Scientists claim to have achieved a major breakthrough in the fight against Type 1 diabetes by developing a treatment which would save sufferers from a lifetime of insulin injections.

Lifestyle-related diseases are now killing more Indians than the infectious ones.

A specially-designed floating laboratory to test blood sugar levels, a project of HLL Lifecare Ltd, will set sail from the Punnamada Lake shores in Alappuzha district on Tuesday.

London: British scientists have developed an implanted sleeve, that looks like a giant sausage skin, which they claim can cure diabetes.

Recognising the threat of non-communicable diseases and lifestyle diseases tipping the balance of the State's health parameters, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) - Kerala would be rolling out lifestyle clinics across the State to provide easy access to medical treatment.

Ranchi, July 31: A joint committee of the Federation of Jharkhand Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) and Indian Medical Association (IMA) will meet state health minister Hemlal Murmu to pr

Doctors and non-government organisations working in the area of child welfare have welcomed the Union Health Ministry's initiative to ban fast food in institutional areas.

The government will screen five crore people from across the country for hyper-tension and diabetes. Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that these lifestyle diseases pose a huge health risk.

Inaugurating a camp to screen slum-dwellers in Delhi for the lifestyle diseases, Mr Azad said,

Results from early trials of the drug -designed to improve levels of `good' cholesterol -revealed it stabilises blood sugar levels and reduces risk of heart disease
Scientists claim to be developed a drug which can fight both heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

Results from early trials of the drug