Health

Midnapore (West Bengal), July 16 : At least 20 persons were injured on Monday when a part of the canopy collapsed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore town, a BJP leader said.The injured were rushed to the Midnapore Medi…

Panaji, July 15 : Over the last few days, the word formalin or formaldehyde, a powerful carcinogenic disinfectant used to preserve dead bodies in mortuaries, is on the lips of most fish-loving Goans, after the state Food and Drugs Administration crac…

Darbhanga/Patna, July 14 : An innovative cost-effective drinking water project in Bihar promises to lower the price of one-litre bottle to 50 paise — cheapest in the world.The project — Sulabh Jal — was launched on Saturday in Darbhanga by Sulabh …

Patna, July 14 : An innovative cost-effective drinking water project in Bihar promises to lower the price of one-litre bottle to 50 paise.The project launched on Saturday in Darbhanga by Sulabh International will convert contaminated pond water into …

Panaji, July 14 : Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai on Saturday accused the state’s media of acting like “prophets of doom” as major local dailies ran stories and editorials criticizing the government for its alleged bid to downplay presence of…

Chandigarh, July 13 : Dispensaries falling under Punjab’s rural development department will be used as drug rehabilitation centres to tackle the rampant drugs abuse problem in the state, a minister said on Friday.Rural Development and Panchayat Minis…

New Delhi, July 13 : The Supreme Court on Friday asked an NGO to move the Calcutta High Court for waiver of condition to deposit Rs 10 lakh for exhuming body of a six-month-old baby for conducting autopsy as he was allegedly buried by the hospital au…

New Delhi, July 13 : Bowing to pressure from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the the only representative voluntary organisation of the country’s private doctors, the government on Friday agreed to a higher package for hospitals treating poor b…

New Delhi, July 13 : Jiva Ayurveda, which runs 80 clinics and hospitals across India, has come out with diagnostic protocols in a bid to get global recognition to the ancient Indian system of medicine.The protocols will be launched on Monday.”The ayu…

New Delhi, July 13 : The National Health Agency (NHA) on Friday said it has launched a pilot for the Beneficiary Identification System (BIS) for confirmation of 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families eligible for health coverage under Ayushman Bhar…