New WHO guidelines urge phaseout of major HIV drug It results in "long-term, irreversible" side-effects in HIV patients. ...  
12:41 PM, Nov 30, 2009

More than 1,000 deaths in past week from H1N1: WHO Swine flu virus is causing widespread and increasing infections in Europe. ...  
04:32 PM, Nov 28, 2009

Watch: Severe side-effects of H1N1 vaccine reported

Doctors in Canada have been told to stop using one batch of the vaccine. ...
05:07 PM, Nov 25, 2009

Pneumonia biggest killer of kids in Asia and Africa

Every year pneumonia kills more than 2 million children under the age of five. ...
07:40 PM, Nov 02, 2009

Car bomb in Pak during Hillary visit More than 200 people wounded in blast at city's busiest market. ...  
01:16 PM, Oct 28, 2009

India set for diabetes explosion: global meeting
by IANS
Diabetes prevalence in India even more than estimated, says report. ...  
05:19 PM, Oct 21, 2009

Swine flu killed over 4,700 people worldwide: WHO
by IANS
In a latest update, WHO said that of all the deaths 3,406 occurred in the US. ...  
09:05 AM, Oct 17, 2009

Parents anxious as kids' Tamiflu syrup in short supply

Children do not easily swallow tablets, require easily administrated syrups. ...
04:05 PM, Oct 09, 2009

Inflation rate up, now at 0.83 per cent
by IANS
The price indices for primary articles, manufacturing goods rose for the week. ...  
01:18 PM, Oct 01, 2009

Govt allows restricted sale of Tamiflu in retail market
by IANS
Around 480 chemists across the country were permission to sell Tamiflu. ...  
12:46 AM, Sep 15, 2009

Scientists discover exact method of H1N1 virus attack

The H1N1 virus first attaches itself to receptor cells in lungs to multiply fast. ...
03:03 PM, Sep 11, 2009

Young, vunerable: disease, violence killing youth 2.6 mn young people dying each year because of preventable causes. ...  
01:28 PM, Sep 11, 2009

Ent Wrap: Man professes love for George Clooney George Clooney has an ardent lover other than his lady love. ...  
02:45 AM, Sep 11, 2009

India's inflation minus 0.12 per cent
by IANS
The inflation rate had last turned negative in 1977. ...  
02:39 PM, Sep 10, 2009

Govt urges patients to get timely diagnosis of H1N1

Timely diagnosis can help fight swine flu, so Govt has recognised pvt labs too. ...
05:36 PM, Sep 07, 2009

Five more swine flu deaths take India's toll to 111
by IANS
Of the five deaths, three were reported from Karnataka alone. ...  
12:27 AM, Sep 04, 2009

WHO warns of severe form of swine flu 15 per cent of patients in some countries have got the new form of flu. ...  
11:29 AM, Aug 29, 2009

Asia way short of vaccine to fight swine flu: WHO Vaccines are recommended as a population-wide method of prevention. ...  
06:02 PM, Aug 25, 2009

China claims to beat world at swine flu vaccine trials

China says its single shot vaccine shows no severe adverse effects. ...
03:15 PM, Aug 23, 2009

WHO predicts 'explosion' of swine flu cases WHO earlier estimated that as many as 2 bn could be infected over next 2 years. ...  
02:29 AM, Aug 22, 2009