|
|
|
 |
Last Updated: Jun 27, 2009 - 12:16:37 AM |
Healthcare
:
USA
Obama names Indian American health researcher White House Fellow
Washington, June 26 - President Barack Obama has appointed Anish Mahajan, an Indian-American internist and health services researcher, as one of the 15 persons to serve as White House Fellows this year.
Jun 26, 2009 - 9:24:38 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
63 Swine Flu Cases in India
Four more people in different parts of the country tested positive for the influenza A - Monday, taking the total number of people affected by the flu virus in India to 63.
Jun 22, 2009 - 9:13:40 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Apollo to get 50 million loan for small-town hospitals
International Finance Corp, a member of the World Bank group, will provide $50 million as loan to Indian private healthcare major Apollo Hospitals for setting up hospitals in numerous smaller cities across the country.
Jun 20, 2009 - 6:42:57 PM
|
Latest Research
:
Cancer
:
Brain
Electronic nose potent new weapon against brain cancer
An electronic 'nose' developed by NASA for air quality monitoring on Space Shuttle Endeavour can also act as a potent new weapon against brain cancer.
Jun 18, 2009 - 1:23:51 PM
|
Medical News
:
Professionals
:
Doctors
Indian American helps design vaginal ring to prevent HIV transmission
An Indian American endocrinologist has helped develop a vaginal ring that would prevent conception and transmission of HIV infection, by releasing multiple types of non-hormonal agents and microbicides.
Jun 18, 2009 - 12:27:59 PM
|
Healthcare
Society doing hyperactive kids a disservice
Authors and educators are doing hyperactive children a disservice by insisting that hyperactivity has always existed.
Jun 18, 2009 - 11:30:46 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Dr Reddy's ties up with GlaxoSmithKline
Mumbai, June 15 - Pharmaceutical major major Dr Reddy's Laboratories Monday announced a partnership with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline - to develop and market select products across emerging markets outside India.
Jun 15, 2009 - 8:55:21 PM
|
Healthcare
:
USA
US Senate approves sweeping tobacco legislation
The US Senate Thursday approved sweeping new controls on tobacco products, including a ban on the labelling of 'light' cigarettes and increasing the size of health warning labels.
Jun 12, 2009 - 3:29:04 AM
|
Healthcare
:
World Healthcare
Australia confirms its first swine flu case
Sydney, May 9 - A woman who arrived back in Australia on a flight from Los Angeles to Brisbane last week has been confirmed as the country's first swine flu patient.
May 9, 2009 - 10:11:31 AM
|
Healthcare
:
USA
Hacker demands $10 mn ransom for stolen medical records
Washington, May 8 - A cyber hacker who claimed to have stolen the medical records of more than 8.3 million residents of the state of Virginia is demanding $10 million for their return, the Washington Post reported.
May 8, 2009 - 11:37:39 AM
|
Healthcare
Global financial crisis creates development emergency
Washington, April 25 - The widening global financial crisis has created a development emergency, preventing many countries from achieving targets on reducing hunger, child mortality and major diseases, the International Monetary Fund -and World Bank have warned in a report.
Apr 26, 2009 - 9:51:42 AM
|
Healthcare
:
World Healthcare
Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Spreads Outside Mexico
WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic.
Apr 26, 2009 - 6:10:01 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Bill Gates' foundation targets Indians for research grants
New Delhi, April 2 - The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation Thursday announced $100,000 grants for researchers to develop innovative ideas to address maternal and child health care issues. The third round of the world-wide initiative is targeted particularly at Indian researchers.
Apr 2, 2009 - 6:51:22 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Government to lay stress on mental health services
New Delhi, Feb 20 - The country faces an acute shortage of psychiatrists and mental health professionals and to tackle this the government is setting up centres of excellence in mental health, parliament was informed Friday.
Feb 20, 2009 - 8:37:29 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Go-ahead to Rs.3.87 bn plan for Lady Hardinge Medical College
New Delhi, Jan 29 - The central government has given the go-ahead to a Rs.3.87 billion redevelopment plan for the prestigious Lady Hardinge Medical College - and associated hospitals.
