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Medical News
Azad invites NRI investment in pharmaceuticals, medical education
New Delhi, Jan 9 - Indians living aboard should invest in the fast growing pharmaceutical market in the country and in setting up medical colleges, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Saturday, forecasting that India would become the future pharma hub of the world.
Jan 9, 2010 - 8:30:36 PM
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25000 NRI Doctors Could Return to India from UK
Nearly 25,000 British doctors of Indian origin are set to return to India within two to four years and some of them are 'most likely to join the seven AIIMS-like institutions' proposed to be set up by the central government.
Jan 6, 2010 - 3:15:08 PM
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Eat pistachio to lower blood sugar
New Delhi, Jan 5 - Munching a handful of pistachio nuts not only makes for a great snack but also a healthy one because it lowers the blood sugar level by slowing down the absorption of carbohydrates in the body, a study said Tuesday.
Jan 5, 2010 - 1:25:41 PM
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Stricter resident doctor duty hour required to prevent medical errors
At the request of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce as part of an investigation into preventable medical errors, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has issued a report recommending further restrictions regarding duty hours for resident physicians and other actions to reduce resident fatigue and ensure patient safety, according to an article published in the January issue of the
Jan 5, 2010 - 4:59:12 AM
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Chandigarh adult drinks 11 bottles a month
Chandigarh, Jan 4 - Liquor sales show that Chandigarh adults drink 11 bottles of alcohol per month on an average, quite apart from beer and wine. Or annually, they drink nearly 136 bottles of alcohol.
Jan 4, 2010 - 10:26:02 AM
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Swine flu vaccine nearing development: Official
Agra, Jan 2 - India is close to developing a vaccine to prevent swine flu and it should be ready by March or April, a senior health official said Saturday.
Jan 2, 2010 - 7:00:40 PM
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India to be diabetes' world capital by 2025: Expert
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 - Eminent heart surgeon V.V.Bashi Saturday said India would be the world capital of diabetes by 2025.
Jan 2, 2010 - 6:59:47 PM
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US may allow 5,000 more Indian doctors for residency training
New Delhi, Jan 2 - The US may allow in nearly 5,000 more Indian doctors for residency training every year, an American doctors' body said here Saturday.
Jan 2, 2010 - 6:06:50 PM
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Scissors taken out from man's stomach after two years
Raipur, Jan 2 - A small pair of scissors left in a 60-year-old farmer's stomach two years ago during an operation, leaving him in chronic pain, has finally been removed by doctors.
Jan 2, 2010 - 4:35:10 PM
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India's swine flu toll reaches 967, over 26,000 infected
New Delhi, Jan 1 - At least 13 more people have died due to swine flu in India taking the toll due to the pandemic virus to 967, health authorities said Friday.
Jan 1, 2010 - 9:27:25 PM
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Doctors asked to stop taking gifts from pharma companies
New Delhi, Jan 1 - The Medical Council of India - Friday asked the country's doctors to stop receiving gifts or favours from any pharmaceutical companies and said they must desist from endorsing products.
Jan 1, 2010 - 3:57:25 PM
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3 die, 204 sick with swine flu in armed forces
New Delhi, Dec 31 - The armed forces had 204 cases of swine flu in 2009, leading to death in three cases.
Dec 31, 2009 - 6:57:45 PM
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Five deaths due to swine flu in Chandigarh, six new cases
Chandigarh, Dec 31 - Five more deaths due to the influenza A - virus were reported in this union territory -, taking the toll to 55, officials said Thursday.
Dec 31, 2009 - 11:08:58 AM
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32 children discharged from hospital
Indore, Dec 30 - Thirty two of the 42 children of 'AIM for Seva' student homes who had fallen ill in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh early Wednesday and were admitted to a hospital here have been discharged, hospital sources said.
Dec 30, 2009 - 9:47:53 PM
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Salary hike in medical colleges to cost Rs.912 mn
New Delhi, Dec 30 - The central government has decided to hike the salary of doctors at all autonomous medical colleges, a decision that will cost the exchequer Rs.912 million every year.
Dec 30, 2009 - 6:52:23 PM
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10 adverse-reaction drugs on government radar, may face ban
New Delhi, Dec 30 - Ten popular drugs, including body slimmers and nasal decongestants, are under the health ministry scrutiny for their adverse reactions and may face withdrawal from the market in the near future.
Dec 30, 2009 - 5:37:15 PM
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Doctors give new life to youth speared with two rods
Lucknow, Dec 30 - A 27-year-old man, who fell on two iron rods at a building under construction, has got a new lease of life after doctors here performed a rare surgery and removed the rods which had pierced his body.
