New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), the national public health agency of America, has quietly taken up an anti-vaccine stand, hinting at the association between vaccines and autism. However, experts on...
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Friday declared 211 drug samples tested by the Central and state drugs regulatory authorities as ‘Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)' in its monthly drug alert for October.While...
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) India has advanced cooperation with Germany in the field of traditional and integrative healthcare, the Ministry of Ayush said.The countries engaged during the third Joint Working Group (JWG) Meeting on Alternative Medicine between the Ministry...
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India has made significant progress in reducing poverty, and the country’s flagship programmes have supported investments in children, according to the UNICEF on Thursday.The UN agency’s flagship report, The State of the World's Children 2025,...
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) on Thursday urged for including persons with disabilities' health insurance under the flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme.According to a white paper unveiled by the NCPEDP...
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Localising strategies to adapt to diverse needs and making precision policy is crucial to boost family planning in India, said senior government officials here.Speaking at a roundtable hosted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),...
Geneva, Nov 20 (IANS) A whopping 316 million women and 12.5 million adolescent girls worldwide faced sexual violence in the last 12 months, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday.The report, released ahead of...
Dhaka, Nov 19 (IANS) As many as six people died due to dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, increasing the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 349, local media reported...
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Technical knowledge on three unique traditional therapies has been standardised to boost treatment in livestock, said the Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday.While demand is growing for livestock products, ensuring food security, safety, and...
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India is committed to ensuring that transgender persons get dignity, autonomy and equal opportunity, said the government on Wednesday.As per the census 2011, there were 4.87 lakhs persons in India who opted for “other” in...
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital have tied up with the Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), to advance scientific, evidence-based Ayurveda research focused...
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India is undergoing the fastest ultra-processed food (UPF) sales growth, and the resulting dietary transition is surging obesity and diabetes cases, leading to poor health, according to a new three-paper Series published in The Lancet...