Health News

Indian NGO gets international award for battling AIDS

A Mumbai-based NGO working for the rights of sex workers was among the five community organisations from India, Ghana, Iran, Malawi and Mexico that received the Red Ribbon Awards for their role in battling HIV/AIDS.3:30 PM on August 08

Dalai Lama heads to Mumbai for medical examination

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Friday left his residence in this Himachal Pradesh hill town for Mumbai, where he will undergo a medical examination, his aide said.1:30 PM on August 08

HIV/AIDS scene alarming in Nagaland

Almost 20 years into the fight against HIV/AIDS in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland, the Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) has admitted that the state has a long way to go in arresting the epidemic.10:04 PM on August 07

Explain sex in educational module, say activists

Terming the National Aids Control Organisation's (NACO) draft sex education module as 'inadequate', health activists Thursday said the government must shed its morality and elaborate unsafe sexual practices to create awareness among young students.10:02 PM on August 07

All Delhi government hospitals to go digital

Scores of Delhi government hospitals still handling piles of papers and hard copy of medical records shall soon be able to do without it - they are set to go digital.9:01 PM on August 07

Malik stable in hospital after indefinite fast

Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was hospitalised Thursday after his health deteriorated following an indefinite fast.4:30 PM on August 07

Gynaecologists support Mumbai couple on abortion

The government may think differently, but gynaecologists in India as well as other parts of the world have expressed support for the Mumbai couple whose request to abort their 25-week-old foetus with a congenial heart block was turned down by a court.4:02 PM on August 07

Stipend to increase, junior doctors resume work in Kolkata

Junior doctors of two state-run hospitals here withdrew their indefinite strike and resumed work Thursday morning after getting an assurance from the state's health and finance department of a stipend hike from Sep 1.2:01 PM on August 07

Two joint lives and a wish to tie a rakhi on Salman's wrist

Thirteen-year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah have stopped eating so that their wish to tie rakhi (a ceremonial thread) on Bollywood actor Salman Khan's wrist is fulfilled.2:00 PM on August 07

Ramadoss leaves for Mexico, US trip

Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Wednesday left for Mexico City to attend a three-day international conference on AIDS following which he will also visit New York.1:00 PM on August 07

Perceived bias deprives cancer patients of screening

Minority men and women who feel health care providers discriminated against them were less likely to be screened for colorectal or breast cancer, according to a report.11:02 AM on August 07

Abortion laws must be urgently amended

Every time I look at the ultrasound monitor to see the foetus from various angles, mothers read my face to see a twitch or a smile to suggest the baby is normal. Unfortunately their simple question 'Is my baby alright?' can only be answered in maybes. Diagnosis of foetal abnormality is not easy and is not always accurate.12:03 PM on August 06

Doctors' plan to shield children from sexual abuse

A group of doctors here has come out with an action plan to sensitise parents and teachers to protect children from sexual abuse, incidents of which are on the rise and often unreported, they say.11:32 AM on August 06

Scientific training a need for sporting success: Olympic trainer

India's first certified Olympics trainer L. Subramanium feels that athletes who want to make it to the Olympic Games require a scientifically-based, balanced and systematic training programme to achieve optimal fitness.11:30 AM on August 06

Need to amend abortion law, say experts

Terming as 'irrational and unfortunate' a Mumbai court's rejection of a young couple's plea to allow abortion of their 25-week unborn child detected with cardiac complications, members of the civil society and the legal community Monday reiterated their demand for changes in the abortion law.11:16 PM on August 04