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National Health Profile (NHP) 2013 released by Dr. Harsh Vardhan

The National Health Profile (NHP) 2013 was released by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The annual report is prepared by the Central Bureau...

July 17, 2014

The Miracle girl "Mississippi baby"cured of HIV as an infant now detected with virus again

The baby girl who had emerged as a ray of hope for the global combat against AIDS, when she was cured of HIV after being born to an...

July 12, 2014

Health Ministry focuses on Kala Azar eradication

Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has set up a core group to sketch a detailed plan of action to wipe out the vector-borne disease Kala Azar by...

July 8, 2014

4 new vaccines added to India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)

As per an announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India plans to introduce four new vaccines as part of India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)....

July 3, 2014

June 25 obeserved as World Vitiligo Day

June 25 was observed as World Vitiligo Day across the world. The day specifically focuses people with vitiligo disease. The day is observed with an aim to focus...

June 25, 2014

In a single gene, a path to fight heart attacks

The availability of a new drug that would significantly reduce the chances of heart attacks, by lowering triglyceride level in the body, is a possibility. Two major researches...

June 20, 2014

Ebola virus kills over 300 in West Africa: WHO

As per World Health Organization (WHO), the deadly Ebola virus has killed 337 people in West Africa so far. The region has reported 14 deaths and 47 new...

June 18, 2014

EU revokes drug export ban from Ranbaxy’s Toansa plant

The European health regulator- the European Medicines Agency (EMA)– revoked the suspension imposed on export of drugs manufactured at the Ranbaxy’s Toansa plant to the European Union (EU),...

June 5, 2014

RGCA’s Lab is India’s First NABL Accredited Aquaculture Pathology Lab

The Central Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), the Research & Development arm of MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority), has now become the first...

June 3, 2014

WHO concerned about MERS virus

The WHO’s Emergency Committee for MERS-CoV has raised concerns about the sharp surge in the number of ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus’(MERS-CoV) cases since March 2014. The sharp...

May 25, 2014

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