Prostate cancer, the third leading cancer affecting Indian males after lung and mouth cancer, accounts for up to 7% of all cancer afflictions in India. Given that the cases of prostate cancer have escalated by over 220% since 1990. India’s National Cancer Registry Programme has estimated tha...
Innumerable Indians are addicted to nicotine (one of the most habit-forming substances known to man) in various forms. Some smoke it while others sniff or chew it. Many harbour the misconception that chewing gutka or smokeless tobacco is less harmful than smoking. Most are not aware that gutka...
In India, approximately 15 lakh people are thought to be living with cancer and out of every one lakh population, an estimated 150 new people will develop cancer. The incidence is expected to rise by 7% to 8% annually. The major risk factors for cancer in India are tobacco, alcohol, and obesity. Unf...
Arpan Sardar was studying in class IX when he was detected with leukaemia (blood cancer). Hailing from a poor family in a remote village, he received it like a death sentence. After being turned down by two hospitals, he recieved help at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute (SGCCRI), T...
For the past few weeks or so a lot of my colleagues and me have been in demand for the reasons of understanding the business of implanted knee than its success and utility. Obviously in a growing section of the pseudo-modern population fed on the industry and political hysteria on health care issues...
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is involved in formulating the health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programmes related to family planning. The ministry comprises of the departments of Health & Family Welfare and Health Research. The Department of Health dea...
The Indian health sector is witnessing a phenomenal transformation in health-care. The city of Kolkata is all set for the new “Heart Team”. MEDICA super specialty hospital has rolled out a new style of treatment where the patient does not have to rush from one doctor to the other for the correct...
Medica is the new star in the health sector of West Bengal. It is growing fast in the eastern region with 11 running hospitals in different states of this region. It is planning to expand further bringing quality healthcare to the masses. Dr. Alok Roy, Chairman, Medica Group, spoke to BE’s Anustup...
Healthcare has been a major development goal. And if resource constraints have not always allowed the government to give the sector its due financial support, the involvement of the private sector has seen the sector grow at a brisk speed in recent years.Healthcare has become one of India’s highes...
Guava, popularly known as amrood in Hindi, comes loaded with benefits. It is believed to have its roots in Central America where it is alternatively known as “sand plum”. Besides its unique flavour and fragrance, guava has been hailed as one of the super fruits due to the numerous health benefit...
