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Padma awards for Medicine for the year 2010 have been announced and Delhi tops the list in medicine with six doctors from Delhi bagging this year's awards in that category.

High-risk groups of doctors and paramedics, who are at the forefront of dealing with swine flu patients will be receiving imported H1N1 vaccine. The decision

The Orissa government has sealed all the sea routes in and out of the Kendrapara district after cases of bird flu cropped up in some of the neighboring areas of West Bengal.

Doctors at Pannadhay Government Hospital in Udaipur cut off a newborn baby's hand during a caesarian operation, resulting in the death of the baby. District

In Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, the noble task of sheltering and nurturing HIV-infected children is underway. The Holy Cross Society, led by Sister

A central health ministry official has revealed that culling has started in the right earnest in West Bengal after detection of bird flu. He added that

A massive public campaign against the introduction of genetically modified Bt brinjal in Indian farming is scheduled to take place at 10.30 am on Saturday 23 January 2010 in Bangalore, South India.

Indian Medical Association's Tamil Nadu State Branch (IMA TNSB) has sharply criticized the move by the Indian Health Ministry and Medical Council of India

Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam has inaugurated the burns ward at the Indus Westside Hospital in Bangalore. The new facility at the hospital

Thousands of students took to streets and launched an awareness campaign on swine flu here on Friday. Holding placards and banners depicting the

Dog lovers in Jaipur turned Samaritans on Sunday when they took out a rally with their pets to create mass awareness about swine flu. Despite the

Over 800 labourers of a garments industry were admitted to different hospitals of the city on Friday due to severe stomach ache which they

Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has asked the Principal Secretary, Health to assess the feasibility of adopting the model of the Tamil Nadu government

Chemical spill in Bangalore triggered a scare as some residents complained of experiencing burns and irritation in their eyes on Tuesday. According

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues state wise consolidated status of influenza A H1N1 as on 22nd December 2009. (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; (and) nbsp; table

Health minister Surjya Kanta Mishra has brought forward a legislation that will allow "rural health practitioners" with a three-year diploma to practice in villages.

The upcoming Kumbh Mela is sure to be a fertile ground for spread of swine flu. Therefore hermits and gurus who will descend here are being taught proper

Health officials confirmed that a five year-old-girl has died of malaria in Surat. The girl named Saini was one of the seven kids from the women's remand

Evidence in the form of a stress hormone in the hair of Peruvian individuals who lived between 550 A.D. and 1532 suggests that people in the past were very stressed out.

The eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh have been affected by Encephalitis and the death toll has risen to 552 here. During the last twenty-four