Haryana to install chips to monitor ultrasound machines
May 18th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) Health authorities in Haryana will install silent observer chips in all ultrasound machines to monitor the ultrasound processes being done by doctors at private clinics, officials ... Read more...
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90-minute TB test not a game changer for India
August 29th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A new diagnostic technique that detects tuberculosis in 90 minutes instead of three months using the conventional method may not be effective in India as ... Read more...
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Court rejects plea on pre-natal test disclosures
June 21st, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday rejected a petition seeking restoration of a 30-day time limit for sharing information with the authorities on the use of pre-natal ... Read more...
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Scientists ‘one step closer’ to predictive blood test for TB
August 19th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19 (ANI): Scientists have said that they are 'one step closer' towards a predictive blood test for tuberculosis.A DNA fingerprint in the blood could identify which carriers of TB will ... Read more...
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UNFPA-Laadli awards 14 gender crusaders
May 12th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Fourteen people have been awarded the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-Laadli Media Awards 2009-2010 in the capital for their contribution to gender sensitivity in the media.
The ... Read more...
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Haryana spearheads drive against female foeticide
December 12th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) As part of its drive to curb female foeticide, authorities in Haryana have seized 114 ultrasound machines and suspended and cancelled registration of 245 ultrasound centres.
The registration was ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh to launch campaign against female foeticide
May 23rd, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 23 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government will launch a campaign christened "Bitiya" (Daughter) to create awareness against female foeticide and discrimination against girls. Existing laws to curb sex determination tests ... Read more...
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Online youth forum fights female foeticide
February 28th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS)) An online youth movement campaigning for gender justice and building public opinion against female foeticide has launched a new initiative to spread awareness among the medical fraternity ... Read more...
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Scientists develop faster, cheaper technique to detect malaria
April 28th, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by admin
Washington , Apr 28 (ANI): Soon, it will be possible to detect malaria in less than a minute, thanks to researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Coventry , who have ... Read more...
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New non-invasive technique for quick, painless diagnosis of surface cancers
January 19th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Jan 19 (ANI): A QUT medical physics researcher has devised a new non-invasive diagnostic technique that can help in quick and painless detection of surface cancers.The technology, developed by Jye ... Read more...
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