China tightens food safety measures
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) China Friday vowed to further tighten its food safety measures.The health ministry said it will blacklist food that is mixed with non-edible ingredients or food additives.So ... Read more...
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Is India finally waking up to mental illness?
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Ignorance, stigma and lack of doctors have long marred mental healthcare in India. But with stressful lifestyles and ever increasing cases of depression, this much ... Read more...
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73 killed, 1,000 hurt in Egypt football stadium violence (Second Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS) At least 73 people were killed and up to a 1,000 injured following clashes and a stampede at a football stadium in the Egyptian city of ... Read more...
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Six AIIMS-like institutions by end-2013: Azad
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said that the six All India Institute of Medical Sciences-like institutions across India will be ready by end of ... Read more...
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Discrimination with girl child sad: Meira Kumar
February 1st, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday expressed concern over the condition of the girl child and urged doctors to put a stop to female ... Read more...
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Six people die of cold in Romania
January 31st, 2012 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest (Romania), Jan 31 (IANS) As many as six people have died of cold in Romania, the country's healthy ministry said Monday.According to the Health Ministry, four more people died ... Read more...
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Mexican swine flu outbreak kills 29, infects nearly 1,500
January 28th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- An ongoing swine flu outbreak in Mexico has left at least 29 people dead and nearly 1,500 others infected, health officials confirmed on Saturday. Thousands more are ... Read more...
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Pakistan mulls panel to probe fake drugs deaths
January 28th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan may set up a judicial panel to probe over 100 deaths due to spurious drugs in its Punjab province.Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday hinted at ... Read more...
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Zardari seeks report on 100 deaths due to spurious drugs
January 27th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has sought a report into the death of at least 100 patients undergoing treatment at a Lahore heart hospital from spurious ... Read more...
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Man dies of bird flu in China
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) A 39-year-old man in China's southwestern province of Guizhou died Sunday from the bird flu virus H5N1, the health ministry said.The man felt unwell Jan 6. ... Read more...
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31 Chinese dead from food poisoning
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 22 (IANS) At least 31 people in China died due to food poisoning and around 1,900 were affected in the last quarter of 2011, the health ministry said.A ... Read more...
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Eight babies die in Russian hospital
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eight newborn babies have died in a children's hospital in western Russia, forcing officials to launch an investigation.The deaths took place in the North Caucasus ... Read more...
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28,000 die of HIV/AIDS in China
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) A total of 28,000 people died of HIV/AIDS in China in 2011, the health ministry said Saturday.The number of people living with HIV/AIDS rose by 40,000 ... Read more...
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Drug resistant TB? No way, says government
January 20th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, jan 20 (IANS) The government Friday denied reports that a drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) had surfaced in Mumbai.A team of experts sent to Mumbai rejected the report, an ... Read more...
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No drug-resistant TB case in India: Expert team
January 20th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) There are no cases of total drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) reported in the country and the cases reported by a Mumbai hospital fall in the category ... Read more...
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Ukraine declares measles outbreak
January 16th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Jan 16 (IANS) Ukraine Monday declared an outbreak of measles, with at least 883 cases of the infectious disease reported across the country so far.Sergey Platov, a top official ... Read more...
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Government to intensify immunisation drive
January 16th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The health ministry Monday declared 2012 as the year for intensification of routine immunisation, in order to take the ratio to 100 percent from the ... Read more...
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Dutch women advised to remove breast implants
January 12th, 2012 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, Jan 12 (IANS) Women in the Netherlands have been advised to remove their breast implants as a precaution because they raise the risk of ruptures and other complications.Women ... Read more...
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Junk food: High Court seeks guidelines
January 11th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to frame guidelines on a PIL seeking a ban on ... Read more...
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A year of no polio: India triumphs, but risks remains (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on Jan 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of no new case ... Read more...
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A year of no polio: India triumphs, but risks remains
January 11th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India has a reason to smile on the polio front, especially on Jan 13. Not only will it achieve a major milestone of no new ... Read more...
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‘Cubans immune to dozens of diseases’
January 9th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 9 (IANS) People in Cuba are immune to dozens of illness that kill millions of people in the rest of the world, health experts in the Communist-ruled nation ... Read more...
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Cancer cases found in women with French brand implants
December 31st, 2011 - 5:28 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 31 (IANS) Health authorities in France have confirmed to have come across at least 20 cases of cancer among women having breast implants of a French brand.As of ... Read more...
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City life damages sperm count, study shows
December 30th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 30 (IANS/AKI) City life has caused a decrease in the sperm count in young Italian men, says a new study by the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexuality ... Read more...
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‘Jungle Raj’ in stem cell research: Official
December 28th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) A 'Jungle Raj' has been prevailing in the country regarding research on stem cell therapy and the government will ensure a proper structure where there is ... Read more...
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Law for biomedical research on humans by end 2012: Official
December 27th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) The law on biomedical research on human subjects, which will keep a tab on unethical medical practices and help those who abide by medical science ethics, ... Read more...
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China sets guidelines for doctors
December 27th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) Medical ethics and doctor-patient relationship guidelines have been written into a draft meant to systematize medical practitioners' performances, China's health ministry said.The draft was posted on ... Read more...
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No ‘poriborton’ in health care in Didi’s Bengal (West Bengal Newsletter)
December 25th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Soon after taking over the reins of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee had raised expectations of turning around the state's moribund healthcare. But seven months down, ... Read more...
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France advises breast implant removal over cancer risk
December 24th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 24 (IANS) French health authorities Friday urged 30,000 women to remove the locally-made breast implants, pledging that relevant expenses would be covered by the state.The health ministry said ... Read more...
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Communicable diseases a major health challenge: Minister
December 21st, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Calling communicable diseases a "major public health challenge", union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said various socio-economic and environmental reasons underlie the growing burden ... Read more...
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Rs.7.25 crore spent on Rajiv, Indira ads
December 19th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The government Monday told parliament that it had spent Rs.4.79 crore and Rs.2.46 crore, respectively, on print media advertisements on the occasion of birth anniversaries ... Read more...
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Government to lay guidelines for hospital safety (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) India's apex agency for disaster management is preparing "mandatory" guidelines to cover fire and other emergency hazards in hospitals and a core group would be ... Read more...
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Government to lay guidelines for hospital safety
December 17th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) India's apex body for disaster management is preparing "mandatory" guidelines for hospitals that will cover fire and other emergency hazards, after a major tragedy struck ... Read more...
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China to track kitchen wastes
December 14th, 2011 - 6:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 14 (IANS) Chinese authorities plan to track kitchen waste from restaurants to stop the illegal supply of gutter oil -- old cooking oil collected from the gutters.Gutter oil ... Read more...
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India to screen entire population for cancer, heart ailment
December 13th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) India will be the only country in the world to screen its entire 125 crore population for prevention of cancer and some other non-communicable diseases ... Read more...
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