The World Health Organisation has declared mpox a public emergency of international concern. IMAGE: Christian Musema, a laboratory nurse, takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case......
There are currently no reported cases of Monkeypox in India even though cautionary measures will be put in place to prevent and control the spread of the disease, the Union health ministry said on......
Five infants tested positive for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat on Monday, the first reported cases of the virus in India. Kindly note that this......
The World Health Organisation has recently said the current outbreak of the Chandipura virus in India is the largest in 20 years. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI......
The Centre on Monday advised states and Union territories to screen and test all suspect mpox cases in the community, and identify isolation facilities in hospitals for both suspect and confirmed......
Tough US import controls on biological materials, introduced after the September 11 2001 attacks, hindered the rapid identification of the H1N1 virus because samples from infected Mexican patients......
Taking head-on cigarette giants that are aggressively targeting the developing countries, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg have jointly pledged $500 million for a massive anti-smoking campaign with......
People die from diseases like AIDS, TB, etc because life saving essential medicines are either too expensive, or not available because they are not seen as financially viable. When......
Swine flu was first reported in Mexico, SARS and bird flu in China, but India surprisingly escaped being ground zero for any. China: SARS in 2002-2003 and bird flu in 1996, both in the southern......
Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......