THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Concerned by 2015 World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Tobacco Epidemic report that finds India to be among the very few countries where cigarettes have become more affordable over the past years, Tobacco Free Kerala, along with other tobacco control groups in the country have appealed for the highest tax on tobacco to the GST […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: HLL Lifecare Limited’s Pratheeksha Charitable Society has invited applications for scholarships from academically outstanding students seeking admissions in professional and technical courses for the 2016-17 academic year. Pratheeksha Charitable Society is HLL’s CSR initiative for students belonging to the BPL category. The scheme is mainly open to students from Thiruvananthapuram district, studying at any […]
LONDON: Medication for blood pressure may affect your mental well-being, warn researchers. (Shutterstock) Have you ever felt depressed when taking medicines for blood pressure? Turns out some commonly prescribed blood pressure pills may increase risk of mood disorders such as depression or bipolar disorder. “Mental health is under-recognised in hypertension clinical practice, and the possible […]
MELBOURNE: Study Says `8 Glasses A Day’ Mantra A Myth, One Should Drink By Thirst. Drinking too much water may cause potentially fatal water intoxication, claims a new study which has, for the first time, identified the mechanism that regulates fluid intake in the human body and stops us from over-drinking. The study, led by […]
KOCHI: Jeevaniyam Ayurveda Hospital & Research Centre working for the special kids holds a workshop & awareness class on Sensory Integration Therapies by Dr. Malar Baheeradhan Jeevaniyam at Ayurveda Hospital ,Thammanam on October 11 (Tuesday), 10 30 am. Children with Autism spectrum Disorders are disabled because of the difficulty in Sensory processing.The sensory integration therapies […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an effort to bolster the government’s Make in India programme with indigenous manufacture of medical equipment and devices, mini-ratna PSU HLL Lifecare Ltd will set up Medipark in 330-acres of land in in Chengalpattu in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu. Medipark, which will be India’s first medical technology manufacturing cluster, has been given […]
KOCHI: On the occasion of declaring Kerala as the first Open Defecation Free state in India, the Chairman and Managing Director of Cochin Shipyard, Madhu S Nair handed over Rs.50 Lakhs to the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarai Vijayan, for the successful implementation of the mission, in the presence of Director Technical Sunny Thomas, and […]
NEW DELHI: Women in rural India struggle with menstrual hygiene not just due to issues with accessibility and affordability of sanitary products, but because of the taboos and superstitions surrounding the monthly periods, according to Arunachalam Muruganantham, well-known social entrepreneur and inventor of the sanitary pad making mini-machine. Padma Shri awardee Muruganantham, who delivered at […]
KOCHI: SciGenom Research Foundation today inaugurated their sixth annual international conference titled “NextGen Genomics, Biology, Bioinformatics and Technologies (NGBT)” from October 3rd – 5th, 2016 in Cochin, India. Dr.Oommen.V. Oommen, Chairman, Kerala State Biodiversity Board, India was the Chief Guest for the conference along with Kris Gopalakrishnan, Executive Vice Chairman, Infosys India who was the […]
‘The Promise’ is a medical thriller which was wrought by the doctors of Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. This exhilarating voyage has been undertaken by the young exemplary doctors who has given a deep insight into their social responsibility. The entire venture of direction, casting, music and other background works has been the tireless efforts of […]