'Chitta took all my sons': Punjab woman loses all five children to drugs, breaks down in painA mother in Punjab's Kapurthala tragically lost all her sons to chitta, also known as drugs. The critically ill patient died at Amritsar Me...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
World Hepatitis Day: Experiencing fatigue, joint pain & itching? Time to get vaccinatedHepatitis A and E, an infection of the liver, can last for four-five weeks.
28 Jul, 2022, 12.51 PM IST
Population-based screening for hepatitis in West Bengal, announces Mamata Banerjee"Vaccine of Hepatitis B is provided to all newborns to give lifelong immunity. We shall be taking treatment services to sub district level ...
28 Jul, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
World Hepatitis Day 2022: All you need to know about this viral diseaseHepatitis virus has five commonly known strains: Type A, B, C, D. All of them affect the liver but there are some key differences in origin...
27 Jul, 2022, 11.57 AM IST
World Hepatitis Day: Alcohol-related liver disease is a silent killer, shows signs only in advanced stageAny kind of inflammation or swelling of the liver is termed ‘hepatitis’.
28 Jul, 2021, 12.23 PM IST
Study says people between ages of 31 and 55 most vulnerable to hepatitis, more men get themselves testedConducted by CORE Diagnostics, it released the study on World Hepatitis Day.
28 Jul, 2020, 06.05 PM IST
World Hepatitis Day: Facts most people don't knowIn some cases, the chronic infections leave behind long-term health implications.
28 Jul, 2018, 06.20 PM IST
World Hepatitis Day: Those yummy roadside pakodas can lead to liver cancer!Hepatitis is a condition of inflammation of the liver, and is mostly caused by viral infections.
28 Jul, 2018, 09.35 AM IST
Dark urine, nausea, abdominal pain? Get checked for hepatitis, it is more dangerous than you thinkHepatitis signs can be asymptomatic, and damage the liver over time leading to cirrhosis.
27 Jul, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
On World Hepatitis Day, Amitabh Bachchan calls for educating aanganwadis about itHe feels there should be a fixed budget for the prevention and eradication of the disease.
29 Jul, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
Tattoo, body piercing can put you at hepatitis riskGetting a tattoo or body piercing may help you look 'cool' but the style statement may come loaded with an infection of hepatitis B and C v...
28 Jul, 2015, 09.41 AM IST
WHO urges India to stick to safety guidelines for hepatitis preventionSingh said the health sector needed to improve infant vaccination rates including birth dose of hepatitis B within first 24 hours of delive...
27 Jul, 2015, 08.42 PM IST
WHO to launch campaign to combat hepatitis in IndiaWHO said it will launch a new pilot campaign in India, Egypt and Uganda to combat hepatitis which affects over two million people globally ...
23 Jul, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
HIV model can beat hepatitis, say doctorsOn World Hepatitis Day on Monday, World Health Organization called for using similar strategies and infrastructure to check the spread of i...
29 Jul, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
Government to set up 10 labs for hepatitis surveillanceGovernment will set up ten regional laboratories through the National Communicable Disease Centre (NCDC) for the surveillance of viral hepa...
28 Jul, 2014, 05.30 PM IST
India has the second highest number of Hepatitis B infectedEvery year, nearly 600,000 patients die from HBV infection in the region but the govt doesnt yet have national policies relating to screeni...
27 Jul, 2014, 05.50 PM IST
- 96,000 die every year due to Hepatitis C in India: Report
The report said the prevalence of Hepatitis C is estimated to be within 1.8-2.5 per cent, while among drug users it is 50-90 per cent.
25 Jul, 2013, 08.40 PM IST