Child Marriages in India – Plan of Action to curb the practice
Child Marriage in India is a matter of serious concern. Child Marriage denies a child the basic right to good health, nutrition and education. It is widely acknowledged that early
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Free Cancer Screening for Women
Cervical cancer is the most common female cancer in India and accounts for approximately 27% deaths worldwide. The illness is treatable if detected at an early stage, for which facilities
Community health course to create rural medicare doctor
The Indian government on Wednesday, overruled a Parliamentary Committee recommendation for scrapping a course in community health and asked the health ministry to go ahead with the scheme aimed at
Brazil plans to produce low cost measles & rubella vaccine for developing countries
Brazil has announced plans to produce a low-cost measles and rubella vaccine for export to developing countries. By 2017, 30 million doses a year are to be supplied mainly to
Encephalitis toll rises to 466 in Indian state UP
In Indian state Uttar Pradesh, the death toll due to encephalitis has mounted to 466 this year as eight more children succumbed to the disease during past two days in
7 to 9 hours of sleep each night maintains a healthy lifestyle
3 new studies show just how critical it is for adults to seek treatment for a sleep illness and aim for 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night in
Dengue cases cross over 3298 in Delhi
Dengue figure in the India’s capital New Delhi has crossed the alarming 3,000-mark, with about 400 new cases being detected in the last few days. 3,298 cases have been reported
Walking one hour per day can reduce breast cancer risk
Postmenopausal women who were very active or walked for at least seven hours a week had a reduced risk for breast cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology,
Amrutham Arogyam – Project to screen people for lifestyle diseases
A unique project to screen all the people above the age of 30 years in the state for life style diseases was formally launched in Kerala today. Prof. K.V. Thomas,
JENVAC – 1st indigenously developed vaccine for treating Encephalitis
In an important medical leap, India unveiled its first indigenously developed vaccine for treating Japanese Encephalitis, a mosquito-borne viral disease that affects the brain. The manufacturer of the vaccine named