Government to roll out new drug for treatment of drug-resistant TB

Mar 21, 2016, at 08:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) The central government is launching a drug called Bedaquiline on Monday for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB), according to media reports.

Fortis Hospital, Anandapur takes up Swachha Bharat Mission for a greener and cleaner Kolkata

Mar 21, 2016, at 07:24 pm

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS) In support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission, Fortis Hospital Anandapur initiated a Cleanliness campaign, “Clean Kolkata, Green Kolkata”, to create increased awareness that good health and cleanliness are closely related.

Indivac launches Awareness Means Safety campaign against cervical cancer

Mar 19, 2016, at 06:41 pm

Kolkata, March 19 (IBNS): Indivac, India’s first professional at-home vaccination services, on Thursday launched Awareness Means Safety, an initiative to highlight the need of vaccination for cervical cancer patients.

Mauritius Health Minister calls on Indian Health Minister

Mar 19, 2016, at 12:13 am

New Delhi, Ma r 18 (IBNS) Anil Kumar Singh Gayan, Minister of Health and Quality of Life, Republic of Mauritius called on the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda, here on Friday.

Educate people on healthcare instead of propaganda : Jaitley asks media

Mar 18, 2016, at 08:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday advised media to go for sustained campaign on issues like healthcare and play a role in educating the people, instead of "propaganda of different types which indoctrinates people".

Surgeon Anupama Rajanbabu completes 100 Robotic Surgeries

Mar 16, 2016, at 06:40 pm

Kochi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Robotic Surgeon Anupama Rajanbabu from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences completed 100 Robotic Surgeries in the area of gynaecology cancer successfully in Kochi on Monday.

Measures being taken to preserve ethnic and tribal medicinal practices

Mar 15, 2016, at 09:44 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health & Family Welfare, in a written reply to the Raj Sabha on Tuesday said, the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has been implementing a Tribal Health Care Research Programme (THCRP), which aims at collecting information on folk medicines / traditional practices prevalent in different parts of India besides extending health care services to tribal population.

NPCDCS under National Health Mission to ensure intervention at district level

Mar 15, 2016, at 08:26 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Union Health Minister, J P Nadda, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday said that the Central Government is implementing the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) under National Health Mission (NHM) for interventions upto the district level.

P&G discontinues manufacture and sale of Vicks Action 500 Extra

Mar 15, 2016, at 06:15 pm

Mumbai, Mar 15 (IBNS) In a letter to the National Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd (P&G) has informed that the company has discontinued manufacture and sale of its product Vicks Action 500 Extra following a notification from the Union government.

Doctor speaks of using Remote Monitoring Device for a patient implanted with a Cardiac Device in Kolkata

Mar 15, 2016, at 03:34 am

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS) Enhancing the quality of life of patient with implanted cardiac device is now available in Kolkata with the advancement of industry’s new age technology and therapy, Remote Monitoring or Home Monitoring.

Pfizer stops sale of Corex cough syrup in India after ban

Mar 14, 2016, at 08:06 pm

Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS) Pharmaceutical major Pfizer has stopped manufacture and sale of popular cough syrup Corex with immediate effect after a ban by the Government.

Link between gum disease and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s

Mar 14, 2016, at 02:05 pm

London, Mar 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new study, jointly led by the University of Southampton and King’s College London, has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Water and sanitation likely to be best answer to Zika virus, say UN experts

Mar 12, 2016, at 02:44 pm

New York, Mar 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Improving water and sanitation services may be the best answer to addressing the outbreak of the Zika virus, according to United Nations human rights experts, who stress that such critical factors should not be in the shadow of hi-tech solutions being considered.

NASA, Air Force perform rescue operations on Boeing Starliner

Mar 11, 2016, at 09:40 pm

California, Mar 11 (IBNS) NASA astronaut Suni Williams cannonballs off a Boeing CST-100 Starliner test article after NASA engineers and Air Force pararescuemen climbed aboard the spacecraft to simulate rescuing astronauts in the event of an emergency during launch or ascent.

