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`Declining frog count a cause for vector-borne diseases`

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 20:35

The untimely demise of the iconic filmmaker Yash Chopra due to dengue came as a rude shock to the country.

‘HAART is very effective in combating HIV’

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 21:11

Dr Jai Babu talks about HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day with Salome Phelamei.

Madhya Pradesh: H1N1 virus claims life in Indore

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 13:40

One more person died of swine flu, taking the death toll due to the virus to seven in Indore division of the state since May this year.

Brazilian girl sells virginity to help poor people

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 20:19

A 20-year-old Brazilian woman student is auctioning off her virginity to the highest bidder to raise cash to build homes for poverty-stricken families, the Daily Mail reported.

US: Deadly virus may infect Yosemite Park visitors

Last Updated: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 12:00

The virus has already claimed two lives, and four other cases of Hantavirus, a rare lung disease, have come into notice.

Polar bear dies from zebra virus

Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 18:00

Scientists have warned equine herpes might have developed the ability to jump species in the same way as influenza, after a polar bear died in a zoo in Germany after catching herpes from a zebra.

Screening for Non-Communicable Diseases in next 5 yrs

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 16:02

The govt intends to screen people above 30 years for NCDs, including diabetes and cancer, in the next 5 years.

Indian, Oz researchers to find fatal diseases treatment

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:32

A Professor from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi will collaborate with a scientist at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research to investigate treatments for a fatal disease affecting some of the world’s poorest people.

12,000 Delhi premises conducive for mosquito breeding: Walia

Last Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 23:11

A total of 12,000 premises in the capital were found to be conducive for mosquitoes` breeding from February to June this year, said Delhi Health Minister A.K Walia

Chagas disease: `New AIDS of the Americas`

Last Updated: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 09:43

A little-known disease caused by parasites transmitted to humans by blood-sucking insects has been labelled by experts as the "new AIDS of the Americas".

Updated official data on dengue leaves out cases in capital

Last Updated: Monday, May 28, 2012, 18:28

The updated official data on dengue cases in the country posted on the website of the central nodal agency for vector borne diseases.

Maha to survey about lifestyle-related diseases

Last Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012, 20:27

Maha to conduct a survey on lifestyle-related diseases in 35 districts.