Where's the fire alarm?
Most hospitals in India fail the fire safety test, yet they take no corrective step
Developing countries outshine G7 nations in health aid
Study shows aid by BRICS 10 times higher than by developed countries
Heat waves strike Gujarat, Rajasthan
Met department cautions that the temperature would continue to rise in the months to follow
Education policy for kids under six
Experts say the plan misses diet, care and ignores children with special needs
Cigarettes with additives pollute air more: study
Fifteen chemicals increased by 20 per cent or more in air with the cigarettes
Experts contest new vaccine policy document
Say they were not consulted
Your toothpaste may cause cancer
A study finds nicotine dental products contain nicotine
Standard treatment guidelines soon
Will help streamline treatment procedures across government hospitals
LIC’s unhealthy choice
Life Insurance Corporation invested more than Rs 3,500 crore last year in the tobacco industry
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World population touches 7 billion
Ten billionth baby likely by end of the century if population growth continues at current rate
Out of control
Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth
Cancer kills 400,000 each year, but screening for the disease yet to take off
Lack of trained manpower main hurdle, says health secretary
Measles catch-up campaign falls short of expectation
Health ministry officials say impact of the campaign will show results later
Government for raising awareness on tobacco’s role in TB
A section on tobacco consumption added to the national programme for TB control
Organ transplantation act to regulate tissue transplantation too
New Act expected to improve quality of treatment
Pigs tested positive for JE may not be from MP, say officials
Say the city is not disease endemic