Syed Ali Geelani admitted in hospital

Mar 10, 2016, at 11:20 pm

Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS) Senior separatist leader and APHC chairman Syed Ali Geelani was admitted at a hospital in New Delhi after he complained of chest pain on Thursday.

Gujarat: Three die after consuming bhaang, about 300 odd critically ill

Mar 10, 2016, at 04:35 pm

Mehsana/Gujarat, Mar 10 (IBNS) Three people have died after consuming bhaang on mahashivratri in Gujarat's Mehsana district, according to reports.

UNAIDS piloting new mobile platform to better inform HIV patients, improve health care

Mar 10, 2016, at 02:47 pm

New York, Mar 10(Just Earth News/IBNS):Starting this month, a thousand people living with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire will receive additional health information through their mobile phones, the United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response announced on Wednesday.

West Bengal: School students fall sick after taking deworming medicine

Mar 10, 2016, at 06:07 am

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Hundreds of school students became ill on Wednesday in several districts of West Bengal, after having government-provided deworming tablets, reports said.

Standardization of medical care for obese essential, says new IBC director B Ramana

Mar 09, 2016, at 08:28 pm

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS) Considering the fast increasing numbers of bariatric surgeries performed in India and other Asian countries, standardization of medical care for obese and diabetic patients has become very important., said Dr. B Ramana, the new director of the International Bariatric Club (IBC).

UN health agency warns more cases of Zika expected with ‘further geographic spread’

Mar 09, 2016, at 02:41 pm

New York, Mar 9 (IBNS):The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the latest update on Zika virus is ‘alarming,’ with more cases expected in the coming months in a larger geographic area, and warned that modes of transion now include sexual intercourse as well as mosquito bites.

Union health minister informs Rajya Sabha about state food testing labs

Mar 08, 2016, at 09:18 pm

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) Union health minister J P Nadda, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, said that no funds have been provided for upgradation of state food testing laboratories from 2012-13 to 2015-16 as far as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is concerned.

Tata Steel inaugurates Tata Digital Health Services in Jamshedpur

Mar 04, 2016, at 12:35 am

Jamshedpur/ Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS): Tata Steel on Thursday launched the Tata Digital Health services at Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur.

Cholera-like disease ‘piggybacking’ on El Nino to reach new shores: Study

Mar 03, 2016, at 01:38 am

London, Mar 2 (IBNS) New research just published has highlighted how El Nino could be transporting and spreading waterborne diseases like cholera thousands of miles, across oceans, with significant impacts for public health.

First gene for grey hair found

Mar 02, 2016, at 03:32 pm

London, Mar 2 (IBNS) The first gene identified for greying hair has been discovered by an international UCL-led study, confirming greying has a genetic component and is not just environmental.

Setting up of new cancer research centres

Mar 01, 2016, at 08:46 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Union health minister J P Nadda stated India has prepared and adopted a National Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for Non Communicable Diseases in response to a WHO resolution on cancer prevention and control.

Govt. issues travel advisory over Zika virus

Mar 01, 2016, at 08:45 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has issued travel advisory that pregnant women or women who are trying to become pregnant should defer or cancel their travel to the affected areas.

Many announcements in health budget are welcomed: PFI

Mar 01, 2016, at 03:03 am

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): Poonam Muttreja,Executive Director, Population Foundation of India, on Monday said many of the announcements in the health budget are very welcomed.

Union Budget 2016: Healthcare finally takes centre stage, says Apollo

Mar 01, 2016, at 02:20 am

Chennai, Feb 29 (IBNS) : Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, today welcomed the transformative budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Researchers find association between oral bacteria and esophageal cancer

Mar 01, 2016, at 02:05 am

Louisville, Feb 29 (IBNS) University of Louisville School of Dentistry researchers have found a bacterial species responsible for gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, is present in 61 percent of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

West Bengal doctor fined 25.5 lakh INR for botched up surgery

Feb 28, 2016, at 12:42 am

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS) In a major judgment delivered on Friday, the W.B. State Commission has awarded a compensation of Rs. 25.5 lakh against a senior neurosurgeon and retired head of Neurosurgery at R.G. Kar Medical Hospital.