Dec 30, 2009 - 1:24:01 PM
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2 more swine flu deaths in Chandigarh, 3 new cases
Chandigarh, Dec 30 - Two more people have succumbed to the influenza A - virus in this union territory -, taking the toll to 50, health officials said here Wednesday.
Dec 30, 2009 - 11:35:20 AM
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Rural health legislation creates political divide
Kolkata, Dec 30 - The West Bengal assembly has passed a bill for a three-year diploma course in medicine through which it hopes to bridge the shortage of doctors in villages. But the move has been roundly criticised by opposition parties and even members of the ruling Left Front - who say it will leave villagers at the mercy of semi-quacks.
Dec 30, 2009 - 9:01:52 AM
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Punjab may adopt Tamil Nadu's healthcare model
Chandigarh, Dec 29 - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday asked officials to examine the feasibility of adopting the Tamil Nadu healthcare model in the state to ensure better procurement of high quality medicines and equipment.
Dec 29, 2009 - 9:02:42 PM
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Mysterious disease claims eight lives in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Dec 29 - A mysterious disease, marked by high fever, severe headache and vomiting, has claimed lives of eight people in the last 15 days in the Kanpur Dehat - district of Uttar Pradesh, a health official said Tuesday.
Dec 29, 2009 - 2:07:34 PM
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India swine flu toll 880, over 25,000 infected
New Delhi, Dec 28 - At least two people died due to swine flu Monday taking the countrywide toll to 880, health authorities said, adding that 124 new cases have taken the infection tally to 25,236.
Dec 28, 2009 - 10:02:12 PM
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Swine flu: December sees 38 deaths in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Dec 27 - The dip in the mercury in December has seen a surge in swine flu cases in this union territory, and a high death toll of 38 in the month so far, officials said Sunday.
Dec 27, 2009 - 5:01:11 PM
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Low immunization levels in Uttar Pradesh causing concern: Unicef
Lucknow, Dec 26 - Low levels of immunization in Uttar Pradesh are resulting in the resurgence of diseases like diphtheria and whooping cough in children, a Unicef sponsered study says.
Dec 26, 2009 - 10:08:10 PM
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511 patients died due to doctors' strikes in Bihar
Patna, Dec 26 - Repeated strikes by Bihar doctors in the last four years have claimed the lives of 511 patients, but the state government has no plans to cancel the licences of agitating doctors despite a recommendation by the state human rights commission -.
Dec 26, 2009 - 2:17:22 PM
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Don't ignore epilepsy, it is 'fairly common' and manageable
New Delhi, Dec 26 - If you find your child suddenly behaving in a disoriented manner, losing focus, for a few minutes and then feeling tired after that, don't brush it off lightly. It could be a mild epileptic attack, also known as absence seizures.
Dec 26, 2009 - 11:41:14 AM
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Bihar man with progeria dies with an unfulfilled wish
Patna, Dec 25 - Ikramul Khan, who was suffering from progeria, a disease that accelerates the ageing process, died in Bihar's Saran district Friday with an unfulfilled wish of meeting Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Dec 25, 2009 - 3:50:09 PM
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42nd swine flu death in Chandigarh, six new cases
Chandigarh, Dec 25 - With a middle-aged woman succumbing to the H1N1 virus, the number of deaths from swine flu in Chandigarh has risen to 42, officials said Friday. The city also reported six new cases.
Dec 25, 2009 - 11:38:12 AM
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831 swine flu deaths in India, over 24,000 affected
New Delhi, Dec 24 - Sixteen deaths, including four from the national capital, were reported Thursday, taking the toll in India to 831, health authorities said here.
Dec 24, 2009 - 8:54:28 PM
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Batra Hospital ordered to pay Rs.11 lakh compensation
New Delhi, Dec 24 - Ruling that medical care also included the safety and security of a patient, the Delhi High Court Thursday ordered Batra Hospital to pay a man, who jumped out of the hospital's third floor window, a compensation of Rs.11 lakh.
Dec 24, 2009 - 7:35:07 PM
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Four swine flu deaths in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Dec 24 - Four people, including three women, succumbed to swine flu in Chandigarh, taking the toll in this Union Territory to 41, officials said here Thursday.
Dec 24, 2009 - 10:46:10 AM
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23 swine flu deaths in India take toll to 815
New Delhi, Dec 23 - At least 23 deaths, including 15 in Rajasthan, due to swine flu have taken the country's toll to 815, health authorities said Wednesday.
Dec 23, 2009 - 10:00:57 PM
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Punjab to bring law for de-addiction centres
Chandigarh, Dec 23 - Punjab will soon have a law regulating the functioning of drug de-addiction centres to safeguard patients against human right violations and financial exploitation, a state minister said Wednesday.
