New Delhi, Nov 14 - Women linked to drug abuse in any form -- as partners of drug abusers or narcotics consumers themselves -- are more vulnerable to mental health disorders than other women, experts said here Monday.

New Delhi, Nov 8 -  The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been tasked with developing affordable test strips for diabetes, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Tuesday.

New Delhi, Nov 8 - At a time when the controversy over the antibiotic resistant superbug in the capital's hospitals refuses to die down, Indian researchers have found that the prevalence of multi-drug resistant
(MDR) gonorrhea has been increasing over the last decade - posing a potential risk to fighting one of the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) with antibiotics.

Washington, May 31 : Two people in Toronto have reportedly acquired the enzyme associated with extensive antibiotic resistance called the `New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase-1' (NDM-1).

The enzyme is common in India and Pakistan and is spreading worldwide through travel, medical tourism and its ability to transfer between bacteria.

New Delhi, Feb 10 - Deweshwar Kumar, 77, had lost all hope after a sudden loss of consciousness was attributed to a large blood clot in his brain. Chances of survival were low and his condition deteriorated. But his life was saved thanks to minimal invasive neuroendoscopy.

Chandigarh, Feb 7 - After a three-day mass casual leave followed by strike, the operation theatre technicians at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here resumed work Monday morning after the management assured them of meeting their pay hike demand within six weeks.

New Delhi, Feb 6 - Hundreds of people, including cancer survivors, participated in a walk Sunday to mark World Cancer Day which was observed two days ago.

Organsied by NGO CanSupport, the walk aimed to sensitise people about the growing threat of cancer and the need to face this challenge by aiding the growth of services that help people cope with the aftermath.

New Delhi, Feb 4 : The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that moderate physical exercises can help reduce the risk of cancers such as breast cancer and colon cancer.

New Delhi, Feb 4 - Men sweat it out in the gym for a V-shaped torso and muscularity, but many are stumped when it comes to dealing with gynecomestia, or enlarged male breasts. Experts say liposuction and gland excision can solve the problem.

"Gynecomastia is associated with hormone fluctuations during puberty and it can also develop due to a variety of medical conditions, including testicular cancer," Pritam Parichey, president, New Look Cosmetic Laser Center, told IANS.

As per reports, the Madhya Pradesh administration dismissed thirteen physicians from four medical colleges as their educational certifications were not acknowledged by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

The dismissed physicians were working as lecturers in the state's four medical colleges in Gwalior, Jabalpur, Bhopal and Rewas.