China confirms 131 bird flu cases, 39 deaths
byBeijing, June 10 (IANS) A total of 131 H7N9 avian flu cases have been reported on the Chinese mainland, including 39 cases resulting in…
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Punjab minister seeks rural doctors’ help during strike
byChandigarh: With government doctors across Punjab planning to observe a two-day strike beginning tomorrow, Punjab Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal today sought the help…
Calories important for body: Expert
byNew Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Hot and crispy fried snacks, sweets, carbohydrates-rich food and much more should be avoided if you want to keep…
AIDS killed 1,100 Chinese in May
byBeijing, June 9 (IANS) Infectious diseases killed 1,526 people in China in May. AIDS was responsible for 72 percent of the total, causing 1,098…
Karunya Lottery sets aside Rs.36.50 crore for dialysis machines
byThiruvananthapuram, June 9 (IANS) “Karunya Lottery”, the brainchild of state Finance Minister K.M. Mani, has set aside Rs.36.50 crore for new dialysis machines. The…
Sheesha smoking hooks more Pakistani students
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) One-fifth of college and university students in Pakistan — aged from 20 to 25 years — are addicted to smoking…
Measles toll in Pakistan’s Punjab rises to 146
byIslamabad, June 8 (IANS) Two more people died of measles Saturday in Pakistan’s Punjab province, raising the number of deaths in the region to…
Punjab doctors’ two-day strike from Monday
byChandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Upset over the recent decision of the Punjab health department to transfer the state’s 523 specialist doctors, an association of…
Centre gives over Rs.500 crore for alternate medicine
byNew Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The central government has given more than Rs.500 crore to various states for bringing AYUSH (ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha…
Singapore launches blood donation website
bySingapore, June 8 (IANS) In a first, Singapore Saturday launched a website to make blood donation more convenient, with real-time updates on blood stocks…