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New Delhi, Oct 27 (JEN): Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), the largest national organization of diabetes health care professionals and researchers in Asia, has endorsed FIT (Forum for Injection Technique) India recommendations for best practice in insulin injection technique for people living with diabetes through its 6444 life members from 29 Indian States and Union Territories. more
Delhi moms join 'FeedToDefeat' campaign to raise awareness on breast cancer

New Delhi, Oct 19 (JEN): In order to mark October as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Medela India, producer of technologically advanced breastpumps, on Monday organized an awareness camp ...

Handwashing Day: UNICEF warns inadequate hygiene endangers development goal

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): More than 40 per cent of health facilities have no water resources within 500 metres in sub-Saharan Africa where the practice of handwashing with soap is dangerously ...

Ebola virus persists in body fluids of survivors for months: WHO

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): The Ebola virus can persist in the eye, semen, the placenta, breast milk and central nervous system of survivors of the disease for as long as 9 and a half months, ac ...

Antara observes World Mental Health Day

Kolkata, Oct 13 (JEN): Psychiatric and rehabilitation centre Antara on Saturday organized its 45th foundation day and World Mental Health Day in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

CMRI shows patients how to Live with Arthritis

Kolkata Oct 13 (JEN) : The team of specialist orthopaedics at The Calcutta Medical Research Institute enabled a talk to discuss ways in which individuals could live freely with Arthritis.

Unvaccinated children in Ukraine at heightened risk of polio: UN agencies

New York, Oct 10 (JEN): With Ukraine’s Ministry of Health recently confirming two cases of polio in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund ...

No new cases of Ebola reported for first time since March 2014: WHO

New York, Oct 9 (JEN): There were no new cases of Ebola reported in West Africa in the week ending last Sunday, making it the first week since March 2014 with zero cases recorded in the thre ...

UN agencies launch new standards to improve adolescent care worldwide

New York, Oct 7 (JEN): Two United Nations agencies – the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) – announced on Tuesday they have developed new ...

UNICEF calls for a joint vaccination plan in Sudan

New York, Oct 7 (JEN): Calling for a joint vaccination operational plan in Sudan, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday outlined the dire situation for thousands of children ...