AHMEDABAD: Since Monday, foot soldiers of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) - the link workers of the health department - have been on strike.

JAIPUR: India is close to eradicating polio, a dreaded disease of the 20th century. "Only one polio case was found in 2011, which means it will soon be eradicated," Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, regional director, WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) told TOI.

One-third of tuberculosis patients fail to get cured because of the abuse or improper use of TB drugs. To combat this, the Intern-ational Pharmaceutical Federation has called on pharmacists and scientists to create awareness among patients about how to take their medication. If the doses are not taken as stipulated, or discontinued too early, antibiotic resistance builds up rendering the drug ineffective.

In an effort to check the spread of tuberculosis and its multi-drug resistant variants, the World Health Organisation and the Inter-national Pharmaceutical Federation (FIB) signed a joint statement on the role of pharmacists in TB care and control.

With the launch of DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course) Plus medicine for tuberculosis patients, Uttarakhand will become the first Himalayan State in the country to launch the service f

India has the highest number of TB patients in the world
“India is moving towards universal access for quality TB care and has the power to become a global leader in research and innovation as well as in manufacturing of essential anti-TB drugs,” said Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General Vishwa Mohan Katoch here on Monday.

Blood tests do not accurately diagnose tuberculosis, according to scientists who earlier this month published two papers online in PLoS Medicine.

During the begining of the monsoon heavy winds cause dust to fly from huge mounds which comprise waste from the gold mines which has been accumulated over a number of years.