Five lakh people die of cancer annually in India
New Delhi, May 6,2016: Cancer claims five lakh lives in India annually, government said in Lok Sabha today.
Noting that there ...
Tobacco industry packs must carry bigger health warnings : SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered cigarette manufacturers to comply with controversial new rules requiring bigger health ...
Nihal, dies at 15
Fifteen-year-old Nihal Shrinivas Bitla who suffered from a rare genetic disorder progeria, succumbed to his condition at a ...
US court awards $55 mn in Johnson and Johnson cancer suit
For the second time in three months, a St Louis jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a huge award over claims that its ...
Cos spent Rs 42 cr under Swachh Bharat Kosh
New Delhi, May 3,2016 : Companies spent over Rs 42 crore towards ‘Swachh Bharat Kosh’ as part of their corporate ...
Urban toilet mission falls way short of target at just 54%
NEW DELHI: In what should come as a wake-up call for the government, construction of household toilets in urban areas in ...
Good health is fundamental right : Court
New Delhi, May 1,2016 : “Good health is a justiciable fundamental right”, a Delhi court has said while observing ...
11 million Belgians to ‘get’ iodine pills in case of nuclear accident
Brussels : Belgium will provide iodine pills to its entire population of around 11 million people to protect against radioactivity in ...
Brazil : Zika outbreaks tops 91,000 cases
Brasilia, Apr 27 ,2016 : Brazil’s outbreak of Zika — which has been linked to the devastating microcephaly birth defect in ...
US man kills 2-year-old daughter for interrupting computer games
Houston : A 31-year-old US man has been charged with suffocating his two-year-old daughter to death for distracting him from his ...