New Delhi Health News

Daiichi-controlled Ranbaxy enjoys the first-to-file status for the drug and, therefore, has a six-month exclusive marketing right to the medicine. During the period, Ranbaxy will be the only company, other than the innovator GSK [ Get Quote ], to market...

Thus do the mint-flavoured affairs of the world go round and round. Now a team from Newcastle University appears to have proved what Brazilian herbalists have known for thousands of years: Brazilian mint tea can be as potent a painkiller...

The annual per capita consumption of eggs in India is only 43 as against a norm of 180 – the corresponding figures in Japan (346), China (312) and Mexico (304). Obviously, the marketing of eggs via the NECC (National Egg...

So what's the right age for an Indian woman to start getting screened for breast cancer -- 40 or 50?...Monday that regular breast cancer screening of women should start at the age of 50 as opposed to 40, which is...

Approximately 200 million children, under the age of five, suffer from stunted growth in the developing world. The report "Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition" found that stunting is primarily caused due to childhood under-nutrition, which contributes to more...

NEW DELHI: The dengue menace continued unabated in the national capital with 25 fresh cases being reported today, taking the total number of those suffering from the vector-borne disease to 970. The city has reported more than 340 cases of...

It can do wonders to your mood and improve your psychological state. Despite the consistency of official recommendations advocating a high-carbohydrate, low-fat, energy-restricted diet for treating obesity, the epidemic has led to widespread interest in alternative dietary patterns for weight...

The Palm Beach County Health Department confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus Thursday in its sentinel chickens. The chickens are used to detect such mosquito-borne diseases. It is the first confirmation of the disease since November 2007. Many infected...