RxPG News : Healthcare

US requires 40,000 more health IT professionals

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:24:21 PST

Washington, April 18 - United States alone requires an additional 40,000 IT professionals to move its healthcare toward a paperless system that cuts costs and medical errors.

Brain drain can be brain gain for source countries: UN

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:53:22 PST

New York, April 16 - The so-called brain drain of migrants taking their skills and initiative to their new countries of residence can also drive growth in their homelands, according to a study by the United Nations University.

TB fatally stalking Southeast Asia's HIV patients

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:16:22 PST

New Delhi, April 12 - India, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand have some of the highest rates of tuberculosis --HIV co-infection in Southeast Asia, says a World Health Organisation - report.

Doctors paralyse Uttar Pradesh's biggest hospital

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:12:33 PST

Lucknow, April 11 - Out to defy court orders against private practice, doctors of the King George's Medical University - here Friday paralysed all patient care services in Uttar Pradesh's biggest hospital.

Resistant super bugs defeat doctors

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:23:33 PST

New York, April 1 - Drug-resistant super bugs have foreclosed treatment options for critically ill patients and forced doctors to prescribe medicines banned 20 years ago because of severe side effects.

Culling in Tripura to be complete by Friday, say officials

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:12:47 PST

Agartala, April 10 - The operations to slaughter 42,000 poultry birds in Tripura's bird-flu affected villages are expected to be completed by Friday, officials said here Thursday.

India's rural health mission not delivering results: Unicef

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:57:34 PST

Udaipur -, April 9 - India's rural health mission is failing to deliver results, says a top Unicef official, pointing out that half of the country's women still deliver babies at home and it still contributes 20 percent of the world's child mortality.

India unveils zinc tablet to control diarrhoea

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:55:20 PST

New Delhi, April 7 - India Monday unveiled a zinc dispersible tablet to control diarrhoea, a disease that kills nearly 500,000 children in the country every year.

Saudi pharma market worth $1.3 billion

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:46:26 PST

Dubai, April 7 - Saudi Arabia's pharmaceutical market is estimated to be worth more than 5 billion Saudi riyals -, which makes the country one of the largest markets for medicines in the Middle East.

Ujjain gets first medical care unit for AIDS patients

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:35:21 PST

Bhopal, April 7 - A HIV community care centre has been set up to provide medical help to AIDS patients in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain town, the headquarters of a district that has the second highest number of such cases in the state.

Government hopes to tackle shortage of doctors soon: Ramadoss

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:52:45 PST

New Delhi, April 4 - Acknowledging the severe crunch India is facing in the number of doctors, nurses and paramedics, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said Friday that since the government recognises the medical degrees issued by five English-speaking countries, including the US, Britain and Australia, it would help tide over the shortage.

NRI doctor guilty of unethical tests on British patients

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:04:41 PST

London, March 29 - An NRI psychiatrist from Assam faces the sack after being found guilty of conducting unethical drug tests on mentally ill patients, according to reports Saturday.

Healthcare commissioning- ?Adverse to patient care

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:32:16 PST

The government’s new healthcare commissioning policy for England has not only jeopardised the future of many hospitals but has also led to considerable frustration and disappointment among patients, argue senior doctors in this week’s BMJ.

Ranbaxy launches new dental drug in India, Nepal

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:42:14 PST

Mumbai, March 18 - Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Tuesday launched the first-of-its-kind natural and probiotic drug for dental diseases in India and Nepal.

LIC and Reliance Life log good health insurance sales

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:13:37 PST

Chennai, March 17 - Health is wealth - and that's certainly the case for Indian life insurers. Nearly 40 days after their entry into the long-term unit-linked health insurance business, the two life insurers - Life Insurance Corporation of India - and Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited - have been logging good business.

Healthcare reform in Hungary facing serious challenges

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:54:52 PST

Budapest, March 17 - Hungary's plans to overhaul its ailing healthcare system by allowing private capital into the health insurance market are on the rocks as political pressure mounts following a referendum in which voters have rejected other welfare-state cuts.

Social stigma weakening India's fight against TB

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:24:57 PST

New Delhi, March 14 - India lags far behind developed countries in managing tuberculosis - because of the social stigma attached to it and health workers are particularly vulnerable to the disease, says a new report.

Sachin Pilot wants law to fortify milk with Vitamin A

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:27:15 PST

New Delhi, March 13 - Congress parliament member Sachin Pilot wants a legislation to make it mandatory for all dairy firms in the country to fortify milk with Vitamin A as India is home to 40 percent of the world's malnourished children.

