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So far Vijayawada has around 50 private generic medical stores selling branded generic drugs.

Generic drugs not always good, say doctors

But there is scepticism about how well it can work in the Indian scenario.

13 Jun 2017 3:49 AM IST

The main reason for the group to look at healthcare through this lens is to shift the current profit-making medical model to a more social model which is helpful to the individual.

SOCHARA: Healthcare needs a check-up!

Its most recent effort has been to make the city tobacco-free and bring in changes at the policy level.

12 Jun 2017 1:46 AM IST

The team distributed herbal saplings to many people at Cubbon Park on the World Environment Day.

Bengaluru: Doing their 'Kartavya' - Small group aims big

Society can be a better place with these small efforts and one does not need a big budget to do that, they say.

5 Jun 2017 6:43 AM IST

Out of 2,000 children surveyed in Bengaluru, 201 were suffering from asthma and only 37 were on the correct asthmatic treatment regimen.

Bengaluru: Helping kids with asthma breathe easy

Many don't get right treatment.

2 Jun 2017 5:17 AM IST

Smoking cessation programmes are uncommon in South Asia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Karnataka tops in drive against smoking in public places

-"Enforcement is an important wing of awareness and laws can bring about social change if used in the right way,-" said...

31 May 2017 3:08 AM IST

A year later in December, Nestin and his team of some 10-15 friends formed an NGO, Little More Love, which aimed to kick off a kindness movement in the city to make world a better place to live by collectively and consciously performing acts of love.

Little more love: Spreading joy in a mundane world

The NGO works broadly on six important initiatives Beautiful Ones, Open Hands, Gift a Patient, Furry Ones, Lifeline and...

29 May 2017 2:41 AM IST

The doctors had two options replant the severed portion of the foot or carry out a below-knee amputation stump closure, followed by prosthetic treatment (adding a prosthetic foot). They opted for the former and after a marathon 10-hour surgery they were successful.(Picture for representation)

After 10-hour surgery, 27-year-old man back on his feet

Severed right foot of construction worker replanted using complex technique.

26 May 2017 7:13 AM IST

Namrata Hangala, Krupavathi and Shuchitha Krishnamurthy.

A kid in need? Namrata to the rescue indeed!

She says that one of her close friends, Krupavathi, is a security guard's daughter and they all go to guitar classes...

22 May 2017 2:31 AM IST

This revenue should be used to boost our public transport system and pedestrian facilities.(For representation only)

The chat room: They paved paradise and put up a parking lot!

The parking fee fixed by the BBMP is higher on premium' roads, significantly more expensive than the price of a Namma...

21 May 2017 5:34 AM IST

The Foundation has also launched a mental health awareness programme for general physicians (GPs).

Live, love, laugh, and the depression's gone!

In Bengaluru, 19 schools, 3,808 students and 1,310 teachers have been sensitised.

15 May 2017 1:54 AM IST

The citys traffic policemen have one more reason to worry as they are reportedly highly vulnerable to noise-induced hearing loss thanks to the constant and prolonged honking by drivers in Bengaluru.

Horn not' ok please for Bengaluru traffic police

â€œPeople need to realise that they should only honk when it's extremely necessary.

11 May 2017 7:16 AM IST

Condoms can be bought cheaply but sex workers and other vulnerable groups hesitate to purchase them from stores because of deep-rooted social taboos. (Credit: YouTube)

Free condoms, lowering health risks

Activists and NGOs working towards senstising masses and female sex workers about HIV can now seek help of this condom...

10 May 2017 6:32 AM IST