Misplaced priorities?: Medical tourism raises more questions than dollars
Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Wednesday launched the National Medical and Wellness Tourism Board to promote medical tourism from foreign countries into India. The post Misplaced priorities?:...
View Article11 swine flu deaths in Syria since September, says health ministry
Eleven people have been killed by the swine flu virus in Syria since September, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday. The post 11 swine flu deaths in Syria since September, says health...
View ArticleZika virus: Centre asks pregnant women to defer or cancel travel to affected...
Noting that the public needs to be reassured that there is "no cause for undue concern", the ministry said the Central and state governments will take the necessary steps to deal with the virus. The...
View ArticleHealth Ministry bans 344 fixed dose combination drugs, including cough syrups
Health Ministry has banned 344 fixed dose combination drugs, including cough syrups compositions, saying they involve "risk" to humans The post Health Ministry bans 344 fixed dose combination drugs,...
View ArticlePut down those pills! Here’s why you should stop self-medicating and start...
Health Ministry recently banned about 344 fixed dose combination drugs, including cough syrups compositions and common household over-the counter medicines The post Put down those pills! Here’s why you...
View ArticleFarmers, retailers hold protest against 85 per cent tobacco warning on products
The new rule is being implemented in an "undemocratic manner, abruptly and without balancing the interests of the millions of farmers, factory workers, rural workers, micro retailers and their...
View ArticleCentral govt’s ordinance pushes NEET into legal-constitutional tangle
On Monday, Health Ministre JP Nadda will be meeting President Pranab Mukherjee to brief him about the Centre’s ordinance that seeks to defer the NEET. The post Central govt’s ordinance pushes NEET into...
View ArticleContradictory reports by government panels weaken fight against tobacco
It is a very unfortunate situation that while one Parliamentary committee recommended that tobacco use and production of tobacco should be discouraged, another strikes a different note. The post...
View ArticleDelhi health minister’s daughter resigns as advisor to state government
Delhi Health Minister's daughter on Thursday resigned as advisor to the Delhi government for its 'mohalla clinics' project, after receiving flak from the opposition. The post Delhi health minister’s...
View ArticleTwin Taliban suicide blasts near Afghan defence ministry kill 24, injure 91...
At least 24 people were killed and 91 wounded Monday in a Taliban double suicide bombing in central Kabul during late afternoon rush hour, the latest assault on the Afghan capital. The post Twin...
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