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Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar

11 emergency care centres to be established in TN

Emergency care centres will also be set up at a cost of Rs. 24 crore in Ponneri and Nazarathpettai.

28 Sept 2018 8:47 PM

The report said that a total of 85-lakh deaths occur due to treatable medical conditions worldwide, mainly because of low quality of healthcare.

Poor quality healthcare kills 16 lakh in India

Around six out of 10 deaths in middle-income countries such as India die due to poor quality healthcare, said the...

6 Sept 2018 10:59 PM

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No outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases, say authorities

City hospitals have seen a decline in the number of mosquito borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue and malaria in...

3 Sept 2018 8:13 PM

The initiative is being executed in the hospitals headed by Gleneagles Global Hospitals and Continental Hospitals in Chennai. (Representational Images)

Cardiothoracic department at ICH ready for inaugural

Upgraded at an outlay of Rs 25 crore, the department would ease surgical procedures to perform complex heart surgeries...

3 Sept 2018 12:36 AM

An occasional glass of wine or beer can cause early death and increased health risks such as worsening of tuberculosis, self-harm and prostate cancer attributing to around 28 lakh deaths worldwide every year in 195 nations. (Representational Images)

Myth busted: No safe limits for alcohol intake

The researchers of the study from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said that there is no safe level of...

24 Aug 2018 10:21 PM

Vector-borne diseases may go up in Tamil Nadu: Doctors

Vector-borne diseases may go up in Tamil Nadu: Doctors

Though the state health department claims to keep the situation in control, the numbers are likely to rise if fever...

14 Aug 2018 9:21 PM

The recent Momo challenge, which is said to be a WhatsApp based game, has become the recent concern as players get threat calls and messages on their numbers and it is children who are mostly the victims.

Stay away from momo

Social media platforms promoting non-credible content, say experts.

13 Aug 2018 8:23 PM

The researchers compared the number of days of bad self-reported mental health between individuals who exercised and those who did not.

Too much exercise likely to affect mental health: Experts

People previously diagnosed with depression had 3.75 fewer days of poor mental health.

10 Aug 2018 7:32 PM

The ban on FDCs wase recommended by Drug Technical Advisory Board. The 344 combinations including those of paracetamol, phenylephrine and caffeine; chlorpheniramine maleate, codeine syrup and paracetamol, propyphenazone and caffeine might have more than 5,000 products and will have a huge impact on the medical hub and market.

Chennai: Soon ban on fixed-dose combination drugs

SC to ban around 344 combination drugs that include cough syrups, painkillers and flu medicines

6 Aug 2018 10:59 PM

Health department officials said that such campaigns hamper the access and reach of public health programmes and campaigns targeting various diseases.

Beware of online treatments, medications

This is not the first time that such claims have been made for a medical procedure on an online platform.

6 Aug 2018 12:26 AM

One-third of diabetics not taking recommended medication. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study: Rural folks fail to follow diabetes medication

Type of treatment, satisfaction with treatment and perceived knowledge about diabetes, complications, and effects of...

4 Aug 2018 9:32 PM

Despite several measures taken by state health department in Tamil Nadu to control vector-borne diseases, the state recorded 1,451 cases of dengue and one death, 603 cases of malaria.

Tamil Nadu: Malaria cases rise, dengue in control

Encephalitis syndrome claimed 3 lives in April- June.

29 July 2018 9:16 PM