Health News

India's swine flu toll touches 534

Four swine flu deaths, three of them from Rajasthan, were reported Wednesday, taking the total toll in India to 534, health authorities said here.12:01 AM on November 19

Birth control vaginal ring launched in India

Making the contraceptive procedure simpler for women, a US based pharmaceutical company Wednesday launched a birth control vaginal ring that it claims has no side effects.12:01 AM on November 19

New treatment for hemophilia launched in India

A new genetically engineered treatment for hemophilia, a dreaded disease where blood doesn't clot, was launched here Wednesday by a private pharmaceutical company.8:04 PM on November 18

30 new dengue cases in Delhi take total to 913

With 30 new cases of dengue recorded in the national capital Wednesday, the total number of people infected with the vector-borne disease touched 913, health officials said.4:01 PM on November 18

Bihar doctors continue strike

Junior doctors in Bihar are determined to continue their strike and have rejected the state human rights commission's request to end their nine-day-old protest, officials said Wednesday.4:00 PM on November 18

Chandigarh school closes due to swine flu scare

St. Johns High School, one of Chandigarh's oldest boys' schools, will be closed for a week starting Wednesday because of fear of swine flu, officials said.2:03 PM on November 18

Elephant dung: Source of livelihood, mosquito repellant

Munia Devi and her son Bholua look forward to the world-famous cattle fair that takes place here every year. They can't afford to buy any animal, but they make a neat packet selling elephant dung.10:00 AM on November 18

Bangalore's sex workers fight stigma of HIV/AIDS

They all have a common story to narrate - stigma and discrimination by the society because of their profession and the disease with which they are infected.6:06 PM on November 17

39 new dengue cases in Delhi take total to 883

With 39 new dengue cases reported in the national capital Tuesday, the total number of people infected with the vector-borne disease touched 883, health officials said.6:03 PM on November 17

Army's Northern Command hospital performs marrow transplant

The Indian Army's Northern Command hospital at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir has successfully performed bone marrow transplant in a cancer patient, becoming the first institution in the state to offer this specialised treatment, officials said Tuesday.6:00 PM on November 17

Gored by bull,7-year-old is fine after four surgeries

Surviving a near-death experience after being gored by a bull, seven-year-old Vishnu Singh is happy to return home Tuesday after battling for life in a hospital for seven months and undergoing four surgeries.4:04 PM on November 17

Bihar doctors' strike on for eighth day

There is no good news for poor patients and their relatives in Bihar as a crippling doctors' strike entered its eighth day Tuesday.2:05 PM on November 17

50 Orissa children sick after eating stale food

More than 50 children in Orissa were hospitalised after eating stale food at a government-run centre, an official said Tuesday.12:01 PM on November 17

Three deaths take India's swine flu toll to 526

Three swine flu deaths were reported Monday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 526 in India, health authorities said here.10:05 PM on November 16

Incentive for fast completion of AIIMS-like hospitals

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday announced an incentive of Rs. 10 crore (Rs.100 million) for early completion of the eight referral hospitals on the lines of the the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the capital.8:00 PM on November 16