At 104, Noida Man is World’s Oldest to Get a Heart Stent

Not only did he successfully undergo an angioplasty but, at 104 years of age, also became the oldest person in the world to do so.

Asian Egg Donor Shortage in UK Forcing Couples Abroad

An increasing number of childless Asian couples are travelling to India for fertility treatment because of a shortage of south Asian egg donors in the UK.

Biological Clue to Why Women Live Longer Than Men

Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a study suggests.

Four Indian Americans Charged With Healthcare Fraud

Four Indian Americans, including a physician and three co-owners of a health clinic from Chicago area, have been charged with healthcare fraud estimated to be running into millions of dollars.

Ranbaxy to Pay $500 Million in US Lawsuit Settlement

Drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories pleaded guilty on Monday to felony charges related to drug safety

Fat to Fit in Seven Minutes

what if you had to endure all the discomfort that comes with exercise for just seven minutes and could still lose weight

The Posture Guru of Silicon Valley

Esther Gokhale, a posture guru in Silicon Valley believes that people suffer from pain and dysfunction because they have forgotten how to use their bodies.

The Grim Gatekeeper

A doctor with a foreign degree? You fail!

Indian-origin Surgeon Faces Re-trial in Australia

The Jamnagar, Gujarat, born Patel had a controversial tenure in the hospital from 2003 to early 2005, during which over 80 deaths were linked to him and 30 patients died in his care.

First Womb-transplant Baby Set for Arrival in January 2014

The breakthrugh procedure was carried out last year by Turkish surgeons on 21-year-old Derya Sert, who was born without a uterus.

Medical Misadventure in Savita Case

The jury in the inquest into a woman who died in hospital in Ireland four days after suffering a miscarriage has given a verdict of medical misadventure.

Religious Remark Confirmed in Irish Abortion Case

A woman who died after being refused a potentially lifesaving abortion even while she was having a miscarriage was told that her repeated pleas could not be granted because Ireland is a Catholic country.

Baby Boom: Indian Women Giving Birth to U.S. Babies

A lot of businesses go to India for inexpensive labor and it turns out American couples are doing the same.

Ireland Inquest Into Death of Indian Abortion Woman

Ireland's strict abortion laws will come under scrutiny on Monday at the inquest into the death of a pregnant Indian woman who was allegedly denied a termination.

Big Pharma Down, Not Out, After Indian Patent Blow

Stung by a landmark patent defeat, Western drugmakers will be wary about launching new products in India, but they cannot afford to quit a country tipped to be the world's eighth largest market for medicines by 2016.

Patent's Defeat in India is Key Victory for Generic Drugs

The ruling allows Indian makers of generic drugs to continue making copycat versions of the Novartis drug Gleevec.

Supreme Court rejects patent for cancer drug from pharma giant Novartis

The Supreme Court has ruled that Swiss giant Novartis AG's cancer treatment Glivec does not deserve a patent in India.

New Scare for Urban Women: Menopause in 20s

Ramifications of early menopause in some cases have been so extreme that it has adversely affected their profession and in some cases their personal life too.

Indian Patent Ruling Will Affect Global Availablity of Generic Drugs

The case is the most high-profile of several patent battles being waged in India and could have far-reaching implications in defining the extent of patent protection for multinational drug firms operating in the lucrative market.

Forget-me-not

In about two decades, India will have the largest number of elderly in the world.

Age is Not Just a Figure

Geriatric care is a very grey area today in India. The elderly deserve a little more clarity than that.

Lack of Donors Leads to Kidney Rackets in India

Medical professionals say it is the lack of availability of organs that leads to people resorting to illegal means in order to save the lives of their near and dear ones.

Leech Therapy Makes a Comeback in India

It is a major therapeutic tool and helps in many blood-related diseases. It also minimises the chances of blood rejection in blood transfusion cases.

Lawsuit Accuses Founder of Yoga Empire of Misconduct

A former student has sued Bikram Choudhury, the millionaire founder of a wildly popular yoga franchise, accusing him of sexual harassment, discrimination and defamation.

US-bound Docs to Submit Rs. 5L Bond, 2 Sureties

In the last three years, over 3,000 doctors went abroad for studies and did not return

US-bound Docs to Submit Rs. 5L Bond, 2 Sureties

In the last three years, over 3,000 doctors went abroad for studies and did not return

Bill Gates Foundation to Grant $1 Million for Next Gen Condom

Got an idea how to come up with the ‘next generation condom’? You may bag upto one million dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Hot Yoga Founder Bikram Choudhury Accused of Sexual Harassment

Choudhury claims to have taught yoga to presidents Nixon, Reagan and Clinton.

Eat or Surf a Lot? You Risk Being Labelled Mentally Ill

It risks mislabelling a sizeable number of population as mentally ill.

Global Cartels Targeting Indian Pharma Industry

India is a shining example of a melting pot to the whole world because (we) have always been home to people who have faced religious and political persecution.

Yuvraj Singh Cancer Memoir Shares Grief

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh says he wrote about having cancer to share his "grief so someone else can feel they are not alone when the chips are down".

Study on How Indians Sleep

62 percent people exhibit obstructive sleep apnea, or stop breathing for 10 seconds or more;

Return to Life From Death Possible

A new book has claimed that people can be resuscitated even after they have been considered clinically dead.

India Staring at Killer Lifestyle Epidemic

Today, more Indians are dying of lifestyle diseases than of infections - a reverse of the situation 20 years ago.

How Johns Hopkins’ Gamble Could Have Found an AIDS Cure

Australia Parents Face India Surrogacy Barriers

Babies born to Indian surrogate mothers for gay and single Australians may be left stateless and unable to leave the country after New Delhi changed the rules on surrogacy

Fast Food Giant Taco Bell Caught in Horse Meat Row

Taco Bell is the latest restaurant chain to acknowledge that its food has been adulterated with horse meat, yanking a variety of ground beef products from its outlets.

Sugar's Role In Rise Of Diabetes Gets Clearer

The more sugar on the market in 175 countries, the higher the country's diabetes rate.

What are Madhuri’s Hubby's Plans for Mumbai Healthcare?

There were also speculations that Sriram Nene might not take up any job in India at all and head back to US soon.

No Time for Babies, Working Women Opt for Freezing Eggs

Though a new concept in India, there is an increasing trend of working women - both single and married - who want to delay pregnancy to focus on their careers, going in for freezing eggs