April action against monsoon dengue
House search, fogging & campaigns to destroy Aedes eggs, Larvae Jamshedpur: Over 400 dengue positive cases and two deaths last year have prompted the health authorities here to draw up an early action
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829 sub-standard drugs have flooded market'
Investigations into the multi-crore drug scam unearthed by the Lokayukta revealed a shocking fact that as many as 829 sub-standard drugs were released into the market in the last three years. But for
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Malaria, a major health problem, say studies
The 21st annual conference of Association of Physicians of India, Karnataka State chapter - KAPICON 2003, concluded. The three-day conference was organised to discuss the common health problems such
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Milk-borne diseases increasing in City
At a time when adulterated milk is posing a serious health hazard to the people, the abysmally low level of awareness among the citizens about various milk-related issues, like the need to have
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Dr Baruah claims new invention
If the internationally renowed "pig-heart" surgeon Dr Dhaniram Baruah
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Fluorosis taking its toll in N Gujarat
595 villages of Banaskantha and Patan districts in North Gujarat are suffering from excessive fluoride content in their water. The excess fluoride has resulted in many vaillagers suffering from
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Vets engaged in survey while livestock cries for attention
Though there have been reports of the occurrence of foot and mouth disease in a number of villages in the Sonepat district, Haryana there are hardly any staff members available in the veterinary
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Delhi Police to launch special drive against juice vendors
The Delhi Police will be launching a special drive against vendors selling herbal juice, medicines, etc in the Capital. This announcement comes in the wake of Thursday's incident when a person died
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13 die of mysterious fever in Tehri
A mysterious fever has claimed 13 lives in Tehri in Garhwal district in Uttaranchal catching the district administration unawares as additional medical personnel have been called from neighbouring
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Taiwan's health chief offers to resign over SARS
Taiwan's health chief offered to resign to atone for the island's worsening SARS crisis, while China suspended foreign adoptions to help curb the disease's spread. At a meeting in the Philippines,
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Study claims lung cancer and passive smoking not linked
A study published in the British Medical Journal rules out a direct connection between heart disease or lung cancer and passive smoking. The findings from a California study provoked anger from