Walking or cycling to work reduces health risks in India

Study makes case for investment in public transport, pedestrian and cycling routes

Check global warming to prevent Uttarakhand-like disasters: World Bank

Report warns of substantially reduced flow in Indian rivers in lean season and acute food scarcity if heat is not turned down

NDMA drill had exposed gaps in state’s disaster management plan

Uttarakhand government took no step to address shortcomings in three years

India bans animal testing for cosmetics

Standards for alternative tests to be set; amendments to acts and laws required

Malaria, dengue detection made easy

Doctors evolve mathematical formula to pinpoint most likely cause of fever

Uttarakhand rain data to be used for improved cloudburst forecast

Model developed by scientists at ISRO's Space Applications Centre got some predictions about cloudbursts on June 16 right

MERS virus may spread to India post Haj

Researchers predict spread of acute respiratory syndrome that originated in the Middle East by studying population movements; Mumbai, Kozhikode …

Hepatitis afflicts many HIV/AIDS patients, but there is no policy for them

Health ministry and AIDS control body keep shifting responsibility; no statistics available on patients with co-infection

FSSAI draft guidelines do not propose ban on junk food in schools

Guidelines submitted to Delhi High Court dwell more on promoting consumption of water and hygiene among school kids through Facebook,Twitter

Standards set for paramedics

Allied health services bodies say National Occupational Standards for Allied Health and Paramedics influenced by corporate sector

Poor kids rarely get free treatment in private hospitals of Delhi: study

Quota for free treatment of economically weaker sections in private hospitals under-utilised; less than half of the children referred from …

HPV vaccine deaths: Parliament panel indicts PATH, health officials

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded agency bypassed ethics and rules while conducting clinical trials for vaccine which was administered to …

Expert committee to look into junk food in schools

Delhi High Court approves proposal following dissension over guidelines proposed by food safety authority

Mystery fever stalks Surat

Three persons have died in the past three days; help sought from National Institute of Virology to identify disease

How Phailin was different from super cyclone 1999

Improvements in weather forecasting and disaster preparedness, and lessons learnt from 1999, made all the difference

Infant deaths in J&K: ill babies given pentavalent vaccine, says PUDR

Report of health experts deputed by civil society group says infants did not receive timely medical care when they developed serious reaction

Too few women docs to blame for poor reproductive healthcare in India: WHO

India is among the world’s 83 countries which do not meet the minimum requirement of having 22.8 healthcare workers for every10,000 persons

2013 set to be one of 10 warmest years: global Met agency

Statement released at ongoing Warsaw climate talks says January to September months were warmer despite absence of El Nino or La Nina events

Next gen malaria vaccines likely to be available by 2030

Changing malaria epidemiology leads to WHO’s renewed focus on malaria eradication

Will Delhi High Court help 7-year-old avail expensive therapy for rare genetic disease?

Child’s lawyer says it’s a test case—common citizens have right to good healthcare and life as much as people in high office

Alcohol brands now targeting women and youth, says report

Expresses concern over alcohol brands being advertised in violation of rules

WHO changes approach to treating severely malnourished children

New guidelines say children suffering from severe acute malnutrition need not be hospitalised, and can be treated more effectively at home

Ban recommended on import of cosmetics tested on animals

'World needs to invest US $15.5 billion a year on breastfeeding'

World Bank estimate for investment on breastfeeding is less than 20 per cent of what is required, according to international non-profit, IBFAN

Sharp rise in cancer cases, deaths worldwide: WHO

11 per cent rise in cases and 8 per cent rise in deaths; over one-fifth of all new cases diagnosed in India