Birendra Singh, 10, will be able to hold a pencil and pick up items for the first time in over three years after a “toe-to-hand” transplant at Safdarjung Hospital. Birendra lost his fingers and thumbs after both his hands got amputated in April 2014 after an injury caused by an electric burn. The
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Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today dedicated the All India Institute of Ayurveda, in New Delhi, to the nation. Speaking on this occasion, the Prime Minister congratulated the gathering on the celebration of Dhanvantari Jayanti as Ayurveda Divas. He complimented the Ministry of AYUSH for the
Assam government will soon set up a three-level cancer care grid in the state and a cancer research centre for the South Asian region with the support of Tata Trusts, state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. This “first-of-the-kind” three-level cancer care grid which would draw an
On the occasion of its 85th anniversary, the Indian Air Force has launched an innovative mobile health App named `MedWatch' in keeping with the Prime Minister's vision of ‘Digital India'. The concept and content of the App is by the Directorate General of Medical Services (Air) and it has been
So often we hear of news of how organ donation has helped the needy. Here is a story of a brain-dead youth's heart being transplanted in a 42-year old woman. Time we volunteer for organ donation. "The heart of a 20-year-old brain dead youth from Ahmedabad was transplanted on Tuesday in a 42-year-old
Very ofter we read of news of how cleanliness is helping improve the health of people. Very recently reports had suggested that on an average will be able to save some 50,000 Rupees annually just because of clealiness. Now a survey has revealed that cases of the dreaded disease diarrhoea in areas
Over 300 hamlets in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi were declared open defecation-free (ODF) on Monday. With this, every house in 610 villages of the district, out of a total of 1,332, have got toilets. The district administration said December 31 has been fixed as
IT IS 2 pm. Dr Prabhat Kumar Chand, a specialist dealing with substance-use disorders at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru, speaks into the microphone: “Thought, Impulse and Cannabis — that is the topic of discussion today. Let’s begin.” His audience of
The Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will launch the countrywide Free Eye Check-up Campaign and distribution of spectacles for truck drivers, cleaners and helpers on 2 nd October, 2017 at Panjari Toll Plaza
Facebook will roll out a new feature next month to connect blood donors and blood banks with those seeking them. The feature, said Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, was conceived by Indian product developer Hema Budaraju as part of an internal hackathon. “It can be hard to find a donor or
Cancer continues to be dreaded because few realise that timely diagnosis and treatment can cure most types of tumours. Fewer still know that cancer can be prevented by healthy lifestyle. It is to make people aware of these that All India Institute of Medical Sciences started a cancer prevention
In Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, 200 young women, mostly graduates, have motivated over 1,500 villagers, so far, to construct toilets in their houses, that too without getting any government aid. These girls stay at each village and educate residents about sanitation and hygiene. They use