With 60 patients testing positive for the H1N1 virus since January 1, against a total of four cases reported during the same period last year, the Health department on Thursday called an emergency meeting.
<p>Reply by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the matter of Mamta Samir Shirali Vs The authorities of new crematorium, Boriwali & Others dated 11/12/2024.</p> <p>Mamta Samir Shirali resident
Climate change, besides leading to physical destruction, is likely to affect the mental health of humans, a study has revealed. Droughts, floods, rising sea levels, increasing ambient temperatures and
MUMBAI: The good and bad of Mumbai are both translating into an unhealthy portrait of the city. On the one hand, its status as the highest per capita income city could be fuelling its biggest health problems — namely the twin epidemics of diabetes and hypertension. On the other, being one of the most densely populated cities in the country is ensuring that one tuberculosis patient spreads the air-borne disease to at least 15 others within a year.
The state health department is baffled after it has found out that a large number of tuberculosis cases have gone undetected in the state over the past couple of years. This, senior officials said, could lead to several public health problems in the near future.
<p>The Rwandan context offers an enabling environment for innovative responses and approaches for refugees based on its national systems and structures. In the framework of Comprehensive Refugee Response
That old computer stashed away in a corner of your home and a battery exceeding its expiry date lying around casually seem harmless enough, but this e-waste, as it is called, generated in every household and office, is in fact a source of contamination.
Centre for Science and Environment expresses deep shock at the dubious death tally and massive loss of healthy live years due to illness from growing air pollution in Delhi and the country. Today the leading
<p>Malawi has the world's highest preterm birth rate, with almost 1 in 5 babies born prematurely , but the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) programme introduced by the health ministry as
Glaxosmithkline's (GSK) collaboration with Ranbaxy Laboratories to jointly develop patented drugs has hit a roadblock, with the Government not permitting import of some lead-molecules needed for
Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants is emerging as a potential alternative to traditional agriculture in Haryana. Nabard's regional office at Chandigarh has taken a lead role in promoting
Viral hepatitis is one of the leading killers across the globe, with a death toll that matches Aids or tuberculosis, research in the Lancet suggests. The report estimates that hepatitis infections and
<p>Order of National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamlesh Roj Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 21/01/2025.</p> <p>The issue raised in the application are protection
Despite being in power for last six years, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Sindh couldn't improve the health infrastructure in terms of clean water supply to the province. On one hand contaminated
Indian toy jewellery pulled out from US market
Air pollution in Dhaka has reached alarming levels specially in terms of lead concentration. According to a survey conducted by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), the air in Dhaka
Parliamentary Secretary on Health Khawaja Imran Nazir has said that healthy Punjab will lead towards a healthy Pakistan and the target for making Punjab polio-free province would be achieved in 2014.
The Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea launched by the WHO and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused
Extreme temperature leads to greater mortality risk to people living in rural communities than in urban areas, recent findings suggest. According to the study, the disparity between urban and rural
Warning people of the risks related to obesity on “World Anti-Obesity Day”, health experts have stressed that obesity can be one of the most important reasons for developing chronic lifestyle diseases
