Asthma can be beaten but not killed
By Shobha Shukla Asthma is a common chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) that is usually characterised by inflammation of the bronchial tubes or airways of the lungs. 10,000 litres of air…
Screening for breast and cervical cancer is crucial for public health
By Akanksha Sethi Breast and cervical cancers are two major cancers among women. For decades, cervical cancer was the most common cancer in women in India. But now, breast cancer…
India signs agreement with WHO to promote yoga, ayurveda
AMN / India has signed a historic Project Collaboration Agreement (PCA) with World Health Organization (WHO) for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety and effectiveness of service provision in traditional…
Abortion study: 25% of pregnancies terminated
Global estimates from the World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute have found that one in four pregnancies ends in an abortion each year. The study in the Lancet said 56…
5 lakh people die of cancer in India annually: Govt
AMN / Government of India today informed that five lakh people die of cancer in India annually. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Health Minister J P Nadda…
Scientists uncover genetic events that cause breast cancer
Scientists in Britain say they now have a near perfect picture of the genetic events that cause breast cancer. The largest study of its kind resolved practically all the errors…
India for Promotion of Medical Tourism
AMN / Government of India has constituted a National Medical and Wellness Tourism Board to provide a dedicated institutional framework to take forward the cause of promotion of Medical Tourism…
Europe has become free from malaria: WHO
Europe has become the world’s first region to wipe out malaria with zero cases reported last year. World Health Organization in it’s World Malaria Report 2015 said yesterday that the…
India’s healthcare sector to grow to $280 bn: Report
India’s healthcare sector is poised to grow to 280 billion US Dollar by 2020 while it is expected to be a leader in e-health by 2019. A recent Confederation of…
150 countries begin switching to different polio vaccine
More than 150 countries have begun switching to a different polio vaccine, an important milestone towards polio eradication. Health campaigners say, the new vaccine will target the two remaining strains…