Friday 6 November '09
In a move that will eventually reduce shortage of doctors in the country, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has decided to relax norms for setting up of medical colleges....Thursday 5 November '09
A commonly used drug to treat Type II diabetes, Byetta, has come under the scanner of the US Food and Drug Administration....Tuesday
3 November '09Even as the US has declared swine flu a “national emergency”, the latest figures released by the Union Health Ministry show that the scenario...Monday
2 November '09After his love, football; his passion, music; ayurveda, homoeopathy, and the yogic prescriptions of Swami Ramdev failed to awaken...Monday
2 November '09Being underweight in childhood, high blood pressure, unsafe sex, alcohol use and lack of clean water and sanitation have been cited...Tuesday
27 October '09The infant mortality rate (IMR) in India has gone down. According to the latest figures by the Registrar General of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs....Monday
26 October '09Delay in drafting the HIV/AIDS Bill has forced Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to step in. In a letter to the AIDS Control...Wednesday
21 October '09India accounts for the largest number of people — 50.8 million — suffering from diabetes in the world, followed by China (43.2 million) and the United States...Tuesday
20 October '09Haj pilgrims would be issued a “free-from-swine flu-symptoms certificate” before they fly out to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.Tuesday
20 October '09As per the latest UN report, India witnessed 3,86,600 deaths due to diarrhoea in 2004, followed by Nigeria in the same period.Friday
16 October '09The number of abortions worldwide has declined, a recent report has revealed. According to the report “Abortion Worldwide....Wednesday
14 October '09On a day the pilots of the Air India flight were arrested, and bailed, on charges of assaulting and molesting an airhostess, the National Commission for Women proposed to formulate guidelines for airlines staff.Wednesday
14 October '09The National Commission for Women (NCW) believes that a man cannot deny maintenance to his divorced wife on the grounds that he doesn’t have “sufficient” funds.....Friday
9 October '09With the government planning to introduce H1N1 vaccine by December this year, a crucial meeting to discuss the scientific...Wednesday
9 September '09Sunil Dore, the doctor who says he collected the vaginal swab during the post mortem of Arushi Talwar, wasn’t experienced...Tuesday
8 September '09Announced by the President in her Budget speech, the National Mission on empowerment of women, which will be headed...Sunday
30 August '09In a bid to eradicate the practice of child labour, the Labour Ministry has proposed a multi-pronged strategy to tackle the menace....Thursday
27 August '09With cases of NRI husbands dumping their wives on the rise, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has proposed to set...Wednesday
26 August '09The National Commission of Women (NCW) is pushing for a “separate regulatory body” — along the lines of the film censor...Tuesday
25 August '09After shooting down the Women and Child Development ministry’s proposal of providing pre-cooked meals at anganwadis....Friday
14 August '09Bt cotton fields may soon be made out of bounds for children. The Union Labour Ministry, which till date has listed 16 occupations and 65 processes....Thursday
13 August '09After the furore over the Supreme Court’s recent observation that “kicking” or “threatening” women by in-laws cannot be construed as “cruelty” under Section 498 A of the IPC....Wednesday
12 August '09Instead of the reported eight casualties, 16 children had actually died during the Dimasa-Zeme Naga ethnic conflict in the district of NC Hills...Sunday
9 August '09The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) plans to insert a clause in the anti-sexual harassment Bill that will act as a deterrent against...Friday
7 August '09From now on, 2.5 kg, and not 2.8 kg, will be considered as “normal” birth weight for newborns. Faced with lopsided figures, as India used...
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