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Plasma Fractionation Centre to come up in Chennai
New Delhi, July 2 - The union cabinet Thursday decided to set up a Rs.2.5 billion, state-of-the-art Plasma Fractionation Centre at Chennai to manufacture plasma derivatives used in medical treatments.
Jul 2, 2009 - 8:34:26 PM
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Monetary perks for medics working in remote areas: Azad
New Delhi, July 1 - In a bid to address the shortage of skilled manpower in the health care sector, the government will offer monetary incentives to doctors and paramedical staff working in remote and inaccessible areas, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Wednesday.
Jul 1, 2009 - 6:13:12 PM
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Five more cases of swine flu in India, tally 109
New Delhi, June 30 - Five more people, including a 12-year-old girl, tested positive for swine flu Tuesday taking the total number of cases reported so far to 109, the health ministry said. At least 70 patients have been discharged after being fully cured.
Jun 30, 2009 - 9:50:21 PM
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Bangalore teenagers welcome court ban on tobacco
Bangalore, June 30 - As more and more teenagers of India's IT hub Bangalore are falling prey to smoking, the Karnataka High Court order barring tobacco products' sale near schools and colleges has been welcomed by the youngsters themselves. This should help them stay away from the harmful addiction, they say.
Jun 30, 2009 - 4:12:44 PM
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Health minister non-committal on backing homosexuals
New Delhi, June 29 - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday was non-committal on backing the gay community but emphasised the need for a broader 'consensus' on the issue, even as his predecessor Anbumani Ramadoss had strongly advocated during his five-year term the scrapping of the controversial law that criminalises homosexuality in India.
Jun 29, 2009 - 7:45:03 PM
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Eleven new swine flu cases, total in India 104
New Delhi, June 29 - Eleven new cases of the swine flu were reported Monday, taking the total influenza A- cases to 104 in India, union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here.
Jun 29, 2009 - 7:25:40 PM
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Four fresh swine flu cases found in India, total 93
New Delhi, June 28 - India Sunday reported four fresh cases of the swine flu, taking to 93 the total number of people infected with the virus, according to health ministry here.
Jun 28, 2009 - 7:17:58 PM
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AIDS, alcohol abuse dip in 3 Mumbai slums after awareness drive
Mumbai, June 26 - Awareness campaigns and counselling have led to a dip in incidence of HIV-AIDS, extra-marital sex and alcohol abuse among the 700,000 residents of three Mumbai slums, according to a research study.
Jun 26, 2009 - 5:03:37 PM
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India has five more swine flu cases, total stands at 73
New Delhi/Chandigarh, June 24 - Five people, including an eight-year-old boy and two teenagers, were detected to have been affected with swine flu Wednesday, taking the total number of influenza A - cases in India to 73, health officials said.
Jun 24, 2009 - 9:00:44 PM
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Youth tests positive for swine flu, first case in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, June 24 - A 19-year-old man, who came from the US to spend his holidays at his home in Punjab, has tested positive for swine flu here. This is the first confirmed case of influenza A- virus in Chandigarh, a health official said Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2009 - 10:12:31 AM
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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
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Cigarettes, gutkha to cost more in Delhi
New Delhi, June 22 - Get ready to pay more for cigarettes and gutkha - with the Delhi government announcing an increase in tax on tobacco products in its budget presented Monday.
Jun 22, 2009 - 8:36:50 PM
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Two swine flu patients discharged from Punjab hospital
Jalandhar -, June 22 - Two students who tested positive for influenza A - and were admitted to a hospital in this Punjab city last week were discharged Monday after complete recovery, health officials said.
Jun 22, 2009 - 3:01:39 PM
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With three new cases, India's swine flu tally at 59
New Delhi, June 21 - Three people - a Chennai couple and a teenage boy from the capital - Sunday tested positive for the swine flu, taking the total number of pandemic virus affected people in India to 59.
Jun 21, 2009 - 7:24:32 PM
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Swine flu can turn more lethal in winter: Scientists
New Delhi, June 21 - As the influenza A - virus spreads across the globe, scientists in India are worried over the possibility of the second wave of the pandemic being more virulent.
Jun 21, 2009 - 1:05:24 PM
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Lizard found in students' lunch in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, June 18 - Another case of negligence in preparing the midday meal for students has surfaced in Madhya Pradesh, with a lizard found in the lunch served to students in an Indore city school, officials said.
Jun 18, 2009 - 3:27:54 PM
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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
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Another suspected swine flu case in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, June 17 - A man, who arrived here Wednesday from Kuwait, was admitted to a hospital in this Andhra Pradesh capital with suspected symptoms of swine flu, officials said.
