Smoking and Covid 19 can overburden your lungs
By Dr Hirenappa Udnur The lungs were not given the importance as they ought to be until the second wave of Covid 19 surfaced. They are often taken for granted.…
Vaccines, pregnancy, menstruation, lactation and fertility
What is the guidance for vaccination of women with breastfeeding infants, women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant and women who are menstruating? Can vaccines affect fertility? here…
Fortis Hospital administers first ‘antibody cocktail’ to a Covid patient
HEALTH DESK Fortis Hospital today administered the ‘antibody cocktail’ therapy to a 72-year-old COVID positive patient at their hospital in Mohali. The patient is a diabetic with chronic kidney disease…
Govt issues licenses to 5 more companies for production of MEDICINE to deal with Mucormycosis
AMN / NEW DELHI Union Government is doing its best to increase availability of Liposomal Amphotericin B injections to deal with Mucormycosis. To augment production, the Government has given licenses…
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
HEALTH DESK Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates…
K K Aggarwal, the Doctor of masses is no more
By Dr Anil Bansal A Doyen of Medical Profession Dear Dr K K Aggarwal is no more. He succumbed to COVID last night (May 17) after devoting a distinguished career…
Managing asthma well is key to living life normally
Shobha Shukla – CNS If essential and lifesaving medicines and proper care are available, accessible and affordable for all people with asthma, they can manage their asthma properly and lead…
Janaushadhi Kendras making significant contributions in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
WEB DESK Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras are making significant contributions in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by providing essential medicines at affordable cost. Over 7700 Janaushadhi Kendras are…
Ayurveda, Unani guidelines for COVID-19
Focus on Self-Care and Home Isolation WEB DESK Responding to the need of fresh guidelines in the face of the emergence of the second wave of the pandemic, Ministry of…
Dr Harsh Vardhan launches ‘Aahaar Kranti’ mission to spread awareness about nutrition
VINIT WAHI Government has launched Aahaar Kranti, a mission dedicated to spread awareness about nutrition. It is designed to address the peculiar problem of hunger and diseases in abundance, being…