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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

No new mutant strain in Delhi dengue outbreak: ICMR DG

There is no new mutant strain of dengue which is affecting people of Delhi and if citizens do their bit then the epidemic can come under control very soon, says newly-appointed Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Soumya Swaminathan.

Sep 20, 2015, 09:55 AM IST

Dengue cases may rise post rains in national capital

Overnight showers in the national capital and prediction of more rains has triggered an alarm among health officials, with experts warning that the dengue situation might worsen.

Sep 19, 2015, 12:00 PM IST

Delhi: Four more die of dengue, toll rises to 20

Four more persons succumbed to dengue in the capital, taking the death toll to 20, prompting the Delhi government to approve nearly 800 additional beds in 48 private hospitals as the city's health facilities crawled under heavy rush of patients affected by the disease.

Sep 18, 2015, 21:51 PM IST

Delhi: 17-year-old boy becomes 17th dengue death case

 Dengue crisis in the national capital showed no signs of abating with a 17-year old boy succumbing to the vector-borne disease today allegedly due to medical negligence, taking the death toll to 17 as hospitals --both private and government--were under strain grappling with the rising number of patients.

Sep 18, 2015, 21:44 PM IST

Malaria deaths plunge by 60 percent since 2000: WHO-UNICEF report

Malaria death rates have plunged by 60 percent since 2000, translating into 6.2 million lives saved, the vast majority of them children, according to a joint WHO-UNICEF report released on September 17.

Sep 18, 2015, 19:13 PM IST

Dengue cases rise to 630 in Haryana, Gurgaon worst affected

The dengue cases are on the rise in Haryana, as 630 positive cases being reported until today, with Gurgaon being the worst affected.

Sep 18, 2015, 00:01 AM IST

Alzheimer's disease has 3 distinct subtypes: Study

Alzheimer's disease, long thought to be a single disease, actually consists of three distinct subtypes that may need to be treated differently, a new study has found.

Sep 17, 2015, 13:07 PM IST

Malaria deaths fall 60 percent since 2000: UN

Malaria deaths worldwide have fallen by 60 percent since 2000, the UN said Thursday, with improved diagnostic tests and the massive distribution of mosquito nets aiding dramatic progress against the disease.

Sep 17, 2015, 08:34 AM IST

Delhi govt to buy 1K new beds for dengue patients; lists tough steps to fight disease

The Delhi government has ordered that 1,000 new beds be bought to accommodate dengue patients in the wake of the suicide by the parents of a boy who died of the disease allegedly after being refused admission at several hospitals even as the Delhi Medical Council did not rule out probing the matter that has sparked public outrage here.

Sep 13, 2015, 22:33 PM IST

45-year-old AIIMS staffer dies of dengue

 A 45-year-old staffer of AIIMS succumbed to dengue on Thursday, taking the toll due to the disease to three this year.

Sep 10, 2015, 22:38 PM IST