Jun 17, 2009 - 5:25:18 PM
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Chhattisgarh poor to have rice at lowest rates
Raipur, June 17 - The poorest of poor in Chhattisgarh will be provided rice at further concessional rates -- down from Rs.3 per kg to Re.1 a kg -- while salt will be given to them free by the Bharatiya Janata Party - government, a circular said here Wednesday.
Jun 17, 2009 - 12:47:00 PM
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Two more students with swine flu symptoms in Punjab
Jalandhar, June 16 - Two more students with swine flu symptoms were hospitalised in this Punjab city Tuesday and their blood samples sent to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases - in New Delhi for tests, officials said. Nine of their schoolmates have already been quarantined.
Jun 16, 2009 - 3:40:30 PM
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30 swine flu cases in India, government says suspend visits abroad
New Delhi, June 15 - Swine flu cases in India mounted to 30 Monday after seven more teenaged students who returned from an educational tour of the US tested positive for the virus. On its part, the government urged the people, especially students, to suspend their visits abroad.
Jun 15, 2009 - 9:09:46 PM
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Swine flu cases jump to 30 in India
New Delhi, June 15 - Swine flu cases in India jumped to 30 Monday after seven students from Punjab who arrived from the US tested positive for the disease, health officials said here.
Jun 15, 2009 - 7:50:02 PM
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Labourer dies after two Delhi hospitals deny treatment
New Delhi, June 14 - A labourer who fell from the third floor of a building under construction in south Delhi died Sunday allegedly after he was denied treatment at two state-run hospitals.
Jun 14, 2009 - 10:31:52 PM
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Chandigarh family quarantined on suspicion of swine flu
Chandigarh, June 14 - Four members of a family who interacted with a swine flu-infected relative in Delhi have been quarantined as a precautionary measure, a health official said here Sunday.
Jun 14, 2009 - 1:43:52 PM
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One more swine flu case in India, total 17
Hyderdabad/New Delhi, June 13 - A one-and-a-half-year-old boy tested positive for swine flu Saturday, a day after his six-year-old sister too was confirmed as being infected by the influenza A - virus, taking the total number of cases in India to 17.
Jun 13, 2009 - 8:44:50 PM
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'Tibetan medicine offers hope for cancer'
New Delhi, June 12 - Tibetan medical science, a 2,000-year-old legacy of herbal and spiritual healing born in the Buddhist monasteries of high-altitude Tibet, offers cures for diseases like cancer and thalassaemia but is yet to be recognised by the Indian government, says one of its leading woman practitioners here.
Jun 12, 2009 - 8:26:54 AM
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India urges swine flu affected countries to screen outbound passengers
New Delhi, June 11 - As three more people arriving from abroad tested positive for swine flu, India Thursday asked its missions in the affected countries to impress on their governments on an 'urgent basis' the need for screening all outbound passengers for the deadly virus to prevent its spread here.
Jun 11, 2009 - 11:23:12 PM
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India reports three more swine flu cases, total 15
New Delhi/Panaji, June 11 - Three more cases of swine flu have been reported in India, taking to 15 the number of influenza A - cases in the country, health officials said here Thursday.
Jun 11, 2009 - 8:22:07 PM
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Five swine flu cases in Delhi
New Delhi, June 11 - One more swine flu case was reported in the capital, taking the total number of cases to five, health officials said here Thursday.
Jun 11, 2009 - 3:41:26 PM
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India reports two more swine flu cases, total 14
New Delhi/Goa, June 11 - Two more cases of swine flu have been reported in India, taking the total influenza A- cases in the country to 14, health officials said here Thursday.
Jun 11, 2009 - 2:40:42 PM
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Swine flu case in Goa, another suspected
Panaji, June 11 - A confirmed case of swine flu has been reported in Goa while authorities have sent samples of another man, exhibiting symptoms of the disease, for testing, an official said Thursday.
Jun 11, 2009 - 11:33:33 AM
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Former Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat dies, family alleges medical negligence
Lucknow, June 10 - Former Uttar Pradesh home secretary Mohan Swaroop died following a heart attack here and his family has blamed a private hospital for his death as it allegedly refused to admit him.
Jun 10, 2009 - 12:23:54 PM
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Court asks doctors to decide on abortion for rape victim
Chandigarh, June 9 - The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday ordered the setting up of a special committee of doctors to decide on terminating the pregnancy of a 19-year-old mentally challenged rape victim as she does not have a guardian.
Jun 9, 2009 - 8:07:50 PM
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Delhi sets up 10 teams to deal with swine flu
New Delhi, June 9 - Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Tuesday said that 10 multi-disciplinary teams of experts had been set up to probe and confirm the outbreak of influenza A- infection in the Indian capital.
