November 21st, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by admin
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By Bobby Ramakant
Government delegation from Nepal is among those 160 countries' delegations currently meeting in Durban, South Africa, to negotiate guidelines for provisions of the global tobacco treaty (17-22 November 2008).
The negotiations ...
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November 15th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss today launched a National Organ Transplant Programme to improve the scenario for major transplantations like kidney, liver and heart in the ...
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November 10th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 10 (ANI): Feeling irritated because you cant access the Internet? Well, may be its time to seek medical help as Internet addiction is now considered a clinical disorder ...
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October 8th, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Mouthrinses really do put a stop to bad breath but some can temporarily stain your tongue and teeth, according to new research.
The first systematic review on the ...
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September 22nd, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): The Chinese Health Ministry has said that the number of children sickened by tainted milk products has doubled, with nearly 12,900 in hospital and 104 of ...
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September 17th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
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Beijing, Sept.17 (ANI): A third child has died in Chinas southeastern Zhejiang Province after consuming contaminated milk. The death toll till Tuesday was two, China''s Ministry of Health said here on ...
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September 16th, 2008 - 9:16 am ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Sept 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Anbumani Ramadoss will inaugurate a two-day regional workshop on illicit trade in tobacco products here today.
The workshop ...
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August 22nd, 2008 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
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Ranchi, Aug. 22 (ANI): One-day Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni may soon be seen highlighting the importance of Vitamin A and D in an Ad film produced by the Health ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Gaza, Aug 2 (DPA) Four Palestinians were killed and 14 wounded Friday when a tunnel under the border between the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah and Egypt collapsed, medics and witnesses ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
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Dubai, July 2 (IANS) All expatriates coming to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stay for more than six months would have to undergo medical check-up for contagious diseases such as hepatitis ...
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June 30th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad , June 30 (ANI): Pakistan runs the risk of not getting a 280-million-pound health aid from the UK , following the detection of misuse of funds meant for procuring polio ...
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June 19th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin
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The Chinese Government attaches great importance to anti-doping work; the State Council has devoted special efforts to the deployment of doping, and set up the leading group for doping control involved by ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, June 17 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has made it mandatory for all Haj and Umrah pilgrims from across the world to take vaccinations against such endemic diseases as meningitis, yellow fever and ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The US Thursday launched a Rs.580 million initiative to improve maternal and child health in India, with a focus on Uttar Pradseh and Jharkhand. The Maternal and ...
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May 25th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Fake cigarette packets with pictorial warnings and a public lighter which can be used only after ringing a "bell to hell" are some of the initiatives of ...
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May 23rd, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin
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Kantipur (Kathmandu), May 23 (ANI): Six districts of Nepal bordering India are at risk of bird flu according to the Avian Influenza Control Project. Dr Manas Kumar Banerjee, the coordinator of ...
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May 19th, 2008 - 10:50 am ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) Pakistan's new Health Minister Sherry Rahman has initiated steps to revamp the ailing sector by removing inept bureaucrats and launching probes against corrupt officials, warning that no one ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) While health insurance is picking up in India, only 17 out of 1,000 people hospitalised are getting reimbursement, a report Monday said. "Although hospitalisation is the basis ...
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May 1st, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): A Chinese health official has warned that the intestinal virus Enterovirus 71 (EV71), which has claimed the lives of 20 children and infected more than 1,800 ...
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April 28th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The girl child must be empowered and the reprehensible practice of female foeticide must stop - that was the message that went out Monday from Manmohan Singh, ...
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April 26th, 2008 - 10:09 am ICT by admin
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By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) With no specific anti-viral drug available to contain Japanese encephalitis (JE) in India, the mosquito-borne disease claimed 963 lives in 2007 - an increase ...
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April 23rd, 2008 - 11:26 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Pharma major Lupin Ltd announced Wednesday that its Japanese subsidiary Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Ltd (Kyowa) has received approvals for 10 products from Japan's Ministry of Health and Labour ...
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April 21st, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Hanoi, April 21 (Xinhua) Vietnam has conducted its first large-scale trial of a locally produced vaccine against the H5N1 strain of bird flu on 30 volunteers, media reports said Monday. The trial ...
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April 14th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Beijing, April 14 (Xinhua) Restaurants, bars and Internet cafes in Beijing have been exempted from a proposed smoking ban at public facilities in response to concerns expressed by business owners. However, all ...
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April 9th, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by admin
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By Prashant K. Nanda
Udaipur (Rajasthan), April 9 (IANS) India's rural health mission is failing to deliver results, says a top Unicef official, pointing out that half of the country's women still deliver ...
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April 8th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) The Japanese ministry of health and labour welfare (MHLW) has granted marketing approval to Indian pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd's generic drug prescribed for treatment of blood pressure ...
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April 4th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Islamabad, April 4 (DPA) A man in northern Pakistan passed the deadly bird flu virus to two of his brothers, and the virus killed one of them, in the first known human-to-human ...
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March 23rd, 2008 - 10:23 am ICT by admin
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By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Move over crash diets, tummy tucker belts and fat-loss pills. The latest craze in the battle against the bulge is yoga. Those who are practising ...
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March 19th, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by admin
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Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The Chennai-based Lifeline Group of Hospitals has signed a memorandum of understanding with Zambia's health ministry Wednesday to establish its first overseas hospital. The MoU was signed with ...
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March 11th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Beijing, March 11 (Xinhua) As part of its efforts to ensure better monitoring of food and drug safety, China's health ministry has been restructured to coordinate food safety management, organize investigations into ...
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