New Delhi: After denying the existence of NDM-1 superbug in water in Delhi, ever since it was first mentioned in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, the government authorities have finally decided to conduct their own studies. The National Centre for Disease Control has planned to conduct a study on the drug-resistant bacteria. A high level meeting was held with top officials of NDMC, MCD and the Director General of Health...
03:29 PM, Apr 12, 2011
New Delhi: Union cabinet is likely to take a decision on a request from the tobacco industry to increase the duration of display of a set of pictorial warning in cigarette and other tobacco products. The Union Health Ministry approached the Cabinet for a direction in this regard to seek clarity about the demands being made by other ministries who are facing the brunt of decrease in tobacco production in...
03:24 PM, Dec 03, 2010
More than two lakh Indians require organ transplants every year but only ten percent manage to get them. ...
12:44 PM, Dec 02, 2010
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11:38 AM, Oct 29, 2010
New Delhi: A month before the Commonwealth Games, the capital seems to be facing a losing battle against dengue, with the total number of cases standing at 6279. The dengue scare has spread so much that sources told CNN-IBN that the family members of the athletes are unwilling to come to Delhi. Sources have told CNN-IBN that missions abroad have been writing to the health ministry saying that not just...
08:43 AM, Aug 31, 2010
The health ministry is deciding on disbanding the Dental Council after reports showed the council has been granting permission to sub-standard colleges. ...
09:36 PM, Aug 24, 2010
Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi has come down heavily on bureaucracy calling then ineffective. ...
02:07 PM, Jul 01, 2010
Kapil Sibal was chosen one by the Prime Minister himself to usher in radical reforms in the education sector. ...
09:16 AM, May 20, 2010
An expert panel of eminent doctors will now take over the functioning of the MCI for now. ...
12:06 AM, May 16, 2010
In 2008, Ramadoss had ordered for closure of three PSU vaccine plants. ...
02:15 PM, Sep 27, 2009
Experts say the vaccine cuts the risk of infection by 30 per cent. ...
11:28 PM, Sep 25, 2009
The total number of people affected in India by the virus so far is 8,477. ...
11:22 PM, Sep 22, 2009
Doctors who opt to work in rural areas will be compensated with extra money. ...
09:27 PM, Sep 17, 2009
Union Minister scolds state health ministers at meeting. ...
02:33 PM, Aug 21, 2009
The pvt hospitals are also educating people about the swine flu symptoms. ...
11:43 PM, Aug 18, 2009
The Health Ministry has prepared a new set of guidelines for schools. ...
12:12 AM, Aug 18, 2009
He asked people not to panic and take adequate precautions. ...
03:53 PM, Aug 13, 2009
We have to prepare for the coming months, says Health Minister. ...
07:04 PM, Aug 10, 2009
Health Minister says virus will spread, stirs row with controversial comment. ...
11:45 PM, Aug 09, 2009
The health officials have asked people not to go for self medication. ...
12:55 PM, Aug 08, 2009