Jun 9, 2009 - 8:00:22 PM
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Snake cooked with students' lunch, 70 fall sick
Ranchi, June 9 - Around 70 students in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand fell ill Tuesday and were hospitalised after eating the mid-day meal that had a dead snake in it, police said.
Jun 9, 2009 - 6:28:52 PM
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India may ask flu-hit countries to test exit passengers
Hyderabad, June 9 - India may ask the countries affected by influenza A- to test all air passengers for the virus at exit points and advise those carrying suspected symptoms to defer their travel plans, an health official said here Tuesday.
Jun 9, 2009 - 5:22:03 PM
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A poor man diagnosed HIV positive forced to leave hospital
Patna, June 9 - A 40-year old poor man, diagnosed with HIV/AIDS was forced by authorities of a government hospital in the Bihar capital to leave and advised to stay at his residence.
Jun 9, 2009 - 10:53:47 AM
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Thousands take fish medicine amid swine flu scare
Hyderabad, June 8 - With seven cases of the infectious swine flu being reported from this Andhra Pradesh capital, health authorities are worried about the congregation of thousands of asthma patients from around the country and even abroad who have gathered here to take a traditional fish medicine.
Jun 8, 2009 - 10:19:12 PM
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11 swine flu cases in India; don't panic, says government
New Delhi/Hyderabad, June 8 - India Monday reported one more swine flu case, taking to 11 the number of those affected by influenza A -. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said there was no need to panic as all precautions had been taken against the spread of the virus.
Jun 8, 2009 - 7:50:47 PM
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Enteric diseases kill five in Sundarbans' Aila-hit areas
Kolkata, June 8 - Five people died and more than a thousand were afflicted with enteric diseases in the cyclone Aila-hit areas of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, an official said Monday.
Jun 8, 2009 - 6:50:10 PM
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Enteric diseases kill five in Sundarbans' Aila-hit areas
Kolkata, June 8 - Five people died and more than a thousand were afflicted with enteric diseases in the cyclone Aila-hit areas of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, an official said Monday.
Jun 8, 2009 - 6:50:10 PM
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Woman smoker? First heart attack could kill you
New Delhi, June 8 - Smoking is injurious to health - and more so for women. According to doctors, smoking can lead to multiple complications in women and the very first heart attack could lead to sudden death.
Jun 8, 2009 - 10:27:08 AM
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Two fresh cases of swine flu in India, total 10
New Delhi, June 7 - India Sunday reported two fresh cases of swine flu taking the total number of confirmed people infected with the virus to 10 so far, health officials said.
Jun 7, 2009 - 8:49:37 PM
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NICD unit in Hyderabad to detect swine flu
Hyderabad, June 7 - With this southern Indian city reporting the highest number of influenza A - cases in the country, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases -, New Delhi, has decided to set up a unit here to help screen the suspected cases and diagnose them.
Jun 7, 2009 - 7:13:25 PM
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NICD unit in Hyderabad to detect swine flu
Hyderabad, June 7 - With this southern Indian city reporting the highest number of influenza A - cases in the country, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases -, New Delhi, has decided to set up a unit here to help screen the suspected cases and diagnose them.
Jun 7, 2009 - 7:13:25 PM
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Chandigarh makes dental implant affordable with centre
Chandigarh, June 7 - In a first of its kind effort aimed at making dental implants affordable for the common man, an ultra-modern government centre was opened by the administration here Sunday.
Jun 7, 2009 - 3:28:55 PM
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World class healthcare, absolutely free
Bangalore, June 7 - A super-speciality hospital here has redefined the approach to healthcare by providing world class treatment completely free.
Jun 7, 2009 - 11:35:01 AM
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India confirms three fresh swine flu cases, total eight
Hyderabad/New Delhi, June 6 - India Saturday reported three fresh cases of swine flu, including a woman and her four-and-a-half-year old daughter, in the Andhra Pradesh capital, taking the total confirmed cases to eight so far.
Jun 6, 2009 - 6:31:39 PM
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Anti-tobacco group flays minister's stand
Panaji, June 6 - An anti-tobacco group, the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication -, has taken strong objection to union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's recent statement that there was nothing wrong in showing smoking scenes in movies.
Jun 6, 2009 - 5:20:59 PM
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India confirms fresh case of swine flu, total seven now
New Delhi, June 6 - A 20-year-old man, who tested positive for influenza A - earlier this week, has transmitted the virus to his brother and a four-and-a-half year old girl travelling with him on the same plane - taking to seven the total number of swine flu cases reported in India so far, health officials said Saturday.
Jun 6, 2009 - 4:16:00 PM
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