Working to prevent non-communicable diseases: Health ministry
byNew Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India’s health ministry Thursday said it would scale up the response to non-communicable diseases and work towards prevention and…
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Himachal to hire 100 doctors through walk-in interviews
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh will recruit 100 doctors through walk-in interviews to overcome the acute shortage of doctors in the state, Health Minister Kaul Singh…
Young, middle-aged Chinese worry about health
byBeijing, April 4 (IANS) Young and middle-aged Chinese are worried about their health, showed a survey that cited stress, long working hours and difficulty…
China briefs WHO on new bird flu
byBeijing, April 4 (IANS) China’s health authorities have promised transparency and cooperation to the World Health Organisation (WHO) over human infections from a new…
Harmful pollutants go up sharply in Beijing
byBeijing, April 4 (IANS/EFE) The levels of two pollutants harmful to human health rose sharply in Beijing in the first three months of 2013…
Unicef for checking diarrhoea in India
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Unicef launched a USD 5 million programme in India Wednesday for providing zinc supplementation and oral rehydration therapy to…
SC questions states on delay in pan masala ban
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday directed 23 states and five union territories to file status report on the implementation of…
SC questions states on delay in pan masala ban
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday directed 23 states and five union territories to file status report on the implementation of…
‘Disease in kids curable with old drug ingredient’
byWashington, April 3 (IANS) Scientists have shown that a compound in old drugs can provide a new approach to treating a rare disease affecting…
Goa minister questioned over wife’s medical treatment
byPanaji, April 3 (IANS) Controversy erupted in Goa Wednesday after the state health minister’s wife became the first patient to be treated in a…