Jan 29, 2009 - 3:50:59 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Kolkata government medical college doctors performed unique operation
Kolkata, Jan 15 - A team of doctors at the Kolkata government medical college successfully operated on a youth who had been pierced by a six-foot-long iron shaft in a road accident.
Jan 15, 2009 - 6:45:51 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Supreme Court refuses to halt doctor's trial for medical negligence
The Supreme Court has refused to halt the trial of a Hyderabad-based doctor who kept treating a seven-year-old leukemia-hit girl for tuberculosis for six months, eventually leading to her death.
Dec 24, 2008 - 4:22:10 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
India, China revive ties in medicine in memory of Kotnis
The black-and-white 1946 Bollywood classic 'Dr.Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani' starring V. Shantaram still evokes nostalgic memories.
Dec 4, 2008 - 2:09:13 PM
|
Healthcare
Myanmar faces 24,000 AIDS deaths for lack of ART drugs
Bangkok, Nov 25 - An estimated 24,000 people will die of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar next year unless the international donor community is willing to provide funds for antiretroviral drugs -, a medical group warned Tuesday.
Nov 26, 2008 - 7:06:19 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Malnutrition downplaying India's economic growth: UN
New Delhi, Nov 26 - India is progressing well in education and showing consistency in economic growth but its progress is getting downplayed due to poor child health conditions, a new UN report has said.
Nov 26, 2008 - 3:26:12 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
India building five blood banks of world standard: Ramados
New Delhi, Nov 24 - India is building five world standard blood banks at a cost of Rs.4.65 billion, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said here Monday.
Nov 25, 2008 - 9:56:11 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Plan to Start MBBS Courses in IITs not feasible
The faculty members and the alumni of the premier Indian Institutes of Technology - have expressed opposition to any plan to start medical courses in the institutions, claiming it is 'neither feasible nor desirable' and any attempt in this regard will prove 'disastrous'.
Nov 25, 2008 - 3:32:45 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Mid-day meal: 10 schools face action for irregularities
Lucknow, Nov 20 - The Education Department of Uttar Pradesh will initiate action against 10 government-run primary schools for irregularities in providing lunch to students under the Mid-Day Meal - scheme in Etah district, officials said Thursday.
Nov 20, 2008 - 12:04:33 PM
|
Healthcare
:
USA
Nearly Half of Primary Care Doctors in US Would Like to Quit
National Survey Finds Numerous Problems Facing Primary Care Doctors, Predicts Escalating Shortage Ahead
Nov 20, 2008 - 12:18:26 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
I aborted after cops pushed me: Sister of absconding doctor
Noida, Nov 18 - The sister of a physician at the Noida Medicare Centre - who has been evading summons Tuesday accused the police of high-handedness, which she said led to her miscarriage.
Nov 18, 2008 - 11:52:47 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Prioritise sanitation in development process: PM
New Delhi, Nov 18 - Sanitation needs to be given priority in development policy approaches, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday, and suggested a four-point roadmap to make this universally available to all citizens.
Nov 18, 2008 - 9:41:18 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Israeli couple makes news, but Indians reluctant on surrogacy
Mumbai, Nov 18 - An Israeli gay couple may have made a splash in India by having their own baby through surrogacy, but the head of the institute here that made it possible rues that very few childless Indians actually go in for the procedure despite the best of facilities.
Nov 18, 2008 - 6:52:58 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Dengue scare in Kochi threatens tourism
Kochi, Nov 18 - A large number of people, including three doctors, are suspected to be affected by dengue fever in this commercial capital of Kerala, worried health officials said Tuesday.
Nov 18, 2008 - 6:02:08 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Election campaign stress can be a killer, warn experts
New Delhi, Nov 18 - When Bharatiya Janata Party - legislator Puran hand Yogi died of suspected suicide here Sunday, his close aides speculated it could be because of his stressful life. Their fears are not unfounded as experts warn that the hectic schedule of politicians at election time can indeed be a killer.
Nov 18, 2008 - 12:31:12 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
India trails Pakistan, Bangladesh in sanitation
New Delhi, Nov 17 - India might be an emerging economic power, but it is way behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and even Afghanistan in providing basic sanitation facilities, a key reason behind the death of 2.1 million children under five in the country.
