UN chief welcomes progress in fight against malaria, calls for more work to continue momentum
Apr 26, 2015, at 08:36 am
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS) In a message to mark World Malaria Day on Saturday, the United Nations Secretary-General said that better access to insecticide-treated bed nets and greater availability of accurate diagnostics and effective treatment were the main reasons why the UN health agency reported in 2014 that the rate at which people are dying from malaria had halved since the turn of the century.
Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs to be increased : Health Minister
Apr 24, 2015, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) Health Minister JP Nadda on Friday said the size of pictorial warnings on cigarette packs will be increased as part of the government's effort to alert people against the ills of smoking.
Fight against malaria must be taken to 'next level', UN agency urges ahead of World Day
Apr 24, 2015, at 07:49 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS) The fight against malaria must be taken to the “next level†in order for the disease to be successfully eliminated, the United Nations health agency said on Thursday amid calls for the international community to urgently address the gaps in malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Ebola: UN launches push to engage more women, community leaders in fight against disease
Apr 24, 2015, at 07:48 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS) With fresh statistics on the Ebola outbreak reflecting a halt in the decline in West Africa, the United Nations on Thursday began a campaign to engage more women – who have been disproportionately affected by the disease – as well as local traditional healers, to encourage communities to become more involved to bring down infection rates to zero.
Secondary Infertility is a bigger problem than thought: Doctor
Apr 24, 2015, at 06:23 am
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS) Secondary Infertility- which is defined as the inability to become pregnant, or to carry a pregnancy to term, following the birth of one or more biological children- is a bigger threat to mankind than we actually conceive it as, said a senior doctor and fertility expert here at a media interaction organized by Nova IVI Fertility clinic to raise awareness about the problem.
Nailing 'D' Missing Link to Diabetes
Apr 21, 2015, at 05:24 pm
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS) By the year 2035, it has been estimated by International Diabetes Federation that one person in ten will be suffering from diabetes.
Apr 19, 2015, at 07:12 pm
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): The second batches of 29 doctors in Kolkata on Sunday were conferred certifications for the 'Certificate Course in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (CCGDM),' an executive on-job training program that develops core competencies in doctors in the area of Gestational Diabetes management.
Outbreak of Avian Influenza reported in Telengana
Apr 17, 2015, at 04:14 am
Hyderabad, Apr 16 (IBNS): An outbreak of avian influenza, popularly known as Bird Flu has been reported from the Rangareddy district of Telengana.
Arunachal bishop fights odds to reach healthcare
Apr 14, 2015, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS): A prominent cleric and social worker from India's Northeast working in the remote east Arunachal Pradesh region says reaching healthcare to the people is their new focus along with education.
UN agency kicks off registry of vetted medical emergency teams, drawing lessons from past crises
Apr 09, 2015, at 05:53 pm
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): With global crises on the rise, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday announced that its new registration system will enable it to build a global roster of foreign medical response teams ready to deploy in response to tsunamis, typhoons, floods and outbreaks, such as Ebola and cholera.
Kolkata hosts first ever ESICM examination in India
Apr 09, 2015, at 04:32 am
Kolkata, Apr, 8 (IBNS): European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), in association with the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), organized the first of its kind examination in the city.
Army sensitises troops on safe food practices on World Health Day
Apr 07, 2015, at 10:50 pm
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS) Underscoring the need to acquaint troops and their families in Kolkata Garrison to follow healthy practices while consuming everyday food, Station Health Organisation (SHO), Kolkata held a special interactive session in Fort William on Tuesday, coinciding with the World Health Day on the subject.
CMRI partners Kolkata Knight Riders to keep the health of its players in check
Apr 07, 2015, at 10:17 pm
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS) : As Kolkata Knight Riders gear up for another nail-biting season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a team of doctors at Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), part of the CK Birla Hospitals, will be working in tandem to ensure health and medical needs of players are well taken care of.
Kolkata hospital undertakes MICS to cure patients
Apr 07, 2015, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS): Kolkata'd Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals has undertaken the Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) with an aim at curing patients in the most effective and least painful manner possible.
Govt is working tirelessly to realise the dream of Healthy India: Modi
Apr 07, 2015, at 05:40 pm
New Delhi, Apr 7 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is working hard to realise the dream of a Healthy India.
