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Indian made stents safe, effective: Lancet

Indian made stents seem to be a safe and effective alternative to stents of global standard, reports a study in the Lancet.

Smoking marijuana leads to junk food binge: Researchers

Legalising recreational marijuana can increase junk food sales, which may contribute to obesity, a major risk factor for diseases like Type-2 diabetes heart disease as well as various cancers, say researchers.

Your genes may determine happiness in marital life

Being happy or sad in your marriage could be determined by your genes, says a study.

HC plea seeks SIT probe into AYUSH Directorate of Delhi govt

A plea in the Delhi High Court has sought an SIT probe into the functioning of AYUSH Directorate alleging that it has failed to provide quality health care to the people of the national capital. The court has issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its response on the PIL which has alleged that there are irregularities in the functioning of the Directorate of AYUSH, an acronym for alternative medicines -- Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao directed the government to file its reply before the next date of hearing on July 30. The order came on the petition by Tarun Narang, a lawyer, who has contended that "millions of people of Delhi have been deprived of quality healthcare facilities in Indian systems of medicine and made to suffer because of the irregularities and failure of the... (Directorate) in discharging its mandated functions of providing quality health care facilities". He has ...

Wakefulness may predict if patients can breathe on their own: Study suggests

According to a recent study, patients who are critically ill are more likely to be successfully weaned from a ventilator or breathing machine if they have higher levels of wakefulness. "Patients under mechanical ventilation in intensive care units frequently suffer from severe sleep deprivation and, as a consequence, exhibit abnormal patterns of sleep or wakefulness, which explain in part the frequent development of delirium," said Brochard, senior study author.Findings of the study were published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.As the research explains, critical patients who are using the mechanical ventilator would respond much better if and when, both their right and left brains experience the same depth of sleep and have higher levels of wakefulness. As for the patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) attached to the ventilator, which does save their life by letting the body rest and breathing for them can also cause lung damage, the risk of ...

Wockhardt gets USFDA not for generic prostrate cancer drug

Pharma and biotech major Wockhardt Ltd on Friday said it has received approval from the US health regulator for its generic prostrate cancer tablet abiraterone acetate. The approval granted by the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) is for 250mg tablet of abiraterone acetate, a generic version of Zytiga, marketed in US and other countries by Johnson & Johnson, the company said in a statement. Abiraterone is used to treat men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, it added. Commenting on the approval, Wockhardt Founder Chairman and Group CEO Habil Khorakiwala said, "This is one more product in Wockhardt's growing portfolio of oncology products in the US and has several pending ANDA's for oncology products." He further said, "Along with oncology products, specialty products remain a focus area for our US business and for creating a sustainable growth worldwide." Wockhardt will be launching the product in the US in a short period of time and is being ..

Wockhardt gets USFDA not for generic prostrate cancer drug

Pharma and biotech major Wockhardt Ltd on Friday said it has received approval from the US health regulator for its generic prostrate cancer tablet abiraterone acetate. The approval granted by the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) is for 250mg tablet of abiraterone acetate, a generic version of Zytiga, marketed in US and other countries by Johnson & Johnson, the company said in a statement. Abiraterone is used to treat men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, it added. Commenting on the approval, Wockhardt Founder Chairman and Group CEO Habil Khorakiwala said, "This is one more product in Wockhardt's growing portfolio of oncology products in the US and has several pending ANDA's for oncology products." He further said, "Along with oncology products, specialty products remain a focus area for our US business and for creating a sustainable growth worldwide." Wockhardt will be launching the product in the US in a short period of time and is being ..

Ayushman Bharat and Uber ink partnership to facilitate free healthcare for drivers

A ride-sharing company has partnered with the government's flagship healthcare insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, to facilitate free healthcare for several drivers associated with the firm. The National Health Authority (NHA), the apex body implementing the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has inked an MoU with Uber. According to the agreement, Uber, under its Uber CARE initiative for driver and delivery partners, will facilitate the setting up of common service centres (CSC's) at Partners Seva Kendras across India. The CSC's village level entrepreneurs at these centers will help verify eligibility and issue e-cards to drivers for the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, which provides healthcare benefits worth Rs five lakh to each eligible family per year in government and empanelled private hospitals. CEO of NHA, Dr Indu Bhushan said, Reaching out to the last mile beneficiary lies at the core of the goal of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY of providing cashless quality ...