Indian American doctor under scanner for malpractices

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:37:48 PST

New York, March 8 - A prominent Indian American doctor in Las Vegas is being investigated for medical malpractices, which have led to a huge health scare in the community.

Armed forces lead the way in organ donation

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:47:43 PST

New Delhi, March 7 - The 18-month-old son of Major Sidharth Malik fell from the balcony and was declared brain dead by doctors. Malik donated his son's kidney to give a fresh lease of life to a serving soldier.

Indian women cry just to be born

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:01:12 PST

New Delhi, March 7 - As the world gets ready to celebrate International Women's Day Saturday, tens of thousands of Indian women are struggling just to be born. Experts say around one million female foetuses are being aborted in this country every year.

Doctors rubbish male pregnancy report in BIhar

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:01:49 PST

Patna, March 1 - A team of doctors from the Bihar chapter of the Indian Medical Association - has rubbished a television report of a man being found seven months pregnant, and termed the whole episode as fake.

Kala-azar scare in Assam, alert sounded

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:56:12 PST

Guwahati, Feb 21 - Health authorities in Assam have sounded an alert after seven people were admitted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital with suspected kala-azar or black fever, a fatal disease that has been almost eradicated.

oxidative stress may be the culprit underlying aging , and is associated with many diseases .

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:30:00 PST

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Oxygen, although essential for human life, can turn into an aggressive chemical that is outright toxic to important molecules inside our cells. This oxidative stress is associated with many diseases, such as Alzheimer's, heart disease and cancer, and has been suggested to be the culprit underlying aging.

Gurgaon kidney scam or Nithari murders, apathy was same

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:35:51 PST

Gurgaon, Feb 1 - Blood flowing in the drain outside D-5 and residents of the posh colony just outside the national capital finding the goings on inside the bungalow suspicious but not bothering enough to report. It could be Noida where 19 children from Nithari village were mutilated, but it is not.

Indian government rolls out free second line treatment to AIDS patients

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:23:34 PST

New Delhi, Jan 2 - The new year began on a positive note for AIDS patients from poor families. The National AIDS Control Organization - will now provide free second line treatment for the disease, urgently needed by those who have developed resistance to the first set of medicines.

NRI brings specialty hospital to Haryana in memory of father

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:04:20 PST

Banchari -, Dec 30 - For nearly a million residents of this backward area of Haryana, it is a blessing indeed. A multi-speciality hospital has opened here, thanks to a US-based non-resident Indian -.

Top 10 NRI newsmakers of 2007

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:22:30 PST

Before bidding goodbye to 2007, here is my list of top 10 NRI newsmakers - the achievers and those who suffered.

AIIMS looking for new director, even abroad

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:37:11 PST

New Delhi, Dec 20 - The Indian government Thursday cast its net wide in its hunt for a new head for the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences -, saying it would welcome foreign applicants as it aims to take the institute to an international level.

Andhra doctors continue strike despite ban

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:22:49 PST

Hyderabad, Dec 19 - The Andhra Pradesh government Wednesday invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act - but junior doctors in government-run hospitals continued their strike for the sixth consecutive day.

Illegal kidney trade continues unabated in Lahore

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:33:00 PST

Lahore, Dec 19 - An illegal trade in kidney transplants continues unabated in this capital of Pakistani Punjab despite the enactment of a law banning the practice.

4.5 percent of US prisoners report sexual abuse

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:50:30 PST

Washington, Dec 17 - Nearly one in 20 inmates of US prisons reported being sexually victimized in the previous 12 months, according to a report.

Agra doctor's global drug racket case hanging fire

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:57:49 PST

Agra, Dec 16 - Neighbours of Brij Bhushan Bansal here had no inkling of what was going on in the doctor's clinic till his arrest in 2005 for running a global illegal Internet pharmacy network along with his Philadelphia-based son. A US court has now sentenced the son to 30 years in prison, while the case against the Agra doctor is still hanging fire.

Indian doctors devise ethical norms for paediatrics

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:41:32 PST

Jaipur, Oct 25 - Healthcare intervention for toddlers and adolescents should match a child's casual reasoning, language ability and self-understanding, says a module developed by two Indian doctors that has been accepted by the International Paediatric Association -.

