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Memorial Day crock pot recipes


May 28th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Antonio, May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the arrival of the Memorial Day holiday, marking the start of summer, the picnic and grilling season starts and food poisoning cases increase in a ... Read more...

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Indian-American doctor convicted of health care fraud


March 15th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 15 (IANS) An Indian American physician who operated a Chicago medical clinic has been convicted in a healthcare fraud scheme between 2007 and July 2010, according to the ... Read more...

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Poonam Alaigh quits as New Jersey health chief


March 30th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 30 (IANS) New Jersey's Indian American Commissioner of Health and Senior Services has resigned from the cabinet level post after 14 months in office, citing personal reasons.Alaigh ... Read more...

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Gender does not increase risk of death from heart attack: Study


February 23rd, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Being a woman may not increase your risk of dying from treatment for a severe heart attack, according to a study led by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular ... Read more...

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IBM to acquire Netezza for $1.7 billion


September 20th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by BNO News
ARMONK, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- IBM and Netezza Corporation on Monday announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire Netezza for approximately $1.7 billion.Netezza, a publicly held ... Read more...

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Bariatric surgery ‘cuts risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy’


April 14th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): Bariatric surgery significantly reduces risk of dangerous hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, a new study claims.Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy include gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia."We have long known that ... Read more...

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US shrink enjoys sex with patient, bills her health insurer for “sessions”!


February 17th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 17 (ANI): A US psychologist, who had a long-standing sexual relationship with a female patient, is said to have billed her health insurance company every time they made love.According to ... Read more...

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Indian American doctor is New Jersey health chief


January 29th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Trenton, Jan 29 (IANS) New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie has named an Indian American doctor, Poonam Alaigh, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabinet post. Alaigh, ... Read more...

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Indian American doctor couple charged with $31 mn fraud


July 18th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar Washington, July 18 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor couple in Houston has been charged with illegally distributing 1.3 million tablets of a drug and defrauding several public and private health insurance ... Read more...

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Documentary debunks myth that alcohol makes men violent to women


April 19th, 2009 - 10:43 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 19 (ANI): A new documentary debunks the myth that alcohol causes men to be violent to women.The film features compelling stories from four survivors, and additional insights from professionals in ... Read more...

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