WB: Mega hand-washing event held in North 24 Parganas with record participation

Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district's administration, with the support of the UNICEF, state government and the Mission Nirmal Bangla Programme, hosted an initiative: 'Hand-washing at mass scale in multiple locations' throughout the district on Friday.

175,000 die every year from unsafe food in South-East Asia Region: WHO

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) More than 150 million people fall sick and 175 000 die every year after consuming contaminated and unsafe food in the WHO South-East Asia Region, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) report on foodborne diseases.

Kolkata: Medical student died due to dengue

Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): A medical student died due to dengue in Kolkata's private hospital on Wednesday, reports said on Thursday.

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals organizes 6th Annual Nursing Conclave and leadership meet to discuss the significant role of nurses in healthcare

Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Apollo Group of Hospitals, the Asia’s foremost integrated healthcare organizations, organized their group’s annual nursing conclave and leadership meet on Wednesday.

US Consulate General, Kolkata observes World AIDS Day

Kolkata, Dec 1 (IBNS) The U.S. Consulate General, Kolkata in association with Apollo Gleneagles Hospital has observed World AIDS Day.

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor inaugurates Sugar Free Dessert Challenge

Mumbai, Nov 30 (IBNS) Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor recently kicked off the national “Sugar Free Dessert Challenge”, to find the best home cook dessert chef in India.

Prokar Dasgupta joins Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals as Honorary Director in the Department of Robotic Surgery

Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS) : While still considered an innovative and highly skilled technique, robotic prostate removal surgery seems to have paved its place as a widespread prostate cancer treatment.

Quest for new treatment options for AIDS must continue, says ISCR

Kolkata / Mumbai, Nov 28 (IBNS): “Getting to Zero” was the theme selected in 2011 through to the end of 2015 by the World AIDS Campaign (WAC) to commemorate World AIDS Day on Dec 1.

WB needs to increase health spending over Rs.6500 Cr by 2018: IIHMR

Kolkata, Nov 27 (IBNS): Responding to rise in the Public Health Expenditure as according to the proposal made by the National Health Policy, International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR Delhi) held a press conference in Kolkata on Friday to highlight various needs, challenges and aspects influencing the government to spend on the health sector in West Bengal.

Heinrich Popow to conduct first ever running clinic for people-with disabilities in India

Mumbai, Nov 26 (IBNS): Ottobock Healthcare, the world-leading suppliers of innovative solutions for people with limited mobility, will be organizing the first edition of their Running Clinics in Mumbai, this December.

Pakistan girl undergoes heart surgery in Kolkata

Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS) Spreading a message of peace, a four-year-old Pakistani girl has underwent a heart surgery in Kolkata on Tuesday.

GVK EMRI gets Gold Recognition Award for the year 2015 by American Heart Association

Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IBNS): American Heart Association has given Gold Recognition Award to GVK EMRI for the year 2015 for the exemplary First Aid, CPR and Advanced Cardiovascular Care Life Saving Training Programs.

Health Minister urges family medicine practitioners to contribute to preventive and promotive health care

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS) With the aim to expand the expanse of promotive and preventive health care, and reduce the burden of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare J P Nadda has urged the family medicine practitioners to come up with solutions for further improving preventive and promotive health care in the country.

CMRI chosen for mock disaster management exercise by West Bengal government

Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS) The Department of Disaster Management, Government of West Bengal and National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India conducted a mock exercise at The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) among other places on Thursday.

Improved access to antibiotics could avert deaths of children under five in India: Study

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS): A new Lancet study out from researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) on Wednesday estimates that improved access to antibiotics could avert the deaths of several thousand children under five in India alone.