South Asia conference on nutrition in Delhi held amid controversy

Civil society organisations claim private companies like Pepsi and Coca Cola are funding agencies partnering Indian health ministry

Over 44,000 Indians in Ebola-affected countries

Indian armed forces posted in the African countries advised to take precautions; people travelling to India from these countries are being …

Environmental changes, not resistant germs, reason for rise of epidemics, says study

Mutations in bacteria may eventually disappear, but this should not be seen as weakening the case of antibiotic resistance, say doctors

Israel deliberately targeted Gaza's health facilities: Amnesty

Even prior to the July attacks, health services in Gaza had been in steady decline because of Israeli blockade; hospitals were not performing …

Delhi’s industrial areas are toxic hot spots, finds survey

Many of the 18 hazardous hot spots in the city are in residential areas

All about ALS, the rare disease behind the ice bucket challenge

Despite several clinical trials on animals, only one approved drug can treat the infected

National Health Assurance Mission likely to favour insurance model of healthcare

Experience shows free medicines help more, say some experts

High salt in diet may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms

It leads to greater risk of neurological deterioration

Suicide one of leading causes of death among youth in developing countries

WHO calls for coordinated action to reduce such deaths worldwide

Mozambique: a model for flood management

World Reconstruction Conference in Washington DC releases guides for countries to learn disaster management during and after a catastrophic …

India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns

Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old

Reduction in premature deaths should be an SDG goal, says study

Impressive reduction in deaths among children in the past decade, but gains are low in countries engaged in war or suffering from HIV epidemic

No infrastructure for universal health coverage in India, says report

Infrastructure for primary healthcare has decreased in the past decade

New hepatitis drug to cost more in middle income nations; activists cry foul

Pharma company’s strategy of different prices for different countries to affect quality treatment of 185 million people infected with …

Stem cells not effective in treating stroke, shows AIIMS study

Results from other studies, however, have shown substantial improvement in patients

Processed food now a cause for higher incidence of non- communicable diseases

Increased consumption of food outside home, especially in middle-income countries, is another cause of worry, highlights a study

SC rejects Bayer's appeal against compulsory licence for Nexavar

Indian pharma company, NATCO, can continue manufacturing generic version of liver and kidney cancer drug

Gutkha ban has reduced consumption of tobacco in India: WHO

India is the world’s largest consumer of smokeless tobacco; nearly one million people die in the country every year due to tobacco use

Three die of suspected swine flu in Hyderabad

The toll has reached 13 in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in this year

Psycho doctors’ role in CIA torture of detainees

The torture techniques designed and administered by the two psychologists hired by CIA were not only illegal, they might not have produced …

IMD launches SMS service for weather alerts

Apart from common people who can register on IMD website for alerts, authorities at local level will be brought into the ambit too

India announces new standards to compensate victims of clinical trials

Activists have earlier raised concerns that volunteers who end up with injuries after trials are not compensated properly

Death toll due to swine flu rises, government issues guidelines

Southern states Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are worst affected

New equipment makes it easier and quicker to prevent damage after stroke

Cooling gel pads are now easily available in the Indian market

Activists give recommendations to reduce maternal deaths

Loss of blood, anaemia and delay in medical care identified as major reasons for maternal deaths in India