Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, in a congratulatory letter to a meeting of Brics countries' health ministers, called for enhanced exchanges and cooperation.


Xi calls for enhanced health exchanges among Brics countries


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Mumbais Colaba is well known for its art deco buildings, the Gateway of India, swish pubs and restaurants, and the pleasant promenade of Marine Drive. It houses the state assembly, the Vidhan Bhavan, and the state secretariat, Mantralaya.


Why Mumbai is losing the battle against child malnutrition


Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia directed officials to increase Anganwadi workers' honorarium, after meeting their representatives here on Wednesday.


Delhi Anganwadi workers to get salary hike soon


India among top 5 countries using wastewater on farms, China being on top

India comes after only four other countries - China, Pakistan, Mexico and Iran

India among 5 countries using wastewater for irrigation

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Shantha Biotechnics, the Hyderabad-based affiliate of global healthcare major Sanofi's vaccine division Sanofi Pasteur on Wednesday announced that it has reached the milestone of having delivered 10 million doses of its cholera vaccine, Shanchol.


Shantha's cholera vaccine achieves 10 mn doses milestone


Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister Brahm Mohindra on Wednesday ordered a vigilance inquiry to expose a fake degree racket operating in the state.


Punjab minister orders probe into fake degree racket


While for some the rainy season would mean beautiful cloudy weather and plush greenery, for some individuals it also means intense body aches, fatigue and muscle soreness. Keep sore muscles at bay by massaging a few simple oils into the muscles and doing regular stretching exercises, suggest experts.


Keep sore muscles at bay during rainy season


Authorities here have asked as many as 27 colleges and 26 schools to take steps to check use of drugs by their students after a probe found that over 1,000 students, some of them as young as 13 are using 'high-end' drugs like LSD and MDMA, an official said on Wednesday.


Students of over 50 Hyderabad schools, colleges found taking drugs


While enjoying the rainy season, don't forget to take care of your eyes as the climate also encourages infective microorganisms to thrive. Avoid infections like conjunctivitis, sties, dry eyes and corneal ulcers by using clean towels and more, say experts.


Shield eyes from infection during monsoon


Expressing their reservations against replacement of gelatin capsules with cellulose ones, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday urged the Health Ministry not to enter into a vegetarian and non-vegetarian debate in the matter as the capsules are consumed for their curative benefits.


Medicine capsules not a 'veg vs non-veg' debate, says business chamber


The Haryana government on Tuesday said it will install Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purifier systems in all government schools in the state to provide purified drinking water to students.


Haryana government schools to get RO water purifiers


Nine of India's poorest states -- home to 581 million or 48 per cent of the population -- account for 70 per cent of the country's infant deaths, 75 per cent of under-five deaths and 62 per cent of maternal deaths, but do not spend even the money they have set aside for healthcare, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of 2017 Reserve Bank of India data on state budgets.


Why 581 mn Indians endure the country's worst healthcare


The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), which started the 75th round of survey from July 1, is for the first time collecting data related to communicable diseases, officials said here on Monday.


NSSO collecting data on communicable diseases for 1st time


Actress Bipasha Basu has urged the country's youths to understand that fitness is about a way of life rather than a goal -- and so, she says it's always important to take right nutrients to be healthy.


Fitness not just a goal for your body: Bipasha Basu


A 15-year-old Indian girl has died of a heart attack while playing at the popular Half Moon beach in Al-Khobar city of Saudi Arabia.


Indian girl dies of heart attack on Saudi beach


A gunman who opened fire at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital here, has been killed, media reports said.


Gunman killed in New York hospital shooting


In a first of its kind initiative, the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) on Friday announced it will begin 24x7 services for sick and injured stray animals in Chandigarh.


24x7 service for sick, injured animals in Chandigarh


Congress leader Anand Sharma on Friday said that India and China should try to defuse the current tensions by adhering to a 2005 agreement on the boundary issue and that the government should take opposition leaders into confidence on moves being taken to address security concerns.


India, China should resolve tensions as per 2005 agreement: Congress


Arrested former Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan has been sent back to Presidency Jail hospital after he was discharged from the state-run SSKM Hospital, authorities said.


Justice Karnan sent to Presidency Jail hospital


Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said a medical college named after Mata Sheetla Devi will soon come up in Gurugram.


Gurugram to have medical college: Khattar


Cholera infection has killed 1,400 people and infected 218,798 others in Yemen in just two months, the largest epidemic to hit a single Arab country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced.

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