XDR TB in South Africa traced to lack of drug susceptibility testing

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:00:00 PST

In South Africa, the 2001 implementation of the World Health Organization�s anti-tuberculosis program may have inadvertently helped to create a new strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). In a new study published in the December 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online, researchers tracked the developing drug resistance of one particular strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis over 12 years. They found that at the time of the 2001 adoption of the DOT+ strategy for multi-drug resistant strains, the strain was already resistant to one or more of the drugs mandated by that strategy, thus allowing the strain to survive and develop resistance to additional drugs.

Treating ailments with hot iron rods!

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:02:53 PST

Jodhpur, Oct 15 - Hot iron rods are still used to treat the sick in some villages of Rajasthan.

A world of colours beyond leprosy's sting

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:28:03 PST

Bharatapuram -, Oct 12 - Their fingers are deformed but nothing can stop their paintbrushes. For the 27 artists of the Bindu Art School near here, painting is a medium that transports them to a world far removed from the social stigma of leprosy.

Take steps to prevent dengue in Delhi: court

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:02:37 PST

New Delhi, Oct 10 - Angry at the authorities' callous attitude, the Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi government's health department and Delhi's civic bodies to initiate steps to prevent the recurrence of dengue fever, which has claimed more than 200 lives in last two years.

New steps to curb overseas doctors in Britain

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:46:42 PST

London, Oct 9 - Indian doctors should think several times before coming to Britain for jobs - the employment situation has been difficult for non-European Union doctors, and new proposals have been drawn to guarantee jobs to doctors trained in Britain.

NRIs, foreign couples throng Pune fertility centre

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:13:52 PST

Pune, Oct 4 - Last month at the Ruby Hall Clinic here, a 60-year-old became a surrogate mother when she gave birth to twins. She had offered to be a surrogate for her US-based daughter, whose uterus had been removed due to genital cancer.

Medical seats in JIPMER increased to 100

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:27:04 PST

New Delhi, Sep 21 - It's good news for medical college aspirants. The central government Friday increased the number of MBBS seats from 75 to 100 at the Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research -, Pondicherry.

Osteoporosis drug approved to cut breast cancer risk

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:39:48 PST

In 1997, FDA approved Evista, which is manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company, for the prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and in 1999, for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

NRI docs' healing touch for Bengal's poor

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:00:17 PST

Kolkata, Sep 13 - Thanks to the initiative of around 20 NRI doctors, mostly from Britain and the US, a hospital is being set up here with the aim of providing quality healthcare at a low cost to the poor.

India to invest Rs.3 bn for nursing education

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:27:47 PST

New Delhi, Sep 11 - India will invest Rs.3.19 billion for enhancing nursing education across the country within the next five years, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said here Tuesday.

Mattel recall includes Batman, Sesame Street toys

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:56:28 PST

New Delhi, Sep 6 - Barbie accessories are not the only toys that have been recalled by Mattel Toys India for posing health hazards. The list also includes Batman figures, Cookie Monster, Soccer Elmo, Ernie and Oscar the Groush.

Chennai to get speciality-imaging centre

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:14:06 PST

Chennai, Sep 4 - The Bangalore based HealthCare Global Enterprises - and GE Healthcare Tuesday said they would set up a molecular imaging centre here to address the growing oncology needs of the region.

Court rejects Escorts plea against eviction notice

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:44:34 PST

New Delhi, Sep 4 - The Delhi High Court has rejected the Escorts hospital's plea against the eviction notice it had been served for not providing treatment to the poor as part of the agreement for lease of public land.

Fortis to invest $500 mn to build 28 hospitals

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:50:01 PST

New Delhi, Aug 27 - Fortis Healthcare, promoted by pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy, will invest at least $500 million to build 28 hospitals across the country, taking the total number of healthcare hubs under its umbrella to 40 by 2010.

Fortis to set up six medical colleges

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:40:04 PST

New Delhi, Aug 27 - Fortis Healthcare, a leading private health service provider in the country, will set up six medical colleges in as many states with an investment of approximately Rs.10 billion.

Fortis to set up two health cities in Punjab

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:11:52 PST

Chandigarh, Aug 26 - Fortis Healthcare, a Ranbaxy group firm, will set up two 'health cities' - integrated townships with hospitals and medical colleges - in Punjab with an investment of Rs.10 billion.

Kolkata hotel goes veggie to campaign for good health

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:17:21 PST

Kolkata, Aug 23 - A leading Kolkata hotel has joined the league of veggie Bollywood stars John Abraham and Mallika Sherawat in promoting vegetarianism, by holding a festival of vegetarian food.

