Amitabh Bachchan, who is considered to be the “God” of bollywood industry, might be busy performing in Britain in the ‘Unforgettable Tour’, but still the superstar took time to undergo a diabetes test in Leicester, just to support the cause of health awareness.

A life of a girl was saved from marrying a HIV+ man, when he was tested positive for the test just before the days of their marriage at Chinnamanur in Theni district. This simple rule has been made mandatory by the govt. under which the couple has to undergo an HIV detection test just before they are about to get married, if they want to hold marriage in some marriage hall.

This marriage of 21-year old Autorickshaw driver, which was scheduled to be held on Thursday, at the Chinnamanur Maravar makkal (Community) Mandapam, was called off since the boy was detected with HIV+.

The implementation of various measures which were announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik six months ago, have not been implemented till now and thus has agitated doctors working in public hospitals in Orissa. That is why; approximately 3000 doctors have decided to protest against the delay of the implementation of rules by following a mass resignation on August 27.

Companies are finding new ways to offer better services to their customers. Boots healthcare has come up with the idea of drive-through pharmacy. In drive-through pharmacy people will be given prescription on one window and will collect prescribed medicines from other window. The first drive through pharmacy in UK was opened on Wednesday.  

A former McDonald's restaurant in Colchester was converted into drive through pharmacy. Officials from Boots healthcare are convinced that this store will offer comfort to mothers who don’t want to leave kids alone in car and elderly. People will get medicine quickly from this store as compared to other normal stores.

The US researchers have developed a new method of scanning joints that could disclose the warning signals of the aching condition.

According to researchers, the MRI scan mainly searches low levels of the chemical glycosaminogycan that assits cartilage in joints hold the water, which makes it hard and stretchy.

Actually, the deteriorating and collapse of the cartilage that cushions the moving parts of joints, plays a crucial role in the development of osteoarthritis, which is common in the over-40s age group throughout the world.