Sanitation crisis at alarming stage, say experts
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Highlighting issues like menstrual hygiene management, women’s dignity and poor defecation facilities, a national convention…
Read MoreVector-borne diseases should be prevented: WHO
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Vector-borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis could be eradicated through preventive measures and…
Read MoreMan with 12 bypass grafts ready for discharge
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) A cardiac patient with a fatal heart condition, which was declared “inoperable”, has got a new…
Read MoreSmoking increases risk of TB recurrence: Study
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Regular tobacco smoke increases the risk of recurrence of tuberculosis in patients, a new study…
Read MoreHIV patients fatally shy from TB testing, treatment
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Though tuberculosis (TB) treatment is rendered free of cost in the country, HIV patients suffering…
Read MoreInclude ban on tobacco in manifestos: NGO
Bangalore, March 23 (IANS) Research facility Institute of Public Health has asked political parties to include in their manifestos a…
Read MorePresident calls for united efforts against TB
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday expressed confidence that with determined efforts, India can be free of…
Read MoreIndia still home to quarter of global TB cases (March 24 is World TB Day)
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Despite having a strong public sector programme to contain the disease, tuberculosis still remains a…
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