing assistant was found dead mysteriously inside an ICU at a private hospital here, police said on Monday.


Nursing assistant found dead in hospital


Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday visited a police station in Hyderabad to understand the people friendly policies being adopted by Telangana police.


Bihar Deputy CM impressed with Telangana's policing, health schemes


A private hospital was vandalised and its doctors heckled following a teenage boy's death on Sunday, forcing police to baton charge the agitators to keep the situation under control.


Kolkata hospital vandalised after teenager's death, four held


Comedian Johny Lever has urged his fans to come forward and assist cancer-stricken children and help lower income families fight against the disease.


Johny Lever urges fans to help underprivileged cancer-stricken kids


Title: Immune; Author: Catherine Carver; Publisher: Bloomsbury Sigma; Pages 288; Price: Rs 499


A look into mankind's oldest, fiercest ongoing battles - inside us (Book Review) 


A hospital in Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh has reported death of 24 newborns -- adding to the recent spate of infant deaths that took place in different parts of the country.


24 more newborns die in MP district hospital


Following a traditional diet plan with the right amount of fruits, vegetables, properly prepared grains and mindfully selected sources of poultry and meat, can ensure good health, say experts.


Get nutrition basics right


Pavia (Italy), Sep 6 (IANS/AKI) A massive fire broke out at a special and hazardous waste facility near Pavia in northern Italy Wednesday, causing a black plume of smoke that has sparked fears cancer-inducing dioxins and other toxic chemical substances could be in the air.


Toxic plume looms over northern Italian city as waste plant burns


The Nestle Research and Development (R&D) Centre on Wednesday said it has inaugurated the first Nestle Food Safety Institute (NFSI) in the country to develop a collaborative approach towards ensuring safe food.


Nestle R&D Centre launches first food safety institute in India


The Vellore-based Christian Medical College's (CMC) decision to suspend new admissions for 2017-18 on the ground that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) marks alone could not be the criteria to get admitted has evoked contrasting reactions.

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