Death of a trader sparked protests against doctors of District Hospital in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. The protesters alleged that due to absence […]
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Health
Valley’s only dental college lacks basic facilities
Patients referred to private labs for conducting basic tests The only dental college in the Valley is taking patients for a ride as the set-up […]
Mufti stresses promotion of Unani medicine
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said Unani medicine should be promoted so that it gets a level playing field and integrates effectively into the […]
26% J-K population uses tobacco products: Expert
With 26 per cent population of J&K using tobacco products in one form or the other, the state is becoming a “lung cancer capital of […]
Drug abuse promotion in Kashmir a conspiracy: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today said that the menace of drug abuse in Kashmir has reached unprecedented levels and the situation has become explosive. President […]
Welcome to SKIMS; Wait 4 hrs in queue, return untreated
GoI sleeps on `450 crore expansion project Till 3 pm, middle- aged woman Habla from Kupwara has waited three hours in the queue for making […]
SKIMS doc demands blanket ban on carcinogenic substances
Director Regional Cancer Centre, Shere-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences and head Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr Maqbool Lone on Tuesday urged people to avoid using […]
Drug abuse spreading like cancer: Mufti
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said the Health Department had been directed to frame a comprehensive policy to check drug menace among the youth […]
Cancer cases on the rise in J&K
The number of cancer patients in the state witnessed a rise in 2014 as compared to the previous years. A written reply in the Legislative […]
WHO cautions against excessive use of antibiotics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that the current practice of indiscriminate use of antibiotics is increasingly leading to resistance to medicines, persistence of […]