Approved by the Union Cabinet in 2013 Rs 662.23 crore was released to 29 states/UTs on the basis of appraisal of the programme implementation plan of the states/UTs

Union minister for women and child development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi is all set to propose to ban junk food from school canteens and substituting it with healthy options.

Findings show cancer is an important problem in refugee settings and highlight the challenges and costs that health systems face when overwhelmed by massive influxes of refugees

India accounts for the greatest burden of newborn deaths in the world, according to a recently published report.

Companies conducting clinical trials in India will not be able to get away in case any untoward incident happens.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday declared the spread of polio an international public health emergency after new cases emerged in various countries.

Lifestyle interventions such as weight loss and exercise reduce risk of death from cardiovascular diseases in people at risk of diabetes, a new study published in Lancet has suggested.

Many research studies have shown that lifestyle interventions, such as exercise programmes or weight loss in people with impaired glucose tolerance (those at high risk of diabetes), can prevent progression to overt Type 2 diabetes.

After using oral polio vaccine for decades, India is all set to introduce Injectable Polio vaccine (IPV) from next year.

Contrary to the havoc that the H1N1 influenza pandemic created in 2009, a new study has found that around 1 in 5 of the population were infected by the recent outbreak of H1N1 and seasonal flu.

The decline in the number of clinical trials in India has the authorities worried.