New Delhi, May 21 (IANS): For addressing childhood cancer the Union government is committed to "break the barrier" in such a way that all of them survive, said L. Swasticharan, Deputy Director General of Direct
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New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday reaffirmed Indias strong commitment to advancing the global agenda for womens, childrens and adolescents h
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Chemists across India on Wednesday observed a one-day strike under the banner of the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) to protest against online pharmacy sales,
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) said that cosmetic products are not permitted to be used through injections and warned that such practices violate provisions of
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Adequate hydration and avoiding direct exposure to sunlight are among key suggestions in a Public Health Advisory on Extreme Heat/Heatwave issued by the Ayush vertical under the Directo
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS): NITI Aayogs Member (Health) M. Srinivas on Saturday congratulated all stakeholders on achieving near-universal access to retinoblastoma or eye cancer care, calling it a model that dese
Bangkok, May 15 (IANS): Thailand's National Communicable Disease Committee on Friday approved the designation of hantavirus as a "dangerous communicable disease."According to the Ministry of Public Health, the
Paris, May 14 (IANS) An infectious outbreak reported aboard the cruise ship "Ambition," docked in Bordeaux, has been confirmed as viral gastroenteritis caused by norovirus, the prefecture of Gironde in southwes
Madrid, May 12 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said additional hantavirus cases could still emerge in the coming weeks following the evacuation
NVBDCP urges community participation to curb mosquito breeding ahead of monsoonKOHIMA, MAY 11 (MExN): With the monsoon season approaching, the State National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Dir
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Doing around 8,500 steps a day can help people keep weight off after dieting, according to new research.To be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turke
Geneva, May 10 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that all people aboard a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak should be considered "high-risk" contacts and actively monitored for 42 days
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID pandemic, and the current public health risk remains low.WHO Director-General Dr Tedros
Washington, May 9 (IANS) American passengers aboard the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak will be quarantined in Nebraska upon arrival in the United States, local media reported, citing an offi
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS): Hantavirus has a low rate of person‑to‑person spread and is unlikely to reach pandemic scale, and there are no widely reported or officially confirmed deaths in India linked to the
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Amid the global alarm, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed five hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak, while three additional cases remain suspected.Eight
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) IndiaAI on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) towards advancing healthcare outcomes through the responsible and scalab
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said that the need for addressing rare diseases was first highlighted in the National Health Policy, 2017, and was subsequently institutionalized through the la
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Aiming to integrate childhood diabetes care into the public health system, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a guidance document on standardised framework for
Copenhagen, May 1 (IANS) The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) designated Denmark's Centre for Health and Infectious Disease Research (CHIP) as a new WHO collaborating center to
