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Mpox a public health emergency of global concern: WHO

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......

Centre reviews mpox situation, anticipates imported cases

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......

Kerala records most cybercrimes amid lockdown

The COVID-19-induced lockdown saw a spurt in crybercrimes in India with Kerala recording the highest number during the period, according to an analysis of IT security solutions provider K7......

India sees biggest Chandipura virus outbreak in 20 yrs: WHO

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......

Man tests positive for Ebola, quarantined at New Delhi airport

In the first case of Ebola in the country, an Indian national returning from Liberia has tested positive for the deadly virus and has been quarantined at a special facility at Delhi airport. The......

US anti-terror controls delayed swine flu response

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......

Gates launches anti-smoking war; India on focus

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......

COLUMN: Struggle for life saving drugs

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......

Flu: India safe but ill-equipped on epidemic drugs

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......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

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......

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