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Swine flu has claimed a total of 1,994 lives in India this year with the total number of cases crossing the 33,000 mark, according to latest data from the health ministry on Thursday. In less than three months of this year, the toll has…

Ebola is more likely to be fatal for children under five, an international team of scientists led by Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, a media report said on Thursday. The team analyzed…

Using an adequate amount of the right kinds of fats and oils can play a pivotal role in slowing down the ageing of your body. Good fats provide the body with fuel alongside the feeling of fullness. These can also stimulate fat burning.…

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will organise yoga training sessions for central government employees and their dependents from April 1, a statement from the department said on Friday. "The Department of Personnel and…

Deadly stomach and breast cancers that are genetically inherited could be treated or even prevented with existing drugs identified by New Zealand cancer researchers. Cancer genetics researchers at Otago University said on Friday their…

Union government’s pan-India vaccination programme, Mission Indradhanush will begin in 10 selected districts of Odisha from April 7. These ten districts include, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nuapada, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Boudh,…

Researchers have shown how exhaust pollution from diesel engines affects nerves within the lung. Identifying potential mechanisms linking exposure to diesel exhaust and the exacerbation of respiratory diseases may lead to treatments for…

India has 19 health workers per 10,000 people of its total population, parliament was told on Friday. As per information provided by the Medical Council of India and Indian Nursing Council, the total number of registered doctors is…

Swine flu - influenza A (H1N1) pandemic 2009 virus - that has killed over 1,500 people and left more than 27,000 people infected in India has acquired mutations that make it more dangerous than previously circulating strains of H1N1…

Combined with the antidiabetic drug metformin, an onion extract can help lower high blood glucose (sugar) and total cholesterol levels among diabetics, says a study. The onion extract used for the experiment in rats was a crude preparation…