Satyendar Jain visits 7 Delhi govt hospitals to check dengue arrangements
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday paid surprise visits to seven government hospitals to check arrangements to fight dengue.
Sep 25, 2015, 14:24 PM IST
Maharashtra: 1,200 resident doctors strike against assault on colleagues
More than 1,200 resident doctors of state-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital here have called for a strike against the alleged assault on three of their colleagues by relatives of a minor boy who died of dengue in the wee hours of Friday.
Sep 25, 2015, 12:13 PM IST
Dengue outbreak: Rs.60 crore released to Delhi's civic bodies
The Delhi High Court on Thursday was informed by the city government that Rs.60 crore has been released to the three municipal corporations for sanitation programmes to deal with the dengue outbreak.
Sep 25, 2015, 00:57 AM IST
Taiwan suffers deadliest ever dengue outbreak
Taiwan is suffering its deadliest ever outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever with a record high of 42 deaths, authorities said today, double the number that died in 2014.
Sep 24, 2015, 21:07 PM IST
13 tested positive for dengue in Jammu
One more case of dengue surfaced in the Basohli area of J&K's Kathua district, taking the number of patients suffering from the vector-bourne disease to 13 in Jammu region, officials said today.
Sep 24, 2015, 21:06 PM IST
Joint, muscular pain common after dengue: Doctors
Joint and muscular pain for several days after recovering from dengue is common, health experts said on Thursday. They urged people to consume food items containing Vitamin D and E for speedy recovery.
Sep 24, 2015, 21:04 PM IST
After November dengue cases will decline: AIIMS Director
With dengue menace refusing to relent and hospitals in the city having a huge rush of patients, AIIMS Director said the disease will persist till November and then till will decline.
Sep 24, 2015, 20:12 PM IST
Released about Rs 60 crore to MCDs to combat Dengue: AAP govt to HC
The Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday told Delhi High Court it has released around Rs 60 crore to the three municipal corporations in the city under various sanitation schemes to combat the threat of dengue and other vector borne diseases (VBDs).
Sep 24, 2015, 17:25 PM IST
Dengue scare: Delhi LG Najeeb Jung to inspect Metro, other construction sites
Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung will visit Metro construction sites across the capital on Thursday to inspect measures taken by authorities to contain the spread of dengue.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:33 PM IST
No BMC notice to Anil Kapoor over dengue scare
The deadly dengue scare has taken many lives and affected several in the country. Just when important preventive measures are being implemented by the officials both in Delhi as well Mumbai—a recent report surfaced over how Bollywood celebrities have been served with notice from the BMC officials over their bungalows seen as breeding spots for dengue mosquitoes.
Sep 24, 2015, 12:46 PM IST
Careless Bollywood stars spreading dengue in Mumbai!
Routine inspections regarding mosquito breeding spots are taking place on the regular and notices are being issued to those who unknowingly harbour dengue mosquito breeding spots in their homes.
Sep 24, 2015, 11:49 AM IST
DoP assures faster clearance for dengue vaccine
The Department of Pharmaceuticals will give all clearances on an urgent basis to dengue vaccine developed by any firm, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said Wednesday.
Sep 23, 2015, 20:52 PM IST
Dengue toll reaches 27, officials say actual figure could be higher
As the dengue toll reached 27, officials Wednesday said the figure could be higher as reporting from private hospitals about such deaths was "irregular and sluggish".
Sep 23, 2015, 20:47 PM IST
No scientific proof that herbs cure dengue: AIIMS
Days after yoga guru Ramdev advocated the use of herbs like giloy, aloe vera and papaya leaves to cure dengue, experts at AIIMS on Wednesday said there was no scientific proof that herbs help fight dengue and advised people not to fall for the propaganda in this regard.
Sep 23, 2015, 20:45 PM IST
Two more dengue deaths in Delhi, toll rises to 25
Two more persons including a minor died of Dengue in the National Capital even as hospitals in the city today witnessed a sharp rise in the number of people seeking treatment for the vector borne disease.
Sep 22, 2015, 19:50 PM IST
Haryana bars private hospitals from listing patient as dengue-hit
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said private hospitals cannot declare a patient as having dengue until that person's blood sample tests conducted at any government-run hospital confirm it to be positive.
Sep 22, 2015, 19:44 PM IST
Can papaya leaves fight dengue, cancer?
The use of papaya leaves has grown phenomenally in the national capital in the past few weeks as the mosquito-borne disease sees a spurt, claiming at least 17 lives in the city, although unofficially the number stands at over 20.
Sep 22, 2015, 14:10 PM IST
