India absent from Malaria Summit in London
New Delhi-- India was conspicuous by its absence from the Malaria Summit in London alongside the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) despite...
Cooperation critical for women, child health: Nadda
New Delhi-- Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said cooperation of all stakeholders is required for the successful formulation of policies and their...
India can be example to world in eliminating TB
By Natalia Ningthoujam
New Delhi-- Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Janet Tobias says she admires the fact that India is striving to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025...
Palliative care a silent, slow-evolving revolution in India
By Dr M.R. Rajagopal
Recently, I spent an hour with a group of resident doctors and public health graduates. With World Health Day (April 7)...
Before cancer kills, it cheats
Arizona State biologist Athena Aktipis believes an evolutionary approach to understanding and treating cancer can transform it from being a disease that threatens our...
Urinary incontinence linked to reduced sexual urge in elderly
New York-- Elderly men and women who suffer from urinary incontinence may face complications as well as reduced sexual drive, researchers say.
Urinary incontinence (UI), also...
Break from breastfeeding? Don’t beat yourself up
Claire McCarthy, MD
Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Breast is best — we pediatricians say this all the time, because it’s true. Breast milk was uniquely...
Broccoli may prevent hardening of neck arteries in the elderly
Sydney-- Eating cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and sprouts three or more times per day can prevent hardening of neck arteries in elderly...
What infants with heart defect tell about mother’s health
Toronto-- Women who give birth to infants with congenital heart defects may have an increased risk of heart problems, including heart attack and heart...
Probing the sleep-deprived brain
Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, spoke at Radcliffe on the harmful effects of sleep deprivation.
Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer
National...