Wrong pain-killers damage kidney among diabetes patients Pooja17 Nov 2015 10:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Wrong pain-killers taken during diabetes lead to damage in kidneys, even kidney failure, say doctors.Medical experts say the use of...
World Antibiotic Awareness Week Pooja16 Nov 2015 2:04 PM ISTWorld Antibiotic Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public,...
Delivering healthcare in Syria almost impossible: WHO Meghna A Singhania15 Nov 2015 4:02 PM ISTGeneva: Providing healthcare across Syria has become nearly impossible, especially for the 1.7 million people living in areas controlled by the...
Indian Academy of Paediatrics underlines need for paediatric pneumococcal surveillance Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:40 AM ISTThe counterpart of Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) in Pune has reinstated the need for paediatric pneumococcal surveillance-in order to reduce the...
Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy introduced to treat breast cancer Pooja12 Nov 2015 1:59 PM ISTIn order to ensure an efficient method to detect breast cancer, HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG) has introduced Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy...
AIIMS to host global conference on infection control, waste management Meghna A Singhania11 Nov 2015 4:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in collaboration with the Indian Society of Hospital Waste Management will organise a...
Indian vaccine for meningitis hailed in Africa Meghna A Singhania11 Nov 2015 3:51 PM ISTAccra (Ghana): Five years after the introduction of MenAfriVac, an affordable vaccine for meningitis A produced by Indian firm Serum Institute of...
SeQuent unit gets establishment inspection report from USFDA Pooja10 Nov 2015 9:38 AM ISTNEW DELHI: Drug firm SeQuent Scientific today said it has received a report from the US health regulator, indicating closure of inspection of its...
WHO officially declares Sierra Leone Ebola-free Meghna A Singhania8 Nov 2015 11:05 AM ISTThe World Health Organization is set to announce Saturday that Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone has beaten an epidemic that killed almost 4,000 of its...
We can end AIDS by 2030 in India and Africa: JP Nadda Meghna A Singhania31 Oct 2015 12:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today pledged to work closely with African nations on building a regulatory framework to make pharmaceuticals "accessible and...
Health emergencies in large populations course for professionals begins in Delhi Meghna A Singhania29 Oct 2015 11:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), World...
Aravind Eye care to set up Rs 100 cr eye hospital in Tirupati Meghna A Singhania28 Oct 2015 12:26 PM ISTTIRUPATI: The administration of the famous Lord Venkateswara hill shrine today announced it would allot 7 acres of land owned by it in a prime...
