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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | Updated 1:22 IST

Govt. bans painkiller

New Delhi: The government has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of painkiller drug More...

“We will introduce a primary prevention model that addresses, through innovations, the root cause of all
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Bangalore: As 30 per cent of India’s population is aged between 10 and 19 years, it is high time the
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NEW DELHI: Now, developers and government agencies managing and maintaining National Highways (NHs) will have to ensure that
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17% of urban Indians have kidney disease: Study
NEW DELHI: In a worrying fallout of the rising diabetes and hypertension cases in urban India, a study More »

Polio affected boy in Beed missed timely vaccine dose, say doctors
Aurangabad: The 11-month-old boy from Beed district in Maharashtra found infected with the vaccine More »

Tobacco responsible for rise in head, neck cancer cases: GCRI
Ahmedabad: An estimated 35 per cent of the 45,000 new cancer cases registered in Gujarat every year More »

Between 7,350 And 16,200 premature deaths every year; 6 million asthma attacks
NEW DELHI: The capital's polluted air is loosely blamed for the spurt in respiratory ailments, but now a More »

Game-changers
Admitting that the implementation of the maternal death audit, mandatory under law, was still far from More »

MDGs: India won’t give up on achieving targets
With the deadline for achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) nearing, India on Tuesday said it More »

Centre firm on ‘barefoot doctors’
The number of emergency department visits by young adults covered by a parent's private insurance More »

Chewing tobacco riskier than smoking: Study
KOLKATA: Chewing tobacco poses a bigger threat than smoking, according to a study conducted by a More »

Rise in neurological diseases concern docs
MUMBAI: On the occasion of World Multiple Sclerosis Day observed on Monday, specialists have More »

DCGI working on policy to respond to safety alerts by foreign regulators
NEW DELHI: India's drug regulator is working on a clear policy on how it should respond to safety alerts More »

Centre cuts AIDS fund by 65%
Chennai: Battling HIV has just gotten tougher for the states. After a delay of nearly a year, the Cabinet More »

Four of 10 cancer cases due to tobacco abuse
New Delhi: In India, four out of every 10 new cancer cases are tobacco-related as reported in the TOI. More »

World Bank funds for National AIDS Control Support Project approved
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a proposal by the Department of More »

Odisha gears up for urban health mission
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha will implement the Union government-sponsored National Urban Health Mission in More »

Urban PHCs to work from noon till night
New Delhi: To help urban poor go to health facilities after working hours, urban primary health centres,More »

Delhi gets latest tool to detect breast cancer
New Delhi: Early detection of breast cancer just got easier as the world’s most accurate mammography More »

Soon a detailed study on 'diabesity': Doctors
New Delhi: A study will be conducted across India to explore better therapy to control the double-barrel More »

It is unethical to diagnose and not treat.
There is no evidence to suggest that Polypill or aspirin for primary prevention work. More »

IJCP Book of Medical Records
IJCP Book of Medical Records is the first and the only credible site with Indian Medical Records. The book More »

IAP to create infection-free environment for children
12 workshops to train 500 paediatricians and health professionals under Safe Injection Environment More »

India tops cervical cancer deaths: US study
New Delhi: With nearly 73,000 women dying every year, India now tops the world in cervical cancerMore »

Tobacco Statistics
14.6% youth between the age of 13 & 15 are smokers.More »

Sikkim moves to 'catch' health problems
Preventive health checks! The exclusive preserve of the affluent in most parts of India but not in the More »

300,000 newborn deaths each year in India: report
New Delhi: More than 300,000 babies die within 24 hours of being born in India each year from infections More »

Deadly scrub typhus on the rise in Chennai
CHENNAI: Serena, a 43-yearold resident of Guindy, was admitted to a leading hospital when her fever More »

Cabinet approves health plan for urban poor
The cabinet Wednesday approved a scheme to provide healthcare to the urban poor under the More »

Nearly one percent children diabetic: Health minister
New Delhi: A sample survey by the government, conducted in schools in three cities, has shown that More »

Time limit of abortions raised to nine weeks
The time limit for abortions has been increased from seven to nine weeks to facilitate family planningMore »

One of every five Indian kids acutely malnourished: Krishna Tirath
Nearly 20 percent of children in the country suffer from acute malnutrition, Women and ChildMore »

MCI asks CBI to probe into medical seats for sale sting operation
New Delhi: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has written to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) More »

Govt launches drive to create awareness on immunization
New Delhi: To create awareness about vaccinating every eligible child and intensify efforts to improveMore »

Medical Council of India, Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors dt. 21-22.01.2013
14. Eligibility qualification for non-medical teachers in the subject of Anatomy, Physiology, Bio-Chemistry, More »

Only 25% of Indians have access to modern health care: Union minister
CHENNAI: To achieve significant progress in implementation of National Rural Health Mission and in higherMore »

2,644 died during clinical trial of drugs in 7 years: Govt to SC
As many as 2,644 people, called subjects, died during the clinical trials of 475 new drugs on human More »