TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25, 2022 World renowned Medical Mycologist Prof. Arunaloke Chakrabarti, in the presence of Executive director AIIMS Bhubaneswar Prof. Ashutosh Biswas, has inaugurated the ICMR Advanced Molecular and Diagnostic Research Centre for Fungi in the Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Friday.  The other dignitaries present during the inaugural ceremony include Dean (Academic) Prof. PR Mohapatra, Head ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, NOV 23, 2022 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has launched a digital health card for patients visiting the Vedanta Hospital, here. The card features a Quick Response (QR) code which can be scanned to track the patient’s complete history of healthcare facilities availed at the hospital, including records of test reports, prescriptions, and X-ray reports. ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, NOV 8, 2022 On the occasion of the 48th NTPC Raising Day celebration on November 7, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club distributed Sanitary Pad Vending Machine and Incinerator for better hygiene and comfort among the adolescent resident girls of St. Michael’s Blind School, Ranchi under its CSR initiative. Distribution was held under the guidance of NTPC Coal Mining HQ Swayamsiddha ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 7, 2022 National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on November 7 in India. Every year, this day is observed to draw attention to the importance of the condition and to raise awareness about its early detection, treatment, and diagnosis. According to the World Health Organization, cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Every ...

Even in the current era of advanced medical science, cancer is believed to be one of the most feared diseases throughout the world. While the USA and China are currently dealing with a maximum number of cancer cases, India is third. Approximately 1.1 million cancer cases are found in Indian healthcare every year. According to the National Cancer Registry Programme ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCT 31, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, observed Global Handwashing Day at Jharsuguda in Odisha, under the theme of ‘Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene’. The company undertook a week-long awareness campaign to sensitize local communities on the importance of proper handwashing and hygiene practices. The campaign was conducted across 28 villages, including two schools ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, OCT 31, 2022 Fulfilling the long-felt need, the Paradip Port Hospital has set up a modern ‘Emergency Department’ at the hospital. The well-equipped ‘Emergency Department’ of Paradip Port Authority (PPA) Hospital was inaugurated by PPA Chairman PL Haranadh in the presence of Deputy Chairman AK Bose, and CMO Dr. Prahallad Chandra Panda on Monday. All the staff, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 31, 2022 The first batch of Operation Theatre (OT) and Blood Bank Technicians who underwent skill development training at the Jatni Campus of the Centurion University, graduated in this month after successfully completing the training programme. Thirty students, who hailed from the Maoist-infested Dantewada and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh, were imparted one-year training in Operation Theatre ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, OCT 28, 2022 In a bid to make available more employee welfare benefits to its shop floor-level employees and business partners, the Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited has partnered with the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). As part of this partnership, the Vedanta Hospital at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district is now recognized as an Employer’s Utilization Dispensary. ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 27, 2022 Harpic, the leading brand in the lavatory care category, has partnered with Sesame Workshop India, the educational non-profit working for the early developmental needs of young children for its campaign, Harpic Mission Swachhta and Paani. The partnership aims to promote positive sanitation and hygiene knowledge and behaviours among children and families through schools ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 21, 2022 In an endeavour to make the non-invasive early-stage cancer diagnosis an affordable reality, Tata Steel’s New Materials Business has signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with IIT Roorkee for a breath-based Cancer Detector. The agreement to this effect was signed on October 17, 2022. IIT Roorkee’s team of professors- Prof. Indranil Lahiri, Prof. Partha Roy, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 20, 2022 Osteoporosis is a common problem after the age of 50 years. It is most commonly seen in postmenopausal women because of estrogen hormone deficiency. About 30% of patients are affected because of osteoporosis after 50 years. Osteoporosis incidence has increased in the post-Covid era because of rampant steroid use, said experts on occasion of ...

TBB BUREAU BALIAPAL, OCT 12, 2022 Subarnarekha Port Private Limited (SPPL) organised a mega health at Siddheswar College, Amarda Road in Balasore district where 833 patients received treatment.  Following the motto of the CSR initiatives of SPPL “Jal, Jeevan and Jivika”, the camp provided doorstep healthcare service to people from nearby villages like Agrada, Churupada, Barada, Chasipada, Hadmud, Bela, Bagaldiha, ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, OCT 11, 2022 In pursuance to the directives of Union AYUSH Ministry Secretary to provide Ayurvedic and other traditional system of medicines to the beneficiaries of Paradip Port Authority (PPA), Chairman PL Haranadh has approved engagement of a part-time visiting Ayurvedic Consultant at PPA Hospital. Accordingly, Dr. Tapas Ranjan Sarangi, M.D (Ayurveda) has been engaged as part-time ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR, OCT 2, 2022 Reliance Jio has introduced a 5G connected ambulance at the Indian Mobile Congress 2022. This is an ambulance that will digitally transmit all vital information of the patient to the hospital in real time and that too before the arrival of the patient. In case of a medical emergency, the doctors present at ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 29, 2022 Monitoring our vitals is very important to keep heart health in check. Irrespective of any age group and symptoms, people should regularly monitor blood pressure (BP) at home through different gadgets available for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM), cautioned medical experts at the Neuberg Diagnostics’ Panel discussion on ‘Hypertension and Heart Attack’. There are ...

