National ban on new types of tobacco introduction like E- Cigarettes is required - Dr Kirit Bhai Solanki PTI Medical Dialogues Bureau23 Aug 2019 9:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Tobacco kills more than 1 million people each year in India (home to the second greatest number of smokers in the world). Additionally,...
Ministry of Health asks states to Nominate Medicos for WHO Fellowship programme, Focus of Doctors in Rural areas, it adds Medical Dialogues Bureau4 Aug 2019 9:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Inviting nominations from various states for the prestigious WHO Fellowship programme, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,...
Controlling high BP in Indians: ICMR, WHO, MoHFW together to expand India Hypertension Control Initiative in 100 districts Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Aug 2019 9:00 AM ISTIHCI will expand to 100 districts across India covering all the states. The project will accelerate the implementation of quality hypertension...
WHO recognition for Manipal poison detection centre at Kasturba Medical College Medical Dialogues Bureau6 July 2019 11:42 AM ISTMangalur: The Manipal poison detection centre, which started functioning in March 2015, has been recognized by the World Health Organization for its...
Dengue Alert in Nepal after presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes found Medical Dialogues Bureau25 Jun 2019 9:00 AM ISTDengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease which is transmitted by the female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.Kathmandu: Nepal on Sunday...
No new cases of Nipah Virus in Kerala: Dr Harsh Vardhan Garima10 Jun 2019 2:36 PM ISTNew Delhi:Â Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan has recently stated that there have been no new cases of Nipah virus disease in...
Know Facts about Nipah virus Garima9 Jun 2019 12:25 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Nipah virus (NiV) infection is an emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans. The natural host of the virus is...
ICMR Director Dr Balram Bhargava conferred with Dr Lee Jong wook Memorial Prize for Public Health Garima27 May 2019 3:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Â Professor Dr Balram Bhargava, a renowned cardiologist is the winner of the 2019 Dr Lee Jong wook Memorial Prize for Public Health for his...
WHO unveils plan to tackle global snakebite emergency Medical Dialogues Bureau25 May 2019 9:00 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organisation on Thursday unveiled a new strategy to dramatically cut deaths and injuries from snakebites, warning a dearth of...
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo; 26 deaths in single day Medical Dialogues Bureau2 May 2019 9:00 AM ISTIt said of the total deaths of 957, 33 were health workers who had succumbed to the disease.Butembo: Twenty-six people died of Ebola in a single day...
Step up efforts to eliminate measles outbreak: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau27 April 2019 9:15 AM ISTWhile rubella causes irreversible birth defects, measles is a killer disease. New Delhi: Amidst increasing cases and...
29 lakh children in India miss first dose of measles vaccine: UNICEF Medical Dialogues Bureau26 April 2019 9:30 AM ISTAn estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, or 21.1 million children a year on an...
