India continues to be Polio-Free
Special Immunization Drive to be taken up in Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts India continues to be polio free as the country has eradicated wild polio virus and the last case…
Obesity boom fuelling rise in malnutrition
A new research has suggested that malnutrition is sweeping the world, fuelled by obesity as well as starvation. The 2016 Global nutrition Report said 44 per cent of countries were…
Major breakthrough in pancreatic cancer fight
A new combination of chemotherapy drugs could become the main therapy for pancreatic cancer, say UK researchers. The data presented at the world’s biggest cancer conference, the American Society of…
International Yoga day to focus on youth: Shripad Naik
Union Minister of State for Ayush, Shripad Naik has said that upcoming International Yoga day will focus on youth to ensure a healthy lifestyle among the young generation. Addressing a…
Get ready for plain packaging, WHO on World No Tobacco Day
GENEVA / World Health Organisation,WHO and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (WHO FCTC) has observed that the recent moves to introduce plain (standardized) packaging of tobacco products…
Fact about Tuberculosis, TB
Key facts Tuberculosis (TB) is a top infectious disease killer worldwide. In 2014, 9.6 million people fell ill with TB and 1.5 million died from the disease. Over 95% of…
World Health Assembly adopts new resolution on Health Regulations
GENEVA / AMN The Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly which ended on May 28 approved new resolutions on WHO’s Framework for Engagement with Non-State Actors; the Sustainable Development Goals; International Health…
Smoking during pregnancy may up schizophrenia risk in kids
A new study has warned that smoking during pregnancy may increase the risk of schizophrenia in baby. Researchers from Columbia University (CU) in the US evaluated nearly 1,000 cases of…
Air pollution increase risk of developing heart disease
A new study in the US has warned that long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing heart disease. The study has found people living in areas…
Prices of 500 drugs reduced in last two years: Minister
AMN / Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar has said that government has reduced the prices of 500 drugs, surgical supplies and other medical consumables in the last…