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NPCDCS under National Health Mission to ensure intervention at district level

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Union Health Minister, J P Nadda, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday said that the Central Government is implementing the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) under National Health Mission (NHM) for interventions upto the district level.

P&G discontinues manufacture and sale of Vicks Action 500 Extra

Mumbai, Mar 15 (IBNS) In a letter to the National Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd (P&G) has informed that the company has discontinued manufacture and sale of its product Vicks Action 500 Extra following a notification from the Union government.

Doctor speaks of using Remote Monitoring Device for a patient implanted with a Cardiac Device in Kolkata

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS) Enhancing the quality of life of patient with implanted cardiac device is now available in Kolkata with the advancement of industry’s new age technology and therapy, Remote Monitoring or Home Monitoring.

Pfizer stops sale of Corex cough syrup in India after ban

Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS) Pharmaceutical major Pfizer has stopped manufacture and sale of popular cough syrup Corex with immediate effect after a ban by the Government.

Link between gum disease and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s

London, Mar 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new study, jointly led by the University of Southampton and King’s College London, has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Water and sanitation likely to be best answer to Zika virus, say UN experts

New York, Mar 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Improving water and sanitation services may be the best answer to addressing the outbreak of the Zika virus, according to United Nations human rights experts, who stress that such critical factors should not be in the shadow of hi-tech solutions being considered.

NASA, Air Force perform rescue operations on Boeing Starliner

California, Mar 11 (IBNS) NASA astronaut Suni Williams cannonballs off a Boeing CST-100 Starliner test article after NASA engineers and Air Force pararescuemen climbed aboard the spacecraft to simulate rescuing astronauts in the event of an emergency during launch or ascent.

Syed Ali Geelani admitted in hospital

Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS) Senior separatist leader and APHC chairman Syed Ali Geelani was admitted at a hospital in New Delhi after he complained of chest pain on Thursday.

Gujarat: Three die after consuming bhaang, about 300 odd critically ill

Mehsana/Gujarat, Mar 10 (IBNS) Three people have died after consuming bhaang on mahashivratri in Gujarat's Mehsana district, according to reports.

UNAIDS piloting new mobile platform to better inform HIV patients, improve health care

New York, Mar 10(Just Earth News/IBNS):Starting this month, a thousand people living with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire will receive additional health information through their mobile phones, the United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response announced on Wednesday.

West Bengal: School students fall sick after taking deworming medicine

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Hundreds of school students became ill on Wednesday in several districts of West Bengal, after having government-provided deworming tablets, reports said.

Standardization of medical care for obese essential, says new IBC director B Ramana

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS) Considering the fast increasing numbers of bariatric surgeries performed in India and other Asian countries, standardization of medical care for obese and diabetic patients has become very important., said Dr. B Ramana, the new director of the International Bariatric Club (IBC).

UN health agency warns more cases of Zika expected with ‘further geographic spread’

New York, Mar 9 (IBNS):The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the latest update on Zika virus is ‘alarming,’ with more cases expected in the coming months in a larger geographic area, and warned that modes of transion now include sexual intercourse as well as mosquito bites.

Union health minister informs Rajya Sabha about state food testing labs

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) Union health minister J P Nadda, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, said that no funds have been provided for upgradation of state food testing laboratories from 2012-13 to 2015-16 as far as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is concerned.

Tata Steel inaugurates Tata Digital Health Services in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur/ Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS): Tata Steel on Thursday launched the Tata Digital Health services at Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur.