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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Fukushima plant operator to evacuate control room personnel
March 15th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant said Tuesday that all personnel must be evacuated from the control room at the plant's reactor No.1 ... Read more...
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After beggars, Bangladesh’s all-out war on mosquitoes to ensure bite-free World Cup
February 15th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Feb 15 (ANI): After deciding to pay local beggars to stay off the streets during the World Cup, Bangladesh has launched an all-out war on mosquitoes in and around cricket stadiums ... Read more...
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Naidu continues fast despite doctors’ warning (Second Lead)
December 22nd, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) head N. Chandrababu Naidu continued his indefinite fast Wednesday despite warning by doctors that it could have serious health implications while opposition parties ... Read more...
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Injured Uttar Pradesh minister recovering well
July 24th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Nand Gopal Gupta alias Nandi, who was critically injured in a bomb blast in Allahabad, has been removed from life support system as his condition ... Read more...
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Is radioactive fish a cause for worry?
June 1st, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Montpelier, Jun 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fishes containing the radioactive isotope strontium-90 have been found in the Connecticut River. Some environmentalists blame the radioactive fish on the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant ... Read more...
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England’s base in Rustenburg is surrounded by snakes
May 24th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) The England team will have to negotiate some deadly serpents at their World Cup base, Rustenburg, in South Africa.
Killer pythons, spitting cobras, puff adders and black mambas ... Read more...
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‘Trial air purifier cleans up to 97 per cent dust particles’
April 28th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) An air purifier installed in the heart of the national capital in March has shown that the air had particles of uranium, lead and arsenic and that ... 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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Vaccines effective against H1N1 virus mutation, say experts
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): Health experts in Europe and North America insist that despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, swine flu vaccines are as effective as they have been ... Read more...
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Number of swine flu cases in Maharashtra crosses 100
July 28th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 28 (IANS) The number of swine flu cases in Maharashtra Tuesday touched 101, with the maximum cases (66) reported from Pune, a senior health official said.
In the hillstation of Panchgani, ... Read more...
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Organisers distribute 400,000 condoms to promote safe sex (Olympic sidelights)
August 16th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 16 (IANS) More than 400,000 condoms and some 250,000 copies of the AIDS prevention pamphlet have been placed in hotel rooms across Beijing. A quarter of the condoms, ... Read more...
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Former Queensland health chief to face disciplinary action for role in `Dr. Death’ case
November 20th, 2007 - 6:40 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Nov.20 (ANI): The former chief of the Queensland Health Service, Gerry FitzGerald, could face disciplinary action for his role in the Dr. Death scandal at Bundaberg Base Hospital.
According to The Australian, ... Read more...
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