Colombo AIDS event reveals a 'safe pearl in ocean'

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:47:32 PST

Colombo, Aug 21 - Every morning, A.H. Sheriffdeen, one of the chief organisers of a large regional AIDS meeting being held in the capital of war-ravaged Sri Lanka, says a little prayer.

Apollo, Fortis hospitals coming up in Kashmir

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:29:51 PST

Jammu, Aug 20 - Apollo and Fortis groups have been allowed to open hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir under a public-private partnership programme.

Global AIDS figures to come down

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:45:44 PST

Colombo, Aug 19 - Some 25 years after the discovery of the first case of AIDS, the global figure for people living with the virus will come down when fresh figures are released in November, a senior official of the United Nations AIDS umbrella disclosed Sunday.

Ukraine says bird flu vaccine almost ready

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:52:12 PST

Kiev, Aug 10 - Ukraine has almost completed clinical trials for a bird flu vaccine, the head of the Ukrainian State Veterinarian Department said.

Second foot-and-mouth case confirmed in southern England

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:21:29 PST

London, Aug 7 - A second case of foot-and-mouth disease has been discovered at a farm in southern England, British Environment Minister Hilary Benn confirmed Tuesday.

Foot-and-mouth outbreak linked to research laboratory

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:58:48 PST

London, Aug 5 - The strain of foot-and-mouth disease discovered in cattle in a southern England farm is identical to the strain of virus uses for research and vaccine manufacture at a nearby laboratory, British officials said.

Fortis inaugurates multi-speciality hospital in Jaipur

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:14:56 PST

Jaipur, Aug 2 - Fortis Healthcare Ltd, one of the largest private healthcare companies in India, Thursday announced a multi-speciality hospital here as part of its initiative to expand its operations in Rajasthan.

Doctor shortage looms in Massachusetts, USA

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:26:24 PST

The Massachusetts health reform plan is in full swing, but so is an acute doctor shortage that may curtail the state's goal of providing care to hundreds of thousands of new patients who will want it, according to a new study.

Madhya Pradesh nowhere near reaching key development goals

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:07:12 PST

Bhopal, July 26 - Madhya Pradesh is nowhere near reaching the UN Millennium Development Goals - by the 2015 deadline, if a mid-term evaluation report prepared by voluntary groups is anything to go by.

WHO warns of worsening dengue spread in western Pacific

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:36:45 PST

Manila, July 23 - The World Health Organisation - Monday warned that the western Pacific region may be heading for a major dengue outbreak unless concerted effort and cooperation were undertaken quickly.

Studies affirm need for influenza and measles vaccinations in HIV-infected patients

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

Two new studies emphasize the importance of delivering measles and influenza vaccines to HIV-infected individuals. Both studies are published in the August 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online.

Low literacy equals early death sentence

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

Not being able to read doesn't just make it harder to navigate each day. Low literacy impairs people's ability to obtain critical information about their health and can dramatically shorten their lives.

Indian healthcare requires over $200 bn investment: FICCI

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:59:11 PST

New Delhi, July 22 - Access to quality healthcare in India is gradually diminishing, and to solve the crisis the sector would need an investment of about $202.75 billion over the next five years, says an industry body.

Coming soon: skull and bones on your cigarette pack

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:08:03 PST

New Delhi, July 20 - The Indian government Friday cleared a legislation that makes it mandatory for every packet of cigarettes or any other tobacco product to contain a specified health warning.

Now, even smoking at home can be a crime

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:30:34 PST

New Delhi, July 20 - Forget bars and restaurants, even smoking at home in the presence of a domestic help might invite action from the government.

Fortis plans multi-speciality hospital in Jaipur

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:38:16 PST

Jaipur, July 17 - Fortis Healthcare plans to set up a super speciality hospital in Jaipur as part of its initiative to expand its operations in Rajasthan.

Talks held for HIV kids' return to Kerala school

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:15:09 PST

Kottayam -, July 15 - The Kerala government Sunday carried out an extensive campaign here to allay fears of some schoolchildren's parents who have opposed letting five HIV-positive children study at their school, even as a majority of the parents remained unconvinced.

NRI scientist wants NACO chief to apologise

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:37:33 PST

Kolkata, July 13 - Indian American researcher Kunal Saha has demanded an apology from the chief of India's nodal AIDS body after the latter questioned his credibility as an investigator for a World Bank probe into HIV testing kits.

