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The government has constituted a central expert committee and also asked states to form separate committees to determine the quantum of compensation...
05 Sep 2018 Health
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Drug-resistant Super-bug Spreading in Hospitals
The scientists from Australia have warned of a superbug, resistant to all known antibiotics, that can cause “severe” infections or even...
04 Sep 2018 Health
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The Union Health Ministry has instructed all the States to put a ban on sale of e-cigarettes and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)...
29 Aug 2018 Health
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Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban to Include Elimination of Public Urination
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued new norms for declaring town and cities wanting to be declared ODF+ (Open Defecation Free Plus)...
23 Aug 2018 Health
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State can Stop Voluntary Retirement of Doctors
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the State can stop government doctors from taking voluntary retirement in light of public...
23 Aug 2018 Health
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Medical Device Margins to be Capped
The NITI Aayog has recommended to cap trade margin at 65% for medical devices, abandoning the current price control mechanism. This will seek...
23 Aug 2018 Health
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WHO Highlights Ways to Reduce Cancer Risk
With cancer emerging as the second leading cause of death globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed ways to reduce cancer risk. The...
21 Aug 2018 Health
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Northern States to Fight Drug Menace Jointly
In a bid to fight the drug menace, the four northern states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have decided unanimously to share...
21 Aug 2018 Health
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During his Independence Day speech from Red Fort, Prime Minister announced that Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, also known as Ayushman Bharat or...
16 Aug 2018 Health
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Most Babies Not Breastfed In Their First Hour
The 5th Report of Assessment of India’s Policy and Programmes on Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding, 2018, was recently...
08 Aug 2018 Health
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Study Reveals Presence of Scrub Typhus Among Encephalitis Patients
Majority of the patients admitted for treatment of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have Scrub Typhus according to the recent study of Baba Raghav...
08 Aug 2018 Health
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HIV Prevalence Rising among North Eastern States
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura have emerged as the new hotspots for HIV. According...
07 Aug 2018 Health
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Geometry Has a New Shape: Scutoid
Recently, scientists discovered a new shape called “Scutoid” after studying the human epithelial cells. The scutoid looks like a...
06 Aug 2018 Health
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E-tattoos to help monitor health
Chinese scientists have developed skin-like electronic tattoos, that can be used to monitor health parameters such as blood pressure and body...
06 Aug 2018 Health
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WHO Applauds Swachh Bharat’s Rural Component
According to a report of World Health Organisation (WHO), Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) will result in preventing more than three lakh deaths...
04 Aug 2018 Health
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Snakebites: A Burden for India
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a global effort against ‘envenoming’. In May, the WHO’s 71st World Health...
01 Aug 2018 Health
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Arsenic Accumulation in Paddy Plants
A recent publication by the Jadavpur University, has revealed rise in arsenic contamination of paddy plants from ground water in West Bengal. It...
30 Jul 2018 Health
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Panel Finds Dosing Mismatches in Many FDCs
The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) sub-committee has found that many Fixed-Dose Combinations (FDCs) were formulated without due diligence, with...
27 Jul 2018 Health
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Government to Give Free Antiviral for Hepatitis C
The Government of India is set to launch an ambitious programme — National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme - to control viral hepatitis. As...
27 Jul 2018 Health
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The US generic drugs major Mylan has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the notification issued by the Ministry of Health and Family...
25 Jul 2018 Health
