Odisha to launch malaria elimination scheme in 8000 villages savita26 Dec 2016 10:31 AM ISTBhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to intensify state sponsored malaria elimination scheme 'Daman' in eight remote districts of the state,...
Dr Henry Heimlich, developer of Heimlich Maneuver to save choking victims, dead at 96 savita19 Dec 2016 9:39 AM ISTHenry Heimlich, the medical maverick who came up with a maneuver credited with saving thousands of choking victims but who damaged his standing as a...
Government developing traditional drugs for vector borne diseases savita26 Nov 2016 12:08 PM ISTNEW DELHI: New drugs are being developed by the government and its research councils for the prevention and management of vector borne diseases...
Allopathic Medicines have to be given by an Allopathic Doctor- NCDRC Meghna A Singhania19 Nov 2016 3:02 PM IST"Allopathic Medicines have to be given by an Allopathic Doctor"The National Commission came down heavily on quacks and practitioners transgressing in...
Haryana: State Govt dismisses 53 NHM employees on strike savita28 Oct 2016 5:40 PM ISTChandigarh: Taking a tough stand against striking National Health Mission (NHM) employees, the Haryana government dismissed 53 leaders for allegedly...
Dengue, chikungunya menace: Rajasthan, Haryana Cancel doctors leave savita16 Sept 2016 2:38 PM ISTJaipur: With the rise in the cases of viral fever, dengue , chikungunya, state governments are resorting to cancellation of leaves of medical...
Haryana: Health minister issues direction for checking dengue savita15 Sept 2016 2:58 PM ISTChandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij directed all Deputy Commissioners and civil surgeons in the state to take effective measures like fogging...
WHO Declares Malaria free Sri Lanka savita8 Sept 2016 9:31 AM ISTColombo: In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka has been certified as malaria free island country by World Health Organisation...
21 countries could be malaria free by 2020: WHO savita26 April 2016 9:54 AM ISTGeneva: As many as 21 countries, including six in the African region and four of India’s neighbours — Bhutan, China, Nepal and Malaysia, could be free...
Sri Lanka seeks WHO bill as malaria free nation savita24 April 2016 11:15 AM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka has steadily reduced the number of malaria cases and has applied for World Health Organization (WHO) certification on its...
Indigenous diagnostic tool for TB likely in a year: ICMR savita7 March 2016 2:26 PM ISTHyderabad: An indigenous and cost-effective diagnostic tool for tuberculosis (TB) is expected to be available in a year, Indian Council of Medical...
New malaria vaccine generates robust immune response Meghna A Singhania28 Feb 2016 12:29 PM ISTA new malaria vaccine candidate has been found to generate robust immune response while significantly delaying arasitemia in 59 per cent of vaccinated...
