Dedicated fever/dengue clinics across the national capital would start functioning from Monday morning, the Delhi government said on Saturday. These clinics will function in the government dispensaries at 55 locations across the city. Health Minister Satyendar Jain has directed these clinics to function from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. including Sundays and holidays till further […]
Following suggestions by traditional healers that goat milk may be beneficial to people infected with dengue, the price of such milk in the National Capital Region (NCR) has reportedly soared to Rs.2,000 per litre. Though it is claimed that goat milk helps in increasing platelet count — which drops alarmingly in dengue patients — there […]
By: Dr. Pradeep Neupane (B.A.M.S.) Clinical Director According to Ayurvedic philosophy, the warmth of spring starts melting the accumulated kapha from winter which starts liquefying and running out of the body. This is why people tend to get spring colds. At the same time, booming flowers shed their pollen, which can also aggravate kapha types […]
Sweta Uchil-Purohit Nutritionist Spring is in the air and that means it’s time to clean up…your diet!! That’s right, it’s high time you took charge of your health and got it back on the right track by making little changes in the way you eat and of course by being more active. Eating according to […]
New laws banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to children come into effect in NSW today. The Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 was amended in June, creating restrictions on the sale to minors, display and advertising of e-cigarettes and e-cigarette accessories. Changes to the Act will be implemented in two stages: · Banning […]
Heard of the term ‘phubbing’? According to the Collins Dictionary, it means ignoring someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention. Sounds familiar? We have all been either phubbed, or have done that to somebody else at some time. But this increasing digital intoxication in children and adolescents can […]
Are you in your 40s and eager to run your first half-marathon or are even contemplating entering into the 42 km heart-pounding endurance challenge? Well, hold the adrenaline rush. First, take some key tests – especially related to heart – before you hit the road with your running shoes. In the past five years or […]
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time,” said American author and humourist Mark Twain. Is your fear of losing life becoming a kill-joy? If we listen to experts, more and more Indians are finding themselves in the grip of death […]
The sugary, soft, spongy balls of Indian cottage cheese, the rosogollas, have virtually unleashed a war of words between two Indian states. Both Odisha and West Bengal have entered the fray to stake their claim to this delectable dessert and to its legacy. It’s a sweet that is identifiable with the warmth and hospitality of […]
Until a month ago, Neelam would spend Rs.70 on travelling in a cycle-rickshaw to get her blood sugar checked at a diagnostic centre five km away from her place of residence for Rs 50. Now, she can get the test done for free at Delhi’s first Mohalla (neighbourhood) Clinic – a two-room modern basic healthcare […]