Nov 17, 2008 - 7:33:28 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Press Council issues new guidelines for reporting HIV
New Delhi, Nov 17 - No using the term 'scourge', no hidden camera to show people living with HIV, no images of the sick and dying and no graphics of skulls and crossbones while reporting about the viral disease, the Press Council of India - has said in its revised guidelines to the media on HIV and AIDS.
Nov 17, 2008 - 4:52:18 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
When does music produce noise-like effect?
London, Nov 17 - 'Music is always noise-related and often not appreciated,' German poet and humorist Wilhelm Busch noted wryly.
Nov 17, 2008 - 4:38:00 PM
|
Healthcare
:
UK
Why women in UK can't find sperm donors?
London, Nov 13 - Where have all the generous sperm donors in UK gone?
Nov 17, 2008 - 3:40:13 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Dump the junk food, save your child from diabetes
New Delhi, Nov 16 - If your child asks you for some loose cash for eating at the school canteen or a pizza luncheon - consider not giving in, for his sake!
Nov 16, 2008 - 1:45:28 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Ban on smoking in Goa only after tourist season
Panaji, Nov 15 - Smokers in Goa can puff away till the end of the year - despite the law against smoking in public places in the rest of the country - as the state's peak tourism season lies right ahead.
Nov 15, 2008 - 4:47:18 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Students shun school after five killed by contaminated milk
Ranchi, Nov 15 - Students of a government-run school in Jharkhand stayed away on Children's Day while teachers fled in fear, following the death of five children after drinking contaminated milk.
Nov 15, 2008 - 2:55:08 PM
|
Healthcare
:
UK
Britain reviews child protection after toddler's death by torture
London, Nov 12 - A shocked British government has ordered a full review of the country's child protection measures after a court convicted a young mother, her boyfriend and another man for the terrible death by torture of a 17-month-old child.
Nov 15, 2008 - 10:13:30 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
A dog named `Condom' launches campaign
New Delhi, Nov 14 - India Friday launched an advertisement involving a dog named 'Condom' to popularise contraceptive usage, nearly six months after a 'condom condom' mobile ring tone commercial boosted its sale by 85 million.
Nov 14, 2008 - 7:48:02 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Children spread awareness about diabetes in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 14 - Awareness is the key to check diabetes, was the message given by over 400 children, some who were themselves suffering from the disease, who participated in a peace march in the capital Friday to mark the World Diabetes Day.
Nov 14, 2008 - 4:13:41 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
33 die of mosquito-borne diseases, fever in West Bengal
Kolkata, Nov 14 - Mosquito-borne diseases and a type of fever whose cause has not been identified have claimed at least 33 lives in West Bengal since September, officials said Friday.
Nov 14, 2008 - 12:14:51 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Jharkhand parents protest food poisoning deaths of children
Ranchi, Nov 14 - A day after five students died of food poisoning at a residential school in Baridih, more than one thousand villagers Friday protested the deaths and raised slogans against the Jharkhand government.
Nov 14, 2008 - 11:42:43 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Clouded vision could be pointer to diabetes
New Delhi, Nov 14 - If your eyes feel blurry and your vision is clouded, don't just dismiss it as fading eyesight. It could be an indication of diabetes and could even lead to loss of vision if left untreated, say doctors.
Nov 14, 2008 - 11:09:04 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Broken teeth? Smile and dial helpline!
Chandigarh, Nov 14 - If you happen to break your teeth, don't fret. Just put them in some milk or coconut water and scuttle off to a dentist - so advises a newly launched helpline here.
Nov 14, 2008 - 10:26:20 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
'Indian adolescents in metros vulnerable to risky behaviour'
New Delhi, Nov 14 - Indian adolescents in and around metropolitan cities believe in partying hard and are vulnerable to risky behaviour - be it physical intimacy, alcohol or drugs, says a new study.
Nov 14, 2008 - 10:03:26 AM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
'Former minister Ajit Panja on life-support system'
Kolkata, Nov 13 - Former union minister and Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Panja, who was suffering from cancer, has been 'put on life-support system' after his health condition worsened, hospital officials said here Thursday.
Nov 13, 2008 - 8:25:08 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Foot asleep? Wake up to diabetes!