Significant rise in health expenditure urgently required, says the President
Apr 05, 2015, at 02:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Mid-Term Meet 2015 of the National Interventional Council of the Cardiological Society of India in New Delhi on Saturday.
Marking World Day, UN calls on businesses to commit to employing people with autism
Apr 03, 2015, at 04:38 pm
New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): On World Autism Awareness Day, the United Nations is spotlighting the unique skills of people with autism and the need to recognize their talents through an initiative inviting businesses to make concrete commitments to employ people on the autism spectrum.
WHO India honours public health champions
Apr 03, 2015, at 03:27 am
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): At a national consultation held on Wednesday at New Delhi jointly with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GoI) to commemorate the World Health Day 2015 (7 April), the WHO Country Office for India gave out awards for Public Health Champions.
Experts share best autism practices with India
Apr 02, 2015, at 07:03 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 2 (IBNS) On World Autism Awareness Day, UK experts are calling for stronger links with India to develop best autism practices that are relevant to the specific cultural and local needs of the country.
GE Healthcare strengthens 'Make in India' capability for accessible healthcare
Apr 02, 2015, at 03:05 am
Bangalore, Apr 1 (IBNS): GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, reiterated its commitment towards 'Make in India' by strengthening its R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Distribution capabilities and Education initiative.
18-year-old baby youngest patient to undergo open heart surgery
Apr 01, 2015, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, Apr 1(IBNS) An 18 hour-old baby has emerged as the youngest patient in India to survive after an open heart surgery.
Cabinet approves amendment of the Homoeopathy Central Council Act
Apr 01, 2015, at 03:19 am
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave its approval for the amendment of the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973.
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Kolkata's hospital operates bypass surgery of a Bangladeshi girl successfully
Mar 29, 2015, at 05:15 am
Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) successfully treated Rabita Iqbal, a 10-year-old girl from Bangladesh, born with a rare genetic disorder called, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Mar 28, 2015, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals in Kolkata has undertook an initiative to provide a free health check-up to the Under 17 Tribal Girls Football team from Jhargram in Paschim Medinipur district.
Drinking raw cow milk increases risk for foodborne illness
Mar 26, 2015, at 06:58 pm
New York, Mar 27 (IBNS) An analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) found that the risks of drinking raw (unpasteurized) cow’s milk are significant.
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Mar 26, 2015, at 07:03 am
Mumbai, March 25 (IBNS): For the first time in Asia, neurosurgeons at Jaslok hospital in Mumbai have successfully implanted the most advanced ‘Deep Brain Stimulation’ system in two patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease and Dystonia.
Ebola-affected countries need to intensify routine immunization services - UN
Mar 21, 2015, at 04:31 pm
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is appealing for the “urgent scaling up†of routine immunizations services and distribution of anti-malaria medicines in countries most affected by Ebola in West Africa to counter a growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
Guinea reports highest weekly Ebola case total so far this year, new UN data shows
Mar 20, 2015, at 05:22 pm
New York, Mar 20 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has reported the highest weekly number of Ebola cases in Guinea so far this year and noted that while transmission was confined to a narrow geographically contiguous arc straddling the capitals of Guinea and Sierra Leone, the population is highly mobile, thus creating a challenge "to prevent the seeding of new outbreaks."
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WHO: Push back against tobacco industry to protect public health
Mar 19, 2015, at 03:15 pm
New York, Mar 19 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations health agency on Wednesday welcomed new data showing that non-smoking is becoming the new norm but urged global action to "push back hard" against the tobacco industry, saying, "We do not have the riches of the tobacco industry, but we are right and we are resolved."
'Health at very center of disaster risk reduction,' say UN agency officials in Sendai
Mar 15, 2015, at 05:50 pm
New York, Mar 15 (IBNS) The Ebola outbreak in West Africa, powerful storms in the Asia-Pacific region and ongoing conflicts in Syria and elsewhere are all stark reminders that health and stronger health system capacities must be central to the new framework for managing disaster risk currently being discussed in Sendai, Japan, senior United Nations health agency officials emphasized today.