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Measles kills four kids, affects over 80 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 30 - An outbreak of measles has killed four children and affected over 80 people - mostly young ones aged below five - in Odisha's Rayagada district in the past week, officials said Monday.
Apr 30, 2012 - 11:42:52 AM
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Ban to meet business leaders for UN health agenda
Mumbai, April 28 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will later Saturday meet business and social leaders here to discuss ways and means to achieve the health-related UN Millennium Development Goals -, an official said.
Apr 28, 2012 - 2:32:37 PM
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'NACO merger with NRHM not insensitive'
New Delhi, April 27 - The convergence of India's AIDS control mission with the government's flagship National Rural Health Mission - is not going to be insensitive for the communities and the vulnerable sections involved, Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed said here Friday.
Apr 27, 2012 - 9:57:20 PM
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Kashmiri youth survives tumor size of a cricket ball
New Delhi, April 27 - It was a life-saving miracle for 22-year-old Kashmiri youth Majid Khan, who was operated upon at a hospital here for a tumor the size of a cricket ball, doctors said Friday. The condition was rare as the tumor burst into a blood vessel making Khan's condition potentially fatal.
Apr 27, 2012 - 3:21:33 PM
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Scale up services for pregnant HIV-positive: UNAIDS
New Delhi, April 26 - As India's AIDS control department is working on its next AIDS control mission -, a top UN official Thursday said the country must scale up its treatment and care facilities for HIV positive mothers. India has nearly 2.5 million HIV positive, the third largest population across the globe.
Apr 26, 2012 - 8:18:15 PM
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Nearly 90 percent babies immunised in Haryana district
Rohtak, April 26 - Nearly 90 percent babies below one year of age in Haryana's Rohtak district have been immunised, much more than the national average, despite illiteracy and people's ignorance hindering government efforts, an official said.
Apr 26, 2012 - 6:23:11 PM
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'Government to fund health mission for five more years'
New Delhi, April 25 - The United Progressive Alliance - government's flagship health scheme, the National Rural Health Mission - is set to get another lease of life with Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad claiming that the government will fund the project for another five years.
Apr 25, 2012 - 10:59:36 PM
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New strategies reducing malaria deaths in Odisha
New Delhi, April 25 - India's health ministry is pinning its hopes on new strategies to bring down malaria deaths in Odisha's tribal and urban populations.
Apr 25, 2012 - 4:52:12 PM
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57 people die of swine flu in India
New Delhi, April 24 - As many as 57 people have died, mostly in Maharashtra, of swine flu in the country till April 18 this year, the Rajya Sabha was informed Tuesday.
Apr 24, 2012 - 9:02:35 PM
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Childcare needs of urban poor ignored: Experts
New Delhi, April 24 - Childcare needs of the urban poor continue to remain ignored despite social schemes, experts said Tuesday at the release of a micro study conducted in 28 unauthorised colonies in the national capital.
Apr 24, 2012 - 8:18:15 PM
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WHO for enhanced partnership to curb non-communicable diseases
New Delhi, April 24 - With non-communicable diseases causing an estimated 7.9 million deaths annually in southeast Asia region, the World Health Organisation - Tuesday called for intervention from multiple sectors like health, education and food and nutrition to curb this trend.
Apr 24, 2012 - 2:19:01 PM
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Bihar hikes financial help for kala azar patients
Patna, April 24 - To ease the financial burden on those suffering from kala azar, most of whom are from impoverished backgrounds, the Bihar government has decided to provide minimum specified wages to each patient and an attendant during their stay in hospital.
Apr 24, 2012 - 1:42:39 PM
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Anganwadi workers' pay may go up again
New Delhi, April 24 - The Planning Commission is thinking of raising the remuneration of Anganwadi workers, who currently earn Rs.3,000 a month.
Apr 24, 2012 - 1:31:49 PM
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Relatives create ruckus at Gurgaon's Artemis Hospital
Gurgaon, April 23 - Relatives of a patient created a ruckus at the multi-specialty Artemis Hospital here Monday, accusing the authorities of charging huge fees but not providing proper treatment to the patient. As a precautionary measure, police was deployed in the hospital premises, an official said.
Apr 23, 2012 - 10:34:11 PM
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India, Kuwait to cooperate on healthcare
New Delhi, April 23 - India and Kuwait Monday signed a memorandum of understanding - on bilateral medical cooperation to boost healthcare, a government statement said.
Apr 23, 2012 - 8:00:30 PM
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Intensify immunisation efforts: WHO
New Delhi, April 21 - The World Health Organisation -, which is observing the year of intensification of routine immunisation in Southeast Asia, has said the region will adopt a more aggressive strategy to address the issue of low immunisation.
