Health

Bhubaneswar: First, the good news — Odisha has recorded decline in prevalence of HIV+ cases and transmission to children. AIDS-related deaths in the state have also dipped, according to HIV...

Bhubaneswar: About 60 per cent of adolescents in Odisha suffer from anaemia, said a report by the Coalition for Food and Nutrition Security (CFNS), a New Delhi-based research body. According...

This World Diabetes Day, AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata, is working towards creating awareness around this medical condition. The hospital recently announced that it will be offering a diabetes check-up package for...

Day in and day out, the world over, it is the heart that decides in which direction humanity will progress. Matters of war and peace, love and hate, all rest...

What a tricky question. One sits in the eyes, the other on the eyes. Both serve the same purpose. Which is the winner? We shall soon find out after discussing...

Cuttack: Odisha is experiencing an alarming rise in kidney disease with the number of those affected increasing almost by 14 times in a span of seven years between 2011 and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to develop a mobile app with the help of the Digital Academy run by ‘NIMHANS’ (Bengaluru) for treat children with mental retardation in the...

Bhubaneswar: Online registration of private clinics began in Odisha on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Health and Family Welfare Minister, Naba Kumar Das said online registration will enable private clinics...

Hearing problem is perhaps one of the first signs of advancing age. From the time your children start giving you an exasperated look at your constant “What?” it should dawn...

Men with a big belly is not an unusual sight in our country. You have the pot-bellied shopkeeper, the paanwala, the nextdoor uncle and why, even your dad tauji or...