Health

New Delhi, Aug 20 : As Kerala continues to battle the worst flood disaster, it faces yet another fear: epidemics. Health experts say as the flood water recedes, the state may have to cope with waterborne and vectorborne diseases such as cholera, typh…

Mumbai, Aug 20 : A team of 81 doctors from Mumbai and Pune left by an Air India flight on Monday with medical relief supplies to help the flood victims in Kerala, an official said here.The team comprises 55 doctors from Sir J.J.Hospital, Mumbai and 2…

New Delhi, Aug 20 : A nursing room at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here caught fire on Monday.There are no casualties, the fire office said.”At 12.20 p.m., we received a call reporting that there was fire on the second floor of…

Mumbai, Aug 20 : Actress Sujata Kumar, fondly remembered for playing late veteran actress Sridevis sibling in the film “English Vinglish” has died of cancer, said her sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, the actress-singer.Suchitra tweeted that Sujata re…

Mumbai, Aug 20 : Actress Sujata Kumar, fondly remembered for playing late veteran actress Sridevis sibling in the film “English Vinglish” has died of cancer, said her sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, the actress-singer.Suchitra tweeted that Sujata re…

New Delhi, Aug 19 : The Kerala government on Sunday informed the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) that the situation in the flood-ravaged state was gradually improving, even as some rainfall was forecast for the coastal state from Monday o…

New Delhi, Aug 19 : The Kerala government on Sunday informed the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) that the situation in the flood-ravaged state was gradually improving, even as some rainfall was forecast for the coastal state from Monday o…

Chandigarh, Aug 19 : Punjab, the first state in India to launch a mobile app ‘i-Hariyali’ to supply free saplings, has provided 13 lakh saplings to people through this endeavour so far, Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot said on Sunday.He said 325…

New Delhi, Aug 19 : The Centre has set up 3,757 medical camps in flood-battered Kerala to prevent epidemic diseases even though no outbreak of any communicable disease has been reported there so far, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.”While no outbr…

Hyderabad, Aug 19 : The scenic beauty of Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh is in stark contrast to the lives of indigenous tribespeople inhabiting the region.Living in virtual destitution, these tribals — like their counterparts scattered in remote loc…