Apr 21, 2012 - 2:02:38 AM
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Delhi hospital conducts life-saving robotic surgeries
New Delhi, April 20 - It was a tough choice for 20-year old Haya Fatima to make: choose between a surgery and exams in the same month.
Apr 20, 2012 - 9:31:11 PM
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Infant mortality in Bengal has come down: Mamata
Kolkata, April 20 - Amid regular reports of crib deaths in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday claimed there has been a fall in the number of infant deaths in the state.
Apr 20, 2012 - 8:25:01 PM
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Cancer rising among India's youth
New Delhi, April 19 - More youngsters are developing cancer in India, doctors said at a conference here Thursday. However, most of those affected by the disease remain ignorant about it, which leads to delays in diagnosis and treatment, they said.
Apr 19, 2012 - 6:07:46 PM
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Here come smart insulin pumps for diabetic kids
New Delhi, April 12 - As many as a million children suffer from Type I diabetes in India and painful for them are those insulin jabs. But smart insulin pumps are now changing things for these kids.
Apr 12, 2012 - 8:39:14 AM
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'Fast-track mode work for 264 backward districts'
Jaipur, April 11 - Work on districts lagging on various health parameters across the country will be fast tracked in the year ahead, Minister of State Health and Family Welfare Sudeep Bandopadhyay said here Wednesday.
Apr 11, 2012 - 7:36:41 PM
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Delhi Metro to connect more hospitals
New Delhi, April 11 - More hospitals in the capital will be linked by Delhi Metro's Phase III extension, benefiting tens of thousands of people.
Apr 11, 2012 - 5:01:56 PM
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Dementia, a 'silent tsunami'
New Delhi, April 11 - Nirmal Mehra, was 70, and principal of a well-known school in Delhi when signs of dementia began to show up. Mehra, an army officer's wife and highly popular among her social group, started getting confused about directions and people.
Apr 11, 2012 - 2:13:44 PM
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Andhra woman delivers on road
Hyderabad, April 9 - In yet another shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh, a woman gave birth to a child on the road after a government-run hospital allegedly refused to attend her.
Apr 9, 2012 - 8:53:20 PM
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Take pledge to look after health, says Manmohan
New Delhi, April 7 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said every citizen should have access to affordable health care and asked citizens to take a pledge to look after their health.
Apr 7, 2012 - 9:51:14 PM
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1.25 million people to observe 'Yogathon' Saturday
Bangalore, April 6 - More than a million people across India are expected to be part of a 'Yogathon' Saturday performing 'Surya Namaskars' - to mark World Health Day.
Apr 6, 2012 - 5:15:00 PM
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Sedentary lifestyles affecting health of India's elderly
New Delhi, April 6 - As WHO focusses on healthy ageing as its theme for the World Health Day Saturday, experts say sedentary lifestyles and growing psycho-social factors are affecting the health of India's elderly.
Apr 6, 2012 - 12:10:39 PM
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Pregnant diabetics more prone to birth defect: Study
New Delhi, April 4 - Pregnant women with diabetes are more likely to have birth defects than women without the condition, a study by a Britain-based major research-intensive university said here Wednesday.
Apr 4, 2012 - 11:25:29 PM
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Need to sensitize society on autism
New Delhi, April 2 - Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik Monday said there was an urgent need to sensitise the society about autism to ensure a dignified life for India's 10 million autistic people.
Apr 2, 2012 - 11:50:42 PM
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Apex court issues notice on sterilisation
New Delhi, April 2 - The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking that sterilizations should only be performed by trained doctors in proper hospitals in accordance with the guidelines issued earlier by the apex court.
Apr 2, 2012 - 8:16:32 PM
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'Yoga can cure every disease, but don't universalise'
New Delhi, April 1 - Yoga therapy can cure every disease and disorder, even cancer, says a Delhi-based yoga therapist but warns against the mass teaching of yoga - including popular pranayams like kapalbhati and anulom vilom - saying they can cause complications.
Apr 1, 2012 - 12:22:13 PM
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'India faces 50 percent nursing shortage'
Bangalore, March 29 - The fledgling health sector in India is facing a 50 percent shortage of nursing staff due to demand outstripping supply and many female nurses preferring to work overseas for higher compensation, a senior health official said Thursday.
Mar 29, 2012 - 5:31:36 PM
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Animals in confined shelters harm human health
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Confinement of animals in industrial facilities threatens human health, degrades the environment and diminishes income-earning opportunities in rural areas, a report said Wednesday.
Jan 11, 2012 - 8:54:56 PM
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Private doctors strike work in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Jan 5 - Over 20,000 doctors with private practices or working in private hospitals across Tamil Nadu, barring the major corporate hospital chains, struck work Thursday to protest against the Jan 2 killing of a woman doctor in Tuticorin by an enraged relative.
