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November 7th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) Eradicating polio from Bihar continues to be a big challenge with at least 100 new cases of polio recorded in the state this year, despite multi-million rupee campaigns ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) With 29 new dengue cases reported in the capital Saturday, the total number of those affected by the vector-borne disease rose to 527, health officials said.
"There were ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS) Swine flu treatment is now available at all government-run and private hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported Friday.
The announcement was made by the ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths were reported in the country Friday, taking the toll to 489, health authorities said here.
Apart from two in Kerala, one death was reported ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Twenty five new dengue cases were recorded in Delhi Friday, taking the number of people affected by the vector-borne disease to 489, health officials said.
The Delhi government ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) An influenza vaccine is for the first time being developed in India that would be effective against the swine flu pandemic, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Nov 6 (IANS) Though not yet having lost a patient to swine flu, Nepal Friday sounded an alarm after the discovery that the epidemic could be spreading in two districts in ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, Nov 6 (IANS) High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to the lymph nodes, compared to those patients who ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The national capital Friday recorded 25 fresh dengue cases taking the number of people affected by the vector-borne disease to 489, officials said.
"There were 25 fresh cases ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) In a comparison of five different smoking cessation medications, a nicotine patch plus a nicotine lozenge appeared most effective at helping smokers quit, according to new research.
"Many ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
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Ghaziabad, Nov 5 (IANS) The junior section of Delhi Public School Ghaziabad has been closed till Nov 13 after a case of swine flu was detected in the school, the principal said ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) As the national capital Thursday recorded 26 new cases of dengue, taking the total number of cases of the vector-borne disease to 464, Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda Thursday advocated traditional Indian model to take healthcare facilities to all, especially the masses who are at the "bottom of the ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) A team of cardiologists at a private hospital in this union territory Thursday conducted a surgery, which was telecast live to the Indo-European Course on Revascularization (IECR) at ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The traditional Indian healthcare system was a "comprehensive solution" to healthcare problems as it reached out to the masses unlike Western methods that only touched "the top ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The national capital Thursday recorded 26 new cases of dengue, taking the total number of cases of the vector-borne disease to 464, health department officials said.
"There ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) Changes to the earth's land cover, climate and ecosystems are endangering the health of hundreds of millions, possibly over a billion, of people worldwide and now represent the ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) A two-day national workshop on mental health of children who are distressed or have been abused will be held in the national capital from Friday, the organisers ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Brushing aside the Western healthcare system, Sam Pitroda, chairman of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) Thursday said the traditional Indian healthcare system must be improved because it ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
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London, Nov 5 (IANS) New research shows that a rare brain disorder that causes early dementia is highly hereditary.
The brain disorder called frontotemporal dementia destroys parts of the brain, leading to ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Toronto, Nov 5 (IANS) Night-shift workers should avoid drinking coffee if they wish to improve their sleep, according to new research.
A study led by Julie Carrier, a University of Montreal psychology professor ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
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London, Nov 5 (IANS) Eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce the feelings of being full. The decreased release of these ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, Nov 5 (IANS) Researchers have identified a link between folic acid supplements taken in late pregnancy and allergic asthma in children aged between 3 and 5, suggesting that the timing of ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Melbourne, Nov 5 (IANS) There is an alarming lack of sexual knowledge among international students in Australia, says a study that followed statistics indicating one in three abortions at a hospital in ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 5 (IANS) The Manipal Teaching Hospital, run by India's Manipal Group as a joint venture with the Nepal government, has come under fresh attack from locals, causing its ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
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By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Nov 5 (IANS) Every seven minutes a new case of breast cancer is detected in India. One in 21 Indian women are afflicted. Now, through early detection and prompt ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday gave a cheque of Rs.200,000 to the aggrieved family of the 32-year-old man who died Tuesday at the gate of a hospital here ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday gave a cheque of Rs.200,000 to the aggrieved family of the 32-year-old man who died Tuesday at the gate of a hospital here ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Nov 4 (IANS) South Korean health officials said Wednesday three more people have died of swine flu, raising to 45 the number of fatalities from the viral disease in the country, ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
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By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov. 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 1.9 million US Dollars have been approved by the Congress to be utilized in the cure of Bats that are suffering from the "white nosed syndrome". ...
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