RxPG News : India Healthcare

Chennai gets India's first heart implant training centre

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:03:17 PST

Chennai, July 19 - India has got its first training centre for doctors to learn how to place implants in the heart.

India tops in numbers defecating in the open: WHO

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:55:15 PST

New Delhi, July 18 - Around 1.2 billion people worldwide have no access to toilets and India tops the list of countries with the most number of people defecating in the open, at 665 million - about half its population, the World Health Organisation - said Friday.

Doctors should not go abroad to serve: Ramadoss

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:19:58 PST

Chandigarh, July 18 - Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Friday called upon doctors to serve poor patients in their own country rather than going to countries like the US to serve the poor there.

Man impaled by iron bar is 'stable but critical'

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:46:44 PST

New Delhi, July 18 - Supratim Dutta, an IT executive who survived an accident in which an iron bar pierced his liver, stomach and a lung, was recovering following an operation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences - and doctors Friday said his condition is 'stable but critical'.

BJP wants to fly over bandage-swathed immobile MP for trust vote

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:17:44 PST

Mumbai, July 18 - The Bharatiya Janata Party - is planning to fly a bedridden party MP from Nashik to New Delhi so that he can take part in Tuesday's crucial trust vote in parliament.

Breaking rules, AIIMS professor given an extension

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:52:13 PST

New Delhi, July 17 - Despite a court order barring government officials from holding dual posts, the head of a premier medical institute in Chandigarh who is also a professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences - and is a front runner to head the facility, has been given an extension in his latter post.

Cigarette cos. manipulate menthol levels to lure young smokers: Study

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:08:11 PST

New Delhi, July 16 - Tobacco companies manipulate menthol levels in cigarettes to hook young smokers, a new study says.

The group Kerala's reformed alcoholics swear by

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:36:56 PST

Kozhikode, July 16 - Many in Kerala, which has one of the highest rates of per capita alcohol consumption in India, say they would never have got over their addiction to liquor but for Alcoholics Anonymous -.

Chandigarh docs find safer cataract-glaucoma treatment

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:36:29 PST

Chandigarh, July 16 - A team of ophthalmologists from Chandigarh has evolved a way to concurrently treat two eye diseases - cataract and glaucoma - without post operative complications. And that's great news for a country like India, where 80 percent of those above the age of 50 are likely to have cataract and six percent are likely to have glaucoma.

Court slams government for sacking railway doctor

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:50:59 PST

New Delhi, July 15 - The Delhi High Court Tuesday slammed the central government for initiating the process for and removing from service a railway hospital doctor without giving him a hearing, and termed it a case of 'kangaroo court'.

Give appointment letters to resident doctors, court tells AIIMS

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:55:06 PST

New Delhi, July 15 - The Delhi High Court Tuesday came down heavily on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences - and asked it to furnish appointment letters over 100 senior resident doctors who were already working with the institute.

Sting to check illegal sex determination tests

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:58:24 PST

Lucknow, July 15 - Health authorities in Uttar Pradesh have been directed to carry out sting operations against ultrasound and diagnostic centres to catch them in the act if they undertake banned sex determination tests.

India to market first male contraceptive injection in 2009

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:08:28 PST

Kolkata, July 15 - The first 'Made in India' male contraceptive injection is set to hit the market as early as next year with final trials under way to test the drug and rectify some minor side effects.

Thalassemia kid callously treated at Kolkata hospital, says father

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:29:16 PST

Kolkata, July 14 - A two-and-a half-year-old thalassemia patient was allegedly treated callously and his parents were manhandled by attending junior doctors at a state-run hospital Monday here.

Eat non-veg food to reduce heart attack risk: study

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:31:03 PST

New Delhi, July 14 - Vegetarians think again! Eat fish, meat, and chicken regularly to substantially reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke, finds a new survey conducted by Delhi doctors.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 -.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Court stays Trehan's ouster from Escorts hospital

Sat, 19 May 2007 22:19:39 PST

New Delhi, May 19 - The Delhi High Court Saturday stayed the ouster of pioneering cardiologist Naresh Trehan from the premier Escorts hospital after he was prevented by the management from entering it.

Trouble at Escorts hospital over removing top doctor

Sat, 19 May 2007 18:07:09 PST

New Delhi, May 19 - Tension prevailed at the premier Escorts hospital here Saturday as pioneering cardiologist Naresh Trehan was prevented by the hospital management from entering, a day after they removed him from the post of executive director, even as his patients rallied behind him and protested the management move.

Jharkhand's mysterious village of the deaf

Sat, 19 May 2007 08:24:14 PST

Ranchi, May 19 - For generations, a village in Jharkhand has produced people who are hard of hearing. But the authorities have hardly lent an ear to their plight.

Ensuring village hygiene in god's name

Sat, 19 May 2007 07:49:31 PST

Jagdalpur -, May 19 - The residents of Shankarpur, a remote village in Chhattisgarh, took a strange oath last year. They solemnly swore in the name of Maa Danteswari, a revered goddess in this part of the world, that they would never practice open defecation again.

Naresh Trehan removed from Escorts hospital

Fri, 18 May 2007 22:39:22 PST

New Delhi, May 18 - Renowned cardiologist Naresh Trehan was Friday removed from the post of executive director of Escorts hospital, a position he held for 20 years, for his 'conflicting' interest in an upcoming multi-billion healthcare hub, Medicity.

Naresh Trehan quits Escorts hospital

Fri, 18 May 2007 21:35:13 PST

New Delhi, May 18 - Renowned cardiologist Naresh Trehan Friday resigned from the post of executive director of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Limited after nearly 20 years, a hospital statement said.

Delhi to lead the way in street food culture makeover

Fri, 18 May 2007 19:31:01 PST

New Delhi, May 18 - From exclusive hawker zones to strict vending timings, from sanitized aloo tikkis - to clean cutlery, the street food culture of Delhi is all set for a 'clean' makeover with the rest of the country to follow soon.

Munch on sanitized Indian street food

Fri, 18 May 2007 16:30:44 PST

New Delhi, May 18 - No more roadside stalls selling piping hot jalebis and samosas, nor any more vendors parking their carts anywhere and selling gol guppas. With the Supreme Court accepting the municipal corporation of Delhi's - scheme for urban street vendors, Delhi roads sans their famous street fare are set to get a new look.

Government hospitals to bail out loss-making pharma companies

Fri, 18 May 2007 12:03:45 PST

New Delhi, May 18 - Four 'sick' public sector pharmaceutical and chemical companies have been turned around with massive infusion of funds and now hospitals run by state governments, the railways and the armed forces have been asked to purchase drugs from them to make them profit making units.

Kalam for stem cell research to cure brain disorder

Thu, 17 May 2007 20:40:45 PST

Kolkata, May 17 - President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Thursday stressed on the necessity of extensive stem cell research to find a solution to increase neuro activities of mentally challenged people.