Health News

Diabetes testing being made mandatory in India: Azad

Blood tests to detect diabetes are likely to be made compulsory at health centres across India following the internationally followed 'opportunistic screening' norm. The scheme was in its pilot stage in 10 states, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday.8:04 PM on November 20

Rs.9.2 bn to promote Indian systems of medicine

The health ministry will spend Rs.9.2 billion this financial year for promoting Ayurveda, Yoga and amp; Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) - the Indian systems of medicine - in the country, Minister of State for Health S. Gandhiselvan told parliament Friday.8:03 PM on November 20

Rs.332-cr budget to check swine flu: Azad

The central government has committed Rs.332.92 crore in various health measures to check the spread of Influenza A (H1N1), more commonly known as swine flu, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday.8:01 PM on November 20

Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before 18: Unicef

India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the legal age of 18, a Unicef report released Friday said.8:00 PM on November 20

India working well on child issues, but too slow: Unicef

Progress on child issues is slow even though India has accomplished a great deal in ensuring the rights of children almost two decades after it ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Unicef India representative Karin Holshof said Friday.6:01 PM on November 20

25 new dengue cases reported in Delhi

With 25 new dengue cases reported in the capital Friday, the total number of people affected with the vector borne disease touched 970, health officials said.4:04 PM on November 20

Three Chandigarh students get swine flu

Three students of different schools here have tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus, an official said Friday.2:05 PM on November 20

Woman walks 110 km in 15 days for medical help in Chhattisgarh

Such is the state of medical care in Chhattisgarh that a woman had to walk 110 km for 15 days to reach a government-run hospital to get her burnt hands treated.12:03 PM on November 20

India's swine flu toll touches 537, over 16,000 affected

Three swine flu deaths, two from Rajasthan alone, were reported Thursday, taking the toll in India to 537, health authorities said here.10:00 PM on November 19

Health minister's constituency faring worst in providing toilets

Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's constituency in Jammu will reach 100 percent sanitation and toilet coverage by the year 2266 - taking the longest time amongst all other constituencies, according to a report on the occasion of World Toilet Day Thursday.6:03 PM on November 19

32 new dengue cases take total to 945 in Delhi

The national capital Thursday reported 32 new dengue cases, taking the total number of people infected with the vector-borne disease to 945, health officials said.6:03 PM on November 19

Winter chill brings on increase in swine flu cases

With the winter chill now in the air, swine flu cases in the national capital have recorded a sudden jump in the past two days. Doctors Thursday warned that H1N1 infections could see a rise as the virus spreads faster during winter.6:01 PM on November 19

Peer pressure compels teens to opt for cosmetic surgery

The onset of puberty can be an agonising time for many adolescents. This is the time when a strong emphasis is placed on looks and many teenagers look for peer validation. It is not surprising then that several teens are knocking on the doors of plastic surgeons for nose jobs and liposuction.10:02 AM on November 19

Rabies scare haunts Himachal hamlet

An entire hamlet near here is eerily emptying out day by day due to a rabies scare. Villagers say they cannot take any chances as two dozen farm animals have died and no medical assistance has reached them in 10 days.10:01 AM on November 19

Orissa launches programme to fight malaria

Orissa Wednesday launched a special programme to fight malaria that kills around 250 people in the state every year, health department officials said.12:04 AM on November 19