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Studies indicate that the Atlantic diet has many things in common with the Mediterranean diet. It mainly emphasises consuming seasonal, fresh, and local foods.

Ginger is full of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. When overused ginger can cause serious side effects.

Cancer cases have been on the rise for the last few decades. By shifting to healthier and better daily choices you can surely reduce your risk of this deadly disease.

The Odisha government on Thursday approved a provision of a special allowance out of the State fund for the 108 ambulance drivers, emergency medical technicians (EMT), and helpers. 

As per reports, a man named Niwas Sharma from Bhubaneswar had a needle lodged in his heart for some reason. He consulted a lot of hospitals and doctors for treatment, but failed everywhere.

New research by Joseph Reiner and colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth University in the US shows promise for a urine-based test for ovarian cancer.

The persons who were in insurable employment for at least five years after April 1, 2012, and superannuated or voluntarily retired on or after April 1, 2015 with wages up to Rs 30,000 per month will now be eligible to avail of medical benefits under the new scheme.

As per a statement by the AIIMS, the remarkable feat took just over one hour and was performed by the Department of Paediatrics using a less invasive flexible bronchoscopy, sparing the kid from a major surgery (thoracotomy).

World Cancer Day is observed on February 4 each year. The theme this year is 'Close the Care Gap'.

Giving a major infra boost to the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday inaugurated a dharmasala, a new trauma centre, and a High Energy Linear Accelerator (HELA) machine at the facility. 

Despite making the Regional Diagnostic Centre (RDC) at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur operational round the clock, the patients are still suffering to get their tests done. 

The traditional approach to diagnosing cancer primarily revolved around biopsy, histological examinations under microscopes, and imaging tests such as MRI, CT, and PET scan.

Permafrost covers a fifth of the northern hemisphere and is made up of soil that has been kept at temperatures below zero for long periods.

There are multiple reasons why there has been an increase in case of heart attacks among youth. The modern lifestyle where we have a lot of consumption of food, which is very rich preserved junk food in special, all the beverages have high sodium content and all that, that's also creating problems. The stress of daily existence and the pollution is also taking a toll.

There are approximately 425 million people worldwide with diabetes and approximately 75 million of these inject themselves with insulin daily.