EU experts in Sri Lanka to study dengue
February 16th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 16 (IANS) Experts from the European Union have arrived in Sri Lanka to conduct a study on the dengue epidemic, the health ministry said Thursday.According to an official, ... Read more...
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Canada pulls out of NATO surveillance project
February 11th, 2012 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Feb 11 (IANS) Canada has decided to pull out of a NATO project that collects strategic information through unmanned aerial vehicles."NATO has been informed of these decisions. The details ... Read more...
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Alarming HIV/AIDS surge among Pakistan’s drug addicts
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) There is an alarming surge in HIV/AIDS cases among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Pakistan, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) says.HIV/AIDS prevalence among IDUs in ... Read more...
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Hopeful yet vigilant India marks a year without polio
January 13th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) With a 'zero-polio' record in the last one year, India Friday carried its fight against the disease to hospitals and health care centres across the ... Read more...
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Five die of mite disease in Meghalaya
December 1st, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 1 (IANS) At least five people have died of of scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite, in Meghalaya in the past three ... Read more...
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Virus causes hearing loss among newborns
June 22nd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 22 (IANS) A viral infection that causes hearing loss and intellectual disability in newborn babies is greatly under-diagnosed, a report said.Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection that ... Read more...
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Surveillance cameras on Goa roads soon
March 16th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 16 (IANS) In a bid to make Goa "terror ready", all major roads will soon be monitored by unmanned surveillance cameras, according to the Economic Survey tabled in ... Read more...
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WHO finds polio virus in Delhi sewage
February 15th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) In what could be a cause of concern for the national capital, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has found the polio virus in the city's ... Read more...
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George Clooney Expresses Excitement For Peace In Sudan
January 7th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney who has been actively involved in Sudan for maintaining peace in the country recently confessed that never before in his life has ... Read more...
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India reports 29 polio cases this year
August 20th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As many as 29 polio cases have been reported this year with Uttar Pradesh once again topping the list with 10 cases of the debilitating disease, the ... Read more...
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Polio drops - a tool to bargain for basics in Bihar
December 12th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
Saharsa (Bihar), Dec 12 (IANS) For months, Bina Devi, 26, had been running from pillar to post to get a ration card. And then she realised that refusing polio drops ... Read more...
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Bihar waits for vaccine that fights two polio strains
December 9th, 2009 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
Saharsa (Bihar), Dec 9 (IANS) One of India's polio endemic states, Bihar is eagerly awaiting the bivalent oral polio vaccine (BoPV) to protect its children from two dangerous strains of ... Read more...
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From rat-eaters to flag bearers of Bihar’s anti-polio drive (With Images)
December 7th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
Saharsa (Bihar), Dec 7 (IANS) For years the Musahars have been looked down upon for being rat-eaters. Deprived, illiterate and often completely untouched by health initiatives, this very community is ... Read more...
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Non-payment to health workers could derail polio drive in Uttar Pradesh
October 25th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) Simmering discontent among thousands of basic health workers over non-payment of dues is likely to derail the November pulse polio round in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state ... Read more...
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Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana prepare to battle swine flu
August 6th, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) The union territory of Chandigarh and the adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana have stepped up vigil against suspected swine flu cases after the country's first death from ... Read more...
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Goa government to transfer swine flu nodal officer
August 3rd, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 3 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane Monday said the state's nodal officer for swine flu, who last week alleged the health department was not allocating adequate funds to tackle ... Read more...
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Goa has no funds to tackle swine flu cases: health official
July 31st, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 31 (IANS) Even as the number of swine flu cases in Goa reached six, the state health department's mechanism to combat swine flu was thrown into turmoil Friday after the ... Read more...
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WHO sees eradication of P-1 polio virus from India by year-end (Lead)
May 24th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) India will be able to eradicate the lethal P-1 polio virus by the end of 2009, with the disease currently confined to parts of Uttar Pradesh and ... Read more...
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First H1N1(Swine Flu) positive case in India
May 16th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by admin
A 23 year old passenger who traveled from USA [Emirates Airline EK-202, departing New York on 11.5.2009 at 11.00 p.m. local time] transiting Dubai [Emirates Airline EK-524] arriving Hyderabad on 13.5.2009 at ... Read more...
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India reviews preparations to tackle swine flu
April 28th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Indian government Tuesday reviewed its preparations in the wake of the swine flu outbreak in various countries. The disease has already killed 152 people in Mexico, ... Read more...
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Government reviews preparedness for Swine Flu
April 27th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): After keeping in view the reported human cases of Swine Influenza A (HINI) caused by a re-assorted Swine flue virus, the Government has instituted a series of ... Read more...
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Deadly polio strain from Bihar creating havoc in Uttar Pradesh
October 26th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has once again emerged as a hotbed for P 1, the most deadly polio strain, which was slowly being eliminated in India. But Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Polio rears its head again in western Uttar Pradesh
July 28th, 2008 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh health authorities will launch special rounds of the polio eradication drive, especially in Badaun and its adjoining district, after the reappearance of the highly infectious polio ... Read more...
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Highly infectious polio strain re-appears in Uttar Pradesh
June 12th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 12 (IANS) The oral polio vaccination drive has been advanced by the Uttar Pradesh government after a girl in the state's Badaun district was infected with a highly infectious polio ... Read more...
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Even low levels of air pollution may pose stroke risk
May 31st, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 31 (IANS) Exposure to air pollution, even for a short time, is likely to enhance risk of a stroke or mini-stroke, according to new research. "The vast majority is exposed ... Read more...
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Government stops measles vaccine use after four deaths
April 24th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The central government Thursday asked all states to stop administering anti-measles vaccine, which is alleged to have killed four infants who were given the shots at two ... Read more...
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India, Nepal, Bangladesh join hands against polio
March 27th, 2008 - 6:28 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India, which has the highest incidence of polio in the world, has teamed up with neighbouring Nepal and Bangladesh to control the spread of ... Read more...
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India, Nepal, Bangladesh in joint drive against polio
March 27th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by admin
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India, the leading polio prevalent country in the world, has forged an alliance with neighbouring Nepal and Bangladesh to control the spread of the ... Read more...
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