Assam’s rural health practitioners face uncertain future
High court derecognises their diploma; state yet to work out a plan to absorb them
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
Government's expert panel recommends 'first come, first served' policy for registering new drugs
Activists accuse panel of pitching for pharma industry and ignoring patients' interest
Ads term gutkha ban unfair
Analysts call the ads misleading; health ministry plans action against industry
Audit of India's water bodies confirms their polluted status
CAG assessment reveals governments' inaction in curbing water pollution
Rising trend
Poor and the young are new victims of hypertension
'South Asia, Africa show poor progress towards MDGs'
India fares worse than Bangladesh and Nepal, says report
Gutkha sympathiser
Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others
Time to nail pesticides
Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables
Matter of life and death
Free food body of corporate influence
Supreme Court asks food regulator to form new scientific panels
Ban likely on junk food in schools
Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition
How vulnerable are we to mental disorders?