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India will stand firmly with the global community and more than 130 countries who have already introduced PCV in their health programmes, including our neighbours Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh...

India votes to save lives

Today, India is taking initial steps to bring the PCV vaccine to every child.

12 May 2017 1:55 AM IST

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Already existing medicines may treat infectious diseases, says study

Here's what researchers found.

8 July 2017 11:13 AM IST

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Half of cancer risk factors in China modifiable: report

The leading cause of death in China is cancer.

7 July 2017 12:41 PM IST

Mountain of garbage at Ghazipur landfill site. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Landfill site a grave health risk for Ghazipur residents

Experts claim that people living in shanties and high-rises around the landfill are at potential risk of a variety of...

15 Jan 2017 1:26 AM IST

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UK researchers call for dog-lending to be on prescription

Here's what the study found.

26 July 2017 5:57 PM IST

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This Monsoon, eat your way to a better health with these fruits

Our digestive system takes quite a beating during this season.

23 July 2017 11:35 AM IST

Five key numbers on AIDS

Five key numbers on AIDS

Roughly 1.8 million people worldwide contracted the AIDS virus in 2016.

21 July 2017 2:12 PM IST

Only 13 people in the world have been affected by the deadly Bourbon virus.(Photo: Pixabay)

Woman dies of rare tick-borne virus

Only 13 people in the world have been affected by the deadly Bourbon virus.

18 July 2017 1:36 PM IST

Using light to treat a disease site has a lot of benefits beyond the is-not-that-cool factor (Photo: AFP)

Light activated drug delivery to help cure diseases

The technique, which overcomes a decades-long scientific hurdle, could drastically reduce the amount of a drug needed.

5 Jan 2017 8:45 PM IST

The mushroom when eaten strengthens the immune system and promote overall vitality and longevity. (Representational image)

Fungus cures many diseases

DRDO's Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research at Nainital has developed capsules out of fungus.

4 Jan 2017 3:57 AM IST

Forgetfulness is a serious condition which starts with forgetting the way home to bigger problems later that could leade to dementia and alzheimers disease. (Photo: PTI)

Indian youth do not think of forgetfulness as disease

The number of young Indians is as high as 91 percent

4 April 2017 12:29 PM IST

Salinas has mirror-touch synesthesia, a neurological trait that affects two out of 100 people (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctor suffers from mirror-touch synesthesia

Neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital suffers from neurological trait that makes him feel patients' pain.

17 Jun 2017 11:21 AM IST