Health News

More doctors, health facilities being lined up for Games: Azad

India will be adding more medical professionals, including sports physicians, physiotherapists and masseurs, for the Commonwealth Games 2010, the Lok Sabha was told Friday.6:04 PM on December 04

Dengue cases in Delhi rise to 1,118

Delhi reported five new dengue cases Friday, taking the tally of those affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,118, a health department official said.4:01 PM on December 04

One more swine flu case detected in Himachal

Another case of swine flu was reported in Himachal Pradesh Thursday, taking the total in the state to 13, a health official said.10:08 PM on December 03

176 cases of swine flu reported in Delhi Thursday

At least 176 cases of swine flu were reported in the national capital Thursday - the highest for a single day - taking the number of people affected with influenza A (H1N1) virus to 5,417, a health department official said10:08 PM on December 03

India's swine flu toll touches 600

Nine swine flu deaths, including five in Rajasthan, were reported Thursday, taking the toll in India to 600, health authorities said. Delhi recorded its highest number of cases on a single day with 176 people testing positive for the virus.10:06 PM on December 03

Seven new dengue cases in Delhi, tally 1,113

The capital Thursday reported seven new dengue cases taking the tally of those affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,113, a health department official said.8:05 PM on December 03

Cervical cancer vaccine should be cheaper: Nobel laureate

With cervical cancer the second most common cancer among women worldwide, Nobel laureate in medicine Harald zur Hausen Wednesday said here that the cost of vaccination in India should undergo drastic reduction to make this life-saving vaccine available to a maximum number of people.12:02 AM on December 03

One more dengue death, toll three in Delhi

A 45-year-old man has died of dengue in the capital, taking the toll due to the mosquito borne disease to three in the city, the health department said Wednesday.6:04 PM on December 02

Red Ribbon Express to create awareness on swine flu

The Red Ribbon Express which has started its AIDS awareness journey has a special mandate this time - it will also mobilise mass awareness about swine flu, a pandemic that has already killed 580 Indians and infected over 18,000.4:03 PM on December 02

60 test positive for H1N1 in northeast

A young man died and as many as 60 people, including an army soldier, tested positive for swine flu in the northeast, an official report said here Wednesday.4:00 PM on December 02

Special hospital for gas victims plagued by problems

The Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) set up in 2000, is a super-speciality hospital that raised many hopes among gas leak survivors. However, BMHRC suffers from a range of fundamental problems, activists say.2:05 PM on December 02

The Bhopal health saga - battling for survival every day

More than 3,500 people died that night and 7,000 more in the next three days; and 25 years later, 6,000 people visit hospitals every day and about 120,000-150,000 people in the city continue to be ill. The Bhopal gas leak is a continuing tragedy told through countless tales from those who survived and those not even born on Dec 2/3, 1984.2:04 PM on December 02

Effects of toxic gas may be seen in future generations in Bhopal

The deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas released by the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal this day 25 years ago affected even the unborn, researchers say.12:03 PM on December 02

Japanese Encephalitis kills 505

Japanese Encephalitis has killed 505 people in India this year, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told parliament Tuesday.10:04 PM on December 01

2,000 new posts in health sector in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday announced the creation of 2,000 new posts in the health sector.10:03 PM on December 01