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19 deaths reported due to viral fever, gastro-entities in Tripura villages
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As many as 19 deaths, including that of six children, were reported from tribal-dominated remote villages of Longtari Valley sub-division in Tripura's Dhalai district.
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Govt suspends prog for 10 days
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In the backdrop of girl students suffering mild to severe side effects after taking iron tablets, the government has suspended this exercise, which was launched in the year 2007, for the coming 10 days till the assessment that the government has undertaken in this connection is completed.
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Govt shifts Akhil to GMCH
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Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) general secretary Akhil Gogoi was shifted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) along with his associate Hasiram Deka in the wee hours today following deterioration of their health condition.
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All steps being taken to control spread of dengue: CM
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Asserting her government had taken all measures, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today appealed to the people not to panic in the wake of outbreak of dengue in the southern Tiruneveli District
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Boy dies of heat stroke in Odisha
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A 15-year-old boy died of heat stroke at a village in Odisha's Bargarh district,
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Manipal Hospital Out-Reach Clinic launched in Kolkata
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Manipal Hospitals, a leading healthcare provider group, in association with Advatech, the first global company to offer customized medical tourism services
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BBMP's action against hookah bars up in smoke
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The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) suffered a setback with the Karnataka High Court quashing the orders passed by its health officers asking hookah bar owners in Bangalore to close shop
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Candle light memorial for AIDS victims
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Seven teams have been formed to find out the real grievances of more than 40,000 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in Manipur.
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Infrastructure problems persist in city hospitals
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Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has made a lot of promises about improving the healthcare system, but various city hospitals are still reeling under a lack of proper infrastructure.
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Govt funds for AIDS prevention blocked since March
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Manas Bangla ~ a network of 13 community-based organisations engaged in the distribution of medical and social support to approximately 10,000 homosexual men,
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Bristol-Myers announces expansion of Diabetes initiative
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The Bristol-Myers-Squibb Foundation today announced the expansion of its "Together on Diabetes" initiative to India and China, pledging 15 million US Dollar over five years to help these developing nations
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Health projects costing Rs 473 crore under execution in Jammu Kashmir
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An amount of Rs 473.17 crore was being expended on different health projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
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3 more die, dengue fear grips Tirunelveli
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Concerned by more suspected dengue deaths in Tirunelveli district, chief minister J Jayalalithaa rushed health minister V S Vijay and a team of health officials
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Hyderabad to host breast cancer experts’ meet
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Standardising breast healthcare and establishing breast surgery as a subspecialty in India are the major goals which will be discussed at the international meeting of breast surgeons from India
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Students get free bus travel to visit Red Ribbon Express
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Ticket fare for school and college students for travelling in the State-owned buses to visit Red Ribbon Express will not be collected, according to District Collector K. Nandakumar.
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Legislator blames doctors for death of Kashmiri kids
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A sitting MLA Thursday led a protest outside the G.P. Pant Hospital in summer capital Srinagar, blaming the doctors for the death of Kashmiri children at the premier hospital.
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Jammu Kashmir goverment orders inquiry into deaths of children in hospital
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The Jammu and Kashmir government initiated a one-man inquiry about reported deaths of children in G B Pant hospital.
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The other side of Gujarat: 41% kids underweight, 55% women anaemic
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The magnitude of problem of malnutrition among children and anaemia amongst women in India, including Gujarat, is borne by the fact that 41 per cent of children are underweight and 55 per cent women are anaemic.
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Shortage of HIV testing kits affects screening in state
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HIV screening at government-run centres in the state has come to a halt since a month following shortage of testing kits.
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MLAs’ medical bills malady
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At a time when a Trinamul Congress minister has asked his party workers to avoid CPI-M cadres like the plague, so to speak, several Trinamul and Congress MLAs have shown no qualms about taking a leaf out of the book
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51,300 persons visit Red Ribbon Express in Dindigul
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A total of 51,300 persons visited the Red Ribbon Express which was stationed at Dindigul railway station on May 13 and 14 to create awareness of HIV and AIDS,
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Free vet drugs in Rajasthan from August
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The Rajasthan Government has announced that commonly used veterinary drugs would be available free of cost in Government clinics and hospitals across the State.
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Bihar partners with Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative for kala-azar drugs
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To overcome the shortage of kala-azar drugs in the state, Bihar has tied up with the Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDI), a world-renowned organization involved in research on kala-azar drugs.
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Over 4 cr condoms sold in 2 yrs in 18 districts
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Over the past two years, the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and the Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society (RSACS) have sold 4.70 crore condoms in 18 districts of the state which have high fertility rate.
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Different formulae emerge for drug pricing at GoM
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There still is no single pill to address the pricing concerns involving the pharmaceutical industry.
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