Cold weather can be dangerous medically: DAK With surge in heart attacks and strokes during winter, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today said that sudden drop […]
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‘Killer Kebabs’ on sale in Kashmir
3 Quintal ‘unsafe’ mutton, chicken & fish Kebabs seized from City market The Food Safety Department has seized nearly three quintal unsafe packaged Kebabs that […]
Minister warns against nexus between docs, pharma companies
Minister for Health and Medical Education Choudhary Lal Singh today said the process of e-tendering was being followed to make the functioning of the Health […]
Sub-Standard Drugs: Minimal Tests, Inadequate Action
The Drug Control Organisation of Jammu and Kashmir is not equipped to carry out many cardinal tests on drugs, and the results of the drug […]
Hemophilic patients suffer, writhe in pain at SMHS
Non availability of life-saving drugs cause of concern, admin unmoved Hemophilic patients across Kashmir valley continue to suffer in Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital, […]
Viral infection breaks out in Tral villages
12 children test positive for jaundice An epidemic-like situation has emerged in the Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district with scores of children having […]
‘JK doctors prefer winter vacation over patient care’
DAK demands end to ‘elite practice’ Calling for an end to winter vacation of senior doctors in tertiary care hospitals, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today […]
How to prevent diabetes at workplace
If you are already showing higher than normal blood sugar levels as you spend more and more hours in office — enroll for an intervention […]
Toxic food colors, dyes risk public health in Kashmir
Increased use of unauthorized artificial food colors (AFCs) in Kashmir’s food industry is posing a serious threat to public health, with weak monitoring of the […]
Kashmiri scientist ‘discovers’ TB cure
In a path breaking study, a young Kashmiri scientist has discovered a crucial protein secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which if targeted by specific drugs will […]