New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health Ministry on Friday said it has notified the inclusion of the drug ‘Pregabalin’ under Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945. The decision has been taken in view of reports received from certain states regarding the misuse and abuse of Pregabalin, particularly among youth.
Seoul, May 22 (IANS) The foreign ministry said on Friday it will widen a travel ban in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to three provinces in the country amid the spread of Ebola virus disease.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Residents of the National Capital Region (NCR) are grappling with an unrelenting spell of heat, with discomfort now extending well into the night.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) For addressing childhood cancer the Union government is committed to "break the barrier" in such a way that all of them survive, said L. Swasticharan, Deputy Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under Union Health Ministry, here on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), initially scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28–31, has been postponed due to the evolving health situation in parts of Africa, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Thursday.
Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an escalating measles outbreak, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that it had repeatedly warned the country's earlier interim government led by Muhammad Yunus - both through written communication and meetings with health ministry officials - about vaccine shortages that could trigger a major health crisis, local media reported.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s multicentric Phase III clinical trial has found that Ayurvedic formulations are therapeutically equivalent to standard iron-folic acid supplementation in treating moderate iron deficiency anaemia among women, an official statement said on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday issued a public health advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries, asking travellers showing symptoms of the disease to immediately report to health authorities at the airport.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Severe heatwave conditions continued to intensify across Delhi and several parts of North India on Wednesday, with temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius in many areas of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue red and orange alerts in multiple states.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A top doctor of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital's Department of Internal Medicine on Wednesday advised people to avoid direct exposure to the sun and keep themselves hydrated as much as possible, amid the prevailing heatwave conditions in different parts of the country.
