Health News

Fresh outbreak of bird flu in Darjeeling

A fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in Darjeeling Wednesday prompting the authorities to restart culling operations, an official said.

Medicines worth Rs.10 mn found dumped on road

Life-saving drugs worth Rs.10 million have been found dumped on an isolated stretch of road in Orissa, police said Wednesday.3:31 PM on January 07

Vice-President seeks improvement in Uttar Pradesh health system

Vice-President Hamid Ansari Tuesday proposed a seven-point programme to the improve the poor health parameters prevailing in Uttar Pradesh.10:31 PM on January 06

Complaint against Ajay Devgun for smoking at public place

A Chandigarh-based non-government organisation (NGO) Tuesday filed a complaint against Bollywood actor Ajay Devgun for allegedly smoking at a public place.10:30 PM on January 06

Kolkata hooch tragedy death toll rises to 27

The number of people who died in Kolkata after consuming poisonous country-made liquor has risen to 27, the police said Tuesday.8:00 PM on January 06

Ten-week-old boy's parasitic twins removed

Doctors at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Hospital here have successfully removed two stillborn male foetuses from the abdomen of a two-and-a-half month old boy, officials said Tuesday.6:30 PM on January 06

About 27,000 poultry culled in bird flu-hit West Bengal

About 27,000 poultry have been culled so far in the bird flu-hit areas of West Bengal's Darjeeling district, a state official said Tuesday.6:00 PM on January 06

Infertility, weight gain, depression? Get a thyroid test, say experts

It's one of the most common disorders, yet thyroid problems - which lead to weight issues, depression and even infertility - are the least detected, simply because people are not aware of it.6:00 PM on January 06

First Indian digital X-Ray to hit market mid-2009

The $17-billion healthcare equipment maker GE Healthcare Monday announced here the launch of India's first fully digital X-Ray system.9:00 PM on January 05

Ramadoss wants Rs.1 bn more for anti-tobacco campaign

Union Health Minster Anbumani Ramadoss said Monday he would seek around Rs.1 billion (Rs.100 crore) more from the central government for the anti-tobacco campaign, for which Rs.4.25 billion (Rs.425 crore) has already been provided.8:31 PM on January 05

Culling continues in bird flu-hit Darjeeling district

Nearly 50 percent of the poultry in the bird-flu hit areas of West Bengal's Darjeeling district had been culled till Monday evening, a senior official said.7:33 PM on January 05

Toll in Kolkata spurious liquor tragedy rises to 19

The number of those who died in Kolkata after consuming poisonous country-made liquor Saturday night has risen to 19, while several others were still battling for their lives Monday, police said.2:31 PM on January 05

Culling starts in West Bengal's bird flu-hit Darjeeling

Authorities in West Bengal Sunday began culling operations in the bird flu-hit Darjeeling and Siliguri subdivisions, officials said.5:03 PM on January 04

Medical team probes death of five kids in Bihar

A medical team is investigating the death of five Dalit children in Bihar's Darbhanga district where media reports said several kids are suffering from measles and chicken-pox.5:01 PM on January 04

70 kids fall ill after mid-day meal in Chhattisgarh

At least 70 primary school children have fallen ill after eating their mid-day meal in a remote village of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, health officials said Sunday.2:33 PM on January 04