Blood bank at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases

On the occasion of World Asthma Day, doctors advise asthma patients and those suffering from chest diseases to go for regular health check-ups to avoid any complications, including a possibility of sudden death. Speaking to Express, medical ...

Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) have become the leading cause of chest injuries in the city with around 80 per cent of the cases in city-based hospitals resulting only from vehicle collisions. According to doctors, the chief cause of chest trauma is ...

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A commonly reported cause of death in several fire accidents is asphyxiation, with smoke killing people even before fire engulfs a place. Doctors say this is because of deficient supply of oxygen to the body, damaging the lungs and blocking the ...

As many as 4,828 patients who were on treatment for tuberculosis died in the State in 2012, according to statistics put out by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on World Tuberculosis Day observed in Bangalore on Sunday. Speaking at a ...

On World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday, the Department of Health and Family Welfare decided to finetune its TB control programmes to focus on patients who are co-infected with HIV. Speaking at a programme organised to mark the day, Principal Secretary ...

More and more people in the age group of 17-40 were being diagnosed with tuberculosis, said Madan Gopal, Principal Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, on Sunday. Speaking at an event organised as part of World Tuberculosis Day at Freedom ...

The state health department has one major worry when it comes to managing tuberculosis (TB): to identify the onset of the disease among children (aged between birth and 15 years). And the officials are worried because this is posing a problem to ...

Over 2.88 million two-wheeler riders are the worst-affected due to increasing pollution levels in the city. This fact came to the fore during a study conducted by Karnataka Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in October, November and December 2012. It ...