A year of no polio cases in India: Risks remain
byNew Delhi: India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on Jan 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of…
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Brain starts going downhill after 45, shows study
byLondon : Memory and other brain skills begin to decline at the age of 45, say researchers. The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and…
Rajasthan doctors end strike
byJaipur : Healthcare services have started to normalise in Rajasthan after remaining badly affected for 11 days as around 10,000 government doctors joined duty…
Judges pledge to donate eyes at donation camp
byShimla: Three judges including the Himachal Pradesh Chief Justice Kurian Joseph pledged to donate their eyes by filling up a form at a blood…
Private hospitals step in to fill void caused by striking Rajasthan doctors
byJaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday directed the health department to authorise private hospitals to treat at approved rates patients who are suffering…
Mother tracking system to check female feticide in Himachal – Bindal
byShimla: With a birth rate of just 1.9 and a skewed sex ratio, health administrators are a worried lot and have readied a mother…
108 ambulance service big hit in Himachal : Bindal
byShimla : The 108 ambulance service launched across Himachal Pradesh a year ago has become a popular household name across the hill state ,…
Himachal High Court issues notice to health secretary over spurious drugs
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court today served notice on secretary health, directing him to respond to alleged poor monitoring infrastructure and inadequate number…
HIV spreading among Tibetans, says government-in-exile
byDharamsala : HIV is increasingly becoming one of the most dangerous diseases spreading within the Tibetan community, the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Thursday. The…
Red Ribbon Club Kangra starts blood donor directory
byDharamsala: Red Ribbon Club of Kangra has set out to have a ready blood donor directory that could be readily accessed by the…