It's a disease long associated with the elderly but is now diagnosed in younger people as well and with no permanent cure available till date.

However, in what could give hope to thousands suffering from Alzheimer's Disease (AD), the pharmacology department in AIIMS has identified Ayurvedic drugs which could have a role in preventing the onset of AD and also restricting its spread in affected patients. AD is a degenerative neurological disorder leading to progressive loss of cognitive abilities, including the patient's memory due to a drop in chemicals — known as neurotransmitters — which transmits messages between brain cells.

National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), UPA’s ambitious plan focusing on primary healthcare for the urban poor, has been merged with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and no specific allocatio

The Budget has done its bit to promote alternative therapy for curing your aches and pains.

The increasing demand of the herbal industry for ‘naag chhatri’, a perennial medicinal plant found in the temperate zone of the Himalayas, is leading to its indiscriminate and excessive exploitatio

It was under pressure to complete the ratification process.

Kerala's famed Ayurveda world is aghast.

The West Bengal Tourism Department feels deprived with just Rs 136 crore as grant for the 12th Plan period at a time when the Gujarat government has been able to extract a whopping Rs 1200 crore.

JAIPUR: The medical health and family welfare department is in the process of framing rules for effective implementation of the Clinical Establishment Act 2010, which was passed in the Vidhan Sabha last year.

A medical health and family welfare department official said, "We have started working on implementation of the Act. The rules are being framed for its effective implementation in the state."