Australia to help India control rabies
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Experts from an Australian non-governmental organisation will collaborate with Indian health professionals on enhancing skills to carry out anti-rabies programmes.NGO Vets Beyond Borders will provide ... Read more...
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Agartala kicks off mission to become Hepatitis free
April 15th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 15 (IANS) The Tripura government Sunday launched an ambitious programme to make its capital Agartala a Hepatitis free city, considering northeastern India's vulnerability to this highly contagious disease.According ... Read more...
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Without mass vaccination, India vulnerable to hepatitis
April 26th, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 26 (IANS) India is very vulnerable to hepatitis as it is yet to initiate a mass vaccination programme to check the disease, experts say, pointing out that half ... Read more...
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Brinda Karat demands probe in tribal girls’ deaths in Andhra Pradesh
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat Monday asked Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to order a probe into the deaths of four tribal girls given ... Read more...
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Meningitis returns to Tripura, Meghalaya also affected
December 11th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Shillong, Dec 11 (IANS) The deadly meningococcal meningitis viral disease, which killed more than 60 people earlier this year in Tripura, has returned to the northeastern state and led to more deaths, ... Read more...
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New York City to declare state of emergency due to swine flu outbreak
October 30th, 2009 - 5:02 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- New York City will declare a state of emergency to implement new resources to combat the spread of swine flu, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in ... Read more...
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Measles vaccine inhaler shows promise
September 29th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Scientists from University of Colorado have revealed that inhaling measles vaccine can be more effective in combating the disease that causes 197,000 deaths each year globally.While a liquid ... Read more...
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Expert worried over safety of swine flu vaccine
August 22nd, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
By K.S. Jayaraman
Bangalore, Aug 22 (IANS) A leading virologist has raised concern about the safety of the swine flu vaccine that Indian companies are trying to bring out in a hurry at ... Read more...
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Entire UK population to be offered swine flu jab
July 13th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, July 13 (IANS) British health authorities Monday reported the death of a healthy seven-year-old girl from swine flu, as the entire nation was offered vaccination against the ... Read more...
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Mystery of potentially fatal reaction to smallpox vaccine unravelled
May 25th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): A husband-wife scientific team from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have identified the cellular defect that makes eczema sufferers more prone to eczema vaccinatum, a ... Read more...
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One-fifth dose of scarce meningitis vaccine as effective as full dose
December 7th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): Just one-fifth of the standard dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine can turn out to be as effective as using the full dose, according to a ... Read more...
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Researchers claim to have found magic bullet against bird flu
October 20th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) A single vaccine can protect humans, chickens and even cats against deadly flu pandemics, including the dreaded bird flu that has caused havoc in large parts of Asia, ... Read more...
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Bird flu virus-based vaccine can protect both humans and pets
October 20th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): US researchers have found that a single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics.Based on a bird flu virus, the ... Read more...
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Jude Law spearheads peace mission to Kabul
September 2nd, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 2 (ANI): Oscar nominee Jude Law made a visit to Afghanistan to urge all warring parties to observe a day of peace on September 21, so that food deliveries ... Read more...
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Now cervical cancer jabs for British girls
September 2nd, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Amid a debate over its efficacy and longevity, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is to be given to all British girls in the 12-13 age group from ... Read more...
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Shaking hands more infectious than sharing a festive kiss: Report
December 20th, 2007 - 4:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 20 (ANI): People may be far more at the risk of passing on an infection by shaking someones hand than in sharing a kiss, according to a report.Compiled by ... Read more...
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Mass vaccination may help control endemic cholera
November 27th, 2007 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, November 27 (ANI): A vaccine that is used to prevent travellers from cholera, which characterized by diarrhoea and severe dehydration, may also be used to prevent people living in cholera-prone areas, ... Read more...
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