Never closed doors for talks with Team Anna: Congress (Lead)
August 1st, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said it has never closed the doors for talks with Team Anna currently agitating for a strong Lokpal bill here.The party ... Read more...
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Dwayne Bravo injured in car accident
July 27th, 2012 - 1:45 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), July 27 (IANS/CMC) West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo has sustained minor injuries following a vehicle accident on a major highway running through central Trinidad.The 29-year-old all-rounder ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s government hospitals to transport dead bodies home for free
May 30th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 30 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Health Department will transport home the dead bodies of poor patients who die in government hospitals for free, with Chief Minister Raman Singh ... Read more...
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Odisha’s health workers fight maternal deaths (Feature)
March 12th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Balasore (Odisha), March 12 (IANS) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) may have made a dent in many backward regions of India, but here in this coastal district of Odisha ... Read more...
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Medical group opposes leniency to accused AMRI doctor
February 4th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association Saturday said no leniency should be shown to AMRI Hospital managing director and veteran doctor Mani Chettri, as it would set a ... Read more...
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Veteran AMRI doctor gets bail till Feb 15
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) AMRI Hospital MD and veteran doctor Mani Chettri, held for a fire in the institution that killed 94 people last December, was Thursday given conditional bail ... Read more...
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Two more AMRI directors arrested, sent to police custody (Third Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Two more AMRI Hospital directors, who are also renowned doctors, were Friday arrested for the fire that killed 94 patients and staffers last month. A court ... Read more...
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Two more AMRI directors arrested, in police custody (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Two more AMRI Hospital directors, who are also renowned doctors, were Friday arrested for the fire that killed 94 patients and staffers last month. A court ... Read more...
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Two more AMRI Hospital directors arrested (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Two more directors of AMRI Hospital, who are also renowned doctors, were Friday arrested for the fire that killed 94 patients and staffers last month.Mani Chhetri, ... Read more...
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Two more directors of AMRI Hospital arrested
January 27th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Two more directors of AMRI Hospital, who are also renowned doctors, were Friday arrested in connection with the fire that killed 94 patients and staffers last ... Read more...
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Ailing AMRI director’s custody extended to Jan 30
January 16th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) An AMRI Hospital director, arrested in the Dec 9 fire in the high-cost health facility that left 94 dead, was Monday denied bail and his stay ... Read more...
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AMRI director refused bail
January 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A court Friday refused bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, arrested in connection with the Dec 9 fire incident in the high-cost health facility that ... Read more...
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A month on, AMRI victims’ kin still fighting for justice
January 8th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) A month after a blaze at the AMRI Hospital claimed 94 lives, the families of the victims are yet to come to terms with the ... Read more...
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Patients slam claim on improvement in Kashmir healthcare
December 31st, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 31 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has claimed an improvement in health facilities this year - a claim dismissed by some patients forced to come here from ... Read more...
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Congress wants minister sacked over botched eye camp
December 1st, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 30 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Congress Wednesday sought the suspension of Health Minister Amar Agrawal holding him responsible for a botched eye operation camp at a government health ... Read more...
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Scientists develop ointment to better chances of surviving a snake bite
July 8th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Australia, June 28(THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have developed a new ointment that they say can slow down the flow of venom in the case of a snake bite. The ointment is being ... Read more...
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International award for Kerala State IT Mission
July 3rd, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 (IANS) The Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) has received this year's Computer World Honors Program Laureate awards for two of its projects in the economic opportunity and ... Read more...
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Haryana to give ID cards to haemophilic children
April 17th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) Children suffering from haemophilia in Haryana will get identity cards so that they can avail facilities provided by the state government, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda ... Read more...
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After azadi remark, Kashmir minister shares dias with Omar
December 9th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 9 (IANS) A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hinted at action against Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma for his controversial statement on "azadi" for Kashmir, the two appeared together ... Read more...
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HIV positive porn star Derrick Burts speaks out
December 8th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Adult movie star Derrick Burts was the person who was diagnosed with HIV in October by the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation in Sherman Oaks.The health ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
90,000 Bihar kids die in first month of birth
December 5th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) About 90,000 children die in Bihar every year within the first month of their birth, state principal health secretary C.K. Mishra said here Sunday."Every year in Bihar, about ... Read more...
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Cost-effective, life-saving intervention for severe childhood malaria
November 30th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that giving emergency artesunate suppositories to children with suspected severe malaria before referring them for treatment is a cost-effective intervention.The research, led by ... Read more...
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Pakistani PM to donate liver
November 27th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday announced he would donate his liver after death and urged the people to donate organs as well to ... Read more...
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‘India needs to do more to save children dying from pneumonia’
November 18th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India needs to take urgent action to prevent, protect and treat pneumonia in children, said the International Vaccine Access Centre (IVAC) for the Global Coalition Against Child ... Read more...
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Sharapova helps Chernobyl disaster victims
June 25th, 2010 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, June 25 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharopova will visit Belarus to take part in a UN project aimed at helping youth affected by a massive explosion in Chernobyl nuclear ... Read more...
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Special clinics for Commonwealth Games: Sheila Dikshit
April 7th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday said 40 special health clinics will be set up across the capital during the Commonwealth Games.
Addressing a function on World ... Read more...
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British fugitive dies mysteriously in Goa (Lead)
March 23rd, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) British fugitive Ajay Kaushal died mysteriously while being ferried from a jail here Monday night, an official said Tuesday. He had telephoned a local journalist a few days ... Read more...
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British fugitive Kaushal dies in Goa
March 23rd, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) Briton Ajay Kaushal, fleeing a 15-year sentence for assault and kidnapping in Britain, died mysteriously while being ferried from a jail here Monday night, an official said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Severe winter may mean fewer H1N1 cases
December 11th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Delhi administration expects the number of swine flu cases to go down with the winters getting severe, an official said Friday as the capital reported three ... Read more...
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NGO to set up hospital for camels in Jaipur
November 20th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Nov 20(ANI): A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is setting up a hospital for camels in Jaipur, which will be completed by the end of the year.According to 'Help in Sufferings', the hospital ... Read more...
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Woman walks 110 km in 15 days for medical help in Chhattisgarh
November 20th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), Nov 20 (IANS) Such is the state of medical care in Chhattisgarh that a woman had to walk 110 km for 15 days to reach a government-run hospital ... Read more...
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Winter chill brings on increase in swine flu cases
November 19th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) With the winter chill now in the air, swine flu cases in the national capital have recorded a sudden jump in the past two days. Doctors Thursday ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh tops in pregnancy related deaths
October 7th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh tops the list in pregnancy related deaths in the country, a study by a human rights watchdog said.
A US-based international organisation, Human Rights Watch (HRW) ... Read more...
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Swine flu kills three more, India’s toll reaches 78 (Lead)
August 27th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Swine flu claimed three more lives Thursday, taking India's toll to 78, as health officials maintained that most of the deaths occurred because the patients reported late ... Read more...
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Swine flu deaths mostly due to late treatment: officials
August 27th, 2009 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) As swine flu claimed three more victims Thursday, taking the toll to 78, health officials said most of the deaths had occurred because the patients reported late ... Read more...
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