Breast cancer: Few takers for mastectomy in India

Thursday 16 May '13

For celebrities like Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie, a decision to remove her breasts, as daring as it may sound, has reduced her risk of cancer by more than 80 per cent.

Study points to need for rotavirus vaccine in India

Monday 13 May '13

Results of studies for a locally-made vaccine to be announced today

Maharashtra rape examination norms fall short

Monday 13 May '13

Maharashtra has led the way in standardising an operative protocol for forensic medical examination of rape victims, including doing away

NIV, ELA foundation step up migratory bird surveillance

Sunday 12 May '13

Even as Chinese scientists have indicated that the new avian influenza A H7N9 virus may have at least four origins, the National Institute of Virology (NIV) has stepped up surveillance on migratory bi...

New thalassaemia hope, cord blood from non-related donors

Thursday 9 May '13

City Anchor: Cord blood stem cells from unrelated donors play critical role in treating genetic disorders.

UoP mapping thalassaemic traits in children

Thursday 9 May '13

City Anchor: Thalassaemia Society of Pune ties up with university to make life easier for patients.

MSEDCL''s call centre to ensure 'power to people''

Wednesday 24 April '13

Experiencing prolonged power cuts and then waiting for several more hours before a lineman comes to fix the fault?

Emergency medical service will soon be just a call away

Thursday 18 April '13

Call centre getting ready; for ambulances dial 108.

2 months after mishap, taekwondo player still in coma

Wednesday 17 April '13

Surgeons express concern about a rise in number of road accidents & their resultant complications, particularly among youngsters.

Radiotherapy Goes Ultra Fast

Wednesday 17 April '13

Technological breakthrough brings quick and precise treatment for Puneites

Radiotherapy Goes Ultra Fast

Wednesday 17 April '13

Technological breakthrough brings quick and precise treatment for Puneites

A positive step, but more needs to be done, says victim''s friend and survivor

Tuesday 16 April '13

As the survivors struggle to get on with their lives, Rishabh Agarwal, who had accompanied Rajeev Agarwal to the German Bakery on that fateful day, recounts his harrowing experience.

'Do they realise what families of victims go through?

Tuesday 16 April '13

German Bakery: Radhika Agarwal recounts harrowing nights at the hospital, when families feared their loves ones could be the next to die.

Pneumonia, diarrhoea kill 20 lakh kids a year globally

Saturday 13 April '13

In 2011, diarrhoea killed 7 lakh children under five and pneumonia 13 lakh.

Pneumonia, diarrhoea kill 20 lakh kids a year globally

Saturday 13 April '13

Pneumonia and diarrhoea kill about two million children a year, more than a quarter 28.5 per cent of all child deaths, Lancet has estimated

'Close to defeating polio... movement needs to be sustained''

Saturday 13 April '13

Global declaration calls for full funding of Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018.

Marathi book to help parents understand homosexual sons, daughters

Friday 12 April '13

Published by Samapathik Trust, Manachiye Gunti intends to assist parents in getting correct medical and legal information.

C-section choice more about hospital than patient: study

Thursday 11 April '13

High count of caesarian births has more to do with character of hospital than needs of patients.

FDA''s drive against chemists hit by shortage of inspectors

Wednesday 10 April '13

Out of the required 25 drug inspectors, Pune district has only 10; state has 120 out of 500 required to ensure pharmacists present in shops.

A Shot at Life

Wednesday 10 April '13

Suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Swarit Khandelwal is keeping his spirits high

State to launch Defeat Depression to sensitise the overworked lot

Tuesday 9 April '13

The aim is to spread awareness about how neglecting those warnings could lead to mental breakdown.

'Charity'' of 49 private hospitals under scanner

Sunday 7 April '13

Four-member state health department team to conduct inspections.

City anchor: A strict no to use of calcuim carbide on mangoes

Friday 5 April '13

FDA has warned of strict action including prosecution if calcium carbide is found to be used by traders to ripen mangoes.

Advanced cancer treatment in city hospitals gives rise to platelet demand

Thursday 4 April '13

Most donors being students, blood banks conducting camps to ensure no shortfall when schools and colleges are shut in summer.

Senior citizen gets 1st dual liver & kidney transplant in city

Tuesday 2 April '13

Most people with NASH are not unaware that they have a liver problem.