Kolkata: This year, 80% had deadly dengue-II
KOLKATA: Stung by more than 20 dengue deaths in Kolkata this year, the civic authorities have marked out areas that are at risk from the virus. Blood samples of victims…
Pharmacies run out of H1N1 vaccines
Chennai: Vaccines against H1N1 have been wiped off shelves most hospitals and drug stores across the city. Pharmaceutical companies have said it may take one to three weeks for fresh…
USD 720,000 can be a Fine in China For Faking Vaccine Tests After Scandal
Recently highlighted Rabies vaccine scandal urged the Chinese government to amend their laws as it fulled public fears over domestically made medicines. A new law has been proposed and according…
Fake MBBS degree provider Doctor has been arrested by Mumbai Police
Several specialist doctors were found guilty to have procured fake postgraduate degrees from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS). With this regard, the first arrest has been made by…
Nationwide Census has been launched by the Indian Government To Create India’s First NHRR
Countrywide census project has been launched to develop the NHRR (National Health Resource Repository) by the Union Health Ministry. NHRR will be India’s first registry of authentic and updated geospatial…
China mulls USD 720,000 fine for faking vaccine tests after scandal
Beijing: Chinese vaccine manufacturers who falsify test results or break other rules could be fined up to USD 720,000 under a new law proposed after a scandal that fulled public…
Most Salmonella resistant to different antibiotics: Study
Washington: Majority of the strains of Salmonella — a bacteria that causes foodborne diseases — are resistant to different classes of antibiotics, scientists say. Researchers from University of Sao Paulo…
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Paris: Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at raising awareness of the biggest infectious killer of infants…
Six-year-old Chikhali boy with ‘butterfly skin’ stuns doctors
Pune: For six-year-old Anant (name changed), playing outside with children of his age is a distant dream for even a simple scratching or rubbing of his skin causes it to…
Gold nanoparticles used to treat prostate cancer for the first time
Washington, Nov 9 : Scientists are using gold nanoparticles that act as tumour-seeking missiles to target prostate cancer, in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial. The nanoparticles or nanoshells, are made of…