Jan 5, 2012 - 5:05:23 PM
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Global health award for Bihar chief minister
Patna, Jan 3 - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been chosen for the first Gates Vaccine Innovation Award, instituted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for the state's successful immunisation programme, an official said Tuesday.
Jan 3, 2012 - 3:09:03 PM
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Law for biomedical research on humans by end 2012: Official
Kolkata, Dec 27 - The law on biomedical research on human subjects, which will keep a tab on unethical medical practices and help those who abide by medical science ethics, will be in place of end of 2012, an official of the union health ministry said Tuesday.
Dec 27, 2011 - 9:47:09 PM
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For homeless Delhi kids, winter means more sedatives
New Delhi, Dec 22 - The national capital's freezing winters bring an agonising time for the homeless. For many, especially children, the only way to escape the cold is to inhale a variety of sedatives to keep themselves numb in an attempt to fight the chilly weather.
Dec 22, 2011 - 4:02:03 PM
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Bhopal hospital staff seek pay hike, government gets notice
New Delhi, Dec 12 - The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government for its response to the demand by a Bhopal hospital's staff for wage hike and parity with employees of other federal government hospitals.
Dec 12, 2011 - 7:22:01 PM
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Delhi to provide Rs.1,000 each to HIV-positive patients
New Delhi, Dec 1 - The Delhi government Thursday decided to provide financial assistance of Rs.1,000 per month to all HIV-positive people in the capital.
Dec 1, 2011 - 10:20:51 PM
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No Red Ribbon Express in Delhi on World AIDS Day
New Delhi, Dec 1 - In a departure from tradition, the Red Ribbon Express, a special train which travels across the country to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS, gave the capital a miss on World AIDS Day Thursday.
Dec 1, 2011 - 6:46:56 PM
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India to avert 3 million HIV cases: World Bank
New Delhi, Nov 30 - India is expected to avert 3 million new HIV infections during the period 1995-2015 by using targeted interventions among vulnerable groups, according to a World Bank study released Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2011 - 10:02:37 PM
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Stomach that! 421 coins, bolts found in man's belly
Raipur, Nov 28 - It took S.N. Yadav a few seconds to make sense of what he saw in the operation theatre. After all, it isn't every day a doctor sees a patient carrying six kg of iron -- 121 coins, dozens of nuts and bolts and three key rings -- in his stomach!
Nov 28, 2011 - 2:51:24 PM
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Child rights panel slams facilities in Bengal hospital
Kolkata, Nov 26 - Slamming lack of infrastructure at West Bengal's Malda district hospital where a series of crib deaths occurred in October and November this year, India's apex child rights panel Saturday said the hospital does not have requisite facilities to treat newborns.
Nov 26, 2011 - 9:49:46 PM
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Women delivers baby near lift in Noida hospital
Noida, Nov 17 - Denied admission in the emergency ward, a woman delivered a baby outside the elevator of a district hospital in Noida Thursday morning, her husband said.
Nov 17, 2011 - 10:16:33 PM
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Obesity on rise in school children: Study
New Delhi, Nov 12 - Around 15-21 percent of school children in India are obese and the number is rising with high intake of junk food and a sedentary lifestyle, says a study.
Nov 12, 2011 - 9:06:02 PM
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Over 10,000 dengue cases in India this year
New Delhi, Nov 7 - More than 10,000 dengue cases have been reported across the country so far this year, with Punjab topping the list with 2,016 cases, an official said Monday.
Nov 7, 2011 - 9:29:03 PM
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NRI doctors demands removal of 'tainted' medical council members
Kolkata, Nov 3 - A US based Indian doctor who has filed a case against several members of the West Bengal Medical Council - for criminal conspiracy Thursday demanded their removal from the council after a court issued summons to them.
Nov 3, 2011 - 11:57:15 PM
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Watch out for sexually transmitted 'superbug': Expert
New Delhi, Nov 1 - While the controversy over a 'superbug' in Delhi hospitals has not died down yet, an expert here Tuesday popped a warning against a sexually transmitted microbe which is resistant to antibiotics.
Nov 1, 2011 - 8:53:49 PM
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Panel stresses on infection control in hospitals
New Delhi, Oct 17 - Hospital acquired infections -, including those caused by the multi-drug resistant superbug, can be countered by better hygiene and safety management, the country's apex panel for hospital gradation said here Monday.
Oct 17, 2011 - 7:50:51 PM
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Healthcare cost up 22 times in rural areas, shows study
New Delhi, Oct 12 - The cost of health care has gone up by 22 times in rural areas over the last seven years, a study said Wednesday.
Oct 12, 2011 - 7:16:07 PM
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