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.


Cholera cases surpass 200,000 in Yemen: WHO


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India, which plays the role of the world's pharmacy by producing affordable drugs, was the top supplier in the health sector to the UN system last year with total sales of nearly $804 million in pharmaceuticals and medical services, according to a report by the world body.


India top health sector provider to UN


Sakir, brother of Junaid who was stabbed to death in a passenger train on June 23, was shifted to the city-based Apollo Hospital on Tuesday.


Slain Junaid's brother shifted to Apollo Hospital


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought to know from the civic bodies how the work of safai karamcharis can be better monitored and regularised.


How to monitor safai karamcharis' work better, HC asks civic bodies


If you are working on night shifts regularly, chances are your body's ability to repair DNA damage may get hampered, suggest researchers led by one of Indian-origin.


Night shifts may hamper DNA repair


Amid a series of fake doctor cases in Bengal,  yet another person with a fake MBBS degree was arrested from West Bengal's Nadia district on Monday.


Another fake doctor nabbed in Bengal


From its superfood properties to its sustainability, Avola almond can help in filling the lost protein and fiber in your body to the fitter you.


Make Avola almond your dietary supplement


At least 40 mentally ill patients, kept bound in chains, have been rescued from hotels and lodges in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district, police said on Sunday.


40 chained mentally ill patients rescued in Madhya Pradesh


A cheetah pouncing on an antelope in the wilds of Africa, or two tigers displaying their fondness for each other in a National Park in India - these are among a series of rare moments frozen with the camera by some renowned medicos struck by wanderlust that adorn an exhibition here.


Medicos exhibit their passion for the lens


The CBI on Saturday arrested a senior officer, earlier working with the ED on deputation, on the charge of demanding Rs 50 lakh in bribe from an accused in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam, an official said.


CBI arrests ex-ED official in bribery case


Starting school young may affect the well-being of some children, especially those with learning difficulties or who were born prematurely, suggests new research.


Younger classmates may be worse off than older peers


Saudi Arabia has planned to shell out millions of dollars to stem a serious outbreak of cholera in Yemen, the media reported.


Saudi Arabia to help Yemen tackle cholera outbreak


Former Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan who was admitted to city's SSKM Medical College and Hospital after complaining of chest pain on Thursday, remains in there for "treatment and observation" on Friday, a hospital official said.


Ex-judge Karnan under 'treatment and observation' in Kolkata hospital


A city private hospital was on Friday asked to cough up Rs 30 lakh as compensation by the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) for alleged negligence in treatment of an infant leading to her death.


Kolkata hospital asked to pay Rs 3 lakh for negligence


As many as 6,11,539 students have qualified the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical and dental courses, it was announced on Friday.


More than 6 lakh qualify CBSE NEET 2017


The Punjab assembly on Friday amended an excise law to allow hotels, restaurants and clubs within 500 metres of national and state highways in the northern state to serve liquor.


Punjab assembly amends law to keep highway tipplers in high spirits


When it is uncomfortably hot, people tend to become moody and also less helpful or 'pro-social,' new research has found.


Sweltering heat makes people moody and unhelpful


The US has banned fresh beef imports from Brazil, one of the world's largest red meat exporters, due to concerns about the safety of the products.


US bans fresh beef imports from Brazil


Former Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan was admitted to city-based SSKM Medical College and Hospital on Thursday after he complained of chest pain, a hospital official said.


Ex-judge Karnan complains of chest pain, admitted to hospital


The FSSAI on Thursday said presence of doping substances in food supplements posed a major challenge and efforts were needed to save the reputation of the supplements industry.


Banned drugs in food supplement major challenge: FSSAI


Haryana has become the fourth state in the country where the rural areas have been declared Open Defecation-Free (ODF), a minister said here on Thursday.

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