After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
Nearly one in every two medical prescriptions issued in India deviated from standard guidelines, with approximately a tenth showing 'unacceptable deviations', a study, conducted by a team of......
Speaking in indoor spaces without wearing a mask poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to others, a study has found. IMAGE: Resident doctors,......
'I did not take up research for any award.''What is more important is the medicine that I have developed.''This helps the patient recover and the family is happy that their relative has survived......
The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......
Just 60 of the 175 pain, depression, anti-psychotic and diabetes FDC formulations sold in India between 2007 and 2012 had approval from the central government drugs regulator, says a study. Almost......
If you've ever felt your heart skip a beat after being screamed at by your boss, it may be more than just your imagination.A study of 6,000 British male office workers over a four-year period,......
Key employees of an organisation, such as managers and senior professionals, are more likely to experience high levels of work stress than their junior staff, a new study has suggested. The study......
Two Indians -- Monika Halan and Sonali Kochhar -- have been selected for the prestigious Yale World Fellows, which is Yale University's signature global leadership development initiative.Monika......
People buying 'fake' drugs on the Internet unknowingly could be risking their lives and supporting terrorism, according to the International Journal of Clinical Practice. In an editorial,......
Japan ruling party heavyweight calls for $239-billion extra budget IMAGE: An athlete competes in the men's hammer throw event during the morning session of the Athletics test......
Case to be re-opened, IAAF to return to CAS IMAGE: Dutee Chand. Photograph: PTI Just a day before she is to compete at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, Indian sprinter......
IMAGE: A municipal worker stands next to a banner that reads, "Rio Carnival 2016" before spraying insecticide to prevent the spread of Zika's vector. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters More than......
'Sharapova has been a US resident since early in her career, which does bring in a question of how or why she is using a drug that is not licensed there' IMAGE: Maria Sharapova speaks to the media......