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‘436 died during clinical trials last year’

February 24, 2013
As many as 436 people died last year due to serious adverse events (SAE) during clinical trials and the Union Health Minister has said the deaths could be due to life-threatening diseases such as cancer, heart failure and stroke …

The story behind the HPV Vaccine

February 20, 2013
Cervical cancer has outstripped breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in India due to lack of knowledge and an ‘it-cannot-happen-to-me’ attitude. It kills around 33,000 women every year in India. India …

Cervical cancer: Fully preventable, yet most common in India

April 26, 2013
Awareness is the key to prevent cervical cancer. The tragedy, however, is that it is the most common kind of cancer in India today due to lack of knowledge and an ‘it-cannot-happen-to-me’ attitude. ‘It's tragic that …

Can vaccination stave off cervical cancer?

August 27, 2012
Cervical cancer kills over 70,000 Indian women every year. Experts say that Indian women should ideally opt for the preventive vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).  HPV is responsible for causing cervical cancer and …

Optional vaccines recommended for your child

October 3, 2012
In our earlier post, we discussed about the importance of vaccination, the different vaccines recommended by the Government and WHO as part of the Universal Immunization Programme in India. In this post, we discuss the other …