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AMU docs to provide free service to flood victims in Bihar

The Aligarh Muslim University will organise free medical camps in flood-devastated Bihar, a university official said Friday.5:33 PM on September 12

Jyoti Basu stable, surgery decision Monday: hospital

Former West Bengal chief minister and Marxist veteran Jyoti Basu, who is in a nursing home here after a fall at his residence here last week, is in a stable condition and a decision on surgery will be taken Monday, the hospital said Friday.5:30 PM on September 12

India not on path to achieve UN millennium goals

Halfway into the period timeline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) suggested by the UN, India seems to be slipping on most of the eight goals, as per the latest findings of the international organisation.4:32 PM on September 12

'Ayurveda village' to open in Kerala Nov 1

A Rs.60 million 'ayurveda village' consisting of 16 cottages are being being in an eco-friendly way under 'a resort within a resort' concept near the famed Kovalam beach in Kerala.4:03 PM on September 12

Maldives wary of Indian labourers with TB, HIV/AIDS: Health minister

The tiny island nation of Maldives is now wary of Indian labourers who could spread tuberculosis (TB) and the dreaded HIV/AIDS among its people.11:31 AM on September 12

WHO offers help to Shah Rukh, Buddhadeb to quit smoking

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday offered to help Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to quit smoking.12:31 AM on September 12

Shah Rukh's smoking: All smoke, no fire?

Denying reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was found smoking on the campus of a Sikh institution in Amritsar, the Punjab government Thursday said it knew nothing about the matter and had not complained about it to the union health ministry.11:02 PM on September 11

'Climate change behind dengue's re-emergence in Southeast Asia'

Health ministers from Southeast Asian countries Thursday pledged to combat tobacco use and to curb the spread of the mosquito-borne dengue disease, which they claimed was re-emerging due to climate change in the region.11:00 PM on September 11

Rising prices threaten UN anti-poverty goals: report

Poverty and backwardness are being fuelled by price rise and economic slowdown, hampering ongoing efforts to achieve millennium development goals (MDG) midway into the stipulated timeline, according to a UN report released Thursday.10:32 PM on September 11

Indian biomedical research gets British funding

Biomedical research in India has received a shot in the arm with the Wellcome Trust, Britain's largest health charity, entering into an agreement with the Indian government's biotechnology department to fund cutting-edge research.4:00 PM on September 11

Southeast Asian health ministers focus on AIDS, maternal deaths

Health ministers of Southeast Asian countries, top officials and World Health Organisation (WHO) experts met here Wednesday and discussed key health issues, with a special focus on combating HIV/AIDS and maternal deaths.7:02 AM on September 11

Government plans to allow initial stage drug trials in India

India's drug regulator agency Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is drawing up plans to allow international companies to conduct initial-stage drug trials in the country, a senior official said Wednesday.7:01 AM on September 11

India needs good governance to achieve UN goals: Somnath

India needs strong institutions and good governance to achieve the various millennium development goals (MDGs) laid down by the United Nations (UN), Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said here Wednesday.6:33 AM on September 11

Viral fever kills 297 in Rampur

An outbreak of viral fever has claimed 297 lives in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, the district's chief medical officer Vinod Kumar said Wednesday.6:30 AM on September 11

India calls for global action against drug abuse

Stressing that drug problem was not a one-country problem, Minister for Women and Child Development, Renuka Chowdhury has called for collective action from all the civilised countries together.4:30 AM on September 11