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Boredom is related to low levels of the stimulating brain chemical dopamine and that people try to boost this by eating junk food. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fat tax on junk food may act as deterrent

A step to lower obesity problem among school children.

11 July 2016 4:08 AM IST

It has been seen that the public is slowly losing faith in doctors. (Representational image)

People, doctors don't see eye to eye over health check-ups

A majority of the public does not invest in time or money on regular health check-ups.

8 July 2016 8:29 AM IST

Medical stores in different parts of Chennai seem to show no interest in demanding a prescription for many of the drugs that come under the list, including the diabetes medicine Insulin Human. (Representational image)

Chennai: Prescription not must to get any kind of medicine

As there is laxity in enforcement of schedule drugs rule, any medicine can be purchased over the counter.

1 July 2016 6:48 AM IST

22 million unsafe abortions performed each year world wide

Abortions on rise, mostly in institutions in Chennai

Doctors attribute the rise to the increase to the cases being registered.

27 Jun 2016 7:13 AM IST

Patients do not want any nosey questions or comments.

Social stigma: Vitiligo patients go for surgery

According to doctors, vitiligo affects approximately 13-15 per cent of people in Tamil Nadu, but is not hereditary like...

26 Jun 2016 6:17 AM IST

A student takes part in MBBS counselling on Day 4 at super multispeciality hospital at Omandurar Government Estate on Thursday. DC

Tamil Nadu: Financial difficulty no deterrent to these MBBS aspirants

Sathish feels it is his responsibility now to take care of his mother and younger brothers.

24 Jun 2016 2:19 AM IST

He is one among the many first generation students to have attended the counseling.

Chennai: Son of farm worker does village proud

Hailing from Nalla Konalai village that saw mostly only agricultural workers, Dheeneshwar made a difference by ranking...

22 Jun 2016 6:32 AM IST

Chennai conductor's son gets MMC seat

The student had scored a cut off of 200. He had received scholarships to study in classes XI and XII.

22 Jun 2016 6:17 AM IST

Volunteers donating blood at government multispecialty hospital on the occasion of Blood Donation Day on Tuesday (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu sees low maternal mortality rate: Doctors

India unlikely to achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 due to high maternal mortality rate.

15 Jun 2016 6:24 AM IST

The team found that smokers who received a text messaging intervention were more likely to abstain from smoking relative to controls. (Representational Photo)

Tamil Nadu: Quitting efforts go up in smoke

They must be counselled, say doctors.

11 Jun 2016 6:14 AM IST

Tobacco smoke causes physical health consequences in children, including respiratory symptoms, increased infections and asthma flare-up. (Photo: Pixabay)

United in a fight against tobacco

n 25 of 40 lung cancers in males reported due to smoking.

31 May 2016 6:19 AM IST

MCI planned common test for admissions to MBBS, BDS and postgraduate courses for 2013-14 academic year. Representational image

Plus-2 marks to decide medical admission this year

Students who have completed higher secondary can get admission into medical colleges based on their marks.

25 May 2016 6:23 AM IST