Most cancer patients in India die without medical attention: study

'It is a myth that cancer is prevalent only in urban areas'

Standards set for paramedics

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

Budget brings no relief to health sector

FM does not mention Universal Health Coverage, combines rural and urban health missions while making allocations

Utkal asbestos plant's no-objection certificate cancelled

Bihar Pollution Control Board's fact-finding team corroborates activists’ allegations of land purchase under false pretext

Attractive cigarette packs may go up in smoke

India might follow in Australia’s footsteps to enforce plain packaging for tobacco products

One test to detect different types of cancers

Test distinguishes between healthy patients and those with cancer, based on the damage done to the DNA present in their white blood cells

Alcohol brands now targeting women and youth, says report

Expresses concern over alcohol brands being advertised in violation of rules

Mavallipura village resists attempts of Bengaluru municipal corporation to restart closed landfill

Garbage piles in city as two other landfills close operations due to public protests

Plastic makes little girls cranky

Research links bisphenol A, used in plastic bottles, with behavioural disorders in three-year-old girls

India’s diabetes burden likely to increase

First phase nation-wide study finds diabetes prevalence highest in Chandigarh

Substantiate allegations against Ranbaxy, says Supreme Court

Experts say allegations against the generic pharma company motivated by vested interests

'Chhattisgarh's PPP model for diagnostic services flawed'

Team of experts deputed by Centre says state's plan could lead to denial of services to poor patients and filing of false claims

Indian company gets licence to manufacture and sell patented cancer drug

This is the first-ever compulsory licence given to a generic drug company

Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare

Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality

Call to make healthy choices available and affordable

Health experts lash out at food industry for putting public health at risk

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'Lifestyle' diseases spur UN to act

Time to wake up to threat of NCDs

As the UN begins its meeting to devise strategies to tackle NCDs, Indian public health activists say it was a wake-up call for the health …

Non-communicable diseases: The unrecognised public health threat

Health is rarely the topic of discussion at the UN general assembly. But starting September 19, the UN began a high-level meeting to debate a …

Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants

People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants

How to cope with heat waves

Accurate weather prediction and coordinated action plan hold the key

Patent issues delaying Ebola cure

Canada's exclusive licensing rights of its Ebola patent to a US firm are holding up global development of a vaccine

Why antibiotic resistance is getting worse in India

Powerful, newer generation drugs are being sold far more frequently for no apparent reason

Insurance becomes a hurdle

Government health insurance schemes have made life more difficult for the rural poor, finds Aparna Pallavi

Beyond a flailing state

Health ministry cannot provide basic services, the finance ministry cannot collect taxes and the chaos of governance worsens