Author(s): Avimuktesh Bhardwaj, downtoearth Issue Date: 2013-1-9 Earlier report of 2007 had dwelt mainly on carcinogenicity of such radiations Radiation level norms for cell phone towers in most countries, including India, are way above the safe limits and have adverse… Continue Reading →
AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA, Frontline The larger struggle of the disability movement is about finding a voice and making it assertive. In India, it is about pressuring the state to fulfil its social responsibility. AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA Disability rights… Continue Reading →
Kounteya Sinha, TNN | Sep 28, 2012, 12.54AM IST Once these essential medicines are brought under Drug Price Control Order (DPCO), it cannot be sold at a price higher than that fixed by the government. NEW DELHI: India will, for the… Continue Reading →
HASAN SUROOR, The Hindu From August 16, Indians planning to travel to UK for more than six months will be screened for tuberculosis before they are given a visa under a pre-entry TB screening programme extended to India. However, the… Continue Reading →
The awaited “Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems“, the second edition of the WHO publication is available online now. Find the pdf document online at: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/unsafe_abortion/9789241548434/en/ The contents include: CONTENTS Executive summary 1 Process of guideline development 10 Background 10 Methods 10… Continue Reading →
Dinesh C. Sharma | Mail Today | New Delhi, June 22, 2012 Scientific evidence does not support rolling out vaccines against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in the general population, British researchers have warned India. HPV is linked to cervical cancer. This… Continue Reading →
In a welcome step, a gazette notification by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare banning serological test (commonly referred to as blood or antibody test) for TB, under the Drugs & Cosmetic Act, has finally been made public today…. Continue Reading →
Below is the open letter sent to the Board of the Swiss Press Club, among others, to report on the censorship of alternative media and civil society by the Executive Director, Guy Mettan, on the occasion of a press conference… Continue Reading →
World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (GHO) WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets. This… Continue Reading →
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