Vehicle pollutants up risk of common eye condition

Taipei: Long term exposure to pollutants from vehicle exhaust is linked to a heightened ..

Flood cess increases price of cancer medicines; patients in dilemma

Flood havoc: H1N1 alert issued in state

Centre appoints drug inspectors to ensure quality of medicines

Docs remove toothbrush from man's belly that was swallowed 20 yrs ago

Beijing: Doctors from a southern Chinese hospital removed something unusual from a man's intestines: a 14-centimetre-long toothbrush ..

African snails likely to cause brain diseases, pose threat to life: Study

Kuttippuram: A study conducted on African snails has proved that the seemingly innocent molluscs can cause serious health issues ..

Ernakulam govt medical college providing better care for premature babies

Kalamassery: The Ernakulam Government Medical College is making giant leaps forward in the care of premature babies. In the last two ..

He is still unaware of his battle with Nipah, says survivor’s mother

Kochi: The college student who was affected by Nipah virus in its second outbreak in Kerala, will be discharged from Aster Medcity ..

108 ambulance to start state-wide service by Aug; delay to invite penalty

Alappuzha: The state government is going to entrust the 108 ambulance service to private sector after putting forward strict conditions ..

Fever gripping Kuravilangad region

Kuravilangad: Fever is gripping Kuravilangad region with several people being admitted to the Kuravilangad and Koodallur hospitals ..

Little doctors to take care of students' health in schools

Mallappally: Parents and students get a solace that a new force of little doctors will take care of student’s health issues in ..

16% decline in HIV cases since 2010: UNAIDS

Geneva: The UNAIDS in its latest report issued on Tuesday said that globally, around 1.7 million people became newly infected with ..

Women more vulnerable in car accidents than men, says study

New York: Researchers have found that women are significantly more likely to suffer injuries than their male counterparts in frontal ..

Adhin, who was born without ribs on right side of body, seeks help for surgery

Kadambazhippuram: Adhin has dreams to play like other children in his neighbourhood. But, his weak body doesn’t allow this. Two-years-old ..

Eating this bacteria may cut heart disease risk

London: Researchers have discovered that the use of a pasteurised form of Akkermansia muciniphila-an intestinal bacteria provides greater ..

Kudumbashree initiates new app to check lifestyle diseases

Kochi: A new mobile application has been launched as part of the ‘Saantwanam’ project under Kudumbashree. The app helps ..