Pakistan takes lessons from India in combating polio
byNew Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Pakistan is taking oral vaccination tips from India, which has been polio-free for over two years, and wants to…
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Probe ordered into Goa prison food poisoning
byPanaji, June 1 (IANS) The Goa government has ordered a magisterial probe into a food poisoning incident that claimed the life an inmate of…
Four more children die of encephalitis in Bihar
byPatna, June 1 (IANS) Four more children died of encephalitis in Bihar in the last 48 hours, taking the total number of deaths caused…
Scientists engineer potent weapon against cancer
byLondon, June 1 (IANS) Scientists have synthesised a molecule that targets and destroys a key protein responsible for development of cervical and other cancers,…
Shukla’s condition improves marginally
byGurgaon: Congress leader V.C. Shukla, injured in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, has shown signs of improvement but remains critical, doctors said today. “He…
Bird flu toll rises to 38 in China
byShanghai, June 1 (IANS) A man in Shanghai died from the H7N9 strain of bird flu Friday, raising the toll from the virus in…
Argentines, Cubans create therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer
byBuenos Aires, June 1 (IANS/EFE) A team of Argentine and Cuban scientists has developed the first therapeutic vaccine for treating lung cancer. The vaccine…
Firm to make catheters for heart diseases
byBangalore, May 31 (IANS) Eurocor GmbH, a group firm of medical technology leader Opto Circuits India Ltd, Friday entered into a licensing agreement with…
Kerala to ban tobacco products’ ads
byThiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday announced that advertisements of tobacco products would be banned across the state. “The government…
Bejon Misra bags World No Tobacco Day award
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Bejon Misra, founder of Consumer Online Foundation, has been conferred with the World No Tobacco Day award for 2013…