Health News

England: 'Super' Gonorrhoea outbreak sparks national alert; Sexually transmitted infection highly drug-resistant

The first case of the 'super gonorrhoea' was detected in Leeds, and 11 more cases have been reported in the area.

Sep 18, 2015

Delhi dengue outbreak: Second Child dies after being 'turned away' by 4 hospitals; death toll reaches 9

Till 12 September, over 1,800 cases of dengue has been reported in Delhi-NCR.

Sep 15, 2015

Nestle Maggi Might be Back on Shelves by Early October

Nestle is now awaiting the results of fresh tests at court-appointed laboratories, expected by early October.

Sep 10, 2015

West Bengal: Four Dead after Blood Transfusion at Durgapur Hospital

A team from the central government and the state government's directorate of drug control have begun an investigation into the matter.

Sep 8, 2015

1,34,000 Saiga Antelopes Killed in Kazakhstan; Possible Reasons for Mass Death of Endangered Animal

More than 1,34,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan died in just two weeks starting late May this year, baffling scientists and veterinarians on the cause of the sudden death.

Sep 4, 2015

Smartphone Addiction May Cause Digital Amnesia, Says Kaspersky Survey

Around half of the smartphone users started believing Internet as an extension of their brains.

Aug 20, 2015

Health App 1mg Launches Awareness Campaign on Affordable Cancer Medication

The campaign stresses the importance of Jaankari (Information) about all aspects of cancer to minimise the suffering of patients and caregivers.

Aug 17, 2015

Bengaluru Doctors, Parents Fret as 'Mysterious Illness' Among Children is on Rise

The city doctors say they see 30 to 40 cases everyday.

Aug 14, 2015

Trial Finds Ebola Vaccine 100% Effective

The results were described as "remarkable" and "game changing" by global health specialists.

Aug 1, 2015

India's Medical Equipment Sector Likely to Grow to $7.7 billion by 2016

"India has made considerable strides in developing innovative industries across a number of sectors and maintains strong potential to do the same in medical devices," said Maulik Nanavaty, president for neuromodulation at Boston Scientific

Jul 25, 2015

Keralites Shine in Delhi AIIMS Union Elections, Win All Posts Except One

Abhijith S, hailing from Kollam, has been elected as the president of MBBS students' union in AIIMS.

Jul 23, 2015

Assam: 13 Die of Encephalitis in Jorhat District

While seven died due to acute encephalitis syndrome, six succumbed to Japanese encephalitis.

Jul 23, 2015

South Sudan: Over 1,200 Cholera Cases Recorded, 39 Dead

More than 1,210 cholera cases, including 39 deaths, have been reported mostly in Juba and Bor counties.

Jul 22, 2015

Ebola Toll Exceeds 11,250 in West Africa: WHO

A total of 27,643 cases of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported since the outbreak of the disease

Jul 18, 2015

Mumbai: 12 People Die of Leptospirosis in Last 7 Days

Leptospirosis is an infection that affects people when they walk through flood waters infested with urine of infected rats and other animals.

Jul 9, 2015

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