India Forum Quick Login    


Health News

Last updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:06:43 PM

95 fall ill in Tripura after eating at wedding feast
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) Ninety-five people were taken ill and admitted to various hospitals after eating at a wedding feast in Tripura Monday night. The condition of 24 people is stated to be critical, an official said here Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 1:02:34 PM

Fear of encephalitis outbreak haunts Bihar
Patna, April 30 (IANS) With this year's first death suspected to be caused by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) reported in Bihar, the fear of an outbreak of the deadly mosquito-borne disease has returned to haunt the state, an official said Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:16:30 PM

Scanner for diagnosing cancer in Delhi hospital
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A state-of-the-art high-end scanner machine set up at a hospital here helps in getting right and accurate diagnosis in treatment for cancer and heart ailments, the medical centre said Monday.

Monday, April 29, 2013 10:36:07 PM

Immunization drive to widen vaccination net
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The government Monday launched special "immunization weeks" to widen its vaccination net and include children in marginalised populations, urban slums and other hard-to-reach places.

Monday, April 29, 2013 8:21:09 PM

ESI hospitals face major vacancies
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) ESI hospitals across the country are facing a large number of vacancies, parliament was informed Monday.

Monday, April 29, 2013 5:36:56 PM

Child immunization programme in 184 districts
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In an effort to check child deaths due to preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, the central government has launched a special immunization week to reach out to 184 high-risk districts, an official said Monday.

Monday, April 29, 2013 4:56:19 PM

MPs panel raps ministry for clearing 33 drugs without trials
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Thirty-three new drugs were granted approval by the health ministry without clinical trials on Indian patients between January 2008 and October 2010, a parliamentary panel has found.

Sunday, April 28, 2013 5:54:05 PM

Interventional treatment gains popularity against life-threatening diseases
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Akash Saxena, 55, was diagnosed with liver cancer and a transplant would have cost him Rs 17-18 lakh (Rs 1.7-1.8 million). It was at this point that he got to know about Interventional Radiology (IR) which saved his life.

Sunday, April 28, 2013 10:49:58 AM

PIL for 50 percent non-doctors in medical councils
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) To make medical councils in India "unbiased" and "corruption-free", NGO People For Better Treatment (PBT) will file a public interest litigation (PIL) to get non-doctors into the council.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 9:07:54 PM

Awareness on chronic heart disease must
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) With an increasing number of Indians suffering from heart diseases, proper eating habits, heart friendly nutrition and a healthy lifestyle is the need of the hour to tackle the alarming situation with a special focus on youth, a leading doctor said Saturday.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 8:35:48 PM

News Health Articles Index

  

This Week's Most Discussed

This Week's Most Emailed News

Feature Coming Soon..

Art - Culture Business Diaspora
Education Health Politics
Religion Sports Sci-Tech
Travel

AROUND THE WORLD NOW

Asia America Australia
Africa Europe Gulf-Middle East
Pakistan Nepal Bhutan
Sri Lanka Bangladesh Maldives

Disclaimer: All Logos and Pictures of various Channels, Shows, Artistes, Media Houses, Companies, Brands etc. belong to their respective owners, and are used to merely visually identify the Channels, Shows, Companies, Brands, etc. to the viewer. Incase of any issue please contact the webmaster.