Bacon and other processed meats can cause cancer : Experts Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 12:15 PM ISTEating processed meats like hot dogs, sausages and bacon can cause colorectal cancer in humans, and red meat is also a likely cause of the disease,...
World's first malaria vaccine delayed as WHO experts urge caution Meghna A Singhania26 Oct 2015 1:12 PM ISTThe world's first malaria vaccine is promising but should be used on a pilot basis before any wide-scale use, given its limited efficacy, World Health...
Genetics help explain poor showing for GSK malaria vaccine Meghna A Singhania23 Oct 2015 8:47 AM ISTLONDON: Scientists have found a genetic explanation for why the world's first malaria vaccine is not very effective in protecting some African...
Despite progress, road traffic deaths remain too high: WHO Meghna A Singhania20 Oct 2015 1:22 PM IST19 OCTOBER 2015 | GENEVA - Some 1.25 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes, according to the WHO's Global status...
'Increasing number of healthcare professionals top priority'-NATHEALTH Meghna A Singhania18 Oct 2015 12:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: India faces a shortfall of two million doctors and four million nurses for its population and therefore increasing the number of healthcare...
WHO raises concern about wastage of polio vaccine in Ukraine Pooja10 Oct 2015 10:47 AM ISTThe World Health Organisation has raised concern about the fact of millions of doses of polio vaccine likely to be wasted in Ukraine, after a patient...
WHO warns against indiscriminate use of antibiotics Pooja5 Oct 2015 10:42 AM ISTExpressing strong concern over the indiscriminate use of antibiotics, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that the current practice is...
All HIV patients must be granted antiretroviral treatment, says WHO Pooja1 Oct 2015 11:23 AM ISTWith a long term objective to curb 21 million deaths and 28 million new HIV infections, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly recommended...
WHO calls for action to reduce heart diseases in women Pooja29 Sept 2015 1:00 PM ISTOn the occasion of the World Heart Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed strong concerns over heart diseases among Indian women...
Ganga Ram hospital offers IPF test for dengue patients at Rs 450 Meghna A Singhania23 Sept 2015 3:23 PM ISTConfirming that they have by now received 500 dengue patients in OPD and more than 300 in IPD, Sir Gangaram Hospital is now offering the latest...
Malaria death rates plunge by 60%: joint WHO-UNICEF report Meghna A Singhania18 Sept 2015 12:20 PM IST6.2 million Lives have been saved from malaria since 2000, according to a to a joint WHO-UNICEF report released recently. This translated into a...
WHO urges India to provide affordable healthcare service Pooja12 Sept 2015 12:01 PM ISTWHO has urged the South East Asian nations including India to focus more on providing affordable and quality healthcare service; especially to people...
