Health News

Pregnant woman dies of swine flu in Delhi

A 30-year-old pregnant woman died of swine flu in a city hospital Tuesday, taking the toll due to influenza A(H1N1) to 23 in the national capital, health officials said.10:02 PM on December 01

India's swine flu death toll jumps to 580

Five swine flu deaths were reported in the country Tuesday, taking the toll to 580, health authorities said here.10:02 PM on December 01

Seven new dengue cases in Delhi, tally 1,094

The national capital Tuesday recorded seven new dengue cases, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,094, a health department official said.8:05 PM on December 01

Good news on AIDS front, new infections down by over 100,000

India had reassuring news on the HIV/AIDS front on World AIDS Day Tuesday. The number of HIV positive people in the country had declined by 400,000 over the last five years and new infections were down by at least 100,000 per year.8:04 PM on December 01

Karnataka releases charter on the rights of HIV affected

Karnataka has become the first state in India to have a charter on the rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The charter was released here Tuesday by state Health Minister B. Sriramulu on the occasion of World AIDS Day.8:00 PM on December 01

Karnataka's HIV/AIDS patients demand nutritional support

Around 300 people living with HIV/AIDS staged a protest demonstration, on the occasion of World AIDS Day Tuesday, demanding proper nutritional support to the victims of the disease to save their lives.6:06 PM on December 01

AIIMS to train Assam doctors in emergency medical services

With an aim to improve emergency medical services in the northeast, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Tuesday announced it will hold a workshop at the Assam Medical College to train doctors and nurses.6:04 PM on December 01

Bhopal gas leak survivors still being poisoned: Study

The waste left behind at the Union Carbide factory that was closed 25 years ago after a fatal gas leak is continuing to poison people around the plant, says the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).6:00 PM on December 01

Red Ribbon Express on an AIDS awareness journey

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday flagged off an AIDS awareness train that take information about the disease to 10,000 villages in 141 districts across the country and will also provide on-board counselling.4:05 PM on December 01

Northeast pledges to step up fight against HIV/AIDS

Thousands of people in India's northeast, whose large number of drug users have sparked fears of a worsening AIDS epidemic, pledged Tuesday to step up the fight against HIV by spreading awareness about it.4:05 PM on December 01

Lok Sabha speaker asks MPs to create awareness on AIDS

All MPs should dedicate themselves to creating awareness about AIDS, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said on World AIDS Day Tuesday.4:02 PM on December 01

Chhattisgarh has 5,000 AIDS patients

Chhattisgarh has about 5,000 AIDS patients, the government said Tuesday announcing plans to set up 100 testing and counselling centres for detecting people living with the HIV/AIDS virus.2:04 PM on December 01

Free condoms through PDS in Bihar to combat AIDS

People in Bihar will soon get free condoms at fair price shops. The distribution of free condoms will be made through PDS (public distribution system) shops in the state, official sources said Tuesday.12:00 PM on December 01

Eight new dengue cases in Delhi, tally 1,087

The national capital Monday recorded eight new dengue cases, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,087, a health department official said.8:03 PM on November 30

End discrimination against HIV-affected people: UNAIDS

On the eve of World AIDS Day, UNAIDS - the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - made an urgent appeal Monday to end discrimination against people affected with HIV as it was 'undermining the efforts' to fight the disease.6:02 PM on November 30