Health News
India's swine flu tally rises to 475
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Twenty-one people, including a year-old child, were Tuesday detected with swine flu, taking the total number of the influenza A(H1N1) cases in India to 4... More
Haryana health minister in hospital after illness
Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) Haryana's Health Minister Kartar Devi was Tuesday admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here following illn... More
Number of swine flu cases in Maharashtra crosses 100
Pune, July 28 (IANS) The number of swine flu cases in Maharashtra Tuesday touched 101, with the maximum cases (66) reported from Pune, a senior health official said.
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Gujarat threatens to sack all striking doctors
Gandhinagar, July 28 (IANS) The Gujarat government Tuesday threatened to sack all the striking doctors of state government hospitals if they carry on their agitation for an increa... More
Five arrested for marketing expired drugs in Noida
Noida, July 28 (IANS) Five people were arrested here Tuesday for allegedly marketing expired medicines worth Rs.3 million, police said.
During a check, a... More
Accept marginalised communities for successful HIV projects: NGO
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Members of the Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative (TAI) project Tuesday said that welfare provisions such as a transgender welfare board and a separate budgetary... More
Cryobanks International to expand network in Bihar
Patna, July 28 (IANS) Cryobanks International India, a cord blood stem cell banker, is eying to expand its network in Bihar where awareness of stem cell banking is still very low,... More
Children ill after lizard-infested meal in Bihar school
Patna, July 28 (IANS) At least 21 students of a school at Khemanbigha in Nalanda district fell ill soon after having their mid-day meal, officials said Tuesday. Their parents told... More
Chandigarh gets positive swine flu case
Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) A 23-year-old resident of Punjab's Patiala town, admitted to a Chandigarh hospital, has tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus.
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Himachal farmers spraying chemicals to ripen apples
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) An apple a day may not keep the doctor away. Desperate farmers in Himachal Pradesh are resorting to ripening the juicy fruit with an overdose of chemicals t... More
25 new swine flu cases take India's tally to 454 cases
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) At least 25 people were detected with influenza A H1N1) virus Monday taking the total number of swine flu cases in the country to 454, a health official ... More
Screening at exit points to curb swine flu impractical: US expert
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Screening of air passengers at exit points from a swine flu infected country is impractical, a US health expert said Monday.
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Gujarat medical colleges asked to expel striking doctors
Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government has threatened to sack over 1,200 resident doctors, enrolled in the post-graduate programme, who are on strike for the past four... More
Guiding AIDS victims on how to face death (Feature)
Bhubaneswar, July 26 (IANS) Ajay Patra is a unique guru. He teaches AIDS victims how to face death.
Patra, 39, plunged into the exercise after he was dia... More
Junior doctors in Chhattisgarh call off strike
Raipur, July 25 (IANS) About 250 junior doctors returned to work Saturday at the Bhimrao Ambedkar Government Medical College and Hospital after Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman S... More |