Free injecteble Inactivated Polio vaccine in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram|HL Correspondent
Injecteble inactivated polio vaccine introduced in Kerala on Monday. The vaccine will be provide free of cost in all government health centers of state.
It is under the national immunization campaign and...
Smokeless tobacco more dangerous, 85 percent pictorial warning on products is remarkable decision
Noida|Ekta Purohit
Smokeless tobacco is more dangerous and the decision taken by government of 85 percent of pictorial warning on tobacco products is remarkable said, Dr.Rajeev Mehrotra, Director, National Institute of Cancer Prevention &...
Diabetes worrying worldwide trend
New Delhi|HL Correspondent
According to the recent WHO report, the number of people with diabetes in India almost doubled from 32 million in 2000 to 63 million in 2013.
In India, according to WHO, around...
World’s first licensed vaccine against dengue
Philippines
World's first licensed vaccine against a mosquito-borne disease dengue was launched in Philippines.
The World Health Organization estimates infects 390 million people a year globally.
The Philippines on Monday launched the first public immunization program for...
Central government should inform states about stay on drug ban -HC
New Delhi| HL Correspondent
The Delhi High Court again extended the stay on the ban till Wednesday.
Justice RS Endlaw asked the Centre to notify state governments about pendency of the writ petitions and the...
60 per cent of pregnancies are unplanned
New Delhi|Ekta Purohit
“Neev” the preconception and pre-marital health check-up centre has established at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi on Monday.
The clinic was inaugurated by Dr.M.S.Rai, Medical Superitendent, Safdarjung hospital.
“This clinic will provide counseling to the...
Bariatric arterial embolisation treatment for people fighting from Obesity
NewYork|HLive
Bariatric arterial embolisation (BAE) new image guided treatment developed by radiologists for the people fighting from obesity.
In this BAE treatment, there is blocking of blood flow to a certain part of the stomach that...
Setting up Super Specialty blocks in 70 medical colleges in the entire country-...
NewDelhi |HL correspondent
The Government encourages the setting up of new medical colleges and strengthening the existing ones. Existing medical colleges are being upgraded by setting up of Super Specialty blocks in 70 such medical...
Injectable contraceptives for women of Haryana under family planning project ‘Salamati’
Chandigarh| HL Correspondent
Haryana became the first state to launch project which provide injectable contraceptive to women that would be effective for three months.
It will be included under project called ‘Salamati’ the family-planning project. As...
First HIV-to-HIV Liver transplant in US
Miami | HLive
There has been a world's first liver transplant from a donor infected with HIV to an HIV-positive recipient was announced recently by US doctors, three years after a US ban on...
