Rosy Sequeira,TNN | Aug 17, 2014, MUMBAI: Saying that upholding a child’s right to health is the state’s responsibility, a PIL filed in the Bombay high court calls for reopening of Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children in Parel at the earliest…. Continue Reading →
Author(s): Jyotsna Singh [1] Selling price of HCV drugs far higher than production cost, all because of pro-industry patent regime On occasion of World Hepatitis Day on July 28, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its alliance partners have called… Continue Reading →
This man has near rotten leg and is found lying helplessly on the door steps of Goa Medical College. His right leg looks rotten and GMC steps were full of red liquid flowing across hospital steps. No doctor, nurse, student… Continue Reading →
PART 1 Hatching superbugs At a time when chicken consumption is at an all time high in India, a study by Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment shows poultry meat could be churning out robust microbes that can render… Continue Reading →
VANDANA PRASAD The HinduThe problem of junk and processed, packaged food in India is reaching dramatic proportions with every tiny village shop laden with packets of potato chips and carbonated drinks. Picture shows a junk food stall in Chennai. Photo:… Continue Reading →
Or ‘Overenthusiasm of the Marketing Department Vol – XLIX No. 29, July 19, 2014 | Sanjay Nagral Corruption in Indian medicine is back on the front pages. One would think that there has been an abrupt spurt in corrupt practices or a… Continue Reading →
Alarming increase in global use of antibiotics Author(s): Aprajita Singh Date:Jul 14, 2014 A research published in a medical journal has sounded an alarm on overuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs. About 76 per cent of this increase has come from… Continue Reading →
18-Jun-2014 PATNA: A division bench of Patna high court, comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Prabhat Kumar Jha, on Tuesday, while hearing a suo motu cognizance case, expressed its displeasure over the state government’s apathy towards the only mental hospital… Continue Reading →
In Chennai traffic, a ‘Green Corridor’ for a human heart saves patient’s life Delays due to inefficiencies on the part of the administration or bureaucracy have become such common news that incidents of their smooth working are more surprising than the former.Representational… Continue Reading →
The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2014 presents findings on midwifery from 73 low and middle- income countries. The report, produced by UNFPA, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and several other partners, shows… Continue Reading →
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