India

 Nuclear protection pills for California residents

Southern California residents can take it easy. State health officials have decided to more than triple the number of potassium iodide (ki) pills distributed among communities around the state's two

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
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Health Effects, Nuclear Power, Health Policy, Drugs, Radiation, Nuclear Safety, United States Of America (US), California
India

 Study flouts basics in privatizing healthcare

CII study recommends greater private role in India's healthcare sector, but the document centres around the lucrative tertiary care market only

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Vibha Varshney
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Health Care, Primary Health Care, Health Policy, Diagnostic Methods, Drug Industry, Finance, Private Sector, India
India

 Perpetually ill prepared

Inept response as mystery fever grips Uttar Pradesh

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
Pranay Lal
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Children, Health Policy, Medical Research, Child Health, India, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Saharanpur, Diseases
India

 Tough trial

Can Indian traditional medicines transfer their ancient efficacy to the modern era?

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
Albert Chominot
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Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Health Policy, Medical Systems, Ayurveda, India, Gujarat, European Union (EU)
India

 Data wise

A database is imperative, yet is nowhere in sight

Publication Date: 
27/02/2002
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Health Policy, Medical Research, Environmental Health, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Diseases
Health

 Veil against toxicity

Chemicals available in Europe would now be tested and labelled for their adverse impacts

Publication Date: 
30/01/2002
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Health Policy, Hazardous Products, Toxicology, Research, Legislation, Europe, European Union (EU)
India

 TOBACCO MENACE

The Supreme Court of India has asked the Union government to provide information about the status of the anti-tobacco bill. These directions were given in response to a petition filed by Women Action

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
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Tobacco, Health Effects, Health Policy, Smoking, Legislation, Supreme Court, NGO, India
Industry

 Unhealthy decision?

A new bill on environment related risks is rejected by the Delhi Assembly

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
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Health Care, Health Policy, Environmental Health, Occupational Health, Governance, Politics, Delhi
Environment

 HEALTHY POLICY

Bangladesh government recently

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
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Malnutrition, Health Care, Health Policy, Family Planning, Bangladesh
India

 A question of ethics

What does a doctor do when confronted with an hiv positive case

Publication Date: 
14/08/2000
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Health Care, Health Policy, Health Personnel, AIDS, Education, Legislation

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