WHO emergency meeting on threat from Zika virus
AMN / World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting in Geneva today to decide whether Zika virus threat should be rated global health crisis. According to several public health…
Govt. sets up Expert Group to suggest measures to deal with Zika virus
The government of India has set up a Technical Expert Group to suggest measures to deal with Zika virus. The virus, spread by Aedes mosquitoes, has been linked to brain…
Health Minister chairs high level meeting on ZIKA Virus
Health Minister J P Nadda today chaired a high level meeting in New Delhi today on the outbreak of ZIKA Virus. The meeting is significant in the the wake of…
WHO predicts up to four million Zika virus cases
World Health Organization (WHO) predicts, three to four million people could be infected with Zika virus in the Americas this year. Most will not develop symptoms, but the virus, spread…
Zika virus likely to spread throughout Americas: WHO
AMN / Zika virus, linked to births of babies with smaller than usual brains in Brazil is likely to spread to all countries in the Americas except for Canada and…
SC seeks more clarification from Mysore laboratory on Maggi
AMN / The Supreme Court today asked the government laboratory in Mysore to further clarify whether test reports relating to lead and glutamic acid in Maggi noodles are within permissible…
Four new vaccines added to Mission Indradhanush
Four new vaccines have been added to the recently launched Centre’s ambitious programme Mission Indradhanush to immunise children against preventable diseases. The new vaccines are inactivated polio vaccine, Adult Japanese…
Govt making all efforts to popularize Homoeopathy
National Seminar on Homeopathy By Andalib Akhter / The Union Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health and Family Welfare, Shripad Yesso Naik today said that said that…
Union Minister gives away Ist India Pharma Awards in Bangalore
AMN / The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ananth Kumar on Thursday gave away the 1st India Pharma awards at a glittering ceremony in Bengaluru. The awards constituted by…
Brain dead man gives new lease of life to five others
A brain dead businessman in Kerala has given a new lease of life to five needy patients through organs donation. The kidneys, liver and the eyes were harvested at a…