Dehradun: Addressing a conference, the National Health Mission (NHM) director, Chandresh Kumar, said that Uttarakhand has taken up a target to make the state free from Tuberculosis by 2025.

NIN centenary year fete begins with release of report on urban health

ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago has begun enforcing the Tobacco Control Regulations, which bans smoking in public places, a senior official said on Frid

Exposure to thirdhand-smoke can significantly harm your liver and brain tissues within a month, with the effect worsening over time, scientists have warned.

E-cigarettes appear to be effective when used by smokers as an aid to quitting smoking.

An evaluation by health ministry at end of the programme's first year, covering over 12,000 registered users, demonstrated an average quit rate of about 7 per cent among both smokers and smokeless