Jyotsna Singh

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Jyotsna Singh is a health writer

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After extensive lobbying, two-finger test finally removed from proforma for medical examination of rape victims

Uniform protocol and further research in forensic medicine required

Swine flu tamed?

H1N1 cases on the rise but doctors say the strain is behaving like seasonal flu

Danone, Unilever and Nestle top newly released nutrition index

Report scores 25 companies on basis of their written policies for increasing access to nutritious products; critics call it a whitewash

Parliament panel turns down proposal of BSc course in rural health

Government may face contempt of court

Health ministry merges TB programme with rural health mission

TB control supervision will suffer, say officials manning the programme

Homeless and sick

Study shows high incidence of TB among Delhi's shelterless

No two-finger test for rape

Health ministry does away with the controversial test; medicos demand use of rape kit

Himachal model shows the way

Pilot project in Solan district screens patients and uses smartphone-enabled system to manage hypertension

Big promises to curb hypertension, but no funds

India does not have sufficient funds or plan to eradicate non-communicable diseases

Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare

Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality

India still scores low in human development in UNDP report

It is ranked at 136 along with Equatorial Guinea while Sri Lanka strides ahead

Cabinet approves National Policy for Children

Health experts say it has many shortcomings

Push to create cadre of family doctors for rural India

Government's National Health Systems Resource Centre is finalising recommendations which are likely to seek inclusion of family medicine in MBBS …

Emergence of South

2013 human development report applauds efforts of developing nations. Is India on track?

This sugar substitute increases blood sugar levels

Study finds sucralose increases glycemic and insulin responses in obese people

Cabinet approves National Urban Health Mission

Misgivings persist about implementation

309,000 babies die on their day of birth in India every year

Report by non-profit for children says one newborn dies every minute in South Asia; malnourishment, early pregnancy are factors

Draft organ donation rules propose stiff penalty on illegal trade

Small health centres to get licence for organ retrieval

Ranbaxy to pay $500 million to settle cases in US

Company was selling sub-standard drugs; submitted false claims to health authorities

309,000 infants die on first day

India tops global list of first day deaths of infants; chronic malnourishment blamed

MPS, a rare disease with costly cure

Will the government take steps to make treatment affordable for patients suffering from this genetic disorder?

Zero maternal death in two former war-torn districts of Sri Lanka

Efforts on to reduce nation's MMR to 24 per 100,000 live births by 2015

Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome

Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy

Freedom from toxins: independent laboratories hold the key

Centre for Science and Environment's Pollution Monitoring Lab has been carrying out research in public interest for more than a decade now. …

Diabetes on the rise in India

White paper at national summit emphasises capacity building, training of healthcare workers

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