After having witnessed a year-long polio free period and being taken off the list of polio endemic countries, India is now looking at the endgame strategy to combat the deadly virus.

With an aim to decide the long-term strategy in fighting the virus, the India Expert Advisory group (IEAG) which consists of experts from both India and abroad will present its recommendation to the government on Friday.

The Department of Paediatrics of Prime Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) at a ceremony in Rangpur on Monday published its Annual Report, 2011 on the child disease situation.

Radiations emitted from cell phones may protect against and even reverse Alzheimer's disease, a new study has revealed.

JAIPUR: Information and public relations minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the state government will make all efforts to make cancer treatment 100% free in the state which include various therapies related to cancer treatment.

He was speaking at a free camp to cousel cancer patients organised by the Rajasthan Cancer Detection and Welfare Society and NROI Rajasthan Chapter at Jaipur Medical Association's building in Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital.

Around two crore people in Bangladesh are suffering from kidney diseases while millions more are at risk, kidney consultants said at a health talk yesterday.

New Delhi: The annual budget to combat tuberculosis (TB), the deadly air-borne disease, for 2012-13 will see about 80% increase over last fiscal.

After registering a zero-polio period in the last one year, India will now be aiming at eradicating measles, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here on Sunday.

"India still accounts for two-thirds of measles deaths across the world. We have to address all concerns associated with the measles now," Azad said at the two-day polio summit here.

Every year 5.6 million people died in the world due to tobacco.

This was stated by Tobacco Control cell Hyderabad in a seminar on Monday.

The Delhi government will launch a statewide de-worming programme tomorrow for pre-school and school-age children.

Schools of Delhi Govt., MCD, NDMC, Delhi Cantonment and anganwadis to be administered tablets today

Two months into the Chacha Nehru Sehat Yojna (CNSY) that seeks to provide free and comprehensive health services to all school-going children in Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday launched a major State-wide de-worming campaign by administering chewable tablets to 50 school-going children at her residence.