58% school kids suffer from orthopaedic ailment due to heavy bags
AMN / WEB DESK Children carrying heavy school bags in comparison to their age and over 58 per cent of students below 10 years of age are suffering from ‘…
FSSAI to regulate salt, fat& sugar in eating joints’ food
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India,FSSAI has set up an expert group to recommend health dietary intake of fat,sugar and salt in Indian food products. The decision came…
Govt launches mobile app to locate nearest blood bank
AMN — Government has launched a mobile application for easy access of information regarding the nearest blood bank in the country. In an official release of Ministry of Health said,…
400-million people lack access to essential health services: WHO
AMN — Some 400-million people worldwide lack access to essential health services, and the cost of health care is forcing many into poverty, the World Bank and World Health Organisation…
Tibbi Congress demands establishment of Unani Dawakhanas across the country
Our Correspondent The All India Unani Tibbi Congress AIUTC, has asked Centre and state governments to set up Unani Dawakhanas in all districts. It also demanded the governments to fill…
Rare surgery performed on Bamboo Spine patient
In a rare operation, a team of doctors at a Mumbai hospital performed minimal access spine surgery on an 82-year-old Bamboo Spine patient by implanting 14 screws in his spinal…
You Can Control Your Asthma
World observes Asthma day Today is World Asthma Day. It is observed by the Global Initiative for Asthma, GINA every year the first Tuesday of May. This year’s central theme…
MPs in RS demand ban on Ayurvedic product for sex determination
AMN The Rajya Sabha poday witnessed noisy scenes over an Ayurvedic product that is believed to be helpful in the sex determination amidst members’ demand for its ban. Raising the…
HIV positive cases have declined by 57 per cent: Govt
Government has said that the number of HIV positive cases reported in the country in 2011 declined by 57 per cent. In a written reply to a question in the…
Malaria vaccine could protect millions of children
Final clinical trials of a malaria vaccine, the first to reach this stage, suggest it could help protect millions of children against malaria. Data from the trial published in journal,…