Dec 23, 2009 - 6:12:20 PM
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Mobile booths outside schools to offer healthy milk products
Lucknow, Dec 23 - Lucknow Milk Producers Co-operative Union -, Uttar Pradesh's largest dairy organisation, will offer 'healthy milk products' to children by opening mobile booths outside schools and educational institutions.
Dec 23, 2009 - 2:32:21 PM
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NGO objects to violation of smoking laws in Goa festival
Panaji, Dec 23 - The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication - has taken objection to gross violation of smoking laws at the recently concluded Bacardi blast, a music festival held in Goa over the last weekend.
Dec 23, 2009 - 9:59:14 AM
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India's swine flu toll reaches 792
New Delhi, Dec 22 - Three swine flu deaths, including one in the national capital, were reported Tuesday, taking the country's total toll from the HIN1 virus to 792, health officials said here.
Dec 22, 2009 - 9:25:25 PM
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Indian surgeons, Australian aid give Iraqi boy new life
New Delhi, Dec 22 - Undertaking a rare and complicated brain surgery, doctors at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi have saved the life of a 14-year-old Iraqi student. The expensive surgery was funded by Iraqi Christians in Australia, doctors said here Tuesday.
Dec 22, 2009 - 4:47:08 PM
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Eat healthy, snack on some 'skinny nut'
New Delhi, Dec 22 - One of the highest fibre nuts with the lowest calorie and fat content, pistachios or 'skinny nut' as it's often called, has been recommended by the 2009 Dietary Guidelines for a Healthy Living to cut the risk of chronic diseases.
Dec 22, 2009 - 2:37:09 PM
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Thiruvananthapuram gets world's first training centre for MRCP
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22 - The world's first training centre for British post-graduate diploma MRCP, which enables medical graduates to go for the coveted membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, has been set up at the Trivandrum Medical College by its alumni.
Dec 22, 2009 - 12:12:23 PM
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Three die of swine flu in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Dec 22 - Three people died of influenza A - at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research - here, taking the toll to 37 in this union territory, an official said Tuesday.
Dec 22, 2009 - 10:38:32 AM
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India's swine flu toll now 789, nearly 24,000 affected
New Delhi, Dec 21 - At least nine more people have succumbed to Influenza A - taking the national toll due to the contagious virus to 789, the union health ministry said Monday.
Dec 21, 2009 - 9:13:51 PM
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Nine new swine flu cases in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Dec 21 - Nine new positive cases of the influenza A - virus were reported from hospitals in the city, health officials said Monday.
Dec 21, 2009 - 10:06:08 AM
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Swine Flu: Poor medical services in Agra cause concern
Agra, Dec 20 - With one more person dying of suspected swine flu, raising the toll to two in the Taj City, residents here are concerned about the lack of adequate and affordable medical services.
Dec 20, 2009 - 3:04:35 PM
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Swine Flu declared 'community spread' in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Dec 20 - Following a spurt in swine flu cases this month, the Chandigarh health authorities have declared the contagion as 'community spread', officials here said Sunday.
Dec 20, 2009 - 2:08:24 PM
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India battled a new health threat - swine flu
New Delhi, Dec 20 - Polio, HIV and malaria plagued the country as usual, but what really challenged India's public health was a new virus - H1N1 - that caused swine flu. With the mercury dipping, the toll rising and no sign of any indigenous vaccine, the contagious disease seems here to stay.
Dec 20, 2009 - 12:48:00 PM
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How will Bihar fight polio without toilets?
Saharsa -, Dec 20 - The lack of toilets is raising a stink in Bihar as it tries hard to shake off polio - a disease that spreads through the faecal-oral route. Open defecation is common practice in a majority of villages in the state's high risk northcentral regions.
Dec 20, 2009 - 12:29:51 PM
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Swine flu kills 12 in India, toll 780
New Delhi, Dec 19 - At least 12 people died of swine flu in India Saturday, taking the total number of casualties in the country due to Influenza A - to 780, health officials said.
Dec 19, 2009 - 10:38:33 PM
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Three more swine flu deaths in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Dec 19 - Three more people have died of swine flu in Chandigarh, taking the toll due to the Influenza A - virus in the city to 32, officials said Saturday.
Dec 19, 2009 - 11:43:25 AM
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India's swine flu toll touches 769, over 23,000 affected
New Delhi, Dec 18 - Ten swine flu deaths, including two in the national capital, were reported Friday, taking the total toll in India to 769, health authorities said here.
Dec 18, 2009 - 9:21:21 PM
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Health mission not implemented by states properly: CAG
New Delhi, Dec 18 - The National Rural Health Mission -, the healthcare programme of the government aimed at the country's neglected rural population, is not being implemented properly by state governments, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - said here Friday.
Dec 18, 2009 - 6:50:49 PM
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