Tea pill, Tea Cola hitting markets soon

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:41:28 PST

Jorhat -, June 18 - One no longer has to buy a bottle of mineral water or coke when thirsty; instead get a can of Tea Cola, a proven health drink. And if one is in a hurry but still in the mood for a cup of tea, just pop a tea pill and get refreshed.

California Health Insurance Coverage Is Becoming Less Affordable

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:21:20 PST

For many Californians in the individual and small-group markets, sky-rocketing healthcare costs mean benefit drop-offs or spiking premiums, a new study says.

Where children lead the sanitation drive

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:46:07 PST

Rajnandgaon -, June 11 - The schools in Markamtola village in Chhattisgarh have a unique feature. In addition to the attendance roster kept by the teachers, they also maintain a sanitation register for the students.

EMRI to expand emergency care services throughout India

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:24:52 PST

Hyderabad, June 7 - With its emergency health care services available across most of Andhra Pradesh, the Emergency Management and Research Institute -, an initiative of Satyam Foundation, plans to cover the entire state by the month-end and then expand it throughout the country in the next two years.

Post-Trehan, Escorts hospital to get Rs.300 mn

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:50:57 PST

New Delhi, June 4 - The Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre -, in the eye of a storm over the departure of its top cardiologist Naresh Trehan, is to get an infusion of Rs.300 million from new owners Fortish Healthcare to upgrade its critical services.

Fortis to inject Rs.300 mn into Escorts hospital

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:07:55 PST

New Delhi, June 4 - Critical care, emergency service and intensive care units at the Escorts hospital here will soon get a Rs.300 million boost from its new owner Fortis Healthcare.

Chikungunya scare in Orissa: 4 die

Sun, 27 May 2007 13:30:38 PST

Bhubaneswar, May 27 - Panic gripped Kural village in Orissa's Nayagarh district after four persons died due from suspected chikungunya in the past four days, a health official told Sunday.

Shantha Biotechnics to triple vaccine filling capacity

Sat, 26 May 2007 21:21:50 PST

Hyderabad, May 26 - Shantha Biotechnics, the first Indian company to develop, manufacture and market a recombinant human healthcare product in the country, Saturday opened its new state-of-the-art high speed vaccine vial filling facility.

Trehan returns as Escorts boss after weeklong spat

Sat, 26 May 2007 17:14:11 PST

New Delhi, May 26 - Leading cardiologist Naresh Trehan has been reinstated as executive director of the Escorts hospital here following an out-of-court settlement ending their week-long row, the hospital announced Saturday.

Two die of anthrax in Orissa

Fri, 25 May 2007 19:10:24 PST

Bhubaneswar, May 25 - Two people have died of anthrax in Orissa's tribal dominated Koraput district, while five have contracted the deadly disease in the last two days, health officials said Friday.

Kalam tells doctors to help rural patients

Fri, 25 May 2007 19:09:53 PST

Rohtak/Kurukshetra, May 25 - President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Friday urged the nation's doctors to work for rural patients.

Doctors on strike in Bihar to protest abduction

Fri, 25 May 2007 15:32:41 PST

Patna, May 25 - Health services have been paralysed in a Bihar district as hundreds of doctors went on a strike to protest the failure of the police in rescuing two abducted school students who are close relatives of a medical practitioner.

Sorcery banned in Bihar district

Fri, 25 May 2007 13:19:23 PST

Patna, May 25 - The practice of sorcery and exorcism to cure ailing people has been banned in Bihar's Vaishali district and a drive to root out the social evil has been ordered.

Priests preferred to doctors for cure in Arunachal

Fri, 25 May 2007 09:11:50 PST

Tepia -, May 25 - Hundreds of tribal people in Arunachal Pradesh still rely on community priests rather than medical practitioners to cure diseases.

Trehan, Escorts moving towards out-of-court solution

Thu, 24 May 2007 23:15:41 PST

New Delhi, May 24 - Renowned cardiologist Naresh Trehan and the Escorts hospital management Thursday appeared to be heading towards an amicable, out-of-court settlement of their dispute.

Hearing on Escorts doctors' plea adjourned to Tuesday

Thu, 24 May 2007 15:39:21 PST

New Delhi, May 24 - The Delhi High Court Thursday adjourned to Tuesday hearing on a petition by a group of Escorts hospital doctors loyal to noted cardiologist Naresh Trehan for takeover of the institute's management by a court-appointed committee.

