SC asks govt to prepare plan for eradication of leprosy
The Supreme Court has asked the government to prepare a comprehensive policy for implementation of a plan within four weeks to eradicate leprosy from the country. A three-judge bench, headed…
Union Budget: Nadda hails increased allocation for health sector
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J. P. Nadda has hailed the increased allocation for health sector in the Union budget 2017-18.Addressing a press conference in Dehradun today, he…
Insomnia may triple the risk of asthma: Study
A new study has warned that People experiencing chronic insomnia may have more than three times the risk of developing asthma compared to those without the disorder. Researchers said, Asthma…
Oral cancer identified as leading cancer among Indian men: Expert
Oral cancer is identified as the leading cancer among men in India, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics Partha P. Majumdar has said. Participating at the 29th Kerala…
PM calls for collective efforts to eliminate leprosy
AMN / FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for collective efforts to eliminate the treatable disease of leprosy from the country. In a message on the…
Best way to avoid flu is to get flu vaccine:WHO
The best way to avoid getting the flu is to get the flu vaccine every year, before influenza season begins, although getting vaccinated at any time during the influenza season…
How to Stay healthy in winter
Most parts of India are facing severe cold these days. People are trying their best to protect themselves from chilled weather as it has has a profound effect on human…
Vietnam to make blood donation compulsory
AMN / HANOI Vietnam is likely to make blood donation compulsory for its citizens. If a proposal by the Health Ministry of the country is approved Vietnamese adults will be…
200 million ladies undergone Female Genital Mutilation FMG worldwide
AMN More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation, FMG in the countries where the practice is concentrated, according to WHO report. Furthermore, there…
Russian Vaccine to end Western ‘Monopoly’ on Ebola Treatment
WEB DESK Russian scientists successfully tested a new Ebola vaccine. The vaccine, dubbed rVSV-ZEBOV, has proved to be highly successful in trials conducted in Sierra Leone and Guinea, scientists from…