Houston, Dec 5 (IANS) Eight people have been hospitalised after being exposed to chemicals at a facility in US state of Texas, authorities said.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) More than 40 companies manufacturing cough syrups in the country have failed quality tests, a CDSCO report said citing the lab tests conducted in different states in the aftermath of reports linking India-made cough syrups to 141 child fatalities globally.
San Francisco, Dec 4 (IANS) As the mysterious pneumonia cases in children rise across the world, Massachusetts has become the second US state to report a sudden surge in the number of pneumonia cases in young kids.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (IANS) National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Deputy Director Romy Jacob on Monday said that healthier cows can prevent humans from contracting certain diseases.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (IANS) In a move to ensure Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) in public health system, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) will shortly come out with a draft for states to adopt IPHS over a period of time, said an official at a global conclave here on Monday.
Hong Kong, Dec 4 (IANS) A significant study has revealed that plastic pollution from cigarettes costs $26 billion a year and China, where half of the world’s cigarettes are smoked contributes around 20 per cent of that global cost.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) In a historic move, the COP28 UAE Presidency, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) is hosting the first ever Health Day at a COP on Sunday, to explore the climate-health nexus and pledge action on climate-induced health crises across the planet.
Lucknow, Dec 3 (IANS) Orthopaedic surgeons at King George's Medical University (KGMU) have relieved Veer Bhadra, a farmer, of pain and stiffness with the first elbow replacement surgery here.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (IANS) Sharing of expertise and boosting of mutual cooperation with an open approach to traditional medicines will help the sector burgeon beyond frontiers, foreign delegates said at the International Cooperation Conclave held at the fifth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2023), here.
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Physical harassment and assaults on doctors, nurses and other hospital staff by close relations or associates of the patients are reaching alarming proportions in the state, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, said on Saturday.
