New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Doctors and touts involved in illegal organ transplantation will be put behind bars for 10 years, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Thursday soon afte...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The government Thursday approved a health ministry proposal to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, to curb illegal organ trade and impose...More

Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) In Tamil his name means carrier of fame. But what Pugazhendi, a one and a half year old boy actually carried to this world was a second life for his elder s...More

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A record 11 swine flu deaths, including three in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh each, were reported Wednesday, taking India's total toll to 212 as the gover...More

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Tamiflu, the drug used in the treatment of swine flu, will be available in the open market within a week, a health ministry official said Wednesday. ...More

Bhopal, Sep 16 (IANS) All five medical institutions run by the Madhya Pradesh government are facing the threat of de-recognition for not meeting Medical Council of India (MCI) nor...More

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Eight deaths due to swine flu were reported Tuesday from various states, pushing up India's Influenza A (H1N1) toll to 201, health officials said here. ...More

Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) The swine flu death toll in Andhra Pradesh rose to 13 with the death of one more person Tuesday. A woman hailing from Warangal d...More

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The swine flu toll has gone up to six in Delhi with a 26-year-old man succumbing to the H1N1 virus in the national capital, a health official said Tuesday...More

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India Monday decided to allow 'restricted sale' of Tamiflu in open market to combat the spread of swine flu that has claimed more than 190 lives, health m...More

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Admitting that the government expenditure on healthcare has been less than desired, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday said underfunding by the publi...More

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Two swine flu deaths in Karnataka and one in the national capital were reported Monday, pushing up India's Influenza A (H1N1) virus toll to 191, health au...More

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday invited the private sector to set up medical colleges along with government district hospitals in backward, hilly ...More

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India will soon have a National Patient Safety Policy to provide patients with a safer healthcare environment, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here ...More

Srinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) Afraid of flu and other respiratory aliments which often resemble swine flu? Use ginger, tulsi (basil) and black pepper as part of traditional preventive m...More