Healthcare

Ayurvedic expert Reenita Malhotra Hora, in the latest book, The Ayurvedic Diet published by Harper Collins, presents a jargon-free nutritional wellness guide for that seemingly illusive healthy lifestyle. Here is an excerpt.

The Indian pharmaceutical industry is currently third in the world in terms of volume and thirteenth in terms of value. It is also one of the largest producers of generic medicines in the world.

A dentist, Dr. Ankita Chandra, holds dental camps every weekend in rural India to improve the geriatric medical and oral health in the country for free.

India, being the centre of diabetes, with nearly 3 in 100 people diabetic, is fighting the disease with efficient new drugs and innovative, affordable tests that detect it early.

Most doctors are extremely passionate about all their patients. But there are some who become chapters etched forever in our souls. This is the story of one such patient.

A year ago I weighed 125 kilos and broke the commode! Today, I’m 40 kg lighter and feel on top of the world when I fit into my 16-year-old nephew’s clothes. If I can do it, you can too. Here's how!

Meet Meena Mehta from Surat who, along with her husband Atul, is making an extraordinary difference to the personal hygiene and health of underprivileged girls in the city. They distribute hygiene kits and sanitary napkins to girls in their neighbourhood and in schools. This is how they go about it.

Down syndrome is a set of physical and mental traits caused by a genetic problem that occurs before birth. But with care and support, children living with the condition can grow to have healthy, happy and productive lives.

Meet Thomas Bobby Philip, the first Indian to successfully run the Boston Marathon barefoot. In spite of having a full time desk job, this passionate runner makes sure that running remains the most important element in his schedule. Here is his journey.

Dr. Ravi Kannan’s vision has turned a small cancer centre into a full-fledged hospital in Assam’s Barak valley.