5 women die every hour in India during child birth-WHO
New Delhi|HL
In India during the childbirth five women dies every hour as some complications developed during childbirth, with heavy blood loss caused by haemorrhage being a major factor, WHO has said.
Nearly 45,000 mothers...
18,000 patients have contracted dengue in Srilanka
Colombo|HL
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health on Thursday launched a dengue eradication programme as the number of cases rose to over 18,000 with 24 people reported dead.
According to the ministry, the army, police and...
22.31% of funds allocated to 11 hospitals of Delhi remained unspent-CAG report
New Delhi|HL
In Delhi where patients are forced to seek treatment in private hospitals as the lacking of infrastructure, the CAG report has pointed out that 22.31% of funds allocated to 11 hospitals for 2010-15...
Polio virus detected in Hyderabad derived from vaccine –Health Ministry
New Delhi|HL
India continues to be polio free as it has eradicated the wild polio virus and no such strain has been detected for over five years now said on WednesdayHealth ministry on the...
60 patients in mental hospital waiting for discharge
New Delhi|HL
Around sixty male and female patients from a mental hospital in Bareilley in Uttar Pradesh are waiting for discharge.
The Supreme Court today refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea seeking release...
Cofffee is no more cause of cancer but very hot drinks linked to cancer
London|HL
WHO has cleared coffee of causing cancer, but a detailed investigation has found that very hot drinks may be linked to cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet.
Coffee was classified as a possible...
China calls on men to donate sperm for country’s sake
Beijing|HL The government of China asked young men aged between 20 and 45 to donate their sperm as for sake of country.
China's sperm banks are facing severe shortages, for a variety of political and...
Need of 10 lakhs heart transplant donors in India
Kolkata|HL
Though the heart transplant success rate in India is 85 percent , the country needs 10 lakh more donors to meet its requirement for heart transplants, said doctor here Sunday.
However, the...
AAP government of Delhi fines 600 crore to five private hospitals for denying treatment...
New Delhi|HL
The government of Delhi has ordered five top private hospitals in Delhi to deposit "unwarranted profits" of more than Rs 600 crore made by denying treatment to the poor.
The government order says...
India Inc’s staff costs grow; sharpest surge in IT, pharma
New Delhi |HL
Indians may be the happiest employees according to the Edenred-Ipsos Barometer, and there's a reason for that, at least in some sectors. In the past 10 years, the cumulative salary bill at...