Quack who used swords flees police

Thu, 24 May 2007 14:01:43 PST

Patna, May 24 - A quack who used to operate on ailing people with a sword rather than surgical equipment is on the run in Bihar after the police decided to arrest him.

Kolkata hospital employee arrested on molestation charge

Wed, 23 May 2007 21:12:34 PST

Kolkata, May 23 - An employee of the state-run super speciality SSKM Hospital in Kolkata was arrested Wednesday for 'outraging the modesty' of a female patient during a medical test Tuesday night.

Trehan moves court to be allowed to challenge Escorts takeover

Wed, 23 May 2007 19:39:17 PST

New Delhi, May 23 - Noted cardiologist Naresh Trehan Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court, seeking to be made a party to an earlier petition that challenges the transfer of the majority shares of the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre - to the Fortis Group.

Is it a hospital or a jail, ask patients at Escorts

Wed, 23 May 2007 19:07:20 PST

New Delhi, May 23 - Frisking of visitors' handbags and food packs, locked gates, police and private security men all over the campus, no cameras allowed inside the premises: the well-known Escorts Heart Institute here, as a relative of a patient put it, 'has turned into a jail'.

Police manhandle patients' relatives at Escorts

Wed, 23 May 2007 16:14:23 PST

New Delhi, May 23 - Several relatives of the patients of leading cardiologist Naresh Trehan at Escorts hospitals here, were beaten up Wednesday by police 'for raising their voice'.

Outrage over HIV child being denied treatment

Wed, 23 May 2007 15:33:35 PST

Kolkata, May 23 - A six-year-old HIV infected boy was allegedly denied treatment in Kolkata's state-run hospitals, triggering angry reactions and an appeal to President A.P.J Abdul Kalam for help.

Fortis lodges police case against Naresh Trehan

Tue, 22 May 2007 23:55:10 PST

New Delhi, May 22 - The Escorts hospital management Tuesday registered a formal police case against top cardiologist Naresh Trehan for vandalism, four days after he was removed from the post of executive director.

Sacked Escorts hospital employees want job back

Tue, 22 May 2007 22:06:21 PST

New Delhi, May 22 - Two staff members of Escorts hospital loyal to eminent cardiologist Naresh Trehan were Tuesday prevented from entering the institute five days after they were dismissed, even as a sacked senior doctor said he wanted to return to work but with dignity.

Lions Club plans to scale up free healthcare

Tue, 22 May 2007 17:17:57 PST

Kolkata, May 22 - Hoping to enrich existing healthcare facilities, Lions Club of Calcutta will reach out to more poor people with free services in its golden jubilee year.

India far behind in making AIDS treatment accessible: report

Mon, 21 May 2007 21:16:07 PST

New Delhi, May 21 - India, South Africa and Nigeria, home to a third of the world's AIDS patients, have the lowest scores in providing access to treatment, a report released here Monday revealed.

No new patient for Trehan, name struck off from hospital

Mon, 21 May 2007 20:43:28 PST

New Delhi, May 21 - Escorts Hospital has removed the name of renowned cardiologist and former executive director Naresh Trehan from its rolls and instructed the registering desk not to admit fresh patients in his name.

AIDS victims, supporters gather in bond of hope

Mon, 21 May 2007 14:18:48 PST

New Delhi, May 21 - Stories of struggle, despair and a burning hope of those suffering from AIDS came forth as hundreds of people, some suffering from the disease and others who were there to support them, gathered at a candlelight memorial at the Jantar Mantar here.

Naresh Trehan back on duty at Escorts hospital

Sun, 20 May 2007 16:58:55 PST

New Delhi, May 20 - Renowned cardiologist Naresh Trehan was back in the premier Escorts hospital Sunday doing his usual rounds a day after the Delhi High Court stayed his ouster from the hospital.

Gilead's AIDS drug awaits patent in India

Sun, 20 May 2007 12:32:24 PST

New Delhi, May 20 - American bio-pharmaceutical major Gilead, which has entered into generic licensing deals with 10 Indian pharma firms to distribute its HIV drug Viread, is hoping to get a patent in India soon.

Helpless labourers fall prey to TB in Madhya Pradesh

Sun, 20 May 2007 11:30:13 PST

Bhopal, May 20 - The lives of labourers begin from mines and end with tuberculosis in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh. Forced to work in illegal stone quarries because they get no other jobs, constant exposure to silica dust puts the labourers at high risk of getting TB.