Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences is asked to submit a fresh report on the state of health of the main culprit B Ramalinga Raju in the multi-crore Satyam scam.

The first report on the same did not satisfy the court, hence it asked for a second one. The medical report did not mention that for how long Raju will be treated as an in-patient.

Specialists will be appointed by the Northern Territory Health Minister to examine how a man allegedly used fake medical degree to practice at the Alice Springs Hospital as a physician.

Last week, Balaji Varatharaju, 29, was arrested after it was revealed that he had never completed a medical degree, but was working as a trainee for nearly six months, under the supervision of senior doctors.

A new study reveals that parents give multivitamins and other supplements to kids but do not disclose this information to physicians, even if there could be some relation between vitamins and other drugs.

It has been found that Vitamin C can mess up with blood thinners by delaying or increasing their effect. Some vitamins are also known to meddle with chemotherapy taken by cancer patients.

A campaign launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, in December, in the U. S. called ‘protect yourself and the ones you love against flu: GET VACCINATED!’ gathered a critical view by an epidemiologist.

A House subcommittee was told by witnesses, including representatives of virtually all of the leading professional groups in medical radiation, whatever was being done to ensure that radiation overdose does not happen with patients was not enough.

Radiation oncologists, therapists, researchers, radiologists, medical physicists and equipment manufacturers stated that a detailed and more modified method of overseeing medical radiation was needed.

Researchers have found that a compound CS-8958 is a better alternative antiviral to fight bird flu, as the novel compound is more effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus.

If you are depressed the switch to ‘exergames’ as U. S. researchers have found that using exergames, video games that combine game play with exercise, reduces depression in the elderly lot.