Superstitious
belief in faith healers is costing lives :
People still hold faith healers in high regard
and ignore medical advice resulting in deaths of
numerous pregnant women, infants and patients,
by Mohan Shahi (kp 20/01/2024)
100-bed
Provincial Ayurvedic Hospital to be constructed
in Shuklaphanta (rep 02/07/2023)
Legitimising
traditional healers : They often address
specific health needs that official healthcare
providers cannot meet, by Bamdev Subedi (kp
28/04/2023)
Advancing
pluralistic healthcare : The injustice done to
traditional medicine must be rectified through
its nationwide expansion, by Bamdev Subedi
(kp 28/03/2023)
Int’l
Ayurveda Congress taking place in Kathmandu
(kh 03/03/2023)
Ayurvedic
medicines winning people’s faith (kh
02/03/2023)
Embracing
traditional healing : The new discourse in
contemporary Nepal sees traditional health
practices as a hindrance to development, by
Divya Rana (kp 14/02/2023)
Revitalising
local health traditions : The allure of Ayurveda
and biomedicines has waned over time, resulting
in a lose-lose situation, by Bamdev Subedi
(kp 03/02/2023)
Bringing
science to Ayurved : With enough effort, Ayurved
could be co-opted and developed into a modern
system of therapeutics, by Kiran Raj Pandey
(kp 29/12/2022)
Ban
on hemp hinders manufacturing of 21 Ayurvedic
medicines (kh 21/10/2022), Ban
on hemp creates problem in manufacturing of 21
Ayurvedic medicines (rep 22/10/2022)
Sowa
Rigpa: An alternative medicine’s expansion
beyond the Himalayas : Once prevalent only in
Nepal’s mountainous districts, the traditional
medical system is now finding acceptance by
communities across the country, by Tsering
Ngodup Lama and Pasang Dorjee (kp 27/11/2021)
Number
Of Ayurvedic Medicine Users Increasing In Palpa
(rn 17/10/2021)
Unity
in Ayurveda and nutrition: To nourish body, mind
and spirit, by Sophiya Uprety (ht
01/07/2021)
When
there is no doctor : Quacks, a major
problem, may be trained to provide better
basic health care, by Sambridh Ghimire (kp
14/06/2021)
Ayurvedic
that kills : It is ironic that with such poor
health and safety standards, and a production
process that is poisoning its neighbours, Singha
Durbar Vaidyakhana aims to enhance the health of
its customers, by Bishal Thapa (kp
19/0372021)
Lead
toxicity in Ayurvedic medicines : If not
regulated urgently, the adulterated Ayurvedic
medicines will increasingly become a potential
source of lead intoxication in Nepal, by Ram
Charitra Sah (rep 01/02/2021)
Ayurvedic
Medicines Effective For Mild To Moderate COVI-19
Symptoms, by Anjita Rijal (rn 08/11/2020)
Nepal’s
ayurvedic masterplan : It may be more
responsible to fund district-wise ayurvedic,
amchi and indigenous medicine production,
deliver herbal medicine right to people’s doors,
by Sushma Joshi (ae 06/11/2020)
Traffic
police plant 1,500 saplings of an unproven
herb to fight against coronavirus, by Anup
Ojha (kp 01/11/2020)
Gurjo
distribution campaign gains momentum in
Kathmandu Valley (rep 03/10/2020)
Ayurvedic
literature : Delving into its history, by
Madhusudan Rimal (ht 29/09/2020)
Gurjo
has uncountable health benefits, but over
consumption lowers blood pressure, say Ayurvedic
doctors (rep 20/09/2020)
Rare
anti-cancer tree on verge of extinction : Only
few hundred Maire’s yew trees are left in
Nepal’s mountain wilderness, by Kumar Paudel
(nt 18/09/2020)
Gurjo
Plantation Campaign Gains Ground On Bagmati
Corridor (rn 12/09/2020)
Rely
on Ayurveda: Ayurdveda has sustained many
moments like this pandemic and other health
crisis. Our generation deserves to benefit from
it, by Prerok Regmi 22/07/2020)
Government
to produce, promote ayurvedic medicine in Nepal
(ht 16/07/2020)
Ayurveda
university bill to promote ancient medicine
(ht 11/03/2020)
A
monk on a mission: Wangchuk Rapten Lama is the
director of a monastery-run clinic that provides
healthcare for less than Rs 5, and he now has
his mind set on building a hospital in his
village, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp
13/02/2020
Jhapa
locals resort to religious function to cure
‘conversion disorder’: In the past one and a
half months, 24 students at Pashupati Secondary
have been afflicted with the condition, by
Parbat Portel (kp 27/01/2020)
Karnali
Aushadhalaya disappoints patients from Humla,
Jumla, Kalikot, Dolpa (rep 22/12/2019)
Market
aflush with ayurvedic medicines containing heavy
metals in excessive amounts: Doctors say an
excessive amount of heavy metals—arsenic, lead,
and mercury—can affect a patient’s kidney,
liver, skin, and blood circulation directly and
can also lead to death, by Arjun Poudel (kp
14/10/2019)
Health
Ministry launches detection programme to curb
tuberculosis spread: National Tuberculosis
Centre aims to provide service in all 77
districts within the next two years, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 13/10/2019)
Are
traditional methods foes or friends of modern
science? Some believe herpes zoster is the bite of
a serpent. They don’t know that it is a
disease caused by a virus, which needs medical
attention, by Shrizu Bajracharya (kp
18/07/2019)
Reviving
an ancient system of healing: Reformation of
ayurveda education and research is required,
by Prerok Regmi (kp 14/07/2019)
Presence
of microbes in some Ayurvedic products is high,
drug regulatory body says: Manufacturers argue the
protocol enforced by the regulator is too strict,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/07/2019)
Parents
mull goat sacrifice as children keep fainting at
school, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 20/02/2019)
Sudurpaschim
Province
all set to institutionalise Ayurveda education: The
provincial government launches plans for Ayurveda and
yoga studies in school curriculum, by Arjun Shah
(kp 15/02/2019)
Despite
growing influence of hospitals and Christianity, Rolpa
Shamans remain in business, by Dinesh Subedi (rep
22/01/2019)
Centre
raises
Ayurvedic drugs norms: Department of Drug
Administration orders ayurvedic drugs manufacturers to
comply with two key industry standards, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 04/08/2018)
Call
to promote ayurvedic medicines (ht 16/06/2018)
Village
where shamans are preferred over doctors, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep 09/06/2018)
The
test
of time: Much water has flown under the bridge since
traditional Baidyas were Kathmandu’s only source
of medical recourse, yet they remain just as relevant
and sought out as ever, by Abijeet Pant (kp
05/05/2018)
Yoga
can
stave off non-communicable diseases, risk of
depression, says WHO (ht 22/06/2017)
Tibetan
medicine
lures patients seeking drug-free cures centuries-old
techniques (kp 15/05/2017)
I
am an Amchi: Marpha meeting of practitioners of
Tibetan medicine plan revival of the healing tradition,
by Sabine Pretsch (nt 11/11/2016)
83-yr-old
Ayurveda
practitionerpromoting traditional treatment, by
Prakash Baral (kp 10/11/2015)
Ayurveda
practitioner
held (ht 05/07/2015)
130
kg
expired, sub-standard ayurvedic medicines seized (ht
07/02/2015) |