Health News

Prying cameras messed up Karva Chauth: Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says that prying cameras disturbed the Karva Chauth, a festival that celebrates wedded bliss, at his house.4:01 PM on October 20

Dasmunsi shifted to Apollo hospital

Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who suffered a second heart attack last week, was Monday shifted from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at the request of his family, a doctor at the hospital said.4:00 PM on October 20

TB patient hangs himself at Kolkata hospital

Depressed over learning that he has tuberculosis, a patient committed suicide by hanging himself in a bathroom of a government hospital in central Kolkata, police said Monday.2:31 PM on October 20

Iconic figures can be shown smoking - health ministry nods

India's multibillion rupee film industry, which has been fuming over a ban on smoking scenes in films, now has reason to smile. The health ministry is ready to allow the depiction of iconic characters with their favourite poison stick.9:30 AM on October 20

Media should execute duties responsibly: President

Responsibilities of journalists in India have increased manifold as the media today shapes the thoughts and aspirations of people, besides influencing opinions in the country, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil said here Sunday.9:30 PM on October 19

Nearly 90 CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh suffering from malaria

They have been deployed in one of the most difficult hilly terrains of Chhattisgarh to take on the Maoists, but they are fighting malaria instead. Nearly 90 para-military troopers are suffering from the disease in Dantewada and Bijapur districts.4:32 PM on October 19

Anti-smoking ban: more awareness but habits die hard

This might come as a surprise. As a Delhi government anti-smoking squad checked out Nehru Place, a business hub crowded with offices and shops, only 15-odd people were found smoking there in a span of two hours.11:31 AM on October 19

On a mission to popularize ayurveda

A woman ayurvedic practitioner here is striving hard to popularise and modernise the ancient Indian healing system and plans to hold a national convention where interactions on the latest developments in the field will take place.11:30 AM on October 19

Dasmunsi stable, but not fully conscious

Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who is in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here for the past six days after he suffered a second heart attack in three months, is stable but has not gained full consciousness, a doctor said Saturday.4:00 PM on October 18

MPs to undergo free heart checkups

Many MPs and employees of parliament will undergo a preventive heart checkup Saturday at a time when Information and Broadcasting Minister P.R. Dasmunsi has been admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack.10:02 PM on October 17

Jobs for 100,000 disabled people in India, says minister

Finance minister P. Chidambaram Friday said he would ensure 100,000 physically challenged people are provided employment by the end of the current financial year.6:31 PM on October 17

Fearing ragging 50 medical students flee Lucknow hostel

About 50 medical students of the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University (CSMMU), better known as King George's Medical University, have fled their hostel fearing ragging by senior students, an official said Friday.5:31 PM on October 17

'Economic meltdown or terrorism, it's all about human pysche'

At a time when mental health is hardly getting the attention it deserves, spiritual gurus and wellness experts said that whatever challenge one faces today - be it the economic meltdown or the spate of terrorist attacks in the city - is just a manifestation of the human pysche.3:02 PM on October 17

Celebs walk the ramp to raise breast cancer awareness

Observing the Breast Cancer Awareness month, a line-up of celebrities and socialites sashayed across the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) ramp to spread the cause and show creativity of designer duo Falguni-Shane Peacock.2:01 PM on October 17

Amitabh Bachchan discharged from hospital

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who was admitted to Lilavati Hospital here last Saturday following complaints of abdominal pain, was discharged Friday. He had been in the hospital for a week.12:33 PM on October 17