Man saved of paralysis with decompression surgery at Artemis savita9 April 2016 6:52 PM ISTGurgaon: A young man suffering from spinal tuberculosis and unable to move either of his legs was cured of the paralysis after undergoing a...
WHO urges nations to intensify efforts on universal health coverage savita2 April 2016 9:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: The WHO on Thursday urged the Southeast Asian nations to intensify efforts to make the Universal Health Coverage a reality, and ensure that...
First Vaccine Against Rotavirus Launched In India savita27 March 2016 9:48 AM ISTAiming to slash the prevalence of violence-borne diarrhoea, the health ministry on Saturday launched the Rotavirus vaccine here, which will be...
Cases of spinal, gential Tuberculosis doubled in recent years: Doctors savita25 March 2016 9:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: As the world gets set to observe Tuberculosis Day on March 24, health experts on Wednesday said cases of spinal and genital TB have doubled...
Bedaquiline : Maybe Miracle Drug for MDR TB, but not to be used casually savita24 March 2016 10:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government has recently launched Bedaquiline, an exclusive drug to tackle drug resistant TB cases in the country, among several other...
Need More private participation in TB Programme: Nadda savita10 March 2016 12:23 PM ISTUnion Health Minister J P Nadda batted for restructuring of the Tuberculosis programme by involving more private players, even as he blamed state...
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...
Andhra Pradesh: TB test centre established at RIMS Pooja29 Feb 2016 2:10 PM ISTThe rise in reported number of TB cases in the state of Andhra Pradesh swung one of the most reputed medical institutions in the state in to action....
Now, simple blood test that can spot TB in HIV patients savita21 Feb 2016 8:39 AM ISTWashington D.C: Most commonly-used tuberculosis (TB) tests usually fail to detect the disease in the patients with HIV, but now a team of researchers...
Advanced diagnostics important to detect genital TB savita23 Jan 2016 12:17 PM ISTKolkata: The role of advanced diagnostics in detecting genital tuberculosis, which is linked to infertility in humans, was extremely important, an...
Hyderabad High Court stays luxury tax on hospitals Pooja11 Jan 2016 12:19 PM ISTTelangana Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (THANA), can heave a sigh of relief as a temporary stay by the Hyderabad High Court has...
Health ministry launches toll free number for TB care Pooja31 Dec 2015 1:50 PM ISTNow TB patients can dial a toll free number (1800-11-6666) to get counseling, and treatment support 24x7.The helpline number has been launched by the...