New Delhi, Nov 13 - If your foot often falls asleep and there are cuts or bruises on them that cause no sensation, brace yourself - it may be a case of diabetic foot.
Nov 13, 2008 - 2:44:18 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Private hospitals pulled up for not treating poor patients free
New Delhi, Nov 12 - The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up several private hospitals in the capital for not providing free treatment to poor patients - a pre-condition for getting land at subsidised rates.
Nov 12, 2008 - 8:58:37 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
India to launch injectible polio vaccine
New Delhi, Nov 12 - India will soon introduce an injectible polio vaccine - in the nine troubled districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, considered to be the hotbed of polio in the country, to check the spread of the epidemic.
Nov 12, 2008 - 6:12:43 PM
|
Healthcare
:
India Healthcare
Rs.9 bn modernisation plan for Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
Gandhinagar, Nov 12 - The Ahmedabad-based Civil Hospital, the biggest state-run hospital in Gujarat, will be modernised at a cost of Rs.9.11 billion -, Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced here Wednesday.
Nov 12, 2008 - 6:10:56 PM
|
Healthcare
:
USA
Stem cell research to get a boost under Obama
Washington, Nov 11 - The new US administration under Barack Obama will take a more pro-active view on the issue of stem cell research than his predecessor George W. Bush, his aides have said.
Nov 12, 2008 - 4:23:48 PM
|
|
|
|
|
| Health |
Snoring due to sleep apnea can damage brain severely
|
New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly
|
Meditation may be effective for treating insomnia
|
Poor sleep quality linked to increased risk of death
|
Sleep helps store useful information, says study
|
Study suggests obese women should not gain weight
|
7 out of 10 women too embarrassed to discuss vaginal dryness
|
New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains
|
Mind-body programme helps women cope better with cancer
|
Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Robs Kids of Antioxidants
|
| | Healthcare |
Obama names Indian American health researcher White House Fellow
|
63 Swine Flu Cases in India
|
Apollo to get 50 million loan for small-town hospitals
|
Electronic nose potent new weapon against brain cancer
|
Indian American helps design vaginal ring to prevent HIV transmission
|
Society doing hyperactive kids a disservice
|
Dr Reddy's ties up with GlaxoSmithKline
|
US Senate approves sweeping tobacco legislation
|
Australia confirms its first swine flu case
|
Hacker demands $10 mn ransom for stolen medical records
|
| | Latest Research |
Care Management Reduces Suicidal Ideation in Geriatric Depression
|
'Canadian excellence' strengthened by extensive adoption of open access
|
New detectors for nuclear, radiological material in cargo should not be acquired until testing deficiencies fixed, cost-benefit analysis completed
|
Researcher finds Girl Scout meetings provide an opportunity to increase girls' physical activity
|
Iowa State University researcher looks at the future of agriculture
|
NIH expands Human Microbiome Project; funds sequencing centers and disease projects
|
How adolescent girls manage stress
|
New agreement to link up Europe's polar research
|
Snoring due to sleep apnea can damage brain severely
|
Alcohol, cigarettes can cause bowel cancer
|
| | Medical News |
Plasma Fractionation Centre to come up in Chennai
|
Monetary perks for medics working in remote areas: Azad
|
Five more cases of swine flu in India, tally 109
|
Bangalore teenagers welcome court ban on tobacco
|
Health minister non-committal on backing homosexuals
|
Eleven new swine flu cases, total in India 104
|
Four fresh swine flu cases found in India, total 93
|
AIDS, alcohol abuse dip in 3 Mumbai slums after awareness drive
|
India has five more swine flu cases, total stands at 73
|
Youth tests positive for swine flu, first case in Chandigarh
|
| | Special Topics |
History, geography also seem to shape our genome
|
3,000 Kerala medical students to attend inter-college meet
|
Tamil Nadu seeks to control deemed universities
|
Spiders which eat together, stay together and multiply
|
Anna Hazare - the keeper of the earth and human conscience
|
Indian American scientist wins top IMO prize
|
Artificial human sperm could make men redundant: experts
|
Will autopsy on Benazir's body become necessary?
|
Murders in 'fit of passion' don't deserve death: Apex court
|
Low literacy equals early death sentence
|
|
|
