The much awaited MBBS degree in community health aimed to address the paucity of doctors in rural India has got a go ahead from the Indian government. The course will create a special cadre of health workers that will be trained mainly in district hospitals, then placed in sub centers or primary health centers.

A new type of bio-sensor can detect minute traces of glucose in saliva, tears and urine, doing away with pinpricks for diabetes testing. "It's an inherently non-invasive way to estimate glucose content in the body," said Jonathan Claussen, former Purdue University doctoral student and now a research scientist at the US Naval Research Lab.

Healthcare across Europe could be improved through a new telemedicine system demonstrated today across the G

The healthcare sector will be India's "cure pill" for the ailing global economy, says the chairperson of the healthcare major Apollo hospitals. "Healthcare sector can be a cure pill for the current economic global crisis. It can prove to be the largest industry and in these times of layoffs, can provide millions of jobs," Prathap C Reddy, chairperson of Apollo hospitals, told reporters here Friday.

In a bid to improve patient care, governments in Europe and North America are pushing for the adoption of electronic records and data transfers, which is kick-starting the growth of a hybrid business that attracts companies from both the healthcare and tech arenas.

Researchers from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India found that chemicals present in chewing tobacco and other smokeless forms of tobacco affect the bodily enzymes along with impairing the genes or DNA, reports research.

Consumption of the smokeless form of tobacco

The Health Ministry is in favour of banning smokeless forms of tobacco. The ministry has now decided to implement new rules notified by the Food Regulator - Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

The Health Ministry is in favour of banning smokeless forms of tobacco. The ministry has now decided to implement new rules notified by the Food Regulator - Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. "The Supreme Court ruled in a recent order that Gutka be treated as a food item.