Dengue causing blood pressure, heart rate changesIn India, dengue infection is spreading rapidly in Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Mumbai has reported a significant upsurge...
29 Sep, 2023, 12.56 AM IST
As infection cases rise in Delhi, doctors advise to maintain hygeine, avoid self medicationConjunctivitis, which at this moment is common in Delhi, is also caused by viruses or bacteria and presents as eye redness, itching, eye di...
06 Aug, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
Cases of conjunctivitis, other eye infection on rise in Delhi: DoctorsDr Aarti Nangia, senior consultant, ophthalmology at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj here, said there has been an "increase" in cases of eye i...
24 Jul, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Delhi hospitals see rise in typhoid, respiratory issues; unseasonal rains a triggerAccording to doctors, the number of such cases has nearly doubled owing to an increased awareness about such infections necessitated by the...
08 Oct, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
Is Covid back? Overlapping symptoms of dengue are confusing doctorsBoth dengue & Covid symptoms include high fever, headache, rash and muscle pain.
03 Oct, 2022, 03.01 PM IST
Diabetics who recovered from Covid may show signs of tuberculosisAcid-Fast Bacillus causes tuberculosis and other infections.
31 Jul, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
Drug resistance making typhoid tough to treatDoctors say that while earlier oral drugs could cure most patients, they now need to give injectable antibiotics to 20-30% of the patients ...
22 Apr, 2017, 09.43 AM IST
Hospitals burst at seams as Delhi shivers with feverHospitals are at wit's ends on how to accommodate the additional rush of patients. Safdarjung Hospital has shifted many such patients to it...
30 Aug, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
Government showcases low-cost medical innovationsThe innovations have been developed by the Centre's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) as well as by start-ups supported by the government.
12 Jan, 2016, 04.33 PM IST
Supreme Court tells doctorss to take call on fate of unborn child of 14-year-old rape victimThe team of doctors will also include a clinical psychologist who will assess the girl’s state of mind to ensure that the decision will be ...
29 Jul, 2015, 04.17 AM IST
Delhi reels under 15,000 tonnes of waste after sanitation workers strike; Kejriwal, Jung ignore looming health crisisAbout 15,000 tonnes of waste has been dumped on roadsides and 12,000 sanitation workers are refusing to work without getting their salaries.
12 Jun, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
Over 16,000 habitations hit by water contamination: GovernmentIntake of fluoride and arsenic contaminated drinking water leads to various clinical complications and at times even cause death, the Minis...
27 Feb, 2015, 05.49 PM IST
- Private hospitals reluctant to join battle against H1N1
Private sector hospitals are reluctant to help the government in tackling the H1N1 menace. Tamiflu side-effects I Scare spreads to IIMs | 5...
12 Aug, 2009, 08.47 AM IST
Private hospitals reluctant to join battle against H1N1Private sector hospitals, which control 70% of the country’s health infrastructure , continue to be reluctant to help in tackling the H1N1 ...
12 Aug, 2009, 08.47 AM IST
- Sanofi-Aventis buys Shantha for Rs 3,740 cr
The deal between Sanofi its French owners Meriuex Alliance values the unlisted Indian company at Rs 3,740 crore, or about eight times its p...
28 Jul, 2009, 02.36 AM IST
- Overcharging drug cos may have to cough up huge fines
Drug companies including Ranbaxy Laboratories, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) and Lupin may have to pay over Rs 1,600 crore as penalties for...
21 Nov, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Import duty on lifesaving drugs to be revoked
In what could be a belated budget rollback that would benefit both pharma MNCs and the consumer, the government has decided to withdraw the...
11 Jul, 2002, 06.03 AM IST