Poverty- struck sickle cell patients denied governmental benefit

Nagpur News: Sickle Cell disease is the result of a genetic condition, which greatly reduces a person’s immunity. The disease can weaken major joints in the body, which then need replacement at a very young age. A sickle cell patient...

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By Nagpur Today On Monday, October 8th, 2012

“People who do manual labour are equally prone to diabetes”- Dr. Prajakta Deshmukh

Nagpur Health News : Dr. Prajakta Deshmukh took charge as the secretary of the Diabetics Association of India, Nagpur chapter, in September this year. In an exclusive interview with Nagpur Today, he enlightened us about...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

“Nagpur city is not disable- friendly at all”-Dr.Bodhankar

Dr. Uday Bodhankar, a renowned senior paediatrician and   secretary-general of the UK-based Commonwealth Association of Health and Disability spoke with  Nagpur Today about current health issues in Nagpur.  We bring to your excerpt from the interview. Practice Details : consuling pediatrician Stream : Allopathy Specialty : Neonatology |...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, September 29th, 2012

Avoid fruits with milk or meals

Nagpur News : Avoid fruits with milk or meals. To get maximum nutrients it should be taken empty stomach or 30 minutes before meals. Best time to have fruits is in morning, empty stomach as one will get maximum nutrients at...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

An hour with Dr. Sameer Paltewar.

  Nagpur Today in an exclusive, speaks to Dr. Sameer Paltewar about Meditrina and his Vision. Marcello Azavedo: Sir, there are so many hospitals coming up today in Nagpur, with what ideology has Meditrina come up? Sameer Paltewar: This is the...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

IGGMCH refuses free medicine to Sickle Cell Patients

NAGPUR : Patients of Sickle Cell Disease (Anemia) undergoing treatment at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (Mayo Hospital) are forced to buy expensive medicine from their own pocket, since the government hospital is refusing to provide the...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, September 14th, 2012

Expansion project by Central India Cancer Research Institute to start shortly at Shankar Nagar.

Central India Cancer Research Institute at Shankar Nagar held a press conference at NUWJ today. The idea being the conference was to introduce their expansion programme that they will be starting shortly. This expansion is with the view of the...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, September 13th, 2012

Blood samples of 8 suspected Swine flu cases have been sent for testing.

Blood samples of 8 people have been sent to pune for testing whether they have swine flu or not. This should be taken as a warning and also as precautionary measure as there are a number of increasing cases of...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, September 13th, 2012

World Women Condom Day Celebrated at Red Light Area of Nagpur

The red light area of Nagpur usually known as Ganga Jamuna celebrated World Women Condom day. This day was celebrated with lots of fun filled activities. The Indian Red Cross Society with the help of National Aids Control Society contributed...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, September 10th, 2012

First swine flu death of the season.

City recorded its first Swine flu death of the season and the second in Vidarbha. 5 patients have tested positive for the disease since April. The person who died was man of 25 years hailing from Butibori. He was admitted...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

Tertiary Care Hospital

The primary goal of a tertiary care hospital is to provide best possible health care to the patients. In the modern era wherein, it is the right of every patient to demand best possible care in Government or private hospitals,...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

All about Nutrition

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By Nagpur Today On Saturday, September 1st, 2012

DR.SUNIL GUPTA Diabetes Care Foundation of india (Nagpur) (DCFI) in collaboration with...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, August 31st, 2012

ABC – Yoga for kids

A yoga teacher for over eight years, Teresa Anne Power helps children unleash their imagination while doing yoga. The poses she teaches, such as frog, swan and shark, are easy to learn and accessible to children ages 3-8. The ABCs...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, August 31st, 2012

Lose weight with Yoga

You can absolutely lose weight with yoga and there are enormous advantages to using yoga for weight loss over other artificial means and methods. In this 3 part series I am going to first discuss why yoga is good...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, August 31st, 2012

Yoga – The best medicine

Yoga (Devanagari) is a term for a range of traditional systems of physical exercise and meditation in Hinduism. Modified versions of the physical exercises in hatha yoga have become popular as a kind of low-impact physical exercise, and are used for...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, August 31st, 2012

What is yoga?

Yoga is commonly known as a generic term for a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline originating in ancient India and found in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Specifically, Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools in Hindu philosophy. It...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, August 31st, 2012

Avoiding Injuries

  Avoiding injuries Exercising is a great way to keep yourself fit and healthy, but there is also a risk of injury in the process. However, if you follow some basic guidelines while exercising, and stay within your physical limits, you can...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, August 27th, 2012

Monsoon

Monsoons are always fun. But along with the fun, they bring in rampant fungal infections and water-bourne diseases like jaundice and diaorrhea. The water lying around makes it easy for mosquitoes to breed and icreases the risk of mosquito-transmitted infections. Thus,...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, August 27th, 2012

Yoga for constipation

CAUTION: DO ALL THE MOVEMENTS SLOWLY WHILE DOING THESE...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, August 27th, 2012

Focus your way to Success

Mental clutter, hyper-mind, each of us have our busy lives and in this world of constant distractions, how can we stay focused on our goals? For me, there are always several things constantly competing for my time...