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  Rajya Sabha panel advocates insurance for HIV positive people

  India | May 09, 2015 11:33 IST

  New Delhi: There shall be no discrimination in providing health and life insurances to HIV positive people and it should "preferably" at regular rate of premium, a standing committee of Rajya Sabha has said in

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  Swine flu claims 5 more lives, toll rises to 2,172

  India | April 11, 2015 20:57 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu claimed lives of five more persons as the death toll climbed to 2,172 in the country while the number of persons affected by the H1N1 virus breached the 35,000-mark.According to the

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  6 more swine flu deaths, toll touches 2,159

  India | April 09, 2015 17:43 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu claimed the lives of six more persons as the death toll rose to 2,159 while the number of those affected by the disease across the country breached the 35,000-mark.According to the

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  Swine flu toll touches 2,123

  India | April 05, 2015 20:45 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu has claimed the lives of 15 more persons in the last two days as the death toll climbed to 2,123 while the number of affected persons in the country inched towards

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  Swine flu: 11 more die, toll rises to 2,108

  India | April 03, 2015 23:19 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu claimed the lives of 11 more persons as the death toll across the country breached the 2100-mark while the number of affected by the H1N1 virus shot up to 34,447. According to

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  Govt defers move to increase size of pictorial warnings on tobacco products

  India | March 31, 2015 23:38 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre has stayed the decision to increase the size of pictorial warnings on tobacco products following a Parliamentary panel's assertion that it needs more time to deliberate on the issue.Health Minister J

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  Swine flu cases cross 33,000 mark, toll 1,994

  India | March 26, 2015 20:08 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu has claimed a total of 1,994 lives in India this year with the total number of cases crossing the 33,000 mark, according to latest data from the health ministry on Thursday.In

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  People in 30-45 age group worst affected by swine flu

  India | March 18, 2015 20:16 IST

  New Delhi: People in the age group of 30-45 years have been the worst affected by swine flu with most number of deaths, 34 per cent of the toll, taking place in this age bracket.According

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  30 fresh deaths take swine flu toll to 1,319 in India

  India | March 07, 2015 23:11 IST

  New Delhi: Thirty more persons, including a noted theatre personality, have died due to swine flu in the country taking the toll over the 1,300 mark even as SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, suspected to

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  Swine flu: 41 more deaths takes toll past 1,200

  India | March 05, 2015 20:11 IST

  New Delhi: Fresh casualties drove the swine flu toll past the 1,200-mark while more than 23,000 cases of the disease have been reported in the country.Forty-one more deaths have taken the nationwide toll from swine

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  Swine flu toll touches 1,198; Number of cases crosses 22,000-mark

  India | March 04, 2015 20:09 IST

  New Delhi: The swine flu toll in the country climbed to 1,198 on Wednesday as 40 more deaths were reported while the number of cases of the disease has crossed the 22,000-mark.The Health Ministry said

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  Ayush doctors may soon be allowed to conduct non-surgical abortions

  India | March 04, 2015 16:38 IST

  New Delhi: Government may soon allow distinct ayurveda, naturopathy, homeopathy practitioners to conduct non-surgical abortions on women seeking to terminate their pregnancy.In a bid to increase access to safe abortions by expanding the number of

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  Swineflu death toll touches 1,158, Ahmedabad lawyers stay away from work

  India | March 03, 2015 20:08 IST

  New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Swine flu claimed the lives of 43 more people taking the toll in the country to 1,158 with Gujarat and Rajasthan reporting maximum deaths sparking panic among lawyers in Ahmedabad where nearly 10,000

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  40 more dead as swine flu toll climbs to 1,115

  India | March 02, 2015 21:18 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu claimed the lives of 40 more people in the country as the toll from the disease reached 1,115 while the total number of cases breached the 20,000 mark.The Health Ministry said

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  Swine flu claims 36 more lives, over 19,000 affected

  India | February 28, 2015 20:39 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu has claimed 36 more lives raising the toll to 1,041 even as the number of people affected by the H1N1 virus in the country breached the 19,000 mark today.As per data

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  Swine flu deaths breach 1000 mark, 40 more succumb

  India | February 27, 2015 21:56 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu deaths have breached the 1,000 mark with 40 more people succumbing to the H1N1 virus while the number of those affected crossed 18,000 today with the government admitting that it was

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  Swine flu claims 51 more lives, over 16,000 affected

  India | February 25, 2015 18:09 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 51 more people have died due to swine flu in the country raising the toll to 926 even as the number of those affected by the H1N1 virus breached the

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  21 more die of swine flu, toll reaches 833

  India | February 23, 2015 18:57 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu claimed the lives of 21 more people as the toll reached 833 across the country while the number of persons affected by H1N1 virus breached the 14,000 mark.According to Health Ministry

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  Swine Flu claims 216 lives within 10 days of February

  India | February 12, 2015 8:40 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 216 people have lost their lives to Swine Flu across the country in the first ten days of February as the death toll mounted to 407 due to the contagious

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  Health Ministry drops its contentious proposal in medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) bill

  India | February 10, 2015 18:56 IST

  New Delhi:  The Union Health Ministry has finally decided to drop its own controversial proposal allowing midwives homeopaths and Ayush doctors performing abortions.  The decision was taken in the wake of persistent   pressures from the