The Chennai City Police on Monday arrested two persons who allegedly posted false statement and rumours on Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s health through Facebook and an website. Following complaints from AIADMK IT wing secretary G. Ramachandran and Rajakamal of Nungambakkam, Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested two persons. Sathish Sharma, one of ... Read More »
Official release with regard to the health condition of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who has been undergoing treatment at a hospital since 22 September, will reduce the anxiety of the people, the Madras High Court observed on Tuesday while asking the government to get back on the issue by Wednesday. ... Read More »
A shroud of secrecy surrounding Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s health may lift soon as the Madras high court ordered the state government to inform it about the ailing leader’s condition before Thursday. “AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa is holding public office, and therefore her state of health must be ... Read More »
The people of Tamil Nadu have the right to know the status of their Chief Minister’s health, observed the Madras High Court on an urgent mention made by activist ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy. The court was hearing a PIL by Mr. Ramaswamy, seeking to declare the “real” status of Chief Minsiter Jayalalithaa ... Read More »
Steps to reduce bloodstream infections in dialysis patients will be mapped out Thursday at a meeting of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a coalition of kidney and dialysis groups. Dialysis treatment — either in a hospital, a dialysis unit or at home — is needed when ... Read More »
“Entitled” individuals who feel superior to others often end up unhappy when reality fails to match their expectations, new research shows. “Entitlement is a broad construct, but basically it refers to a desire to get something for nothing,” explained study lead author Joshua Grubbs, assistant professor of psychology at Bowling ... Read More »
– Many cancer patients in low- and middle-income nations who would benefit from radiation treatment don’t receive it, a new study finds. “In Ghana and the Philippines, for example, about eight in 10 cancer patients who need radiation therapy will not receive needed treatment,” said study co-author Dr. Elena Fidarova, ... Read More »
A miserable wife or gloomy husband won’t just get you down – they could also make you ill. A study has shown that having a happy spouse increases a person’s own chances of good health. On the flip side, a glum partner could make you unwell. +2 A miserable wife ... Read More »
US Republican candidate Donald Trump has said he may hit his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton harder in the next presidential debate, following their first encounter on Monday. Mr Trump said he held back “because he didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings”. In a Fox News interview, he also accused moderator ... Read More »
Having a happy spouse may be good for your health. Previous studies have found that mental well-being — feeling happy and satisfied — is closely linked to good physical health. But a new study, published in Health Psychology, suggests that physical health may also be linked to the happiness of ... Read More »
WHEN HILLARY CLINTON seemed to collapse while getting helped into the back of a black van earlier this month, Jane Orient, a physician in Tucson, Arizona, says it felt like a vindication. In early August, she’d published an op-ed on the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons’ website questioning whether ... Read More »
Singapore has claimed top spot, together with Iceland and Sweden, in a health and living standards report published this week in the Lancet medical journal, according to Bloomberg. The latest report, perhaps the most comprehensive ever, also reveals the broad shortcomings of sustainable development efforts around the world. According to health goals ... Read More »
