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What next? Pvt colleges, deemded varsities wait

Though the results were announced, private colleges and deemed universities are not sure about how to proceed with...

17 Aug 2016 6:08 AM IST

Total number of majhor organ donation in 2015 was 218, while it is 144 so far this year

More awareness needed on organ donation

Having waited for 45 days after being listed on the Tamil Nadu Organ Sharing Registry, he received a heart and has since...

13 Aug 2016 6:11 AM IST

Among the state boards in south India, Tamil Nadu came last as Karnataka (24) and Kerala (23) state boards also have a higher number of students enrolled into the IIT-M this year.

Neet confusion continues

Colleges, other state students awaiting guidelines.

11 Aug 2016 6:54 AM IST

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Counselling as important as rituals before marriage: Psychiatrists

Had Geethalakshmi and her husband opted for pre-marital counselling, may be, their marriage could have been saved.

11 Aug 2016 6:18 AM IST

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Children should be allowed to decide their own future: Dr RH Belmaker

Dr Belmaker urged parents to accept their children as they are.

8 Aug 2016 6:16 AM IST

Police say a 34-year-old German woman had taken the baby from a hospital room Friday afternoon, while the mother was sleeping. (Photo: Representational Image)

Many parents fail to do screening tests for newborns, say doctors

With the possibility of newborn screening tests, diseases can be identified in babies at an early stage.

6 Aug 2016 6:17 AM IST

Tamil Nadu has low percentage of women who breastfeed

Tamil Nadu has low percentage of women who breastfeed

According to the World Health Organisation, breastfeeding the baby, from day-I, until the age of six months, is a must.

5 Aug 2016 6:55 AM IST

Quitting smoking can result in lower consumption of alcohol (Photo: File Photo)

Smoking to look cool?

Psychologists stress on self-image as the main reason behind people developing this habit.

30 July 2016 6:42 AM IST

The only way to control dengue is to control the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, which spreads the disease.

Tackling monsoon's winged menace

While health officials gear up to tackle mosquito-borne diseases, doctors, activists say no preventive steps have been...

30 July 2016 6:02 AM IST

The chemists are angry as they are getting sandwiched between drug controllers and manufacturers. (Representational image)

Call to ban online sale of medicines

Despite Tamil Nadu being far ahead of other states in terms of inspections, curbing online sale of drugs has a long way...

21 July 2016 6:52 AM IST

Still from movie Kabali

New trend set by Kabali: Psychologists

Producers may later base their productions on Kabali, using it as a parameter, G. Unni, a counsellor from Mumbai, said...

20 July 2016 6:38 AM IST

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Fighting tooth and nail against stains

Chennaiites second on the list of sufferers (among metro cities) of tooth sensitivity and teeth staining or yellowing.

13 July 2016 6:24 AM IST