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  No case of Zika virus reported in India: Government

  National | February 26, 2016 16:53 IST

  New Delhi: Till date, no case of Zika virus disease has been reported in India even as dengue-hit states of Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have been alerted as the same type of mosquito

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  Mysterious disease hits 200 villagers in Manipur

  India | February 01, 2016 20:56 IST

  Imphal: At least 200 people, among them women and children, from a village in Manipur have been hospitalised with a mysterious disease, officials said on Monday.The villagers from Lilong Chingjao in Thoubal district have been

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  Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 196 cr assets of ex-UP health minister

  India | September 23, 2015 20:13 IST

  New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today attached assets worth Rs 196 crore belonging to BSP chief Mayawati's close aide Babu Singh Kushwaha in connection with National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) money laundering case.The ED,

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  Dengue toll rises to 14 in Delhi, hospitals to take in more doctors

  India | September 17, 2015 18:28 IST

  New Delhi: Three more persons have succumbed to dengue, taking the toll to 14 today, as hospitals across the capital continued to wilt under huge rush of patients down with the mosquito-borne fever while an

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  Build Human Bond with Patients, PM Modi Tells Doctors

  National | September 11, 2015 16:41 IST

  Chandigarh: Calling upon doctors to be compassionate towards patients, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told the medical fraternity that people were now moving from treatment of illness towards achieving wellness."Doctors who focus on patients were

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  Manipur health minister's house set on fire over ILPS Issue

  India | September 01, 2015 7:36 IST

  Imphal:  The residences of a minister in the Manipur government and two MLAs were set ablaze this evening in Churachandpur district over the passing of the inner line permit system (ILPS) bill on the floor

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  CM orders removal of Health minister's private secretary

  India | July 19, 2015 20:30 IST

  Ranchi:  Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today ordered removal of the private secretary of Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi in connection with bribery allegations.The direction to remove the minister's private secretary S N Singh came after

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  Reports of death of 41 Vyapam accused baseless: MP govt

  National | July 01, 2015 8:53 IST

  Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday termed the media reports of death of 41 accused in Vyapam scam as totally baseless, and said that since it was exposed on July 7, 2013, only 14 persons

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  Health Minister announces 'TB-Mission 2020' to eliminate Tuberculosis

  India | October 29, 2014 10:38 IST

  Barcelona: Underlining the plans of the Indian government to eliminate Tuberculosis from the country, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today announced 'TB-Mission 2020'.Vardhan was speaking at WHO's Global TB Symposium titled 'Moving out of the

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  No ebola case reported in Malaysia: Minister

  World | September 19, 2014 11:21 IST

  Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Health Minister S. Subramaniam on Friday said that no case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been reported in the country and there was no cause for the public to panic.Subramaniam

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  24-hour emergency helpline set up for Ebola outbreak: Dr. Harsh Vardhan

  India | August 08, 2014 21:12 IST

  New Delhi: As the World Health Organisation today issued a global health emergency due to Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, the government today opened a 24-hour emergency helpline and said it has put in place

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  Campaign launched against dengue in Delhi

  India | August 07, 2014 21:29 IST

  New Delhi: A month-long campaign using videos, folk media, pamphlets and cleanliness drive was launched in Delhi Thursday to educate people about dengue and its symptoms.Aimed at spreading awareness on preventive measures against dengue across

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  Sex education in schools should be banned, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

  India | June 27, 2014 8:48 IST

  New Delhi: Just a couple of days after the row over Health Minister Harsh Vadhan's remarks on fidelity over condoms to prevent AIDS, he has generated another controversy - this time by stating in his

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  Harsh Vardhan asks doctors to achieve the targets ahead of schedule

  India | June 11, 2014 23:28 IST

  New Delhi: Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan today asked the doctors to achieve the target set by the government to control and eradication various diseases ahead of their schedule.He said the Health Ministry would soon

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  AAP Health Minister promises 100 new ambulances in Delhi

  India | February 05, 2014 17:43 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain today announced that 100 new ambulances will be purchased to serve the people in the capital. He told reporters that all Delhi hospitals will now have to display

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  Many MPs prefer ayurvedic sex medicines, says Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad

  India | December 22, 2013 9:05 IST

  Jammu: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said, many MPs prefer to use ayurvedic medicines for remaining young, for revitalizing memory and for purposes normally used by newly married couples.He was addressing the

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  Health minister to represent Uttar Pradesh at ADB meet

  India | May 03, 2013 9:21 IST

  Lucknow, May 3: Uttar Pradesh will be represented by Health Minister Ahmad Hasan at the 46th annual body meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), currently underway at Greater Noida, officials said today.Officials said Chief

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  Poor families' kids are fatter: British minister

  Lifestyle | January 24, 2013 13:21 IST

  London: British Health Minister Anna Soubry has said that children from poor families can be identified by how fat they are.The minister said when she was at school, pupils from deprived backgrounds tended to be

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  Overcoming polio burden was huge challenge for India: Azad

  India | January 13, 2013 18:42 IST

  New Delhi,Jan 13: Overcoming the burden of polio cases was a huge challenge to India and it will continue to make further progress in the fight against the disease to be declared polio-free in 2014,

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  Karachi rally blast toll goes up to four

  World | January 02, 2013 11:40 IST

  Islamabad,Jan 2:  The death toll in the powerful blast following a rally in Pakistan's port city Karachi has gone up to four, a media report said Wednesday, the day after the explosion.The blast, in which