No insurance against fraud
Private weather forecasting agencies are prone to fudging data in the absence of a regulatory authority
Official document exposes government’s intent to incentivise sterilisation
Fourteen women had died and 140 others were left ill after a botched sterilisation drive in Chhattisgarh
Walking or cycling to work reduces health risks in India
Study makes case for investment in public transport, pedestrian and cycling routes
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
Happily never after
Caste bar on marriages fuelling genetic disorders in India
Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011: report
Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would …
Celebrities liable for commercials
Consumer protection council sets up committee to regulate contents of advertisements
Tax sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce obesity and diabetes, says study
On an average, diabetes is responsible for two per cent of total deaths in India
Private healthcare providers eye smaller cities to expand business
Apollo, Fortis, Max and others join hands to launch NATHEALTH to provide customised insurance policies and medical services to people in tier 2, …
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 …
Homeless and sick
Study shows high incidence of TB among Delhi's shelterless
HPV vaccination crucial to reducing cervical cancer, says study
States in the US which have a higher rate of HPV vaccination have a lower rate of cervical cancer
Draft organ donation rules propose stiff penalty on illegal trade
Small health centres to get licence for organ retrieval
Centre confirms three pentavalent vaccine deaths
Union health ministry says 17 other deaths of infants reported in Haryana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu were not linked to five-in-one vaccine
CGHS empanelment of five private hospitals suspended
They had discontinued providing cashless treatment to retired and serving Central government employees
Health ministry merges TB programme with rural health mission
TB control supervision will suffer, say officials manning the programme
Easy way for hospitals to reduce heat-related sickness in newborns
Study by doctors of Ahmedabad hospital shows shifting of maternity ward to a lower floor reduced morbidity
Drug pricing policies bent to favour pharma industry, allege health experts
Nearly 83 per cent medicines out of the ambit of price control policy, thus making them out of reach for most patients, say two recent reports
Mystery fever stalks Surat
Three persons have died in the past three days; help sought from National Institute of Virology to identify disease
Malawi, Tanzania to track climate change to reduce burden of diseases
Increasing temperatures and more intense rainfall, floods in recent years have increased incidence of malaria and other diseases
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
India’s first centre for chronic conditions launched
The centre will conduct research into chronic diseases to find solutions and prevent their spread
India among worst performers in maternal and child health
Report also mentions that one-third of child deaths occur in South Asia
Diabetes on the rise in India
White paper at national summit emphasises capacity building, training of healthcare workers
Obesity-related diseases: doctors propose lower waist size cutoffs for screening Indian children
Waist circumference is a reliable indicator of metabolic syndrome, says study