Gene therapy can help correct heart rhythm disorder

A novel gene therapy uses an implanted LED device to reset a racing heart immediately and automatically, paving the way for pain-free treatment for patients with heart rhythm disorder.

Foundation laid for one of India's largest Unani institute in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad will soon boast of one of north India's largest Unani medicine institute for practice and research, foundation stone for which was laid by Union Minister of State (independent charge) for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik on Friday. The National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), being built at a cost of more than Rs 300 crore and will be spread in an area of 10 acres, is an extension of a similar facility in Bengaluru, but will have its own identity, Naik said. "It will be a postgraduate institute with facilities like OPD, a 200-bedded hospital, pharmacy, hostel for college students etc. The project is expected to be completed in two years," Naik said during his address flanked by Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Ghaziabad MP V K Singh. He said the Ministry of AYUSH is establishing the institute as a part of its commitment towards provision and promotion of quality education, research and healthcare services through Unani and other traditional Indian medicine ...

Learn how to promote positive body image

Making people more aware of their own internal body signals, such as heartbeat or breathing rate, could promote a positive body image, says a new study.

Vaping linked to wheezing in adults: Study

With vaping no less harmful than traditional cigarettes, a new study suggests it is associated with wheezing in adults, which is a precursor to serious health conditions including heart failure, lung cancer and sleep apnoea.

CEAT gets reaffirmation in credit ratings from India Ratings

The instrument-wise rating actions are as under:

Cabinet approves implementation of master plan of AIIMS, New Delhi

Project would provide highly specialized state-of-the-art healthcare to the patients

New treatment offers promise for stopping, even reversing Parkinson's

An experimental treatment that delivers a drug directly to the brain has shown promise for slowing, stopping, or even reversing Parkinson's disease, say researchers.

Dera Sacha Sauda Pays Homage to Pulwama Martyrs With a Nationwide Blood Donation Campaign

/ -- As a mark of respect to CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack, volunteers of 'Dera Sacha Sauda' donated blood in a blood donation camp yesterday, at its Sirsa Ashram and blocks, and cities across the nation. 28th February marks as the coronation day - 'Maha Rehmokarm Diwas' of its second master Shah Satnam Ji and so the followers decided to commemorate the occasion, paying tribute to Pulwama heroes, with a blood donation campaign. Followers are filled with a great deal of enthusiasm for donating blood for the needy while paying tributes to the martyrs. Dera Sacha Sauda has been nicknamed 'True Blood Pump', for its followers availability to donate blood 24x7 and as a pump, this organization is always ready to provide blood. In fact, the Indian Army can be called the biggest recipient of blood from this organization, as they have been donating blood for injured soldiers, for the last one and a half decade. Under the leadership of their Revered Master Saint Gurmeet Ram

Central govt approves establishment of new AIIMS in Haryana's Manethi

The Centre has given approval to the establishment of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Manethi in Haryana's Rewari district at a cost of Rs. 1299 crore.The cabinet briefing chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given nod for creation of one post of Director in the basic pay of Rs. 2,25,000 (fixed) plus NPA (however, pay + NPA would not exceed Rs. 2,37,500) for the above mentioned AIIMS.The establishment of new AIIMS involves the creation of Hospital, Teaching Block for medical and nursing courses, residential complex and allied facilities/services, broadly on the pattern of AIIMS in New Delhi and other six new AIIMS has taken up under Phase-I of PMSSY.The objective is to establish the new AIIMS as Institutions of National Importance for providing quality tertiary healthcare, medical education, nursing education and research in the region.According to the government, setting up of new AIIMS would not only transform health education and training but also ...

CCEA approves support to tertiary health care programmes

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved continuation of several tertiary healthcare programmes for non-communicable diseases and e-Health upto 2020 with an outlay of Rs 2,551.15 crore.

Govt okays continuation of several tertiary healthcare programmes

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday gave its approval for continuation of implementation of several tertiary healthcare programmes for non-communicable diseases and e-health up to 2020 with an outlay of Rs 2,551.15 crore. The healthcare programmes include strengthening of tertiary car cancer facilities scheme, national programme for healthcare of the elderly, national programme for prevention and management of trauma and burn injuries. It also includes National Programme for Tobacco Control and Drug Addiction Treatment, National Mental Health Programme, National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment and Programme for strengthening of e-health and tele-medicine services, an official statement said.