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  • Fortis Hospitals along with Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) conducts ‘Breast-Feeding Training’initative

    Bangalore : Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta road along with Public Healthcare Centre(PHC) Gottigere conducted a Breastfeeding training initiative for new mothers in Gottigere. A recent data released by National Family Health Survey 4 (NFHS-4) shows that the number of children breastfed within one hour of birth is less than 42% which clearly indicates the lack of awareness around breastfeeding. In line with […]

    Iconic brand Yakult promises Intestinal Health and Better Immunity with its Unique Probiotic LcS Yakult comes to Southern India with massive consumer campaign

    Hyderabad : Probiotic Giant Yakult Danone India Pvt. Ltd. conducted an informative and interactive outreach program on the health benefits of Probiotics and Yakult, the globally acclaimed probiotic drink. The media briefing was held by Mr. Minoru Shimada, Managing Director, Yakult Danone India Pvt. Ltd and Dr. Neerja Hajela -Head of Science and Regulatory Affairs. […]

    Patna weighed down by obesity: average BMI of 44 for most patients Asthma, hypertension & diabetes are lead for patients to look towards Bariatric surgery

    Patna :   In over a year Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital has seen many cases where the BMI of patients from Patna is more than 40. Patients are coming on wheelchair, with extra support of walking and co-morbidities due to obesity. According to Dr Randeep Wadhawan, Director, MAS, Bariatric & GI Surgery at Fortis […]

    Joy of Parenthood: Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic India Celebrates 40 years of IVF

    New Delhi:Bourn Hall India, recently celebrated the  40th Anniversary of IVF, which is marked by the birth of the world’s first IVF baby, Louise Brown on the 25th of July 1978, thanks to the pioneering work of Bourn Hall founders, Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe. Bourn Hall Fertility Centre in India would like to celebrate the joy […]

    National Liver Foundation and The Mumbai Obstetric & Gynaecological Society announces a joint partnership to protect all newborn children against contracting viral hepatitis B

    by Sachin Murdeshwar Mumbai  :Mumbai has nearly One Lakh Sixty Thousand babies born every year. Currently, 12% or nearly 20,000 newborns in Mumbai each year do not receive this vaccine, which affords protection against hepatitis B infection that can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer in later life. The program is aimed at […]

    HYPOGONADISM – An Unfamiliar cause of female infertility

    New Delhi: Androgen deficiency in males has twice the chances of developing a condition known as hypogonadism than in females. The condition is linked to fertility issues as deficiency of gonadotropin hormones restricts the sex glands to produce very little or no hormone at all. “The glands present in the testes and ovaries, when doesn’t work […]

    Parkinson’s Foundation Designates Three Centers of Excellence in Parkinson’s Care

    Miami & New York City  : The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced the addition of three new Centers of Excellence to its global network: Cleveland Clinic; Medical University of South Carolina; and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The Cleveland Clinic designation includes three satellite clinics in Las Vegas, NV, Weston, FL, and Abu Dhabi, Dubai. […]

    Maternal mortality, infant mortality rates sharply decline during last 3 years

    The maternal mortality and the infant mortality rates in the country have sharply declined during the last three years. The maternal mortality rate has come down from 167 per lakh births between 2011 and 2013 to 130 between 2014 and 2016. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha today, Health and Family […]

    Heart valve replacement done non-surgically by TAVR technique at Fortis Escorts Heart institute, , New Delhi

    Heart valve replacement has conventionally been done by an open Heart surgery for several decades. The patients had to undergo major surgery on heart lung machine and the chest had to be opened in the mid breast bone with a long cut. The patient took almost 3 months to recover from the surgery and be […]

    High Blood Pressure Ups Dementia Risk

    Pune : While hypertension or high blood pressure links with diseases like diabetes and heart diseases are well established, doctors are now finding that it also leads to other conditions like dementia. Supporting earlier researches further, a recent International study revealed that early brain damage is caused by hypertension, which canlead to early onset of dementia. […]