TBB BUREAU KOCHI, SEPT 29, 2022 Listening to heart sounds with the traditional stethoscope can distinguish with a high degree of accuracy hearts that are normal from those with defects, a study conducted by Amrita Hospital, Kochi, has found. The original research, published in British Medical Journal, Pediatrics Open, involved 545 children with suspected congenital heart defects. The study for the ...

TBB BUREAU CHHATRAPUR, SEPT 24, 2022 Gopalpur Ports Limited (GPL) on Saturday conducted a mobile health camp at K Aryapalli village of Aryapally Panchayat today as part of its “Concern for Community Health” drive. It’s the third such health camp organised by GPL as part of its CSR initiative, after successful organisation of two mega mobile health camps at Haripur-Bandar ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 24, 2022 Bausch Health Companies Inc. and Glenmark Specialty S.A., a subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. on Friday announced that RYALTRIS (olopatadine hydrochloride and mometasone furoate nasal spray) has been approved by Health Canada for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to severe seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) and associated ocular symptoms in adults, adolescents, and children aged ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 23, 2022 Researchers at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi have found that Ayurvedic formulation BGR-34 – used in treating Type 2 diabetes – has a significant role in controlling obesity. A team of doctors from country’s premier health research institute AIIMS- New Delhi has found that anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug BGR-34 is ...

TBB BUREAU CHHATRAPUR, SEPT 15, 2022 As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, Gopalpur Ports Limited (GPL) has opened a primary health checkup center at Duburi Chhak under Kanamana Panchayat . GPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) VJ Rao inaugurated the health checkup center in the presence of VP (HR/IR) Ajay Kumar Mishra, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Vikash Kumar, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2022 Spreading festive cheer ahead of the festival season, Tata 1mg, India’s largest digital health platform, has announced its much-awaited biggest sale event, Grand Saving Days (GSD), from September 16. The five-day biannual sale will offer the best and most exclusive healthcare offers across all brands and categories to customers, including medicines, health products, ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, SEPT 14, 2022 In a bid to spread awareness about nutrition, healthy eating practices, and locally available nutritious food, fruits and vegetables, the CSR wing of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) observed Nutrition Awareness Week at Nuagarh in Paradip. About 300 women and adolescent girls, Anganwadi and ANM workers from periphery villages participated in the programme. ...

TBB BUREAU GURUGRAM, SEPT 14, 2022 Clensta, a new-age start-up that specializes in personal and home care goods with a strong sustainability commitment, is assertive of the fact that technology can help us address and deal with several challenges we encounter on a daily basis, thereby making life way easier. Clensta is currently moving towards adopting these technologies to meet ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, SEPT 13, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium conducted a training camp on first aid at its Jharsuguda plant wherein more than 1000 employees and business partners were oriented on the basics of first aid, use of automated external defibrillators and artificial manual breathing units, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) through demonstrations. With first aid being a critical pillar in the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 09, 2022 Launching the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan virtually on Friday, President of India Droupadi Murmu said that it is the duty of all citizens to give high priority to the campaign and make it a mass movement as TB causes the largest number of deaths among all other infectious diseases in our ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 07, 2022 The Odisha Government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai for setting up a state-of-the-art Cancer Hospital at the NISER campus near the state capital. Director of Tata Memorial Centre Mumbai Dr Rajendra Badwi and Odisha’s Special Secretary Public Health Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty signed the MoU ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 02, 2022 City-based Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) which has been at the forefront of path breaking research work and advanced medical care, has been ranked the 16th best private medical institute in India. In the latest survey conducted by the Week Magazine in association with Hansa Research, KIMS, a constituent of KIIT Deemed-to-be-University, has ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUG 29, 2022 Realizing the financial burden in IVF treatment as a concern for aspiring parents, Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV) launched a program BSVwithU to support couples to realize their dream of parenthood. Under this initiative BSVwithU facilitates interest free loans and free counselling to aspiring parents considering IVF treatments. Their services are available across 100 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 25, 2022 One in four deaths in India is due to cardiovascular diseases. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in India. In the recent past the country has witnessed many deaths due to sudden cardiac arrest outside hospital. As per studies, after heart attack cardiac arrest at home has increased from 60 to more ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI/JODHPUR, AUG 25, 2022 One in four adults in India suffers from hypertension, and it is high time that high blood pressure is prioritized as a public health emergency, said top doctors from the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and senior government officials while emphasizing on the need for its timely control. The experts also ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 25, 2022 Awareness must be spread among people that the Odisha Government is offering monetary support for organ transplant operations like kidney and liver under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), said Prof. (Dr.) Umakant Satpathy, Additional Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Government of Odisha Speaking at a seminar on “Organ donation and transplant’’ ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 6, 2022 Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga which has been actively working on improving the nutrition intake amongst women, adolescent girls and children under its Project Suposhan, observed World Breastfeeding Week-2022 with the theme “Step up: Support and Educate” in six gram panchayats of Rengali Block from August 1. On each day of the week, an event was ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 31, 2022 Undiagnosed and untreated hypertension is the main risk factor for stroke which is the second leading cause of death and disability after ischaemic heart disease across the world. Studies show that at least 64% stroke patients have hypertension which is the most prevalent risk factor for this deadly cardiovascular event. With stroke burden increasing ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, JULY 20, 2022 “Liver is a power house organ which performs complex functions needed for normal functioning of the body. It is an essential organ of the body without which a person cannot survive and hence it is important to keep it healthy and happy by following a holistic approach,” says Dr. Ravi Kiran – Consultant Hepatology, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, TIKIRI, JULY 17, 2022 Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of Aditya Birla Group which is committed towards the health and wellbeing of its periphery villagers, sprang into action as soon as came to know about the outbreak of diarrhoea in Kashipur Block. A responsible corporate, UAIL sent its medical team along ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 14, 2022 The Centre on thursday directed e-commerce platforms to sell Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs only after a valid prescription of a registered Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani practitioner. According to an advisory issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) concerning the sale of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs containing ingredients listed in Schedule ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 9, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in association with the Vedanta BALCO Medical Centre (BMC) cancer hospital conducted a cancer screening camp and awareness campaign at District Headquarters Hospital of Jeypore in Koraput district. A cancer detection van, equipped with various cancer detection tests such as pap smears and oral cytology was deployed ...

