At least eight children died at a government-run hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday as junior doctors continued their strike demanding a special protection force for their security, an official said.

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In a drive against sex determination tests the Jammu and Kashmir government today sealed 18 Ultra Sound Clinic (USCs) for violating norms.

"We have so far sealed 18 US clinics during a campaign launc

A series of contagious diseases, including viral fever, that took a heavy toll in Kerala in the previous years have made a comeback in the state's coastal Alappuzha district.

According to health depa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has observed measles outbreaks in many European countries and has asked health authorities to scale up immunisation measures.

According to the WHO, 33 European cou

More and more, young urban adults in India are developing obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, suggesting that rising rates of cardiovascular disease could appear in the future, an Indian study

The forbearance shown by survivors of Japan's quake-tsunami has been lauded in the West, but psychologists worry not talking about the hurt could be doing long-term damage.

Commentators have heaped p

Health officials have traced the cause of outbreak of Legionnaires disease at the Playboy mansion to a hot tub on the estate.

They found out the cause of the outbreak that left more than 70 people i

The Calicut University is all set to launch the largest blood donors' network in the country, with data of more than 1.5 lakh of its students, next month.

The directory will contain detailed informat

As the clamour over respected international medical journal Lancet’s fresh comments on the superbug - controversially named New Delhi metallo beta lactamase detected in Delhi’s water supply - creates

International health journal 'Lancet', which had first published an article naming a drug-resistant superbug after New Delhi, had refused to publish India's rebuttal in the matter last year.

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