Health
WHO lauds India's year without polio
by IANS | Sat, 14/01/2012 - 12:02 | inNew Delhi, Jan 13, With a 'zero-polio' record in the last one year, India Friday carried its fight against the crippling disease to hospitals and health care centres across the country where parents brought their children for vaccination as the World Health Organisation lauded the country's achievement.
2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya
by IANS | Tue, 10/01/2012 - 11:21 | inShillong, Jan 9 (IANS) Around 2,000 poultry birds have died in the past few weeks on a farm in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, fuelling fears of bird flu, even as a general alert was sounded in the area, officials said Monday.
Odisha alerts officials after test confirms bird flu
by IANS | Mon, 09/01/2012 - 10:52 | inBhubaneswar, Jan 9 : Odisha has alerted all its district authorities in view of the detection of a bird flu case in the state, an official said Monday.
Gene causing lung cancer identified
by IANS | Sat, 07/01/2012 - 11:42 | inSingapore: A gene responsible for lung cancer has been identified by scientists here.
Cancer stem cells or tumor-initiating cells (TIC) are responsible for tumor growth, Xinhua reported quoting the researchers. The scientists found a marker, known as CD166, to identify these cells.
Cancer stem cells or tumor-initiating cells (TIC) are responsible for tumor growth, Xinhua reported quoting the researchers. The scientists found a marker, known as CD166, to identify these cells.
Polio under control but India aims at eradication: Azad
by IANS | Mon, 24/10/2011 - 12:01 | inNew Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Though India reported just one case of polio this year, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Sunday efforts to contain the virus will be intensified, amid the risk of the disease creeping in from Pakistan and China.
New target against type 2 diabetes and prediabetes identified
by ANI | Wed, 24/08/2011 - 11:50 | inWashington, August 23 (ANI): Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have identified a new drug target for treatment of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes.
Smoking during pregnancy ups kids’ asthma risk
by ANI | Wed, 24/08/2011 - 11:49 | inWashington, August 23 (ANI): Children with severe asthma are 3.6 times more likely to have been exposed to tobacco smoking before birth than children with a mild form of the disease, according to a new study.
WHO panel sees potential link between cell phones, brain cancer
by IANS | Wed, 01/06/2011 - 11:42 | inMoscow, June 1 : An expert panel by the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a potential link between the use of mobile phones and brain cancer, the organisation said in a statement on its website.
No conclusive link between cell phone use, cancer: Pulitzer winner
by IANS | Wed, 20/04/2011 - 11:08 | inWashington, April 20 (IANS) Indian American cancer specialist, Siddhartha Mukherjee who won a 2011 Pulitzer Prize for his very first book, says there is no conclusive study linking the use of cell phones to brain cancer.
WHO to assist India in superbug research
by IANS | Thu, 14/04/2011 - 16:40 | inNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday said it will assist India in studying whether the multi-drug resistant superbug alleged to be present in Delhi's water is a health threat.

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