Patients suffering from Ascites (Jalodara) — a condition in which an abnormal amount of fluid is built-up inside the abdomen — can be treated through ayurveda, say researchers.  A team of researchers have found in a study that Ayurvedic poly-herbal formulation ‘Neeri KFT’ is significantly effective in managing the disease. The herbal drug not only aided in saving the kidney ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 5, 2022 OMRON Healthcare, a global leader in home blood pressure monitoring and solutions for cardiovascular disease management, on Tuesday announced its latest advancement in the Oxygen therapy category with the launch of a portable Oxygen concentrator. It is a medical molecular sieve-based Oxygen concentrator providing continuous supply of high purity Oxygen (5L per minute) with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 22, 2022 Kanya Express, an innovative mobile health van, was launched by the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation with the aim of addressing anaemia amongst adolescent girls and to supplement the government initiative of Anemia Mukta Bharat (AMB). Inaugurated by Sandeep Bapuraoji Narade, Vice President-Head Mining Business Unit & Executive In-charge Mines today, the Kanya Express ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 Yoga is an invaluable gift of our country to the outside world and it symbolizes the unity of mind and body, said NALCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director Sridhar Patra, while participating in an exclusive Yoga session organised by the aluminium major to mark the 8th edition of International Day of Yoga, here on Tuesday. Patra said ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, JUNE 21, 2022 The 8th International Yoga Day was celebrated with enthusiasm at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi today with the theme “Yoga for Humanity”. The mass yoga session organised on the occasion was conducted by Yoga Guru Gopal Ghosh as per the yoga protocols to celebrate the day. On this special day, NTPC Regional Executive Director ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022  The 8th International Day of Yoga has been celebrated in grandeur at 75 Iconic Places across the country including three from Odisha on Tuesday. Three central ministers led the grand celebrations in the state with mass demonstration of yoga following the common yoga protocol. Union Minister for Railways, Communication, Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 21, 2022 Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) and its social arm JSPL Foundation joined the Nation in observing the 8th International Day of Yoga at its Plant premises and periphery villages on Tuesday. A large number of Yoga enthusiasts participated in the yoga camps held at different places and observed the event by doing yogic exercises ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in association with Bhaktivedanta Institute and AMRI Hospitals Bhubaneswar organized the yoga camp on the occasion of International Yoga Day. A large number of officers, employees and members of Vedanta Aluminium, AMRI Hospitals and Bhaktivedanta Institute participated in the yoga practice programme organized at AMRI Hospital premises. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 Reiterating its commitment to prioritizing health, fitness, and nutrition to helping people live better, healthier lives, Amway India, one of the country’s leading FMCG Direct Selling companies, launched health & fitness community-building programs across India. Amway India’s brand ambassador and wrestler Sangram Singhwill be spearheading the awareness around reiterating fitness and health community building ...

TBB BUREAU SECUNDERABAD, JUNE 21, 2022     The ancient science of Yoga is India’s invaluable gift to the world, said Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu while urging people to make Yoga part of their daily lives and reap its benefits. He also emphasized the need for undertaking further research on Yoga as a wellness solution. Joining the International Yoga Day ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 20, 2022 The eighth edition of the International Yoga Day on the theme “Yoga for Humanity” will be organized in India and across the globe on Tuesday with a focus on how yoga is serving humanity. This ethos is in line with Ishan Shivanand’s innovative and powerful ‘Yoga of Immortals’ Wellness Programs which help people with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 19, 2022 Before planning for pregnancy, parents carrying the traits of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) should always go for tests to know whether their future child would be suffering from SCD or not. They must also consult a genetic counsellor or their physician as there are chances that in 50 percent of cases the child could ...