Research in human patients and mice reveals the role of the circadian clock in the risk of heart damage at different times of day. Open heart surgery is linked to better patient outcomes when carried out in the afternoon, rather than in the morning, according to a study published in The Lancet. The reasons have to
“Feed a cold, starve a fever,” so the saying goes. The results of a new study, however, suggest that “treat a cold, starve cancer cells” might be a more appropriate motto. Researchers found that a medication used to ease symptoms of the common cold — called N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) — could also help to prevent the
Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said on Monday that visas will be issued to Pakistani patients on the recommendation of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. Last week, the Indian Embassy rejected the visa application of Faiza Tanveer, citing deteriorating relations between the two countries as the reason for
The core issues are affordable access to medicines and their rational prescription and use The Medical Council of India (MCI) issued a circular on April 21 drawing attention to clause 1.5 of its regulations regarding the professional conduct of doctors: “Every physician should prescribe drugs with generic names legibly and preferably in capital letters and
Healthcare and educational services have been exempted from the purview of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The decision was taken in a meeting of GST Council led by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in which the tax bracket for gold was not finalised.Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said while “luxury services” would attract the highest
Many lured by affordable treatment, state-of-the art equipment, top-notch doctors and follow-up care Nagged by a sharp back pain three years ago, Abidemi Ogbonna from Lagos, Nigeria, decided to visit a nearby hospital called Apollo. Thinking it was just a minor problem, she was shocked when her physician informed her that she urgently needed kidney
Mumbai: Piramal Enterprises will demerge its healthcare and financial services businesses soon, a top company official said on Monday. “We want to ultimately look at Piramal Enterprises as separate business for pharmaceuticals and financial services. In the medium term we will do that. All our acquisitions, and in some ways moving up in value chains
It was a budget which seem to be finally stating action in the healthcare sector. Finance minister Arun Jaitley, many in the sector felt, began well when he said: “Action plan has been prepared to eliminate Kala azar, Filariasis by 2017, leprosy by 2018, measles by 2020 and elimination of tuberculosis by 2025.” Also, he
Needless patient suffering, fatal delays in medical treatment and retaliation against whistleblowers. These are among the well-publicized failures investigators found at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Yet they are also the shameful hallmarks of another federal health-care system: the Indian Health Service. Part of the Department of Health and Human Services, the
India is hiring, a new jobs report shows. Hiring activity increased 22% from a year earlier last month, the Naukri Job Speak Index showed, hinting that things may be looking up in Asia’s third-largest economy. From May, hiring activity was up 6.8%. “The job market continues to sustain the momentum gained over the past few
