6 dead, 1,200 sick as diarrhoea hits Doda in Jammu region

JAMMU - Hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district witnessed chaotic scenes as diarrhoea claimed six lives in the past two days and affected over 1,200 people, officials said Sunday.

Three kids die of diarrhoea in Doda in Jammu region

JAMMU - Three children have died and over 1,000 people have fallen prey to water-borne disease diarrhoea in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, an official here said Saturday.

Patients suffer as Jammu medical college employees intensify strike

JAMMU - Health services continue to remain paralyzed in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, as a strike by government medical college employees, excluding doctors, demanding regularization of jobs under the Sixth Pay Commission and release of pending arrears entered the third day on Friday.

Jammu witnesses surge in cancer cases

JAMMU - An increasing number of people in Jammu are getting afflicted by cancer. The Government Medical College here has registered about 1,500 cancer patients in 2009 alone.

Kashmiri militancy is a genetic problem: Baba Ramdev

JAMMU - Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday observed that following years of engagement or exposure to terror or revolution has affected a number of people here and for them the militancy seems to have a become a genetic problem.

Suspected swine flu patient dies in Jammu

JAMMU - A suspected swine flu patient died in a hospital in Jammu Saturday.

2,000 new posts in health sector in Kashmir

JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday announced the creation of 2,000 new posts in the health sector.

Army’s Northern Command hospital performs marrow transplant

JAMMU - The Indian Army’s Northern Command hospital at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir has successfully performed bone marrow transplant in a cancer patient, becoming the first institution in the state to offer this specialised treatment, officials said Tuesday.

Government doctors in Jammu call off stir

JAMMU - Government doctors in Jammu Tuesday called off their three week old strike following an assurance from the state government to accept their demands.

Soldiers more vulnerable to tropical diseases

JAMMU - Soldiers of the Indian Army are more vulnerable to tropical diseases because of their frequent movement from one place to another, medical experts said Saturday.

Health services affected in Jammu after 500 junior doctors quit

JAMMU - Health services across the Jammu region were hit Saturday after more than 500 junior doctors working in various hospitals submitted their resignation letters protesting the governments “indifference” to their demands.

Only three psychiatrists in Jammu government hospital

JAMMU - The Government Psychiatry Hospital here, which caters to the whole Jammu region, is acutely short-staffed with just three consultant doctors to cater to the over 200 patients who come for treatment daily.

Short-staffed hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir to get relief

JAMMU - Concerned over the shortage of doctors and para-medical staff in Jammu and Kashmir’s medical colleges and hospitals, state Minister for Medical Education Rajinder Singh Chib said the assisting staff will soon be hired on contract basis.