Health News

Nearly six million Delhiites vulnerable to TB

Nearly six million Delhiites of its population of 15 million are vulnerable to tuberculosis, a health ministry official said.

Ambulance service to go hi-tech in Bangalore

Come November, ambulance services in India's silicon hub will go high-tech to treat trauma patients and mishap victims.1:01 PM on September 07

Scheme to raise awareness among minority women

India's Planning Commission is starting a scheme to create awareness among minority women about issues and rights that can empower them socially, educationally and economically, and also teach them the importance of hygiene and sanitation.1:01 PM on September 07

India's condom ring tone a huge global hit

Guess which Indian ring tone is being downloaded the most all over the world? No, it is not the latest Bollywood chartbuster, but a public health message that goes 'condom, condom'.12:00 PM on September 07

Pneumonia vaccine useless, increases asthma risk: WHO

Raising questions over India's decision to include a new pneumonia vaccine in the national immunisation programme, a report in a WHO bulletin has said the vaccine has 'no effect' on the disease and on the contrary increases the risk of asthma among vaccinated children.10:30 AM on September 07

Jyoti Basu likely to be hospitalised Sunday

Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, who suffered an 'internal haemorrhage in the head' after he slipped and fell Friday, is likely to be admitted to a city nursing home Sunday.3:00 AM on September 07

Mysterious disease continues to baffle Uttar Pradesh health authorities

After an unknown disease claimed 140 lives in four weeks in Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh health authorities now face the challenge of another mysterious malady that has claimed 28 lives in the Rampur district.11:00 PM on September 06

Punjab, Chandigarh medics welcome doctors' protection bill

The Chandigarh and Punjab chapters of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have welcomed a bill passed by Punjab to protect doctors from any assault by patients or their relatives.10:30 PM on September 06

Eleven southeast Asian health ministers to meet in New Delhi

With an estimated 3.6 million people living with HIV/AIDS in southeast Asia, health ministers from 11 countries of the region will be meeting here Monday to discuss ways to tackle the disease, health ministry officials said Saturday.4:31 PM on September 06

Diarrhoea kills 32 in flood-ravaged Bihar

At least 32 people, including 18 children, have died of diarrhoea in flood-hit Bihar's Supaul and Saharsa districts, officials said Saturday, giving rise to the fear of an epidemic among those affected by the calamity.2:00 PM on September 06

Jyoti Basu advised hospitalisation after fall

Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu suffered an 'internal haemorrhage in the head' after he slipped and fell in the bathroom of his Salt Lake residence Friday, a spokesperson of the nursing home where he has been admitted said Saturday.1:30 PM on September 06

Exhibition to celebrate National Nutrition Week inaugurated

A two-day long exhibition on nutrition awareness for women and children was inaugurated at the India Gate lawns Friday.8:33 AM on September 06

Bihar to get 300 tonnes of medicines

Around 300 tonnes of medicines would be sent to flood-ravaged Bihar, which now faces an impending threat from various vector-borne and water-borne diseases, the health ministry Friday said.3:30 AM on September 06

Noodles for hungry Bihar flood victims

Tens of thousands of Bihar flood victims still struggling to get cooked food will soon get packets of noodles, courtesy a leading manufacturer of packaged food items, Health Secretary Naresh Dayal said Friday.10:30 PM on September 05

Public-Private partnership can ensure healthcare delivery: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday called for a new initiative involving the private sector and the government in ensuring that healthcare services were optimally delivered across the country.6:30 PM on September 05